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Jackets’ season comes to an end with 27-7 loss in state semi-finals

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets football season came to a grinding halt in the Class A state semi-finals Friday with a 27-7 loss at Kentucky Country Day. “I thought our youth and inexperience showed tonight,” said Coach Jerry Herron, Jr. Herron saw his team miss several...

Redhounds season comes to end with 28-14 loss at Johnson Central

The Corbin Redhounds football season came to an end last Friday with a 28-14 loss to Johnson Central in the Class 4A playoffs. “This season was good. Unless you are one of the six teams that win at Kroger Field, it doesn’t end the way you want and you are disappointed,” said...

Corbin, Williamsburg would both play in Lexington on Dec. 18 if they reach football state championship games

Local football fans could see a double-header on Dec. 18 at Kroger Field in Lexington, if Corbin and Williamsburg reach their respective state championship games. That is because the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control has scheduled the Class A and Class 4A...

Corbin Redhounds to face Knox Central Friday

The Corbin Redhounds will be hosting the Knox Central Panthers in the second round of the Class 4A state football playoffs Friday night, after defeating Lincoln County, 38–14. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...

Governor Beshear not overruling KHSAA, fall sports set to begin in two weeks

After last week’s ruling from the Kentucky High School Athletic Association that they would move forward with their plan to begin fall athletics in early September, there was much speculation about whether Gov. Andy Beshear would override the decision during his Monday press...
Posted On 24 Aug 2020
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KHSAA Board of Control votes to stay the course with current plan for fall sports, practices to being Aug. 24

At its Board of Control meeting Thursday morning, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association discussed the possibility of adopting further changes to the 2020 fall sports season. In the end, however, the board voted to keep the current plan in place that would have athletes...
Posted On 20 Aug 2020
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Whitley County gets first look at new Head Football Coach Jep Irwin

Whitley County Colonel County had its first opportunity to size up new Head Football Coach Jep Irwin Friday night during a meet-and-greet at the high school. Irwin is very familiar with high school football in the area, having previously coached South Laurel, before moving to...

Whitley County falls to Hazard in regular season football finale, 24-20

The Whitley County Colonels ended their regular season with a tough test when perennial Class A powerhouse Hazard paid a visit to Colonels Stadium. However, 384 yards of total offense was not enough to overcome four turnovers, including an interception in the closing seconds, as...

Cumberlands losing some traditional football rivals

Thanks to a football expansion by the Mid-South Conference, the University of the Cumberlands won’t be playing some traditional opponents in the near future. “We keep Union. We keep Pikeville but we are going to lose some traditional rivals. Starting next year, there...
Posted On 05 Oct 2016

The underappreciated and lost legacy of Blanton Collier

Gary West is an author and News Journal columnist. Who would have thought when the Cleveland Browns won the NFL title back in 1964 that it would be another 52 years before the city would claim another major professional sports championship? Though it might have seemed like 100...
Posted On 28 Jul 2016