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Corbin, Williamsburg athletes bring home state track and field titles

It was a big week for area track and field programs, with athletes from Corbin and Williamsburg High Schools winning state championship titles in Lexington on Thursday and Friday. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Hounds, Colonels, Jackets trying to find their groove as regular season nears finish

The Corbin Redhounds’ six-game winning streak that included a sweep of Whitley County, came to an end Saturday with losses at home to Pikeville and Russell County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Redhounds snap losing streak: Colonels’ losing streak reaches three games

Coach Jeremy Philpot’s Corbin Redhounds have bounced back from their four-game losing streak, picking up wins at home against Franklin County, Somerset and Clay County to even out their season record at 4-4. The Redhounds outscored their opponents by a combined 41-15 in picking...

Hounds to host Bell and South this week; Whitley, W’burg gearing up for faceoff

The area basketball schedule was no match for Mother Nature as games across the area and the commonwealth were cancelled because of the snow last Thursday and into the weekend. The Corbin Redhounds, who defeated Whitley County last Tuesday, 74-60, were scheduled to get back on...

Boys’ basketball season heats up

The Corbin Redhounds are 1-1 on the season following a loss at Harlan County Monday night. Corbin boys defeated LaFayette Saturday 80-69 in the Legacy Nissan Classic at North Laurel. “I thought our play was much improved from our scrimmage,” said Coach Tony Pietrowski. “We moved...

Williamsburg will face Pineville next Friday in second round of playoffs

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will host Pineville at Finley Legion Field next Friday in the second round of the Class A Football Playoffs. Pineville defeated Harlan in the first-round matchup Thursday night, 29-26, setting up the rematch of the Oct. 15 regular season game that...

Williamsburg will play McCreary Central at home Friday night

Williamsburg football fans, cancel those other plans for Friday night as the Yellow Jackets will be playing after all. Coach Jerry Herron, Jr. has arranged for Williamsburg to play at home against McCreary Central. The Class 3A Raiders come into the game with a record of 3-7....

Local high school football games still on tonight

The four local high school football teams will be in action as scheduled Friday night. Corbin will host Franklin County at 8 p.m. at Campbell Field in the Grace Health Bowl Game. Coach Tom Greer said junior quarterback Cameron Combs will return to lead the Redhounds’ offens...

Williamsburg looks to improve to 2-0 Friday at Middlesboro

Coach Jerry Herron, Jr.’s Yellow Jackets will be headed to Middlesboro Friday night after defeating Oneida, Tennessee 50-21 in the first game of the Cumberland Falls Pigskin Class at Campbell Field in Corbin. Quarterback Sydney Bowen completed 15 of 27 passes for 338 yards and...

Tested Williamsburg looking for another deep playoff run

Coming off of a final four loss in the 2020 class A state football playoffs, Coach Jerry Herron, Jr.’s Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will start another run at a state football title Friday night. Call it a homeish opener as the Jackets will face Oneida, Tennessee at Corbin’s...