Pikeville maintain the top spot in the latest Mountain Top Sports boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Tuesday. The Panthers are followed by the Logan Wildcats in at No. 2. Lawrence County holds down the No. 3 position while Betsy Layne is at No. 4. The Paintsville Tigers grab the No. 5 spot,…
Read MorePikeville punched its ticket to the boys’ 15th Region All A tournament semifinals with a 74-28 win over the Phelps Hornets at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night. Rylee Samons led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points while Keian Worrix tossed in 10. Heath Jarrell and Lukas Manns…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers maintain the No. 1 spot in the latest boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Tuesday. Pikeville, now 11-1, is ahead of No. 2 Logan. The Wildcats are 6-0. Paintsville (11-2) takes the No. 3 spot. The Tigers are winners of eight straight games. Lawrence County (14-2) is No.…
Read MoreShelby Valley built a big halftime lead against Martin County and cruised into the girls’ 15th Region All A Classic semifinals with a 59-37 win at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night. Alyssa Elswick finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Cassidy Rowe…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers remain the top-ranked team in the latest Mountain Top Sports boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Wednesday. Pikeville is followed again this week by the Logan Wildcats in at No. 2. Paintsville climbs to No. 3, followed by Lawrence County at No. 4. Rounding out the Top…
Read MoreSeveral area high school girls’ basketball teams traveled and took part in a number of holiday tournaments over the Christmas break. Here is a recap: CITY BETWEEN THE LAKES CHRISTMAS CLASSIC West Carter…….54 Paintsville………50 Paintsville and West Carter battled back and forth before the Lady…
Read MoreShelby Valley dropped two of three games in the Mountain Schoolboy Classic. Besides falling to Belfry, the Wildcats dropped a game to Corbin and beat Clay County. Here is a recap: Corbin………….74 Shelby Valley….66 Shelby Valley battled against a good Corbin team before falling, 74-68, in the…
Read MorePikeville edged out Logan for the No. 1 spot in the latest boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Wednesday. The Panthers and Wildcats are followed by No. 3 Paintsville. The Tigers set ahead of Lawrence County in at No. 4. Betsy Layne claims the No. 5 position, followed by No. 6 East Ridge. The…
Read MoreBelfry all-state running back Isaac Dixon questioned his decision to return for another year of football midway through the high school football season. The Pirates were 0-5 for the first since 1947 and the chances of getting an opportunity to play for another state championship were slipping away.…
Read MoreFloyd Central senior Amelia Wallace closed out her outstanding career by leading her team to the state tournament. She set a single season record for assists with 926, including 60 in a single match against Betsy Layne. She had 142 digs, 117 kills, 56 aces and 47 blocks. Her effort has earned her the…
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