Letcher Central pounded out 11 hits and erupted for 10 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to score a 14-1 win over Pike Central in a home game played on Monday. Makennah Johnson was the winning pitcher, allowing just two hits as the Lady Cougars improved to 3-1. Lily Blackburn took the loss for…
Read MoreJohnson Central collected 10 hits and the Golden Eagles rolled to an 11-1 win over Floyd Central in a home game played on Monday night. Josh Slone had three hits, including a double, drove in two runs and scored twice as the Golden Eagles moved to 2-3. Brock Butcher singled, scored and knocked in two…
Read MoreJohnson Central wrapped up its play in the Where’s the Beach Classic with an 8-3 win over Bath County at Rockcastle County High School on Saturday. Winning pitcher Emily Adkins had three hits, including a home run and drove in a pair of runs as the Lady Eagles improved to 4-0. Mayson Delong had two…
Read MorePrestonsburg pushed across four runs in the bottom of the first inning and went onto beat Shelby Valley, 10-2, in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Saturday. Jon Little had a big day with three hits, including a pair of doubles. He scored twice and drove in three as Prestonsburg improved…
Read MoreBelfry broke open a close game with a five-run, third inning and cruised to a 15-5 win over Betsy Layne in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Tuesday. Steven Banks and Jake Varney each drove in a pair of runs as the Pirates moved to 1-1. Wyatt Webb tripled, singled, scored two runs and knocked…
Read MorePaintsville’s Zach Taylor pitched four innings of one-hit baseball to help the Tigers open the season with a 4-0 win over Elmwood, Ohio in the Cal Ripken Experience played at Myrtle Beach on Monday. Cory Jefferson, Zach Taylor, and Ashton Miller all had RBI singles. Grayson Peter added an RBI. Harris…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Lady Panthers are headed back to Rupp Arena as 15th Region tournament champions for a third consecutive year. The Lady Panthers held Johnson Central scoreless for a nine-minute stretch, including the entire third period, earning a 48-35 win in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless…
Read MorePhotos courtesy of Ray Justice Photography Two-time defending 15th Region champion Pikeville took the lead early against Belfry and went onto advance to the championship game with a 53-38 win in the semifinal-round matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday afternoon. Pikeville, now…
Read MorePaintsville’s Jaxon Watt had played all of regulation and nearly all of overtime without scoring a single point. His third attempt at a put-back went in just ahead of the final buzzer in the extra period to send the Tigers back to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008, beating bitter cross-town…
Read MoreJohnson Central punched their tickets to the girls’ 15th Region tournament semifinals with a 50-39 win over Shelby Valley in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night. Sammi Sites and Clara Blair scored 18 each to lead the Lady Eagles, now 21-4. KK Vannoy added nine. The Lady…
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