No single player had more of an impact on his team as much as Pikeville senior Keian Worrix. His decision to return for another year was the missing link needed to get the Panthers back to the Sweet 16 tournament. Worrix was honored by being named the Mountain Top Sports Player of the Year, announced…
Read MoreMartin County scored 10 runs in the first inning and went on to beat Betsy Layne, 15-0 in a game called after three innings on Monday night. Brittany Thompson and Skyla Messer both singled and walked twice while scoring three runs and driving in a pair. Winning pitcher Zoie Hinkle singled and batted…
Read MoreMan and Belfry battled back and forth before the Hillbillies took charge and went on to knock off the Pirates, 18-14, in an offensive slugfest played at Tootie Carter Field on Monday night. The two teams combined for 32 runs and 30 hits as the Hillbillies improved to 4-0 while the Pirates dropped to…
Read MoreBelfry held on down the stretch to beat Johnson Central, 11-9, in a game played at Eagle Field on Friday night. Noah Brown doubled twice and drove in six runs as the Pirates moved to 4-2. Jonah Adkins singled three times and added a pair of RBIs. Ashton Deskins and Jake Varney hit solo home […]
Read MoreMagoffin County pitcher Jaden Williams allowed just one hit as the Lady Hornets beat Prestonsburg, 7-1, in a home game played on Thursday night. Losing pitcher Haleigh Jefferson doubled in the loss. Williams had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and knocked in three runs while Ashlyn Patrick…
Read MoreJohnson Central pounded out 15 hits and built a big lead early on in rolling to a 9-5 win over Letcher County Central in a home game on Tuesday night. Claire Gamble had three hits, including a triple, and knocked home three runs as Johnson Central moved to 2-1. Randi Delong added a pair of […]
Read MorePike County Central’s Emalie Tackett belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning and Taylor Hannah added a pair of singles and drove in one run as the Lady Hawks spoiled the coaching debut of Pikeville’s Jason Clark, beating the Lady Panthers, 4-2, at the Hawks Nest on Monday night.…
Read MoreBoyd County’s Myla Hamilton cleared the bases with a two-out double in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Belfry, in a game played on Saturday. Natalie Fite belted a home run in the loss. She also had a pair of singles and walked. Losing pitcher Molly Fahm also homered, doubled, walked twice,…
Read MoreBelfry’s Jake Varney singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pirates to a dramatic 8-7 win over Martin County in the 15th Region Leadoff Classic game played at Betsy Layne on Tuesday night. The Pirates had built a 6-0 lead before the Cardinals rallied to tie…
Read MorePhoto credits: Dusty Layne/Ray Justice Pikeville and Pike County Central advanced to the 15th Region boys’ tournament championship game with semifinal-round wins before over 5,500 fans at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday night. It sets up an all-Pike County matchup in the title game for…
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