Here is a look at this weekend’s high school football games involving area teams: Pikeville (0-0) vs. Paintsville (0-0) Date: Aug. 20 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Radio: WPKE 98.1/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville); Trevor Hoskins (Paintsville)…
Read MoreLawrence County continued its strong early-season play at the Bulldogs rolled to a 10-0 win over Greenup County in a match played on Thursday night. Blake Maynard scored five goals and Luke Johnson followed with four as Lawrence County moved to 2-0. Andrew Vinson added one goal. Goalkeeper Trenton Adkins…
Read MoreHigh school football teams across Kentucky can officially kick off the 2021 season at 12:01 a.m., with the two-week dead period coming to an end at midnight. This includes football with helmet-only practices. COVID-19 delayed spring sports last season, resulting in an overlap of when the players participating…
Read MoreJohnson Central’s Chloe VanHoose ended her high school career on the state’s biggest stage this past season. Pitching the Lady Eagles into the state tournament for a second straight year. She finished 16-6 overall, with an ERA of 1.57. VanHoose struck out 243 batters while allowing only 30 walks…
Read MoreJohnson Central senior Ryan Sartin-Slone’s love for the game of baseball is second to none. He wrapped up his senior season hitting .468 while helping the Golden Eagles reach the state tournament for the first time since 2017. He had 51 hits, scored 34 runs, and drove in 33 runs. Twenty of his hits…
Read MoreJohnson Central pitcher Emily Adkins struck out 13 batters and allowed only two hits as the Lady Eagles advanced to the championship game with a 10-0 victory over Martin County in the semifinals played at Magoffin County High School on Memorial Day. Kendal Hall had four hits for the Lady Eagles, now…
Read MoreBelfry head baseball coach Michael Hagy has scored some big road wins since taking over the Pirates program in 2005. He reached a milestone Tuesday night at Inez as Belfry defeated Martin County, 9-8. It was career win No. 300. His century wins have all come on the road. No. 100 was won at Champion…
Read MoreHere is a look at the upcoming 57th and 58th district softball matchups: 57th District Tournament At Magoffin County May 31 Semifinals Johnson Central vs. Martin County, 6 p.m. Paintsville vs. Magoffin County, 8 p.m. June 1 Championship Johnson Central/Martin County winner vs. Paintsville/Magoffin County…
Read MorePikeville pitcher Brady Dingess was dominating from start to finish as the Panthers scored a 5-1 win over Paintsville in a game played at Charlie Adkins Field on Saturday. The victory allowed the Panthers, now 16-14, to take the regular season series as the Tigers dropped to 24-7. Tait Lakin had an…
Read MorePaintsville pushed across the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning and the Tigers held on to beat Cabell Midland, 6-5, in a game played on Thursday night. Winning pitcher Jonah Porter hit a home run and drove in two runs as the Tigers improved to 23-6. Ashton Miller added three hits, including…
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