East Ridge landed five players in double-figure scoring to pull away from Mountain Mission (Va.) in the second half to score an 88-52, season-opening road win on Tuesday night. Eli Rose led the balanced attack with 18 points while Jonathon Mills and Eli Sykes followed with 17 each. Braxton Stanley and…
Read MoreShelby Valley took the lead early on against Pike Central and cruised to a 72-38 win in a game played at the Shelby Valley Sports Center on Saturday. Cassidy Rowe led a trio of Lady Kats in double figures with 21 points. Alyssa Elswick followed with 16 and Kyra Looney net 10. Kylie Alvin chipped […]
Read MorePaintsville’s Kylie Kinner, in her first varsity start, poured in 18 points to help the Lady Tigers to a 57-51 season-opening win over Pike County Central at home on Tuesday night. Camryn Helton and Leandra Curnutte followed with 10 each. Ava Hyden chipped in nine. Pike Central’s Hannah May led…
Read MoreThe defending champions have been eliminated. Paintsville scored on the first play from scrimmage against Raceland, but the Tigers were shutdown offensively for nearly the entire game afterwards as the host Rams rallied for a 28-14 win in the district championship played on Friday night. Harris finished…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football playoff matchups involving area teams: CLASS 1A Pikeville (10-2) vs. Hazard (8-4) Date: Nov. 12 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream: mountain-toplive.com Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville);…
Read MorePhoto credit: Shawn Thompson The defending champions are still alive. Paintsville pulled away from Betsy Layne in the second half as the Tigers advanced to the Class 1A district championship game with a 64-22 win at Memorial Field on Friday night. The Tigers, now 6-5, will travel to Raceland (10-1)…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school playoffs games in Kentucky and regular season games in West Virgina involving area teams: KENTUCKY CLASS 1A Pikeville (9-2) vs. Phelps (3-8) Date: Nov. 4 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM/104.5FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream:…
Read MoreFloyd Central’s return to the state volleyball tournament was short lived as the 15th Region champions lost to Boyd County, 3-0, in a match played in Cannonsburg on Monday night. It was their second appearance in three years. Amelia Wallace had three kills, three blocks, 28 assists, 13 digs and one…
Read MorePikeville finished as the No. 1 team in the final regular season Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Panthers edged out Johnson Central, which held on to the No. 2 spot. Belfry, despite losing to the Golden Eagles, maintained the No. 3 ranking, followed by No. 4 Lawrence…
Read MorePhoto credit: Ray Justice Photography Paintsville pulled away from Pike Central in the second quarter and went on to score a 49-12 victory at the Hawks Nest on Friday night. Quarterback Frederick James passed for 177 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers improved to 5-5. Receivers Austin Allen and…
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