Pikeville moved into sole possession of first place by a narrow margin in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Panthers scored an impressive 20-7 road win over Ohio power Wheelersburg last Friday night. Johnson Central, now 3-1, survived an emotional week with…
Read MoreThe Prestonsburg Blackcats knocked off Martin County, 4-1, to win the 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament championship match on Saturday. Isaiah Collins knocked home a pair of goals as the Blackcats improved to 12-1-1. Matt Burchett and Dylan Moore each scored one goal and added an assist. Kasey…
Read MorePaintsville’s defense shut down Somerset’s offense from the very outset as the Tigers rolled to a 33-6 win in a game played at Clark Field on Friday night. Running back Harris Phelps rushed for 241 yards and a touchdown n 18 rushing attempts as the Tigers won for the first time under new head coach…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area schools: Lawrence County (2-0) vs. Russell (2-1) Date: Sept. 9 Site: Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Alan Short II (Lawrence County); T.J. Maynard (Russell) Players to Watch: QB Alex Strickland, RB Blue…
Read MorePikeville (3-0) pushed its way into a first-place tie with Johnson Central following the Panthers impressive road win at Letcher Central last Friday night. The Golden Eagles are 2-1 following a forfeit win over embattled Bishop Sycamore, Ohio. Lawrence County, now 2-0, climbed one spot to third, followed…
Read MorePikeville took a close second set to sweep Betsy Layne, 2-0, in the 15th Region All A Classic championship match played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night. McKinlee Potter had 15 kills and reached 1,000 for her career in the 25-10 and 25-22 win. Caroline Wright added eight kills while…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area schools: Letcher Central (2-0) vs. Pikeville (1-0) Date: Sept. 3 Site: Cougar Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream: mountain-topsports.com Coaches: Junior Matthews (Letcher…
Read MorePikeville’s Trey Hancock scored a pair of goals and Bryson Collins was solid between the pipes as the Panthers edged Paintsville, 2-1, in a match played at Bob Amos Soccer Complex on Saturday morning. Aaron Chang added an assist as Pikeville which moved to 2-4-0. Paintsville’s lone goal was scored…
Read MoreBetsy Layne scored a straight set win for the third time this season, beating Prestonsburg, 3-0, in a match played at Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night. Akira finished with seven kills and 12 blocks in the 25-19, 25-16, and 25-12 win. Madison Hamilton followed with four kills, 12 blocks, five digs…
Read MoreBelfry’s Thomas Slone scored the go-ahead goal in the 76th minute to lift the Pirates to a 4-3 win over Pikeville in a match played at Massey Energy Soccer Complex on Tuesday night. Slone finished with two goals as Belfry moved to 1-1-0. Aiden McCoy and Isaac Elia added one goal each. Jasper McCoy…
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