High 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 and Lawrence County advanced to the championship game tonight at East Ridge High School with semifinal-round wins on Sunday. Here is a recap of this past weekend’s action: Johnson Central….7 Belfry…………….4 Johnson Central pushed cross four runs in the bottom of the sixth…
Read MorePikeville and Johnson Central punched their tickets to the championship game with victories on Saturday and Sunday at East Ridge High School. Tonight’s winner moves on to the state tournament. Here is a recap of this past weekend’s action: Pikeville………..9 Lawrence Co……6 Pikeville built…
Read MoreHere is a look at the matchups for the 15th Region softball tournament being played at East Ridge High School: Sunday, June 6 Quarterfinals Johnson Central (30-6) vs. Floyd Central (12-16), Noon Belfry (18-14) vs. Shelby Valley (12-19), 2 p.m. Lawrence County (27-8) vs. Pike Central (15-22), 4 p.m.…
Read MoreJohnson Central pitcher Chloe VanHoose fanned 17 batters and walked only two as the Lady Eagles blanked cross-town rival Paintsville, 8-0, in the championship game played at Magoffin County High School on Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles moved to 30-6 and will enter the 15th Region tournament as a one…
Read MoreHere is a look at the 15th Region boys’ high school baseball tournament scheduled to be played at East Ridge High School: Saturday, June 5 Quarterfinals Johnson Central (23-13) vs. Floyd Central (13-18), 11 a.m. Belfry (22-11) vs. Shelby Valley (10-21), 2 p.m. Lawrence County (27-6) vs. Phelps (8-11),…
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 MorePikeville erased a seven-run deficit over the final three innings to beat Lawrence County, 9-8, in a road game played on Monday night. Tait Lakin blasted a game-tying, three-run homer in a six-run, sixth inning. Logan Windle doubled home Jake Lowe with the go-ahead run in the seventh as the Panthers…
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