Paintsville’s Zach Taylor pitched four innings of one-hit baseball to help the Tigers open the season with a 4-0 win over Elmwood, Ohio in the Cal Ripken Experience played at Myrtle Beach on Monday. Cory Jefferson, Zach Taylor, and Ashton Miller all had RBI singles. Grayson Peter added an RBI. Harris…
Read MorePaintsville’s Jaxon Watt had played all of regulation and nearly all of overtime without scoring a single point. His third attempt at a put-back went in just ahead of the final buzzer in the extra period to send the Tigers back to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008, beating bitter cross-town…
Read MorePhotos courtesy of Ray Justice Photography The Belfry Lady Pirates punched their tickets to the 15th Region tournament semifinals following a quarterfinal round win at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night. The Lady Pirates, who saw a 15-point lead vanish quickly in the second half, rallied…
Read MorePhoto courtesy of Ray Justice Photography Belfry broke open a close game at the outset of the fourth quarter to advance to the 15th Region boys’ semifinals with a 63-46 win over Shelby Valley in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. DeMahjae Clark led a balanced scoring…
Read MorePaintsville outscored Johnson Central 13-2 in the second overtime period to score an 84-73 win in the 57th District tournament championship game played at Magoffin County on Friday night. The Tigers, now 12-8, had lost both regular season games to the Golden Eagles (19-3). Braxton Tharp poured in a…
Read MoreJohnson Central’s Lady Eagles used a strong first-half performance to pull away and beat Paintsville, 51-31, in the 57th District girls’ championship played at Magoffin County on Thursday night. It marks the 22nd title in school history as JC improved to 20-4. Paintsville fell to 14-10. Sammi Sites…
Read MorePaintsville overcame a slow start to eliminate Magoffin County, 57-46, in the boys’ 57th District tournament matchup played on Wednesday night. The Tigers, now 11-8, advance to Friday night’s championship game against cross-town rival Johnson Central. The Hornets season ends at 12-12. Colby Fugate…
Read MorePaintsville held off a fourth-quarter rally by Martin County to score a 40-37 win in the girls’ 57th District tournament opening round game played at Magoffin County on Monday night. Chloe Hannah tossed in 13 points and Emilea Preece added 12 as the Lady Tigers (14-9) advanced to the championship…
Read MorePikeville finished the regular season with 20 wins following a 59-50 victory over Letcher Central in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night. Trinity Rowe poured in a game-high 20 points for the Lady Panthers (20-5). Kenzie Maynard followed with 11. Kristen Whited and Kylie…
Read MoreJohnson Central went across town and beat Paintsville, 47-40, in a game played on Bill Mike Runyon Court on Wednesday night. Sammie Sires led the Lady Eagles (18-4) with 17 points and Kelci Blair tossed in 12. Taylor McKenzie added eight. Leandra Curnutte paced the Lady Tigers (13-8) with 13 points…
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