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 MoreJohnson Central punched their tickets to the girls’ 15th Region tournament semifinals with a 50-39 win over Shelby Valley in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night. Sammi Sites and Clara Blair scored 18 each to lead the Lady Eagles, now 21-4. KK Vannoy added nine. The Lady…
Read MoreIn what will go down as one of the most thrilling finishes in the history of the 15th Region tournament, Johnson Central’s Isaiah May hit a three-point basket with 2.7 seconds remaining in triple overtime to help the Golden Eagles escape East Ridge, 71-68, at the Appalachian Wireless arena on Monday…
Read MoreBelfry held off a furious fourth-quarter surge by Pike Central to win the 60th District championship, 72-67, in a matchup played at the Hawks Nest on Friday night. Sal Dean led a balanced scoring attack for the Pirates (16-9) with 20 points. DeMahjae Clark followed with 19 and Tyler Chaffin tossed in…
Read MoreBelfry’s Lady Pirates claimed the girls 60th District championship with a 72-38 win over Pike Central at the Hawks nest on Thursday night.. The Lady Pirates, now 20-7, won their 33rd title. The Lady Hawks fell to 9-20. Kyera Thornsbury poured in a game-high 26 points and Kyra Justice added nine. Addison…
Read MorePike Central took charge early on and rolled to a 71-50 victory over Phelps in the boys’ 60th District tournament matchup played at the Hawks Nest on Tuesday night. The win sends the Hawks (16-9) into Friday night’s championship game against Belfry. Both teams have qualified for the regional tournament…
Read MorePike Central scored the game’s first 37 points, and the Lady Hawks went on to eliminate Phelps, 64-19, in the opening round of the girls’ 60th District tournament played at the Hawks Nest on Monday night. The win puts the Lady Hawks (9-19) in Thursday’s title game against top-seeded Belfry (19-7).…
Read MoreBelfry’s Bol Kuir owned the night in the Pirates 78-77, double overtime win on the road at Lawrence County on Thursday night. He scored 25 points, grabbed a record-breaking 42 rebounds, including 26 in the second half and overtime, and blocked eight shots as the Pirates closed out the regular season…
Read MoreJohnson Central (16-2) maintained the top spot in the latest Mountain Top Sports boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles are followed by Shelby Valley (15-6). The Wildcats are just ahead of Paintsville (10-8) which occupies the No. 3 spot. Belfry (13-9) is fourth, followed…
Read MoreHarlan held off Paintsville down the stretch to score a 63-56 win in the championship game of the Pikeville Invitational Tournament at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Connor Fugate paced the Tigers, now (9-8) with 22 points and Colby Fugate followed with 21. Braxton Tharp chipped…
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