Defending 15th Region champion Paintsville dominated from the very outset as the Lady Tigers cruised to a 3-0 victory over Magoffin County in the season opener played on Tuesday night. Hailey Little finished with 16 serving aces and nine kills in the 25-4, 25-4, and 25-7 win. Blair Ratliff had 12 kills…
Read MoreJohnson Central’s Sawyer Crum scored a pair of goals and assisted on a third as the Golden Eagles edged Pikeville, 3-2, in a match played at Eagle Field on Monday night. Braydon Staniford added one goal and Bryson Sergent had an assist as Johnson Central improved to 3-0. Goalkeeper Tate Cox had eight…
Read MoreHere is a look at the Mountain Top Sports Super 7 preseason football poll and 2020 team records released on Monday: No. 1 Johnson Central (10-1) No. 2 Belfry (8-4) No. 3 Pikeville (6-3) No. 4 Paintsville (10-2) No. 5 Letcher Central (6-2) No. 6 Pike Central (4-5) No. 7 Shelby Valley (8-3) Receiving…
Read MoreHere is a look at this weekend’s high school football games involving area teams: Pikeville (0-0) vs. Paintsville (0-0) Date: Aug. 20 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Radio: WPKE 98.1/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville); Trevor Hoskins (Paintsville)…
Read MoreLawrence County continued its strong early-season play at the Bulldogs rolled to a 10-0 win over Greenup County in a match played on Thursday night. Blake Maynard scored five goals and Luke Johnson followed with four as Lawrence County moved to 2-0. Andrew Vinson added one goal. Goalkeeper Trenton Adkins…
Read MoreRegional power Prestonsburg opened its season with an 11-1 win over Pikeville in a home match played on Tuesday. Dylan Moore had a big night with four goals and six assists while Matt Burchett added two goals and four assists. Isaiah Collins finished with four goals and Bryan Amador had one. Goalkeeper…
Read MoreMountain Top Sports has confirmed Pikeville High School softball coach Brandi Jo Howard has resigned from her position after three seasons. She took over the program in 2019, replacing coach Dave Thomas. Her teams finished 55-23 in 2019 and 2021 after play was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19…
Read MoreHigh 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…
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