The Pikeville High School Panthers captured the 15th Region All A Classic Tournament championship at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Saturday. The Panthers erased a two-run deficit with a four-run bottom of the fifth inning to beat Paintsville, 5-3, and win a second straight title. Winning pitcher Tait…
Read MorePikeville rallied from 11 points down to close to within four late in the final quarter, but number four Marshall County held on to beat the Lady Panthers, 56-52, in the girls’ Sweet 16 quarterfinals played at Rupp Arena Thursday afternoon. Pikeville, which saw its season end at 25-6, was playing…
Read MoreLetcher Central overcame an early deficit to beat Floyd Central, 11-8, in a road game played on Tuesday night. Austin Triplett and winning pitcher Canaan Cunniff each singled, scored, and knocked in a pair of runs each as the Cougars improved to 2-1. Quinton Williams had two hits, including a triple,…
Read MoreJohnson Central wrapped up its play in the Where’s the Beach Classic with an 8-3 win over Bath County at Rockcastle County High School on Saturday. Winning pitcher Emily Adkins had three hits, including a home run and drove in a pair of runs as the Lady Eagles improved to 4-0. Mayson Delong had two…
Read MorePrestonsburg pushed across four runs in the bottom of the first inning and went onto beat Shelby Valley, 10-2, in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Saturday. Jon Little had a big day with three hits, including a pair of doubles. He scored twice and drove in three as Prestonsburg improved…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Lady Panthers returned home from participating in the Cal Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, winning two of five games during spring break. In the opener, pitcher Emily Ford set a school record with 16 strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Unicoi County, Tenn. She helped her own cause with one…
Read MoreBelfry broke open a close game with a five-run, third inning and cruised to a 15-5 win over Betsy Layne in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Tuesday. Steven Banks and Jake Varney each drove in a pair of runs as the Pirates moved to 1-1. Wyatt Webb tripled, singled, scored two runs and knocked…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Lady Panthers are headed back to Rupp Arena as 15th Region tournament champions for a third consecutive year. The Lady Panthers held Johnson Central scoreless for a nine-minute stretch, including the entire third period, earning a 48-35 win in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless…
Read MorePhotos courtesy of Ray Justice Photography Two-time defending 15th Region champion Pikeville took the lead early against Belfry and went onto advance to the championship game with a 53-38 win in the semifinal-round matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday afternoon. Pikeville, now…
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…
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