East Ridge ended a two-match losing streak losing streak with a 3-0 win over Pike County Central in a match played at the Hawks Nest on Thursday night. Breonna Tackett had nine kills and Sylvia Ratliff added eight in the 25-11, 25-15 and 25-11 win. Kierstin Coleman totaled six kills, two blocks and…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area teams: Pikeville (6-2) vs. Phelps (2-6) Date: Oct. 15 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream: mountain-topsports.com Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville);…
Read MoreMartin County football is on a roll. The Cardinals unleashed a balanced ground game to pull away and beat Shelby Valley, 49-20, in the district showdown played at The Rock on Friday night. Five different running backs scored at least one touchdown each, including quarterback Jason Maynard who reached…
Read MoreDefending champion Prestonsburg beat cross-town rival Paintsville, 12-0, to reach the championship match of the 57th District tournament at The Rock on Tuesday night. Ryan Rankin and Bryan Amador combined on the shutout as the Blackcats improved to 18-2. Dylan Moore scored five goals and Amador added…
Read MoreHere is a look at high school football games involving area teams this week: THURSDAY Magoffin County (3-2) vs. Floyd Central (0-7) Date: Oct. 7 Site: MCHS Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Chris Gamble (Magoffin County); Shawn Hager (Floyd Central) Players to Watch: QB Lucas Litteral, RB Aden Barnett…
Read MoreJohnson Central punched its ticket to the 57th District tournament finals with a 3-1 win over Martin County in a match played at The Rock on Monday night. Lakin Bentley scored two goals and assisted on one other by Haley Lykins as the Lady Eagles improved to 8-5-3. Goalkeeper Clara Blair had six saves.…
Read MoreHere are the latest high school football RPI rankings: Class 4A No. 1 Lexington Catholic (6-1), .747 No. 2 Boyle County (5-1), .726 No. 3 Corbin (6-0), .669 No. 4 Letcher Central (5-1), .609 No. 5 Logan County (5-2), .593 No. 6 Spencer County (4-3), .565 No. 7 …
Read MoreThe Johnson Central Golden Eagles remained atop the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Johnson Central, now 4-2, beat Clay County I their first game played since the passing of legendary head coach Jim Matney. Pikeville (5-2) held the No. 2 spot following a close loss…
Read MoreShelby Valley quarterback Russ Osborne passed for 257 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 67 yards and three scores on just six carries as the Wildcats scored a 58-36 district win over Prestonsburg in a game played at Teco Field on Thursday night. Running back Jayden Newsome finished with 240 yards…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area schools: Belfry (1-5) at Floyd Central (0-6) Date: Sept. 30 Site: Jaguar Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WDHR 93.1 FM Internet: wdhr.com Coaches: Philip Haywood (Belfry); Shawn Hager (Floyd Central) Players to Watch: RB Isaac…
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