Here 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 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…
Read MoreJohnson Central and Lawrence County advanced to the championship game tonight at East Ridge High School with semifinal-round wins on Sunday. Here is a recap of this past weekend’s action: Johnson Central….7 Belfry…………….4 Johnson Central pushed cross four runs in the bottom of the sixth…
Read MorePikeville and Johnson Central punched their tickets to the championship game with victories on Saturday and Sunday at East Ridge High School. Tonight’s winner moves on to the state tournament. Here is a recap of this past weekend’s action: Pikeville………..9 Lawrence Co……6 Pikeville built…
Read MoreHere is a look at the matchups for the 15th Region softball tournament being played at East Ridge High School: Sunday, June 6 Quarterfinals Johnson Central (30-6) vs. Floyd Central (12-16), Noon Belfry (18-14) vs. Shelby Valley (12-19), 2 p.m. Lawrence County (27-8) vs. Pike Central (15-22), 4 p.m.…
Read MoreHere is a look at the 15th Region boys’ high school baseball tournament scheduled to be played at East Ridge High School: Saturday, June 5 Quarterfinals Johnson Central (23-13) vs. Floyd Central (13-18), 11 a.m. Belfry (22-11) vs. Shelby Valley (10-21), 2 p.m. Lawrence County (27-6) vs. Phelps (8-11),…
Read MorePikeville took a three-run lead over Shelby Valley in the early innings and the Lady Panthers held on for a thrilling 3-2 win in the championship game played at the Reservation on Tuesday night. The Lady Panthers beat the Bat Kats for the fourth time this season, including a shutout win in the All A…
Read MorePikeville’s Tait Lakin pitched and hit the Panthers to an 11-2 win over Shelby Valley in the championship game played at East Ridge on Memorial Day. Lakin blasted a grand-slam home run to highlight a six-run, third inning to help the Panthers improve to 19-15 and reclaim the title won by Valley (10-21)…
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