The Mountain Top Sports/Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week was a team effort as the Pikeville Panthers boys’ basketball team shared the honor. No team was more dominating over the four-day run of the All “A” Cassic boys’ state basketball tournament than Pikeville. The Panthers built a double-digit…
Read MoreLetcher Central built a double-digit lead early on against Powell County and went on to score a 72-43 win in a game played on Monday night. Loren Boggs paced the Lady Cougars (15-5) with 19 points and Kiera Couch followed with 15. Tori Halcomb tossed in 10 while Kaylee R. Banks and Jaylin Whitt added…
Read MoreThe University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears went on the road Monday and scored a big 66-54 win over host Lindsey Wilson College. UPIKE improved to 14-4 overall and the Bears are now 7-3 in Mid-South Conference games. Maurice Dickson led a trio of Bears in double-figure scoring with 17 points…
Read MoreThe University of Pikeville men and women basketball teams scored wins over Life University at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday. Korbin Spencer tallied 12 points and Maurice Dickson added 10 as the men earned a 55-49 win. UPIKE improved to 13-4 overall and 6-3 in Mid-South Conference games.…
Read MoreThe University of Pikeville men’s and women’s basketball teams returned to the hardwood at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night. Neither outcome favored the home team. Tennessee-Southern shut down the men offensively to earn an 80-65 victory, dropping the Bears to 12-4 overall and 5-3…
Read MorePikeville and Betsy Layne scored semifinal-round wins in the boys’ 15th Region All ‘A’ Classic tournament at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Friday night. The Panthers and Bobcats will meet at 7 pm tonight with the winner moving on to the state tournament at Eastern Kentucky University on Jan.…
Read MoreHere is a look back at the top Mountain Top Sports stories during 2021: No. 1 September 28, 2021 Legendary JC football coach passes from COVID complications Condolences from around the Bluegrass and surrounding states poured in following the sudden death of legendary Johnson Central head football coach…
Read MoreThe University of Pikeville women basketball Bears could not overcome a third quarter deficit as host Tennessee Southern earned a 70-58 win in a game played in Pulaski, Tenn., on Saturday. Morgan Stamper paced UPIKE, now 3-5, with 18 points while LeeAnna McNulty tallied 14. Georgia Sideri chipped in…
Read MoreThe University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears saw their eight-game winning streak end as Tennessee Southern hit a free throw in the final seconds to score a 63-62 win in Pulaski, Tenn., on Saturday. UPIKE, now 8-1, dropped their first Mid-South Conference game and set at 3-1. Taevon Horton finished…
Read MorePikeville head coach Chris McNamee talked about how much his team’s difficult schedule paid off in the end Friday afternoon in a heart stopping 30-27 state championship game win over Russellville in the Class 1A matchup at Kroger Field. “Our schedule, playing against some very good teams, helped…
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