The University of Pikeville women’s basketball team jumped out to a big lead early on and the Bears cruised to a 105-50 Appalachian Athletic Conference win over Kentucky Christian University at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. UPIKE improved to 2-1 overall while the Knights fell to…

The University of Pikeville men’s basketball team ran out to a big halftime lead and the Bears went on to beat Kentucky Christian University, 91-50, in an Appalachian Athletic Conference game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. UPIKE moved to 2-1 overall while the Knights dropped…

The University of Pikeville Bears took a late lead against Reinhardt University only to see it slip away in a 41-35 double-overtime road loss on Saturday. Quarterback Lee Kirkland scored on a one-yard run with 1 minute, 14 seconds remaining, but the Eagles sent the game into overtime with a TD run by…

University of Pikeville quarterback Lee Kirkland passed for 614 yards and six touchdowns as the Bears knocked off Union College, 52-10, in the program’s first-ever Appalachian Athletics Conference played at the Hambley Athletic Complex on Saturday. He had TD oases of 13, 6, 86, 31, 5, and 21 yards…

On Saturday, the University of Pikeville will induct four deserving alumni and one team into it’s athletics hall of fame in a ceremony on campus. The event will take place on the seventh floor of the HPE Building. Beginning at noon, Will Boyd (golf), Reggie Gravely (men’s basketball), Brandy Hensley…

The University of Pikeville kept Faulkner University out of the endzone over the final 14 minutes to escape with a 24-20 win at the Hambley Athletic Complex on Saturday. UPIKE snapped a two-game losing streak and moved to 2-2 heading into the bye week. Running back Alex Sanders rushed for 121 yards…

University of Pikeville quarterback Lee Kirkland scored on a one-yard run with 18 seconds remaining and kicker Jakob Hedley nailed the game-winning PAT as the Bears rallied to knock off Campbellsville, 28-27, in the season opener on Saturday night. Running back Alex Sanders had 137 yards and three touchdowns…

When he needed a new director of athletics communications and digital media, Kelly Wells didn’t have to look very far. The director of athletics named Rick Bentley to the position. Bentley has spent the last 27 years at the school, the first 17 of which saw him in the very similar position of sports…