Nationally ranked Bethel University slowed down the University of Pikeville offense for the better part of three quarters in rolling to a 45-16 Mid-South Conference win at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday afternoon. UPIKE quarterback Lee Kirkland passed for 256 yards and one score as the Bears dropped to…

The University of Pikeville jumped out to a big lead against Cumberland and the Bears held off the Phoenix, 47-37, at the Hambley Athletics Complex on Saturday.  UPIKE, now 2-0, beat Cumberland for a fourth straight time.  Quarterback Lee Kirkland passed for 579 yards and four touchdowns. Three receivers…

The Mid-South Conference has announced that University of Pikeville quarterback Lee Kirkland was named Offensive Player of the Week. Kirkland is the first UPIKE quarterback since Sani Warren in 2017 to win this great recognition.  After becoming the first UPIKE quarterback since A.J. Graham in 2013…

University of Pikeville quarterback Lee Strickland passed for 390 yards and fourth touchdowns, and the Bears put up 35 points in the final period to defeat Kentucky Christian University, 54-33, in the season opener played at the Hambley Athletics Complex on Saturday.  Strickland tossed three scores…

UPIKE women’s golf traveled to Indiana over the weekend to compete in the Spalding University hosted Battle at Chariot Run. The Bears dominated the competition, claiming first of three teams and sweeping all five spots atop the leaderboard. The Bears totaled 656 through 18 holes, finishing an…

UPIKE women’s golf prepares to launch the 2022 fall campaign this weekend in Laconia, Indiana at the Battle at Chariot Run. The Bears look ahead at a schedule complete with six events, including a UPIKE hosted invitational at StoneCrest. Head Coach Nelson Scott gears up for his 12th season leading…

Bears men’s soccer has released the 2022 schedule, complete with 17 contests and two exhibition matches. The Bears will make their debut on the pitch in just three days, traveling to Pittsburgh, Pa. for an exhibition matchup with Point Park University. The following Saturday, the squad will make…

University of Pikeville Athletics has named Charles Friday the department’s first ever full-time strength and conditioning coach. Effective immediately, Friday will oversee the design and implementation of strength training and conditioning for 26 varsity programs. Friday will continue the progress…

As the campus community welcomes the first few waves of UPIKE students to begin the 2022-23 academic year, Bears women’s soccer coach Logan Langseth prepares for his first season at the helm. Langseth looks ahead at a schedule featuring 18 regular season bouts. The lineup features seven home contests…

University of Pikeville Athletics has been named an NAIA Five Star Institution following the 2021-22 academic year. The Bears reached the highest tier of the Five-Star winners, claiming the gold tier. Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earn points in…