Pike County Central pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Lady Hawks edged Marion County, 2-1, in the Kentucky 2A state champion tournament played at Jack C. Fisher Field in Owensboro on Saturday. Winning pitcher Chloe Hannah struck out 15 batters. She also singled…
Read MorePikeville dominated Shelby Valley from the outset and the Lady Panthers went on to score a 15-0, mercy rule win over the Bat Kats in the Lyndel Potter Memorial tournament championship game played at Myers Field on Saturday evening. Senior pitcher Emily Ford won her fourth straight tournament game as…
Read MoreSports royalty was front and center during the Mountain Sports Hall of Fame (MSHOF) fundraiser dinner held at the prestigious Fifth Quarter in Somerset on Saturday evening. Floyd County’s own and NBC sports analyst Kenny Rice returned home to serve as Master of Ceremonies. “We are just thrilled…
Read MoreBelfry used timely hitting and solid pitching to beat Hazard, 13-2, in five innings on the road on Tuesday. Sydney Stafford singled, scored two runs and drove in three. Linzee Phillips singled twice and scored while batting in one. Brianna Tello singled in two runs and winning pitcher Molly Fahm doubled…
Read MorePaintsville collected 14 hits and the Tigers went on to defeat cross-town rival Johnson Central, 15-4, in a game played on Tuesday night. Zach Taylor and Baron Ratliff each blasted a home run. Taylor also singled twice and walked while knocking in two runs and scoring three. Ratliff added a single and…
Read MoreThe No. 18 jersey will always live deep in the hearts of Pikeville High School softball players. The 19th annual Lyndel Potter Memorial Softball Tournament will be played at Myers Field on Friday and Saturday. Potter played for the Lady Panthers from 2000-02. She lost her life in a tragic car accident…
Read MorePaintsville winning pitcher Laney Bledsoe doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as the Lady Tigers edged Martin County, 12-11, in a game played on Wednesday night. Bledsoe also singled, scored one run, and finished with three RBIs. Ashley Wells doubled and singled and batted in four…
Read MoreBelfry snapped a scoreless game with a five-run, third inning and the Pirates went on to beat Mingo Central, 10-1, in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Wednesday night. Winning pitcher Steven Banks tripled and batted in two runs while Ashton Deskins singled and scored one run while driving in…
Read MoreLawrence County pounded out 13 hits and cruised to a 14-1 win over Floyd Central in the second round of the Kentucky 2A, Section 8 tournament game played on Tuesday. Will Lafferty had three hits, including a triple, scored once, and batted in four. Winning pitcher Blue Fletcher singled two times and…
Read MoreUPIKE football is set to host it’s annual spring game on Thursday, April 14th at Bob Amos Park in Pikeville. The “Orange & Black” Showdown is set to begin at 6 pm. The Bears take the field for the intersquad matchup as Head Coach Corey Fipps preps for his second year heading the program. Students,…
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