Monday, March 16 Betsy Layne vs. Jenkins, 6 p.m. Floyd Central vs. Martin County, 6 p.m. Lawrence County vs. Ashland Blazer, 5:30 p.m. Letcher Central vs. Pike Central, 6 p.m. Pikeville vs. Paintsville, 6 p.m. Prestonsburg vs. Belfry, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Floyd Central vs. Magoffin County, 6 p.m.…

PIKEVILLE – Martin County’s Brady Dingess and Pikeville’s Trinity Rowe provided the leadership needed at guard to carry their respective teams to the Sweet 16 state tournaments. Both were chosen 15th Region Tournament MVPs and thus share the honor as Mountain Top Sports’ Players of the Week.…

PIKEVILLE – University of Pikeville used timely hitting in the nightcap to beat Alice Lloyd College, 8-4, to complete a sweep of opponents at Paul Butcher Field on Saturday. Macy Jones had a pair of hits, scored and drove in three runs as the Bears moved to 4-2 overall. Mackenzie Pawlak added three…

WHITESBURG – Letcher Central overcame a first-half deficit to take the lead away from Knott Central in the final period and the Lady Cougars rallied for a 45-40 win in the girls’ 14th Region Tournament championship game played on Saturday night. Letcher Central, now 25-10, will face Ryle in the…

PIKEVILLE – Martin County High School’s Brady Dingess was named the 15th Region Tournament’s most valuable player after leading the Cardinals to the school’s first-ever Sweet 16 appearance and first since Sheldon Clark won in 1983. The Cardinals held off Lawrence County, 65-61,…

PIKEVILLE – Martin County High School built a 15-point lead midway through the third period and held off a furious comeback by Lawrence County to win the boys’ 15th Region Tournament championship, 65-61, before a crowd of 3,000 at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Monday night. The Cardinals, now…

ROBINSON CREEK – Shelby Valley boys’ head basketball coach Jim Hicks has guided the Wildcats for the past seven seasons. He announced Monday he was resigning the post to take a break from the game. “I need to be with my family more,” the veteran coach said. Over the past seven seasons his teams…

HURRICANE – Tug Valley built a double-digit halftime lead and held off Van in the second half to score a 65-56 win in the sectional championship game played at Hurricane High School on Friday night. The Panthers, now 12-12, will host Parkersburg Catholic in the Region IV co-final on Wednesday night.…

PIKEVILLE – Pikeville High School’s Trinity Rowe became the first eighth grader in history to be named the 15th Region Tournament’s most valuable player following the Panthers 39-38 victory over Shelby Valley at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday. Here is a look at the girls’ All-Tournament…

PIKEVILLE – Lawrence County’s Trenton Adkins completed a three-point play the old fashion way to rescue the Bulldogs, who held on to beat Shelby Valley, 63-61 in the boys’ 15th Region Tournament semifinals at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday night. The Wildcats, who finished the season 25-8,…