HURRICANE – Tug Valley built a double-digit halftime lead and went on to beat Buffalo, 64-52, in the opening round of the Class A, Region IV, Section tournament matchup played at Hurricane High School on Tuesday night. Caleb May fired in 24 points and Ethan Colegrove tallied 20 as the Panthers moved…

PIKEVILLE – Defending 15th Region champion Pikeville ran out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back in rolling past Lawrence County, 69-51, in the quarterfinal matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. McKenzie Maynard, playing in her second game since becoming eligible, paced…

PIKEVILLE – Belfry’s Katie Ball hit a short jumper falling away from the basket with 22 seconds remaining to provide the Lady Pirates with the margin needed to escape Johnson Central, 53-52, in the girls’ 15th Region Tournament thriller played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night.…

WHITESBURG – Letcher Central dominated from the opening tip as the Lady Cougars rolled past Jackson City, 78-41, in the 14th Region Tournament matchup played at LCCHS Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Kaylee Banks poured in 20 points as Central improved to 23-10. Brooklynn Collins followed with 13 while…

PIKEVILLE – Pike Central wanted to slow the game down against Shelby Valley and they did for the most part. When the Lady Wildcats were able to breakaway they did with success and went on to beat Pike Central, 45-25, in the opening round of the girls’ 15th Region Tournament played at the Appalachian…

PIKEVILLE – Floyd Central overcame a third-period deficit to take the lead away from Martin County and held on to escape with a heart-stopping 52-51 victory in the opening round of the girls’ 15th Region Tournament played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Monday night. The Lady Jags, now…

INEZ – Martin County’s Cardinals were able to protect their house all season long. The Cardinals took charge early on against Paintsville and led wire-to-wire to claim the 57th District Tournament title with a 56-41 win over the Tigers on Friday night. Brady Dingess fired in 24 points and Trey James…

PIPPA PASSES – A season which has been filled with so many disappointments for Letcher Central rose from the ashes when the Cougars stunned Knott County Central, 45-44, to claim the 53rd District Tournament championship on Friday night. LCC, now 8-19, had lost both regular-season matchups to the Patriots,…

JENKINS – Shelby Valley’s Lady Cats are no strangers to winning in the post-season. It continued Friday night when they knocked off defending 15th Region champion Pikeville, 50-43, to claim its eighth 59th District title in nine years. Tori Hampton led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points while…

Here is a look at this week’s 15th Region boys and girls pairings: Monday, March 2 GIRLS Martin County vs. Floyd Central, 6:30p Shelby Valley vs. Pike Central, 8:15p Tuesday, March 3 GIRLS Belfry vs. Johnson Central, 6:30p Lawrence County vs. Pikeville, 8:15p Wednesday, March 4 Boys Pikeville…