WINCHESTER – Shelby Valley landed three players in double-figure scoring as the Lady Cats edged Scott, 73-68, in the MLK Jr. Classic played at George Rogers Clark High School on Saturday. Alyssa Newsom finished with 24 points and Tori Hampton added 14 as Valley improved to 12-5. Kelsey Owens added…

CLARKSBURG – Tug Valley faced a double-digit, halftime deficit to Robert C. Byrd and the Panthers came up on the short end of an 80-62 outcome in a game played on Saturday. Caleb May and Ethan Colegrove tossed in 14 points each as the Panthers dropped to 5-7. At Clarksburg SCORE BY QUARTERS: TV (5-7)……12 …

Paintsville’s Colby Fugate put the team on his back this past week and carried them to the 15th Region All A Classic boys’ championship. The Tiger sharpshooter had games of 33, 13, 10 and 34 during the tournament run to earn him Mountain Top Sports/Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week honors. Fugate…

PIKEVILLE – Short-handed University of Pikeville saw a 12-point, first-half lead slip away as No. 25 Shawnee State rallied to beat the Bears, 68-57, at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night. UPIKE,  now 15-4 overall and 3-4 in Mid-South Conference play, was led by Luke Layhew’s 14…

PIKEVILLE – Paintsville overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to stun Shelby Valley, 57-55, to complete a four-game run through the All “A” Classic and the tournament title in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Sunday afternoon. Colby Fugate sparked the comeback with 34…

OWENSBORO – The mountain was simply too high to climb for Lawrence County. The Bulldogs trailed by 17 points in the first half to Bourbon County and closed to within seven late in the second half before falling, 68-56, in the Kentucky 2A boys’ state tournament game played at the Owensboro Sports…

PIKEVILLE – Shelby Valley scored the game’s first 18 points and the Wildcats went on to beat Pikeville, 66-52, in the 15th Region boys’ All “A” Classic semifinal matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday night. Mr. Basketball candidate Cody Potter fired in a game-high 33…

PIKEVILLE – Paintsville and Phelps have punched their tickets to the boys’ 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament semifinals following wins on Wednesday night. The Tigers advanced with a 64-46 win over Betsy Layne while the Hornets rolled past Jenkins, 89-58. Colby Fugate was an unstoppable…

Belfry High School’s Katie Ball has emerged as one of the most dominating inside forces on the basketball court. This past week she scored 45 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in one game and followed it up with 27 points and 14 boards in another. Ball’s performances have earned her Mountain Top Sports/Buffalo…

Two-time defending Class AA state champion Chapmanville is the new No. 1 team in the latest Mountain Top Sports boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Tuesday. The Tigers, now 9-1, have won nine straight games since losing the opener to out-of-state foe Christ’s Church Academy. Shelby Valley,…