BOWLING GREEN – The most successful season in University of Pikeville softball history came to an end this past Friday as the Bears were eliminated from the Mid-South Conference Tournament. UPIKE, which finished its season at 26-22, lost to the University of Cumberlands (6-2) in an elimination game…
Read MoreBOWLING GREEN – University of Pikeville was eliminated from the Mid-South Conference Tournament as Georgetown overcame an early deficit to win, 11-7, in an elimination game on Friday. The Bears, who finished 27-23, had beaten Shawnee State earlier to stay alive with a 9-6 win. In the finale, Nelson…
Read MoreHere is a look at this past weekend’s high school baseball and softball results from around the region: BASEBALL Betsy Layne 11, East Ridge 1, 5 innings Belfry 10, East Carter 9 Letcher Central 12, Harlan 2 Pikeville 16, Jenkins 1, 5 innings Shelby Valley 2-5, Grundy, Va. 0-0 Sheldon Clark 5-8, Floyd…
Read MoreBelfry High School’s Isiah Roblee signed a national letter-of-intent today to play college basketball at Washington Academy in Greenville, N.C. He averaged 22.3 ppg. and helped lead the Pirates into the 15th Region Tournament.
Read MoreHere is a look at high school baseball and softball results from Thursday around the region: BASEBALL Belfry 14, Shelby Valley 4, 5 innings Hazard 11, Letcher Central 7 Jenkins 12, Red Bird 2, 5 innings Magoffin County 16, Betsy Layne 0, 5 innings Paintsville 4, Pikeville 3 Pike Central 16, Phelps 7…
Read MoreBOWLING GREEN – The University of Pikeville was six outs away from rallying past Cumberland (Tenn.) in the opening round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament played Thursday. UPIKE, which fell to 26-22 and into the loser’s bracket round today, saw an 9-6 lead get away as CU pushed across six runs…
Read MorePIKEVILLE – Five members of the University of Pikeville softball team were named All Mid-South Conference during the annual banquet held Thursday in Bowling Green. Catcher Kitty Raymond and outfielders Lee Collier and Jordan Gentry were chosen as first-team players while infielder Chandler Kelly and…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Pending approval of the Mingo County Board of Education, Josh Sammons, a former standout at Matewan High School and current assistant coach, has been selected as the next head football coach at Mingo Central. Sammons replaces Joey Fields who left after one year as head coach to accept…
Read MoreThe West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s (SSAC) Board of Control’s voted overwhelming this week on a proposal to consider separating eight private schools into their own classification for post-season tournaments. Coaches, administrators and fans in Class A have argued for years…
Read More‘Mingo County will always be home’ NEWTOWN – Former Mingo County head football coach Joey Fields will be the first person to tell you it wasn’t easy stepping away from leading the Miners. While serving as offensive coordinator under then head coach Yogi Kinder he helped guide the program…
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