Martin County held on down the stretch to edge Paintsville, 53-48, in the girls’ 57th District championship game played on Thursday night. Alyssa Allen led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points while Laken Williams added 15. Brooklyn Marcum followed with 10. Katie Marcum chipped in nine. Kylie…
Read MorePike County Centralovercame a sluggish start to pull away from Belfry in the second half and win the boys’ 60th District tournament championship for the second straight year, 58-40, at Goody on Thursday night. Jaylan Rigdon poured in a game-high 28 points, including 21 in the second half, as the…
Read MoreMartin County rallied in the final eight minutes to reach the 57th District tournament championship with a thrilling 62-59 win over Johnson Central on Wednesday. The Cardinals, now 20-10, will play host Paintsville on Friday night. The Golden Eagles season ends at 14-16. Luke Hale poured in a game-high…
Read MoreKentucky is winning games at a key time as the Wildcats continue their last season drive to reach the NCAA tournament field. Center Oscar Tshiebwe poured in 25 points as Kentucky beat Florida, 82-74, on the road on Wednesday night. The win was the third straight as the Wildcats moved to 19-9. Chris…
Read MoreLawrence County and Floyd Central battled back-and-forth before the Lady Bulldogs held on late to score a 57-53 win in the 58th District tournament championship game on Wednesday night. The Lady Bulldogs, now 27-5, won the tournament title for the fourth straight season. The Lady jaguars dropped to…
Read MorePike County Central bent but didn’t break as the Lady Hawks held off Belfry in the final 90 seconds to score a 51-45 victory in the 60th District tournament championship game played on Wednesday night. Pike Central improved to 15-14 and advanced to the 15th Region tournament as a number one seed.…
Read MoreBetsy Layne and Lawrence County will meet in the 58th District tournament championship game for the third straight year after the Bobcats knocked off Prestonsburg, 69-58, in the semifinals played on Tuesday night. Brady Robinson scored 22 points and Carter Parson fired in 19 as Betsy Layne moved to…
Read MoreUniversity of Pikeville standout Korbin Spencer has come up big in his career as a Bear. None, however, with the impact of his game-winning basket to beat Wilberforce University, 71-69, in the Mid-South Conference tournament opener at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Tuesday night. The running layup in traffic…
Read MoreShelby Valley ran out to a double-digit, first quarter lead and went on to eliminate East Ridge, 61-44, in the 59thDistrict tournament semifinals played on the Reservation on Tuesday night. Collier Fuller poured in 16 points and Ethan Sykes followed with 14 as the Wildcats improved to 18-8. Russ Osborne…
Read MorePaintsville and Johnson Central battled down to the wire as the Lady Tigers held on for a 44-41 victory in the 57th District semifinals matchup played on Monday night. The Lady Tigers improved to 19-10 and beat the Lady Eagles (21-7) for the first time in three games this season. Kylie Kinner paced…
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