The Pikeville Panthers closed out the regular season with a district championship win over Hazard this past Friday night. Pikeville, idle this week, held on to the top spot in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Johnson Central, who escaped with a last-second win…
Read MorePrestonsburg senior soccer standout Anna Burchett, who finished her career as the state’s leading scorer, has been chosen to the East first team, all state squad. She finished with 79 goals in her final season and assisted on 28 other goals. Burchett was the only area player named to either squad.…
Read MoreShelby Valley quarterback Russ Osborne passed for 245 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 62-6 win over Bath County on Friday night. Running back Jayden Newsome ran for 156 yards and two scores as the Wildcats moved to 7-2 and won their fifth straight game. Receiver John Fields hauled…
Read MoreMartin County snapped a 20-all tie with a late touchdown and the Cardinals knocked off Prestonsburg, 27-20, in a game played at Josh Francis Field on Friday night. Running back Brock Messer ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns as the Cardinals improved to 6-3. Miller added a pair of short touchdown…
Read MoreBetsy Layne rushed for 661 yards against Fairview and the Bobcats outscored the Eagles, 46-28, in a district game played on the road on Friday night. Running back Reece Music carried 28 times and ran for 320 yards and three touchdowns as the Bobcats improved to 5-4. Brady Robinson had 272 yards and…
Read MoreJohnson Central running back Zack McCoart scored on a short touchdown run with just 37 seconds remaining, and placekicker Sawyer Crum booted the game-winning PAT as the Golden Eagles slipped past Letcher Central, 35-34, in a district showdown at Jim Matney Field on Friday night. McCoart ran for 193…
Read MorePhoto credit: Ray Justice Photography While Tug Valley’s defense was wreaking havoc on the Westside offense, the Panthers were moving the football ease en route to a 49-14 win over the Renegades at Bob Brewer Field on Friday night. Backup quarterback Jaxon Nenni-Mills passed for 188 yards and three…
Read MoreUniversity of Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari has a history with the coal mining industry. His family, especially his grandfather, worked as a miner in Clarksburg, W.Va., when the industry was at its peak. Other family members followed. During Saturday night’s Blue-White scrimmage a Pike…
Read MoreFloyd Central delivered the wake up call on Friday night and Lawrence County answered. The Bulldogs snapped a 21-all, halftime tie early in the second half and went on to beat the Jaguars, 49-28, in the district matchup played at Jaguars Field on Friday night. Lawrence County had three running back…
Read MorePaintsville battled Raceland throughout the opening half before the Rams pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Tigers, 38-14, in the district game played at Rams Stadium on Friday night. Quarterback AJ James passed for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns, one each to Conner Fugate and Harris Phelps.…
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