Here is a look at the Mountain Top Sports Super 7 preseason football poll and 2020 team records released on Monday: No. 1 Johnson Central (10-1) No. 2 Belfry (8-4) No. 3 Pikeville (6-3) No. 4 Paintsville (10-2) No. 5 Letcher Central (6-2) No. 6 Pike Central (4-5) No. 7 Shelby Valley (8-3) Receiving…
Read MoreThe Tug Valley Athletic Hall of Fame and Museum is finally off the ground. The group’s Board of Directors has announced the inaugural class which will be inducted on Friday, Sept. 3, at the high school. Six athletes and one former head basketball coach will enter during the ceremony. Inductees are:…
Read MoreTug Valley fell behind early on to Buffalo and the Lady Panthers were eliminated in the Class A, Region IV, Section 1 matchup played at Naugatuck, 7-3, on Saturday. The Lady Panthers finished up the season at 17-14. Cassidy Griffey hit an inside-the-park home run, doubled, and knocked in a pair of runs…
Read MoreTwo of the region’s top high school softball programs clashed on Wednesday night and the game lived up to all the hype. Man pitcher Morgan Cooper scattered four hits and belted a solo home run to lead the Lady Billies to a 2-0 win over Tug Valley in the Class A, Region IV, Section showdown. Jacklyn…
Read MoreTug Valley made the most of just three hits as the Lady Panthers knocked off Man, 3-1, in a home game played on Monday night. Cassidy Griffey, Haleigh Muncy and Makinnli Farley all had at least one hit and scored as the Lady Panthers improved to 14-11. Autumn Hall struck out 12 batters to earn the win.…
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Read MorePaintsville pitcher Colby Fugate and Greenup County starter Carson Wireman were on top of their games in a pitching duel which ended with the Tigers falling, 1-0, in a home game played on Monday night. Fugate scattered eight hits as the Tigers dropped to 22-6. Wireman allowed just one hit, a double…
Read MoreTug Valley took an early four-run lead on Pikeville and went on to score a 5-3 victory in a game played at Myers Field on Monday night. Cassidy Griffey had two hits, including a triple, and drove in a pair of runs while scoring once as the Lady Panthers snapped a four-game losing streak and moved to…
Read MoreMan High School won its first-ever boys’ state basketball tournament earlier this month. You can now add to the list junior Austin Ball’s selection as captain of the first team, also another first for the Hillbillies. Ball, who averaged 20 points per game, is one of five Hillbillies honored…
Read MoreJenkins’ rally against Leslie County came up just short, as the Lady Cavaliers dropped a 14-13 game on the road Wednesday night. Alexis Richie, Brianna Turner and Madison Polly each drove in a pair of runs as Jenkins fell to 8-12. Jessica Thacker and Anna Eldridge added an RBI each. Kristin Thacker…
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