Trevor Sherman

Recently, I have had the chance to hear from a few professionals in different fields as they have discussed what they feel are the most important things to remember when trying to build a successful career. Interestingly, despite coming from different backgrounds, the advice that these professionals offered was largely the same. I felt like it would be worth it to take the time to share some of that advice here, specifically for any students who may be trying to figure out what path they want to take in life. Last week, I was invited to the Eastern Kentucky University satellite campus in Corbin to check out a special “STEM...

Earlier this month marked the three-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Kentucky. My-oh-my, how life has changed since that time… When I think back on the early days of the pandemic, a few things immediately come to mind. If you remember, we were about to get a brand new Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in Corbin right when people first started getting sick in our area. There was supposed to be a big grand opening event, and I believe NASCAR legend Tony Stewart was being advertised to appear. Well, plans changed, but there WAS a grand opening. It just wasn’t the one that everyone was looking forward to. I...

With it being Women’s History Month, I thought I would take this opportunity to discuss an important female figure in the history of Corbin athletics - Beatrice Russell. The next time you are visiting the gymnasium at CHS for a program or athletic contest, take a moment to look at the old photographs displayed on the wall next to the big trophy case that is located just outside the entrance, near the lunchroom area. There are several interesting images, and probably countless stories that could be told concerning them, but there are two in particular that really piqued my interest recently. One is an individual photo of a young lady in...

As I type these words it is Saturday afternoon, just after the announcement of this year’s 13th Region tournament brackets. By the time this column is distributed to our readers, all of the girls’ first round games will have been completed, but remember, I didn’t know the outcomes when writing this. I wanted to do things in this way so that I could compose a column that contains my entire thoughts on how I think the 2023 region tourneys will play out. There is a lot to cover, so let’s get started… The girls’ tournament gets (got) kicked off Monday night with North Laurel facing Harlan County. These two teams have...

This week's sports special section is dedicated to taking an in-depth look at the upcoming 50th District tournaments featuring Corbin, Williamsburg, Whitley County and South Laurel. It also contains information on the 51st District tourneys featuring Barbourville, Lynn Camp, Pineville and Knox Central. But how are things looking in the 49th and 52nd districts? Let’s have a look… Of course, most of the buzz surrounding the 49th District this year, at least on the boys’ side, has been centered on North Laurel’s Reed Sheppard, who was recently named a McDonald’s All-American and will be headed to the University of Kentucky next season. The general consensus by most this season is that...

On Wednesday of last week, it was announced that Zeke Eier had resigned as head coach of the Whitley County football program after two years at the helm. It marked the third time that a head coach has departed the program since Jason Chappell left after the 2018 season. With that much turnover in such a short amount of time, it is no wonder why the Colonels have struggled to find an identity and establish any sort of consistency on the football field. New head coach Matt Rhymer seems very eager to be the one to finally right the ship, but only time will tell if he can accomplish that...

A big topic of discussion in the local sports realm since late last week has been the unfortunate series of events that took place prior to the start of the latest Corbin versus South Laurel boys basketball encounter. In case you are not aware, here is a summary of what transpired… Multiple technical fouls were assessed to Corbin due to players supposedly dunking after officials had taken the floor during pregame warm-ups. I was not personally there to witness it, but several people who were present have since described to me what they saw. Admittedly, there are some conflicting reports pertaining to how the fouls were called, when Corbin Head Coach...

Most of us have been faced with the situation of being in a gas station parking lot, or walking in/out of a store, when, suddenly, someone approaches you asking if you can spare any money. Heck, many of us may have even been in the position of needing to ask others for some assistance ourselves. The stories that you might hear in these situations vary. Sometimes it’s a vehicle that has run out of gas. Sometimes it’s somebody who hasn’t had a decent meal for a few days. Sometimes it’s simply about being down on your luck, with no other options available than to ask folks to spare a few...

Once we finally reached the official end of the 2022-23 holiday season last week, it’s like everything immediately got shifted back into high gear. There were so many developments and announcements that I thought I would use my column space this week to do a quick rundown of some of the ones that were most noteworthy to me. • I was very excited to see a post on social media last week announcing the return of shows presented by the Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky, beginning with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensembles on Sun., February 19. This show will feature the KSO string and woodwind quartets, and it will be...

Since this week’s edition is serving as a retrospective of the most talked about events of the past 12 months, I would like to take the opportunity to look back at the biggest sports stories of 2022. As always, this is a tough list to compile. With four coverage area schools participating in everything from football to track to volleyball to wrestling and even e-sports, it’s impossible to include every major event. However, after starting in January of 2022 and working my way forward all the way through last month, I have decided on the top six sports-related stories that were covered by the News Journal. My goal was to...