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If you are going to shoot your personal best, then the first round of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Championship is a really good time to do it. Kudos to the Corbin Girl’s Golf Team, which advanced last week to the final round of the state tournament. Not one, but three players shot their personal best with Kylie Cuel shooting a 98, Brooke Kfoury shooting a 102, and Paige Kfoury shooting a 103 at StoneCrest Golf Course in Prestonsburg. I imagine this was a tough course. Talk about peeking at the right time. The team placed third out of eight teams. Makena Myatt shot a four over 74 to tie...

Whitley County volleyball traveled to Corbin to take on the Redhounds in a district match-up on Oct. 1. Whitley County won all three sets (25-20, 25-14 and 25-16). The Colonels are currently ranked number one based on the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) in the 13th region. Corbin is ranked third in the region.

After two weeks of rest, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets went to Pineville ready to add another mark to their win column Williamsburg defeated the Mountain Lions 48-6. Quarterback Reece Hatcher threw the ball for 164 yards. Between senior Landin Michael Miller and junior Lane Jeffries, the team averaged 23.4 yards per reception. Miller received the ball four times to gain 84 yards. Jeffries caught three passes for 80 yards. “We ran the ball well and played solid defense,” said Williamsburg Head Coach Jerry Herron. “We controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. was able to run the ball very effectively.” The team rushed the ball for 169 yards. Jeffries...

The Corbin Redhounds improved to 4-2 on the season after a 28-18 win over Johnson Central Friday night. It was the Redhounds first game back after their open week. “ always good to have an open week after playing two of the top teams in the state back-to-back weeks,” said Head Coach Luke Salmons. “We were able to work on us and improve on things.” Salmons said his team’s game plan going into Friday night’s matchup was simple – “to win.” “We knew going to Johnson is always a challenge,” said Salmons. “We played hard and came out strong.” That strength put points on the board within the first three minutes of the...

Lynn Camp High School crowned its football homecoming court during a ceremony prior to the start of the Lynn Camp vs. Middlesboro game last Friday. The homecoming court includes Freshman Princess Brissa Mirukay, Sophomore Princess Hailey Martin, Junior Princess Sarah Eaton, Homecoming Queen Jayla Neal, Miss Football Sweetheart Amber Henson, and Miss Congeniality Lillian Mills.

  Whitley County’s Volleyball team took down cross-town rival Williamsburg on Sept. 24. The Colonels swept three sets to earn the win. The team is four time back to back 13th Region champions. As of Sept. 28, they are 22-1 on the season.

Way to go Corbin High School Lady Redhounds Golf Team. They finished as the 2026 10th Region Team Champions last week during play at Wasioto Winds Golf Course in Pineville. Corbin’s Makena Myatt was the individual champion shooting a 76 on what I can attest is a tough course. (If I went and played Wasioto Winds today from some of the back tees, then I would probably be lucky to shoot under 76 for just nine holes, let alone 18 holes like Myatt did.) Myatt did not even play her best golf in the region tournament. On Aug. 18, she fired a five under 67 to set the lady’s course record at...

Corbin’s girls soccer team improved to 7-6-1 on the season after a 3-0 win against the South Laurel Cardinals on Sept. 24. On offense, sophomore Jailee Goins found the goal twice. Senior Hadley Elmore scored once. On defense, sophomore goalkeeper Gracie Jackson added five saves to her stat sheet. The Redhounds took on Russell County Tuesday night, but the game was not yet complete as of print deadline.

The Whitley County football program coaching change comes during a milestone season for the Colonels. Football first kicked off for Whitley County in 1966. The school has an overall record of 298 wins and 357 losses during its 60 year history. In recent years, Whitley County’s football program has not had a winning season since 2019 under Jep Irwin. Since 2019, the team has been under the leadership of four different head coaches, including Donahue. Of those coaches, Matt Rhymer had the longest tenure coming in at three and a half seasons.

By the second half of Lynn Camp’s game against Middlesboro, only 11 players remained healthy enough to continue playing for the Wildcats. The team suffered at least three untimely injuries throughout the course of the game. “I cannot tell you how proud I am of our guys,” said Lynn Camp Head Coach Allen Mitchell. “I told the guys at halftime that I love to be their coach because, you know, we got down to just a few kids, but they played their butts off.” The Wildcats open week is coming at the right time this season. The team’s next contest is slated for Oct. 9 against the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets. The Yellow Jackets are...