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Congratulations to Corbin High School golfers Makena Myatt and Kalyn Watkins, who recently advanced to the state finals. Myatt improved on her own personal best and set the lady’s course record firing a five under 67 at Wasioto Winds Golf Course at Pine Mountain State Park on Aug. 18 to win the Kentucky 2A Section 7 Girls’ Qualifier. Myatt sank a birdie putt on the final hole. Watkins held her own shooting an 82 on what I can personally attest is a tough golf course. I imagine the course set-up for a tournament, like this one, was even tougher than usual. (I always used to take old balls when I played Wasioto...

Starting in 2017, the MLB started hosting a MLB game in Williamsport, PA. This year we had a match up between two first place teams, the Atlanta Braves vs the Milwaukee Brewers. This game was a close one. Here is my recap of the 2026 Little League Classic. First, I want to mention  the pitching in the game. The match up we saw was the Braves Tyler Mahle vs the Brewers Shane Drohan. First, Tyler Mahle was amazing for Atlanta, he pitched 5 innings letting up 6 hits, and 1 earned run, while getting out of countless jams. For Drohan, he pitched solidly, letting up 8 hits and letting up...

Take a look at how some of our local soccer teams are doing this season.  Photos by HUNTER JUAREZ CORBIN SOCCER: Corbin’s girls soccer team is 2-4-1 this season with its most recent win against Harlan County on Aug. 24. The team recorded one tie so far this season (photo left) against Middlesboro on Aug. 18. Photos by HUNTER JUAREZ CORBIN SOCCER: Corbin’s Redhound soccer team is 2-1 on the season after a 7-1 win against Garrard County on Aug. 20. Bentley Hoskins led the Redhounds with 3 goals during the game. Photos by JENNIFER K. PERKINS WHITLEY CO. SOCCER: Whitley County’s boys soccer team is 3-1 on the season after an 8-1...

Gallery photos by John Crisologo Both Whitley County and Lynn Camp suffered losses during the first regular season games. Whitley County fell to Knox Central High School at home 2-42. The Colonels threw for 48 yards and rushed for 65. The Panthers, on the other, hand threw for 164 yards and rushed for 136. Lynn Camp lost its first contest on the road, 0-55, to Jellico. Prior to the season, Lynn Camp Head Coach Allen Mitchell acknowledged that his team was small and had limited depth, but with the start of school on Aug. 24, he says he is anticipating more students joining his squad soon.

  Photos by Darrin Spencer The Corbin Redhounds are the 2A Region Section 7 champions after a 4-0 win against Whitley County on Aug. 25. Alex Campos, Eli Skeen, Bentley Hoskins and Hays Steely each scored for Corbin. Corbin improves to 3-1 on the season. 

It took Corbin (pictured above) approximately 12 seconds to put up points this season. After returning the kick off for a touchdown, the Redhounds would score four more before the end of the first quarter against Western Hills (OH). Corbin Head Coach Luke Salmons said his team was not able to get a lot of film on Western Hills, but that did not stop them from taking care of business. “I was proud of our kids for coming out with a lot of energy,” said Salmons. The Redhounds downed the Mustangs 38-14. In Williamsburg, Head Coach Jerry Herron said early possessions led to the team’s success. “We got the ball early, was...

Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Commissioner Julian Tackett announced he is retiring, and Senior Associate Commissioner Butch Cope won’t be far behind. KHSAA made the announcements on Monday. Tackett’s last day is expected to be later this school year, and Cope’s last day will be July 1, 2027. Tackett was named commissioner in 2010 after having previously served as sports information director from 1984-1991; business affairs director from 1991-1995; assistant commissioner from 1995-2008; and executive assistant commissioner from 2008-2010. He is the KHSAA’s seventh commissioner. “Mark Twain is attributed with the quote that says – The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day...

Back in 2014, I remember my dad and I playing golf with Thom Smith, who told us about something interesting he planned to do in the coming weeks. He was planning to take a trip to North Carolina to volunteer at both the U.S. Open Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship golf tournaments, which were being played in back-to-back weeks at Pinehurst No. 2. Many in the Corbin community are probably familiar with Thom. He used to be the transportation director for the Corbin Independent School District for several years before serving as the athletic director for the district. He is also a former golf coach at Corbin High...

The MLB season is very close to ending and some divisions are pretty much over and some divisions are going to come down to the wire. Here are the top 3 divisions that I believe are over. First, the National League (NL) East. In the NL East the Braves have a 7.5 game lead on the Phillies.  Coming out of the trade deadline both teams made great deals, the head of the Braves deadline was Tyler Mahle, who in a Braves uniform has a 0.75 ERA, the Phillies got one of the best second basemen in allstar Louis Arraez who is batting .315 this season. Leading up to just before the...

Lynn Camp is celebrating 90 years of football this season. The Wildcats’ first team took the field in 1936. Even then, newspapers like the Tri-City News described Lynn Camp saying, “They showed plenty of fight and surprising line strength that gave promise of better things to come.” Better things did come. In 2003, the Wildcat football program won its first and only regional championship. Who helped lead that team? None other than first year Lynn Camp Head Coach Allen Mitchell. That team, which was led by another Mitchell who is back on the coaching staff, made a deep run into the post season. The 2003 squad lost to Beechwood 45-12 to end the historic...