Baseball

Knox Central and Lynn Camp met in the 51st District Championship game Tuesday night. Much like the 50th District tournament, it was a rematch of last year’s game. During that meeting, Knox Central won 16-0. The two teams met up one other time this season. Knox Central won that match up 17-0. The last time Lynn Camp defeated Knox Central was in May 2003. That trend continued as Lynn Camp lost 18-0 to Knox Central in this year’s 51st District championship game Tuesday in Pineville.

After the top of the first inning of the 50th District baseball championship game, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays during the 50th District championship game on Tuesday. Before play resumed, Corbin was up one run.

After the top of the first inning of the 50th District baseball championship game, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays during the 50th District championship game on Tuesday. Whitley County defeated Williamsburg on the baseball diamond first round.

The Whitley County Colonels baseball team is the 2026 50th District Champions. The Colonels defeated the Corbin Redhounds, 3-1, Tuesday night. After the top of the first inning, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays. This year’s championship game was a rematch of last year. In that game, Whitley County won 4-2.

Corbin’s Redhounds took down the Harlan County Black Bears on May 11 with a 6-3 win. Corbin has won the last six matchups against the 13th region foe. Harlan County last beat Corbin in 2017 during the 13th Region tournament.

Whitley County Freshman Cooper Parman is third in statewide rankings for doubles this season. As a whole, the Colonels’ are ranked fifth in the state for team doubles, sixth for team triples, sixth for team RBIs, seventh for team strikeouts and second for team earned run average. Whitley County is ranked number one in statewide RPI. These rankings were as of 3:02 a.m. on April 28.

North Laurel’s visit to Don House Field sent the Redhounds into the dog house. The Jaguars earned their second win over the Redhounds this season with a final of 2-1 on April 23. Early in the season, the teams met up at North Laurel where the Jaguars won 5-4. Corbin last defeated North Laurel on March 18, 2025. That game had a final score of 8-5.

In the first meeting between the Corbin Redhounds and the Whitley County Colonels since the 2025 13th Region Championship, the Colonels took home a 10-2 victory. The story was reversed last season when Corbin defeated the Colonels 7-2 to clench the 13th Region title. The two teams met again Tuesday evening, but the final score was not available as of print deadline.

The Whitley County Colonels baseball team travelled to Owensboro for their shot to become the 2026 Kentucky 2A Baseball State champions. The trip was well worth it as the Colonels brought home the title following a 4-0 win over LaRue County. The team also defeated Murray and Glasgow during the tournament.

Coming off a Kentucky 2A Baseball State Championship win, the Whitley County Colonels handed the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets a 14-0 loss on April 20. The teams met up again April 21, but the game was not complete as of print deadline.