Baseball

No coverage area teams remain in this year's 13th Region softball tournament, and the 2019 13th Region baseball championship will be a meeting that few predicted when the week began... In Tuesday night softball action, the region tournament host Whitley County Lady Colonels played North Laurel very closely, but the Lady Jaguars were able to prevail in the end, winning 2-0. The loss ends Whitley's season with a 17-17 overall record. North will face 49th District rival Clay County for this year's regional championship Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Whitley County High School. In baseball action at Lincoln Memorial University, the Corbin Redhounds were able to get past the Knox...

Next week coverage area athletes will compete for regional baseball and softball championships, as well as state track and tennis titles. The 2019 13th Region baseball tournament will kickoff Monday, May 27 at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN. The Corbin Redhounds will face Bell County in game one at 11:00 am. Knox Central vs. Clay County will come next, followed by Middlesboro vs. Barbourville and North Laurel vs. Whitley County in the night game. Semifinal round games will be at 5:30 and 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 28, and the championship game will be played Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00 pm. The 2019 13th Region softball tournament will also begin...

It was a busy night in our coverage area Tuesday, with a district baseball champion crowned, several regional tennis championships decided and track & field teams hitting the road to compete for a chance to appear at state. Starting with baseball, this year's 50th District championship game between Corbin and Whitley County was another classic in a series that has become well known for producing plenty of memorable moments. It didn't start out that way, however, as the Redhounds were able to get out to a commanding 9-0 lead after a three-run bottom of the first inning, a five-run bottom of the third and a one-run bottom of the fourth. The...

The following is a re-cap of high school baseball and softball action in our area Tuesday night, May 7. The Corbin Redhounds picked up another big win over a regional opponent, shutting out visiting Knox Central 7-0 to improve to 21-8 on the year. Chase Estep, Noah Taylor and Ben Phillips each finished the game with two RBIs apiece, while pitcher Cade Cooney struck out eight Panther batters in a full seven innings of work. In other baseball action, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets fell to 9-10 on the season after a 17-5 loss at Barbourville, and the Lynn Camp Wildcats fell to 5-18 with an 11-8 loss to Middlesboro. In Tuesday night...

After Tuesday night's high school baseball action, the standings are set in the 50th District. Monday night games, April 22 Williamsburg at Corbin: Corbin wins 12-2. Nate Steely and Evan Poore team up on mound for the Redhounds to strike out seven Yellow Jacket batters. Mason Manning and Casey Kysar had trouble pitching to Corbin, with Noah Taylor going 3-for-4 at the plate and Garner Chandler going 2-for-2. Sydney Bowen was the top Jacket batter, going 2-for-3 on the night. South Laurel at Whitley County: Whitley wins 14-7. Senior Colonel Caleb Rains impresses by going 3-for-4 at the plate with a total of four RBIs. Teammates Chance Dismuke, Dylan Giles and Kyle...

After a history-making 8-3 victory over the visiting Hazard Bulldogs Thursday evening, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets baseball team is state bound in 2019! The Jackets started off this season hot, winning their first five games and becoming back-to-back 13th Region All “A” champs just before Spring Break. Things have been rough since returning from the break, however, with the team going 1-4 including two losses apiece to 50th District rivals Whitley County and South Laurel. Williamsburg’s woes in regular season district play now seem far away, though, suddenly replaced by the excitement of qualifying for this year’s All “A” state championship tournament in Owensboro after their 8-3 sectional round win over...

The following is a recap of the action involving coverage area high school baseball and softball teams on Tuesday night, April 16. The Corbin Redhounds remain perfect in the 50th District baseball standings, traveling to Whitley County Tuesday evening and picking up a 4-2 victory over the Colonels to improve to 11-6, 4-0. With the loss, Whitley now stands at 12-6, 2-2. Cole Hicks pitched a complete game for the Hounds against the Colonels, striking out five batters. Chance Dismuke did most of the work on the mound for Whitley, pitching six innings and striking out six. Teammate Jimmy Green pitched one inning and struck out one Corbin batter. In other 50th...

50th District baseball competition got underway Tuesday and Wednesday with Corbin taking on the South Laurel Cardinals while crosstown rivals Whitley County and Williamsburg faced off against each other. Tuesday – Corbin defeated South Laurel 10-0 at home to improve to 7-4 overall on the season. Cam Allen pitched all six innings for the Redhounds, striking out ten Cardinal batters. Corbin's Austin Reynolds was 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI. Whitley County defeated Williamsburg 10-0 at home to improve to 8-4 overall, dropping the Yellow Jackets to 5-1. Caden Petrey did most of the work on mound for the Colonels, pitching 4-out-of-5 innings and striking out four Williamsburg batters. Petrey...

It took a few extra innings to get the job done Thursday, but in the end the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets were able to defeat the Barbourville Tigers to win their second straight 13th Region All "A" championship title. Both squads came into this year's regional All "A" final with undefeated records - Williamsburg at 4-0, and Barbourville at 5-0. The Jackets and the Tigers battled each other with all they had, but it was the defending champions who would ultimately prevail, winning 3-1 in 11 innings. Williamsburg will be able to enjoy this history-making victory during Spring Break next week before having to refocus their efforts on securing another win in...

After a hard-fought win over Lynn Camp in the semifinal round of this year's 13th Region All "A" Classic, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will seek back-to-back championship titles Thursday against Barbourville. The Jackets, now 4-0 on the season, were able to jump out to an 8-0 lead in the top of the first inning at Lynn Camp on Wednesday. The Wildcats battled back, chipping away at the lead in the bottom of the first and second innings to make it 8-5. A four-run top of the third inning for Williamsburg put them back in firm control, however, and after adding three runs apiece in the top of the fifth and...