Basketball

Teams advancing to the 2026 Martin's Peterbilt 13th Region Basketball Tournament now know who they will face later this week. Saturday morning's draw began with the girls bracket. Knox Central will take on Middlesboro to tip off the tournament at 6 p.m. on March 2. South Laurel and Clay County will play the night cap at 7:30 p.m. In day two, North Laurel will face Barbourville at 6 p.m. on March 3. Bell County and Whitley County will close out the night at 7:30 p.m. On the boys' side, games begin on March 4. Bell County and Clay County will open the boys tournament at 6 p.m. that night followed by a Pineville and...

The Girls’ 50th District Basketball Tournament tipped off at Corbin’s Gilliam Gym Monday night. The first game saw the South Laurel Cardinals fly away with an 80-17 win over Williamsburg. During the nightcap, Corbin’s home court advantage was not enough to get them the win as they played their final game this season. Whitley County’s Lady Colonels will make their return to the region tournament after a 53-46 win over the Lady Redhounds.

Whitley County Boys Basketball Head Coach Eric Swords was named the Kentucky Basketball Coaches Association’s 13th Region Coach of the Year.

It was a big night for the Whitley County Colonels and Lady Colonels Tuesday, as both teams were able to secure important district wins over Corbin. The girls took the court first inside Charles M. Lawson Gymnasium, with the Lady Colonels managing to avenge a loss to Corbin earlier this season by securing a 52-39 win in the rematch. The victory improves the team to an even 10-10 on the season, and puts them at 3-2 in district play. The Lady Hounds, meanwhile, fall to 10-7, 2-2. The Whitley girls' last district game of the regular season will come next Tuesday, Feb. 10, at South Laurel. Corbin will play at Williamsburg...

Regular season competition between 50th District opponents continued Tuesday night with a pair of double headers in Corbin and London as the Redhounds and Lady Hounds played host to Whitley County and the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and Lady Jackets traveled to South Laurel. South was dominant in both games against the Jackets, with the Lady Cards winning, 92-19, and the Cardinal boys winning, 79-12. The losses keep both Williamsburg squads winless in district play, but they will hope to have a better showing next Tuesday, Jan. 27, when they host Corbin in another double header. The Corbin Lady Hounds improved their overall record to 9-6 Tuesday evening with a 60-42 victory...

Tuesday night featured four 50th District contests as the Williamsburg Lady Jackets and Yellow Jackets hosted their crosstown rivals from Whitley County and the Corbin Redhounds and Lady Hounds made the short trip north to play at South Laurel. It was a tough night for Jacket fans. First, the Williamsburg girls fell to 2-6 on the season, 0-1 in district play, after an 84-20 loss to the Lady Colonels. With the win, Whitley improves to 7-7, 1-0. Both teams will face 50th District competition again this Friday evening, as Williamsburg will travel to face Corbin and Whitley County will play host to South Laurel. Whitley County 71, Williamsburg 28 WCHS - Jonna Rice...

This past Saturday, the Whitley County Colonels and Lady Colonels basketball teams were able to advance to the final days of competition in this year’s Kentucky 2A Sectional Championship Tournaments, which were hosted by Bell County High School. First up Saturday was Head Coach Ronnie Collier’s Lady Colonels, who faced McCreary Central in their first round matchup. Season leading scorer Maddy Hopkins scored 19 points for Whitley County in what ended up being a 55-32 victory that improved the team to 5-6 overall. Jaylee Cox and Jonna Rice scored 18 and 13 points, respectively. All three players are in their junior seasons at WCHS. The Lady Colonels just recently returned home...

The Corbin Lady Hounds recently traveled to Freeport, FL where they went 2-1 at a holiday tournament before returning to the Bluegrass State and falling to Knox Central, 66-61, this past Saturday in the first round of the Kentucky 2A Sectional Championship Tournament at Bell County High School. This was Corbin’s second loss to the Lady Panthers this season, also falling in Barbourville back on Dec. 15 by a final score of 74-66. It was a disappointing way to start off the New Year, but prior to tipoff of Saturday’s game Lady Hounds Head Coach Isaac Wilson commented that he was encouraged by what he saw from his team during the...

After four wins in four days at this year’s BSN Borderline Classic, the Whitley County Colonels now stand at 8-2 overall ahead of the Christmas holiday. “I think we have a chance to be as good as anybody,” Head Coach Eric Swords said after his Colonels defeated Harrison County, 74-44, Monday night in the final game of the 2025 Borderline Classic. “Our kids are going to battle, play hard, and find ways to help us win.” Swords and company welcomed 13 other teams into Charles M. Lawson Gymnasium between Friday and Monday for four days of exciting roundball action. The Colonels themselves faced Green Valley Christian out of Nevada, Bethel (Ohio),...

After going 1-2 in the Legacy Nissan Dribble Drive Challenge at South Laurel High School in recent days, the Corbin Redhounds now stand at 2-5 overall ahead of hosting this year’s Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament. The Hounds showed growth throughout the Dribble Drive Challenge. Despite a 24-point scoring effort by junior Evan Ellis, they fell to Russell in their opening game Saturday, 65-55. They bounced back nicely against East Jessamine on Sunday, though, scoring their most points as a team to-date and securing a 78-47 victory. Senior Eli Pietrowski had a fantastic showing against the Jaguars, scoring 27 points. Corbin wrapped up play in the Dribble Drive Challenge Monday against...