Basketball

Whitley County hosted a boys-girls double header against Corbin, while the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets went on the road to face Bell County... In game one of the double header at Whitley County High School, the Corbin Lady Hounds improved to 8-3 on the year with a 72-69 overtime victory against the Lady Colonels. The Lady Hounds will travel to Bell County Thursday to play McCreary Central in round one of this year's 2A sectional tournament (see this week's print edition for more details). With the loss Tuesday, Whitley County falls to 5-9 on the year. They will play another 50th District contest this Friday at South Laurel. Corbin 72, Whitley Co 69:...

2019 had its fair share of great sports memories. This week we take a look back at the most talked about events on the field or court from the past 12 months… Corbin boys cross country team wins regional and state championships The top story on our list this year comes from this past fall season when the Corbin High School boys cross country team brought home regional and Class 2A state championship titles. The Redhounds knew they had a very good chance to make it to the top of the region this year, and they knew that they would likely put forth a good showing at the state meet the...

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets avoided an 0-3 record while the host Corbin Redhounds ended this year's CFIT on a disappointing note Monday. Three games capped off this year's Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament at Corbin High School Monday, beginning with the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets taking on Broome, SC. The Jackets were victorious, 63-49, giving them an overall record of one win and two losses at this year's CFIT. In game two Monday, the Corbin Redhounds fell to the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish, 83-53. The victory gave the Irish a third place finish in the tournament. And finally, the 2018 Falls Invitational champion Clay County Tigers were unable to successfully defend their tourney championship...

After a pair of exciting games Sunday afternoon, the final day of competition is set for the 2019 Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament at Corbin High School. At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 30, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will take on Broome, SC in the 3rd place versus 3rd place game. The Jackets ended pool play in third place after  a 73-35 loss to Clay County on Friday, and a 74-70 loss to Clay County on Saturday. Broome lost 73-38 to Corbin, and 88-25 to John Hardin to also finish pool play in third place. The host Corbin Redhounds will take on the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at approximately 7:15 p.m. Monday...

Each winter the Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament caps off the old year, and sends us into the new with plenty of great memories. That should definitely be the case again in 2019, as the Corbin Redhounds are welcoming in what could be one of the most overall talented field of teams in the history of the event. That is a bold statement, but it also happens to be true, as the Hounds will be joined later this week by the two-time defending Region 5 champion John Hardin Bulldogs. The Dogs will come into the CFIT with an unblemished 8-0 record. The only game they lost in the 2018-19 season was a...

The following are results for boys and girls high school basketball games played on the night of Tuesday, December 17.... The Corbin Redhounds traveled to London Tuesday to take on the South Laurel Cardinals in a 50th District rival showdown. The Hounds were not able to pick up what would've been their fifth win in a row, falling to the Cards by the final score of 74-61. With the loss, Corbin drops to 4-2 on the season ahead of a trip to Tennessee later this week to play in the Big H BBQ Bash. The Whitley County Colonels were able to pick up their third win of the season Tuesday, defeating...

Some important games took place in boys and girls high school basketball Tuesday night. The Corbin Redhounds traveled to Middlesboro, improving to 2-1 on the year with a 55-44 win over the Yellow Jackets. The victory was Tony Pietrowski's 400th as head coach of the Hounds. Next up for Corbin will be a home game this Friday evening against 50th District rivals Williamsburg. Tipoff time is set for 6:00 p.m. In other boys basketball action Tuesday, the Whitley County Colonels fell to visiting South Laurel 72-61, dropping them to 1-3 on the year. The Colonels will hope to break their current losing skid Thursday evening at Campbell County, TN. Finally, in girls...

All but one coverage area team was in action on this first Tuesday night of the 2019-2020 high school basketball season. The Williamsburg boys had no trouble against visiting Cumberland Homeschool, winning 86-33 to start the year out at 1-0. A few miles down the road, the Lynn Camp Wildcats were also victorious in their season opener, winning 77-75 at Jellico, TN. Back in Williamsburg, the Whitley County Colonels started their season off right, defeating visiting Model, 97-88. Meanwhile, the Corbin Redhounds faced a tough test in their opener, going on the road and falling to Clay County, 91-74. In girls basketball action, the Williamsburg Lady Jackets handled visiting Lynn Camp with ease Tuesday,...

The following is a collection of stories previewing the 2019-2020 high school basketball season. For additional content, pick up the November 27, 2019 print edition of the News Journal. INCREASES IN SIZE, VERSATILITY COULD PUT HOUNDS BACK ON TOP OF REGION By: Trent Knuckles Four of the Corbin Redhounds’ five top scorers will be returning to a team that had a 21-win season a year ago, and advanced all the way to the semifinals of the 13th Region tournament … a fact that gives head coach Tony Pietrowski cause for cautious optimism as the 2019-20 campaign gets underway. A trio of seniors — Matthew Taylor (14.2 ppg), Alex Byrley (8.1 ppg) and Cole...

It was an important day for Williamsburg Lady Jacket Lillie Hall for a couple of different reasons. First, it's her birthday. Second, she just signed on to become the newest member of the University of the Cumberlands women's basketball team. "Last year she ended the season First Team All-Region," said Lady Jackets head coach Randy Crider of Hall at her signing. "She was the first player here to do that in quite a few years. It was a big accomplishment, and there's a lot more to come this year. I'm really looking forward to her senior season." Hall's soon-to-be head coach at the collegiate level, Mr. Rick Reeves, said of his...