Basketball

Read on for results from boys and girls high school basketball action from Tuesday, January 30... Williamsburg girls basketball head coach Randy Crider described his team’s experience in last week’s All “A” state championship tournament as “amazing,” adding that it was “truly a blessing” to be able to lead the Lady Jackets as they made history in the program’s first-ever appearance in an All “A” state tourney. The Lady Jackets certainly impressed with their performance on the court last week, advancing all the way to the tournament semifinals before falling to a tough Shelby Valley team Saturday afternoon. However, with that experience in the rearview mirror, Crider and company must now...

Continue to check here for updates on both the girls' and the boys' All "A" state championship tournaments, being played this week at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. Saturday Update: The Williamsburg Lady Jackets’ historic run in the 2018 All “A” state championship tournament came to an end in the semifinal round Saturday afternoon as they fell to a talented Shelby Valley team 49-33 at EKU in Richmond. Shelby Valley was able to build up a 21-point lead at one point in the ballgame, but a determined Lady Jackets squad cut that lead down to just ten points in the third quarter. Valley was simply too much, however, going on to...

A pair of boys-girls double headers highlighted the high school basketball action in our coverage area Friday evening. Whitley goes 0-2 at South Laurel 50th District rivals Whitley County and South Laurel squared off in London, with both the Colonels and the Lady Colonels falling to the host Cards and Lady Cards. The boys game was a thriller, but South was able to hold on in the end, pulling out a narrow 57-53 victory. With the loss, Whitley now sits at 6-12 on the year, 0-2 in district play. Meanwhile, the Lady Colonels had a five-game win streak broken Friday when they were defeated by the Lady Cardinals, 77-46. That puts them at...

As reported in Wednesday's print edition of the News Journal, the Lynn Camp Wildcats and the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets were both hopeful of qualifying to compete in this year's 13th Region All "A" championship game. As it turns out, both teams would qualify, meaning they would meet each other in the tournament finale Thursday evening at Middlesboro High School. Williamsburg defeated Harlan and Middlesboro en route to their appearance in the All "A" region championship, while Lynn Camp was able to best 51st District rivals Pineville and Barbourville in order to earn their spot. The Wildcats dominated Thursday's contest, cruising to a 70-47 victory to improve to 15-1 on the...

With a 57-42 victory over Harlan Independent Monday evening, the Williamsburg Lady Jackets basketball team captured the program's first-ever 13th Region All "A" championship title. The win took place at Oneida Baptist Institute, who hosted this year's girls All "A" region tournament. The Lady Jackets, now 12-6 on the year, will advance to the 2018 All "A" state tournament, which is scheduled begin on Wednesday, January 24 at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. For more information on the upcoming state tourney, visit allaclassic.org. For full coverage from Monday's region championship game, including photos, player comments and reaction from Lady Jackets head coach Randy Crider, be sure to pick up the January...

This Friday, January 12, Whitley County High School’s Lawson Gymnasium is sure to be rocking when the Colonels and Lady Colonels host the Corbin Redhounds and Lady Hounds in 50th District boys-girls double header action. The ladies will be up first, with tipoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Head Coach David Estes’ Lady Colonels (11-3) will be primed to defend their home court after nearly a week of preparation following a huge 45-42 road victory over the Clay County Lady Tigers this past Saturday evening. The Whitley and Clay County girls have been involved in some very competitive contests in recent years, and this latest meeting was certainly no exception. To pull...

Five of the News Journal's eight coverage area teams were in action Tuesday. Here are the results from those contests... The Corbin Redhounds were able to bounce back after a tough loss to Knox Central in the finals of the Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament this past weekend, going on the road and defeating the Clay County Tigers 64-61. The win puts the Hounds at 9-3 on the season ahead of a 50th District matchup with visiting Williamsburg this Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. FYI - For complete coverage from the 2017 CFIT, be sure to pick up the January 3 print edition! The Corbin girls were also in action Tuesday, picking up...

The following is a collection of the high school boys and girls basketball coverage found inside the December 20 edition of the News Journal... This past week was a big one for coverage area teams competing in the 50th District, including the Corbin Lady Houmds, who have won two out of their last three games after falling to 0-5 to start off the season. The Lady Hounds’ first victory of the winter came last Thursday, December 14, when they went on the road to Somerset and handed Pulaski County a 60-43 loss. Senior Cora Bo Stevens had a huge night, leading all scoring with an impressive 23 points. The Corbin girls had...

Four coverage area teams were in action Tuesday night, but only one walked away victorious... The Corbin Redhounds improved to 4-1 on the year with a hard fought win over visiting South Laurel in a showdown between two heated 50th District rival teams. The Hounds held on to a slim two-point lead heading into the fourth quarter of the contest, but a scoring run gave them some breathing room and helped lift them to a 62-56 win. After the game, Corbin Head Coach Tony Pietrowski said, "I'm not really happy with our overall execution tonight, but we executed enough down the stretch to get the win. It was kind of a...

With wins over Berea, Lexington Catholic and Lynn Camp this past week, the Whitley County Lady Colonels are now off to a perfect 6-0 start to the 2017-18 season. Head Coach David Estes is obviously happy about that fact, but he also understands that there is still much work to be done in the weeks and months ahead. After the Lady Colonels’ 54-20 victory over visiting Lynn Camp Monday night, Estes said, “The start that we’ve had is the byproduct of how we’re playing, and I really like how we’re playing. I like our energy level. I like our focus for the most part. I like where we’re at early...