Basketball

516 career wins. Eleven district championship titles. Four regional championships. Tony Pietrowski has solidified his legacy as one of the all-time great head coaches, not just in boys basketball, but across all sports at Corbin High School. A former standout Redhound student-athlete himself, his contributions to the school’s athletic program over the years truly cannot be overstated. Now, as Pietrowski prepares to enter his 25th season leading the CHS boys basketball team, he is reflecting on what that milestone means. “When you get into coaching, a lot of it does become milestones,” Pietrowski said. “When I got my 300th win, it was really surprising. When I got my 400th win, I couldn’t...

Coach Isaac Wilson’s Corbin Lady Hounds sat atop the mountain in the 13th Region at the end of the 2021-22 season. Since that time, they have played their way into the regional tournament semifinals twice, and they fell short in the title game once. This season, Wilson says that his team features the personnel to once again make a push for another appearance in the KHSAA Sweet 16 Tournament. “It’s about setting a standard,” Wilson said when asked what it takes to stay in the upper echelon of girls basketball programs in the region. “It’s about setting the bar high and understanding that it never moves. Corbin has a rich tradition...

Two seasons ago, Kallie Housley and Darcie Anderson were a pair of veteran leaders on the Corbin High School girls basketball team. Helping lead the Lady Hounds to 13th Region tournament appearances their sophomore, junior and senior years, and a state tournament berth in 2022, they played a huge role in raising the bar for success within the program. After high school, both Housley and Anderson have gone on to continue their athletic careers at the next level. Anderson made the short trip to Williamsburg where she is currently a member of the University of the Cumberlands women’s basketball team, while Housley moved just across the state line to Harrogate,...

The Corbin Redhounds' 2024-25 season came to a close Wednesday night after they fell to a hot-shooting North Laurel Jaguars team, 66-41, in the opening round of this year's 13th Region championship tournament. The Jags sunk 11 three-point baskets on the night, with senior Kole Jervis accounting for six of those on his own. Teammate Jordan Rawlings hit three from behind the arc, and Cooper Elza hit the other two long-range shots. Meanwhile, Corbin struggled to get into any sort of an offensive groove. A gutsy performance by senior Connor Middleton resulted in him leading the team in scoring with ten points, but most of the Hounds' shots ended up missing...

The Corbin Lady Hounds opened up play in the 2025 13th Region tournament at the Arena Tuesday night. The 52nd District champion Harlan Lady Green Dragons gave them all they had, but in the end the ladies in red were able to pull out the 77-66 win. The Hounds were dominant in the early stages of Tuesday's opening round contest, jumping out to a 10-0 lead before being up 22-8 at the end of the first quarter. Harlan was able to cut the lead back down to eight points in the second quarter, but Corbin remained in control, 41-31, going into the half. The Lady Dragons continued to chip away at...

In what was an incredibly exciting 50th District tournament final Friday evening at Williamsburg High School, the South Laurel Cardinals were able to pull out a 65-64 win over Corbin in overtime. The Redhounds got out a 7-0 start, and led by ten points, 15-5, at the end of the first quarter. They managed to extend their lead out to 14 points, 29-15, by the half. Freshman Ryder Akins scored ten of the team’s 15 points in quarter one, and scored all of their 14 points in quarter two. His 24 total points scored in the first half included five three-point buckets. Akins would go on to lead all scoring on...

After a 44-27 loss to South Laurel Thursday evening at Willamsburg High School, the Corbin Lady Hounds will enter this year's 13th Region tournament as the 50th District runner-up. Thursday's loss to the Lady Cardinals in this year's district title game dropped Corbin to 18-10 on the season. They will learn this weekend who they will face in the first round of the 2025 13th Region tournament, being held next week at the Corbin Arena. The News Journal will provide additional information on this year's 13th Region championship tournaments as soon as that information is made available. 2025 50th District finals: South Laurel 44, Corbin 27 S. Laurel - 15  5  11  13  - ...

For the tenth straight year, the boys' 50th District championship tournament will feature Corbin versus South Laurel in the finals. The Cardinals improved to 22-8 on the year Tuesday with a 54-18 victory over tournament host Williamsburg. In the late game, the Redhounds outlasted the Whitley County Colonels, 58-46, to improve to 19-9. Corbin and South will meet for the third time this season Friday evening at 7 p.m. In their first encounter, the Hounds came away with a 66-52 victory at home on Jan. 14. The Cards took the second game, winning, 56-35, in London on Jan. 31. The third meeting will take place on a neutral court, inside J.B....

Seeding is officially set in the boys' 50th District after Tuesday night's contests. The Whitley County Colonels came to Corbin on Tuesday and defeated the host Redhounds in both boys and girls hoops action. The girls game went to the visitors by the final score of 73-57. The win improved the Whitley ladies to 15-7 overall, 2-3 in district play. They will go across town later this week to play Williamsburg in a game where they will be the heavy favorites to win. With the loss, the Corbin Lady Hounds now stand at 14-7, 2-3. They will also travel to Williamsburg later this week to finish out regular season district play...

More district seeding games took place across the coverage area Friday night... A previously scheduled Whitley County versus Williamsburg boys/girls double header ended up being a boys only contest with the girls game getting rescheduled to next Friday, Feb. 7. The Colonel and Yellow Jacket boys put on a show for the enthusiastic crowd on hand, remaining neck-and-neck for most of the game. Whitley got out to a double digit lead in the fourth quarter, however, and were able to fight off a Williamsburg rally to secure the 73-65 victory. Whitley County 73, Williamsburg 65 Whitley - 11  13  25  24  -  73 W'burg - 10  14  22  19  -  65 WCHS - Bryson...