Football

Over 100 campers from all over the region converged at the Corbin High School Football Facilities for the second annual Southeastern Kentucky Middle School Camp on June 18 and 19. On June 18, special guest speaker Trent Taylor, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, inspired players with his own success story. Taylor lived in Corbin until he was in second grade when he moved with his family to Louisiana. He still has family that lives in the area. Taylor said it’s “a blessing to come back to where I used live.” Taylor is 5’8” and received only one offer when it came to playing football in college. Taylor played college...

Three senior Corbin Redhound athletes signed on to play their respective sports at the collegiate level Tuesday morning. Two football Hounds, Aaron Money and Eythan Sims, and one soccer Lady Hound, Abby Baker, signed their letters of intent in front of coaches, family members and classmates inside the gymnasium at CHS. Money, who signed with the University of Pikeville, and Sims, who signed with Lindsey Wilson College,  helped lead the Corbin football team to a 13-2 season in 2017 including district and regional championships, and an appearance in the Class 3A state championship game at Kroger Field in Lexington. Speaking about his two outgoing seniors, Redhounds head coach Justin Haddix said...

Five Whitley County Colonel football players signed letters of intent to continue their playing careers at the collegiate level Friday morning. Coaches, administrators, classmates and family members gathered together inside the WCHS library to watch four Colonels sign with with the University of the Cumberlands, and one sign with the University of Pikeville. Heading to UC later this year will be receiver and defensive back Corey Bryant, lineman Tyler Lawson, tight end and linebacker Jarrod Malloy and running back/linebacker Peyton McIntosh. Committing to UPike was quarterback Dylan Wilson. While addressing the crowd on hand Friday morning, Colonels head coach Jason Chappell said, "These days are always special, because in many ways this...

On Thursday, Williamsburg Lady Jacket softball player Hailey Richardson signed on to continue her playing career at the University of the Cumberlands. Richardson will be part of a talented group of seniors that are hoping to lead the Lady Jackets back to the 13th Region tournament this season. The team missed the tourney last year after advancing to the semifinal round in 2016. As for her future in college, she will be joining a Lady Patriots team that finished the 2017 season with a 19-34 overall record. They are currently just four games into the 2018 season. Richardson will be joined at UC by current WHS classmate Hunner Adkins, who signed...

The Kentucky All-Stars now lead the all-time Border Bowl series six games to five after a 31-14 victory over Tennessee Saturday. A total of seven coverage area athletes were a part of this year's Border Bowl high school football all-star game - Dylan Wilson, Matthew Dingess and Dawson Swain from Whitley County, Alec Poore and Hunner Adkins from Williamsburg and Camron Sizemore and Aaron Money from Corbin. The event, sponsored by Food City, was held for the second year in a row at Sevier County High School in Sevierville, TN. The 2018 edition featured two games, with the Georgia All-Stars facing the North Carolina All-Stars prior to the annual Kentucky-Tennessee showdown. For full coverage from...

With the New Year just days away, this week we look back at the News Journal’s biggest sports stories of 2017. 1. The Corbin Redhounds’ run to the Class 3A state football championship: Undoubtedly, the biggest sports story of the year was Corbin football’s 13-2 season that included the program’s first appearance in a state championship game since 2002. The football Hounds featured a talented cast of both seasoned veterans and young up-and-comers in 2017. The combination was enough to get the team over the hump, defeating Louisville Central in the state semifinals after losing to Belfry in week 14 of both the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Corbin came up against a...

The following are the News Journal's All-County selections for the 2017 high school football season, announced in the December 13 print edition... 2017 All-County Player of the Year: Chase Estep, Jr. (Corbin) – Estep was the Redhounds’ top playmaker this year, helping the team to a third straight regional championship and an appearance in the Class 3A state championship game. He was the team’s top rusher this fall with 800-plus rushing yards and eight touchdowns, and he was the second best receiver with 630-plus yards and six TDs. He was also reliable on special teams and defense whenever called upon. He scored both of the offensive touchdowns that allowed Corbin to defeat...

The Corbin Redhounds saw their 2017 season come to a close Friday night with a 40-21 loss to Boyle County in this year's Class 3A state championship game.  The game was played at the University of Kentucky's Kroger Field in Lexington. For more on how the Hounds made it to the state finals, see this week's print edition of the News Journal, available now. With the loss, Corbin finishes their season with an overall record of 13 wins and two losses. For complete coverage from Friday's championship, be sure to pick up next week's edition, available on Wednesday, December 6. We would like to congratulate the Redhounds on their many accomplishments this...

“This has been a long time coming.” That is what Corbin Redhounds Head Coach Justin Haddix said after his team pulled off a thrilling 21-20 victory over the Louisville Central Yellow Jackets in last week’s semifinal round game of the 2017 Class 3A state championship playoffs. And Haddix should know… He was the quarterback for the opposing team the last time the Hounds made it to state – a showdown against Breathitt County in the 2002 Class 2A finals. Now Haddix is happy to be leading the charge for Corbin as they are set to return to the state championship stage this Friday evening against the Boyle County Rebels. “We get...

After hosting games in the first two weeks of the 2017 Class 3A state championship playoffs, the Corbin Redhounds had to go on the road last week to play for a regional championship in Powell County. It didn’t matter, though, as the Hounds would win easily, 50-14, to improve to 12-1 on the season. “Every game is a big game when you’re at Corbin,” said Head Coach Justin Haddix of his team’s region title victory. “But I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a game where we came in so focused, scoring 36 points in the first quarter.” The Redhounds were totally dominant in their road victory over the Pirates, piling...