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The 49th District champion Corbin Lady Hounds improved their season record to 11-10 Tuesday night, advancing to this year's 13th Region championship game with a 10-0 victory over Harlan County. Junior Carly Stone got the scoring started against the Lady Bears with a goal at the 25:56 mark in the first half of play. Stone then made it 2-0 with a second goal at 18:26. Corbin extended its lead to 3-0 thanks to a goal by senior Kara Grisell at 7:29, and that was followed about a minute later by a goal from junior Abby Baker. Junior Nikki Wells scored on a penalty kick at 4:09, and she scored again with 2:00...

The Corbin Lady Hounds advanced to Tuesday night's 50th District championship at North Laurel High School by winning a five set thriller against South Laurel on Monday (see the full story in the 10/19 edition of the News Journal). The Hounds met up with the host Lady Jaguars in the district finals, but this time they didn't need a full five sets to get the job done. They jumped out to a 2-0 lead with 25-23 wins in sets one and two. Set three went to North, 25-16, but Corbin came back and won set four, once again by a score of 25-23. This 3-1 victory improves the Lady Hounds to...

UC Archery hit the road this past weekend looking to capture their second straight USIAC 3D National Championship in Carrier Mills, Illinois. With 18 teams competing this past weekend, the Pats knew it would be a tough road to another title, but with some phenomenal performances combined with the consistent shooting efforts, UC came away with the USIAC 3D National Championship. Beginning with individual Men’s Bowhunter, Jayson Byrd would find his way onto the podium with a second place finish with a score of 404 with 11 12’s. Teammate Caleb Dixon finished fourth with 397 points and nine 12’s while Daniel Chitwood finished fifth with 395 total points and seven...

ORIGINAL: On Tuesday, the Corbin boys and girls soccer teams were in action in this year's 49th District tournament. At North Laurel, the Lady Hounds faced Oneida Baptist Institute in their first game of the tourney. The Hounds had little trouble, with goals by Kara Grisell, Sarah Fryer and two goals from Abby Baker putting them up 4-0 at the half. They continued to dominate in the second half, with Baker scoring four more goals and Mady Saylor scoring one to give Corbin the 9-0 victory. After the game, Head Coach Hannah Goins said that she was pleased with her team's performance, adding that it is a relief to know that...

On Monday, the Whitley County girls and boys soccer teams saw their seasons come to a close with losses to Oneida Baptist Institute in the first round of this year’s 49th District tournament, being played in London at North and South Laurel High Schools. Monday’s contests between Whitley and OBI took place at South Laurel, and many excited fans filled the stands to watch as these teams battled to keep their seasons alive. Those cheering on the Colonels were delighted when freshman Madison Broyles put her team on top 1-0 with a goal at 34:36 in the first half of the early game. OBI responded with a goal at 28:47, but...

The following is a collection of high school football coverage from the October 12 edition of the News Journal... DRAGON SLAYERS: Jackets begin district play with 30-8 win over visiting Harlan If you were just looking at things on paper, you might have considered the Harlan Green Dragons to be the favorites coming into last week’s district matchup against the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets. The Dragons were coming into Rose-Stanfill Stadium with a 5-1 record, while the home standing Yellow Jackets had only achieved two victories at that time. Also, consider what Harlan did against Williamsburg last year - defeating them 28-19 in a muddy mess of a game at their place about this...

The following are scores of interest for high school football games played on Friday, October 7... The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets picked up their third win of the season Friday, defeating the visiting Harlan Green Dragons 30-8. More importantly, the win puts Williamsburg at 1-0 in district play ahead of their road game at Pineville next week. Speaking of Pineville, the Mountain Lions were able to travel to Lynn Camp Friday and come away with a 35-28 victory, giving the Wildcats their first loss since week 0. Lynn Camp will try to rebound next week when they travel to face Harlan. And finally, the Whitley County Colonels continued their winning ways Friday, picking...

The field is set for this year’s 49th District soccer tournaments, scheduled to take place next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at South and North Laurel High Schools in London. The Corbin Redhounds fell 1-0 to Pulaski County Monday evening, giving them an overall record of 7-8 heading into next week’s district tourney, where they will be facing the North Laurel Jaguars in the semifinal round. The Jags bested the Hounds 3-2 back on September 6, but if Corbin can come out on top this time they will punch their tickets to the 2016 13th Region tournament, and they will also earn the opportunity to play Whitley County, Oneida Baptist Institute or...

The Whitley County Lady Colonels volleyball team improved to 20-6 on the year Monday, defeating Corbin in three straight sets (25-18, 26-24, 25-22). The game, played at Corbin, was a rematch from September 15, when the Lady Hounds traveled down the road to Williamsburg and came away with a thrilling 3-2 win (20-25, 25-18, 25-22, 20-25, 15-5). Every time these two 13th Region rival teams take the court against each other things are sure to get heated. It’s always competitive, and Monday’s contest was no exception. Despite the 3-0 final score, all three sets of the match were hotly contested. Whitley County looked to be in control of set one, but Corbin...

The following is a collection of the high school football coverage appearing in the October 5 edition of the News Journal... Whitley Wins Again: Colonels fend off North Laurel, secure fifth victory in a row A blocked field goal with only seconds left in last Friday’s game between the Whitley County Colonels and the North Laurel Jaguars sealed the deal and gave Whitley a one-point win, 23-22, improving them to 5-1 on the season, 1-0 in district play. “There is nothing like this,” said senior wide receiver Tyler Downs after the game. “This is unreal.” Down led the Colonels in receiving yards against the Jags, finishing the night with a total of 51,...