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The following Senior Spotlight feature appeared in the September 14, 2016 edition of the News Journal... For this week’s Senior Spotlight, the Whitley County High School volleyball team’s four senior players talk about their experiences as a Lady Colonel, this year’s First Priority Classic, their hopes for the future and more. Laura Richardson, 17, is a middle hitter who is in her seventh year competing in volleyball. She said, “When I started playing in middle school I was just looking for a sport to play and be involved with, but since then I’ve spent so much time with it that I’ve really come to love it. Being a senior, I know...

The following is some important information pertaining to this weekend's First Priority Volleyball Classic... DATES: Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17. LOCATIONS: Whitley County High School, Middle School and Intermediate School gymnasiums. NUMBER OF MATCHES and SCORING: All teams will get a minimum of five matches. Each match will be best of three sets. The first two sets will be to 25, win by two (no cap). The third set will be first to 15, win by two (also no cap). TIE BREAKING/SEEDING: There will be two phases of the classic - pool play and tournament play. There are three pools of five teams. Each team will play the other four teams...

This past Saturday, September 3, all coverage area cross country teams were in action at either the Knox Central All-Comers race in Barbourville, or the Henry Clay/Tanner Duke Invitational in Lexington. The following are the final results for Whitley County, who appeared at the Knox Central race… GIRLS VARSITY 27:35.22 - Anastasia Cox 11th 28:03.90 -Brooklyn Lawson 13th 31:59.08 - Madison Vanover 20th 34:50.80 - Cheyenne King 23rd 35:06.09 - Rachel Shelton 24th 35:17.93 - Dora Siler 25th BOYS VARSITY 18:41.62 - Jared Wilson 4th 20:04.96 - Spencer Lawson 15th 20:35.10 - Rusty Surgner 16th 21:05.42 - Aaron Gibbs 18th 21:13.12 - Dylan Coffey 19th 21:13.49 - Jackson Estes 20th 22:04.70 - River Braden 26th 22:31.88 - Lucas Hall 32nd 24:04.16 - David Powers 36th 26:16.36 - Jacob...

The Corbin boys soccer team came into Tuesday’s game at North Laurel looking to pick up their second win over a district opponent this year after defeating Whitley County 2-0 back on August 29. The Redhounds are being led by two seniors in 2016 – Ben Childers and John Lowe. Before Corbin took the field for a home contest against Southwestern Pulaski last week, these two players took a few moments to share their thoughts for this edition of Senior Spotlight. Childers, an 18-year-old center midfielder, has been playing soccer nearly his entire life. He said that it has always been fun to him, and getting to compete for a successful...

The following stories were included in the September 7, 2016 edition of the News Journal... Wildcats defeat Jackson County, travel to Berea next The Lynn Camp Wildcats improved to 2-1 on the season last Friday night with a very convincing 49-28 win over the visiting Jackson County Generals on Alumni Night. Senior quarterback Dylan Brown shined for the Cats, passing for 216 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Dalton Cook, Nathan Farris, Brenton Medlin and Brandon Smith all finished with one reception for a score on the night. Medlin was the overall leading receiver, finishing with just under 100 yards gained. Cook led the way in the Lynn Camp ground attack,...

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women's Wrestling team has had a long history of success and look to continue that success in the upcoming 2016-17 season. One Patriot wrestler is continuing off her success from last season as she recently competed against some of the best in the world last week as a member of Team USA in a major world championship event. Sophomore Maya Nelson (Denver, CO), wrestled in the 63 kg. class last week in the United World Wrestling (UWW) Junior World Championships in Macon, France. Nelson would go straight to the round of 16 and win her opening match against Zarina Dauletkeldi of Kazakhstan by tech...

On Thursday, Angela Singleton (formerly Angela Steuer) was named as the newest head coach of the Whitley County Lady Colonels softball program. Singleton, a seventh grade math teacher at Whitley County Middle School, served as an assistant on the Lady Colonels’ staff during the 2016 season. She is a graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, where she pitched and played right field for the Patriots from 2008-2012. She served one year as a graduate assistant at UC prior to beginning work in the Whitley County school system. She is originally from Miamisburg, OH where she played high school and travel ball. “I’m very excited,” Singleton said of becoming a...

The following is a collection of all the high school football coverage appearing in the August 31 edition of the News Journal: Miracle in McCreary; Jose Torres boots game-winning field goal for Lynn Camp After a tough loss against Perry County Central in their season opener, Lynn Camp showed up to win last Friday evening at McCreary Central High School. Just two minutes into the first quarter, junior Brandon Smith intercepted a pass and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown. Fellow junior Jesus Torres made the extra point, giving the Wildcats the 7-0 lead. Five seconds later, at 10:17, Lynn Camp sophomore River Helton recovered a McCreary fumble, which would eventually lead...

This past weekend the 2016 cross country season kicked off with the Catbird Classic at North Laurel High School. Prior to the start of the meet, our coverage area runners took a few moments to give their thoughts for this week’s Senior Spotlight. Brooklyn Lawson has been running at Whitley County for the past three years. She said that practices can be miserable, but the races “really make up for it.” After high school, she plans on going to the University of Kentucky and studying for a career in the medical field. Spencer Lawson has been a runner at WCHS for four years. He said, “I remember when I first started...

This From the Sidelines column appeared in the August 31 edition of the News Journal: I have seen Kelly Bryant in action at Whitley County athletic contests more times than I can count. It is a safe bet that a good portion of the folks reading this column already know who she is, but just in case you don’t, she is the much beloved athletic trainer for Whitley County Schools. Actually, Bryant’s official job title is "Training Room Coordinator." In addition to those duties, she also teaches physical education and health at Whitley. As a trainer, it is her job to administer safety and first aid to athletes in all sports....