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Sports fans in Whitley County have gotten to know the name of Lindsey Shope very well since she first arrived at Whitley County High School in 2018. As a sophomore and junior, she helped guide the Lady Colonels to new heights on the softball field, including a 50th District championship title in 2019. Unfortunately, Shope and her fellow Class of 2020 spring student-athletes were robbed of their senior seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but where one door closes another opens. Starting in 2021, Shope took her talents across town and began living out her dream as a college athlete at the University of the Cumberlands. As a Patriot softballer, she...

It was another successful spring season for the Williamsburg High School track and field team. The Jackets and Lady Jackets managed to compile a long list of achievements during the past season, but junior Nate Goodin and senior Lylah Mattingly gave performances worthy of a trip to the recent Nike Outdoor Nationals competition in Eugene, Ore. Goodin came into the season as the defending Class A state champion in long jump. He was able to walk away with another first place finish at last month’s KHSAA State Championships, but this time it was in his personal favorite event – high jump. “Since my freshman year I have always wanted to win...

Five Impact Archery members were crowned state champions during a recent competition in Owensboro. Four were 3D “Top Gun” Shooters of the Year, and three were second place finishers. All 11 competing members finished in the top 10. The Eagle team also placed second in the team event. Jr Eagle Open – Coalson Bingham  (Buckle Winner) Jr Eagle Barebow – Bryson Hall (Buckle Winner) and Malarie Hall Eagle Open – Aubrey Shelley Eagle Pins– Boston Shelley (Buckle Winner), Nathanael Bingham, Gracelynn Lay and Jackson Blankenship Youth Open – Paisley McKiddy (Buckle Winner) Youth Pins – Braylynn Spray Young Adult Pins – Jalynn Grubb

It took two extra innings for them to get the job done, but the Owensboro Catholic Aces were able to pull off a 5-4 victory over the 13th Region champion Corbin Redhounds Friday in round one of this year's Kentucky High School Athletic Association Baseball State Tournament, played at Legends Stadium in Lexington. With the loss, Corbin wraps up their 2024 campaign with an overall record of 30 wins and 11 losses. The Hounds got on the board first Friday thanks to an inside-the-park home run from Noah Cima. The Aces would score a run in the bottom of the inning, though, tying the game up at 1-1. The score remained...

Last week, coverage area teams competed in the 2024 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Track and Field State Championships. Results from the meets, held at the University of Kentucky, are as follows… Class A championships (Thursday, May 30) • Girls 4x800m relay - Williamsburg 13th place in 10:55.07 (Ryan Fields, Emaly Powers, Emma Moore and Tatum Croley) • Girls 100m hurdles - Lylah Mattingly (W’burg) 5th place in 15.91 • Boys 110m hurdles - Peyton Hamilton (W’burg) 14th place in 16.42 • Girls 4x200m relay - Williamsburg 11th place in 1:51.84 (Kaylee Rains, Lynsie Durham, Lillian Roark, Madison Peace) • Girls 1600m run - Tatum Croley (W’burg) 22nd place in 6:03.25 • Girls 4x100m relay -...

On Monday, a special reception was held at Campbell Field in Corbin for the Redhound football program’s newest head coach, Luke Salmons. Salmons comes to Corbin from Cabell Midland High School in West Virginia, where he led that school’s varsity football program to a combined record of 118-37 across 13 seasons. The team never had a losing season with him at the helm, and they finished as state runner-up in 2012 and 2019. “I’m about God, family, and football,” Salmons said to the crowd in attendance at Monday’s meet-and-greet. “Coach Greer is leaving a great program here with a great group of assistant coaches and great support from a great...

Last week was a history-making one for the Corbin High School tennis program, as three competitors advanced all the way to the Final Four of the 2024 Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championships and two more played their way into the Elite Eight. The boys doubles team of sophomore Nate Hill and senior Quinn Maguet defeated teams from South Oldham High School and Lyon County High School in the first and second rounds of their state tournament. In the Sweet 16, Hill and Maguet took down Sushanth Muthuluru and Kaden Chandler from Eastern High School. In the quarterfinals, they eliminated William Tribble and Jacob Kramer. On the final day of...

As many expected it would, this year’s 13th Region baseball tournament once again came down to 50th District rivals Corbin and Whitley County. Last year, it was the Colonels who defeated the Redhounds in the regional finals before going on to win a program-first KHSAA state championship. This time around, Corbin was able to return the favor by punching their tickets to the 2024 state championship tournament in Lexington. The Colonels got out to an early lead in Friday’s regional championship contest, played at Knox Central High School in Barbourville. After going up 2-0 in the top of the first inning, Redhound Noah Cima hit a solo home run in...

The Corbin Independent School District announced Wednesday that they have hired Luke Salmons to be the next head coach of the CHS varsity football program. "CISD has agreed in principle with Coach Luke Salmons from Cabell Midland High School (West Virginia) to be the next head coach of the Redhounds," said a statement from the district. "More information will follow in the coming days, and a reception to welcome Coach Salmons and his family to Redhound Nation will take place next week." Additional details regarding Salmons' hire will be provided soon.

Memorial Day will be full of softball and baseball action in Knox County as this year's 13th Region championship tournaments are scheduled kick off at Lynn Camp and Knox Central high schools. Lynn Camp will host this year's regional softball tournament, with the following contests scheduled for Monday-through-Wednesday: Lynn Camp (23-11) vs South Laurel (26-9) - Mon. at Noon Harlan (14-18) vs Jackson County (23-10) - Mon. at 2 PM North Laurel (24-9) vs Harlan County (14-19) - Mon. at 4 PM Corbin (18-15) vs Pineville (14-7) - Mon. at 6 PM Winner of Lynn Camp/S Laurel vs Winner of Harlan/Jackson Co - Tues. at 6 PM Winner of N Laurel/Harlan Co vs Winner of...