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The Lady Colonels defeated the Lady Jackets, 14-0, in five innings on April 9. Whitley County has won the last 11 match ups against Williamsburg. The two teams will meet again at 6 p.m. on May 7 at Williamsburg.

The Corbin Redhounds defeated the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets at home on Monday with a final score of 11-1. The two teams met up again Tuesday night. The final score was not available as of print deadline. As of Monday, Corbin had won the 12 most recent matchups between the two programs.

The third all-time winningest Kentucky high school football coach died April 9. In his 48 seasons, Coach Larry French spent time at the helm of six football programs. He retired in January. The last stop in French’s career was at Middlesboro. Since joining the Yellowjackets staff in 2019, he battled Williamsburg and Lynn Camp High Schools each year except for 2020. While French was at Middlesboro, he recorded a clean sweep of Lynn Camp (7-0, including playoffs). When it came to facing the other 13th region Yellowjackets,  Middlesboro and Williamsburg split the series 3-3. Williamsburg Football Coach Jerry Herron described the games saying, “We had a good relationship over the years, some really...

A former Union Commonwealth University head coach will take over the Corbin Redhounds Basketball Program. Corbin High School officials announced Kevin Burton will lead the Redhounds during the upcoming season. Burton compiled 260 wins during his 11 years at the university and led his team to an NAIA National Championship in 2017. Before his time at Union, Burton coached at both St. Catharine College and Lambuth (Tenn.) University. His overall coaching record stands at 477 wins and 177 losses. Burton replaces Tony Pietrowski who led Corbin's boys basketball program for 25 seasons. Pietrowski took over the girls program earlier this year. Corbin Athletics posted this image to social media as part of Monday's announcement.

Williamsburg’s Zaden Housekeeper was one of six students recognized at the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament as a 2026 Kentucky High School Athletic Association-Kentucky Department of Agriculture Ag Athletes of the Year. Along with the recognition, Housekeeper received a $1,000 scholarship. “The definitive traits that make you an outstanding athlete – teamwork, leadership and resilience – are the same ones that provide success in agriculture,” Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell said. “These same skills can also translate to a successful academic career. At the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, we recognize a solid educational foundation can lead to great success in life, whether that education is through a four-year institution or...

Photos by HUNTER JUAREZ Corbin made the trip to Laurel County to take on the North Laurel Jaguars on March 23. The Redhounds came up short, losing 5-4. Corbin won three straight matchups to start the season defeating Leslie, Bell and Franklin counties in the opening week of the season.

Sports can often be summed up in numbers – points, field goals, strokes, jersey numbers – each one written in a stat book to tell a story using numbers rather than words. What if the most important number isn’t actually part of any game or written in a stat book? What if it is written in a planner, on a calendar, in a journal, or told through photos? What if the most important number is actually the amount of time a parent gets to steal with their children? Synonymous with Sports In Corbin, the Pietrowski name is synonymous with sports. Dating back to the 1950s, Paul ‘Shep’ Pietrowski played basketball for Saint Camillus. “He played...

Corbin High School basketball coach Tony Pietrowski is taking on a new role with the Redhounds. Corbin Redhounds Athletics announced he will take over the girls basketball program. Pietrowski has spent 25 seasons with the boys team. During his tenure, he compiled 528 career wins. Pietrowski spent two seasons coaching middle school girls basketball while his daughter, Lynnlee, played for the team. Lynnlee will be a freshman this fall. His appointment comes just days after Isaac Wilson resigned. Wilson was one of Pietrowski's former players. See the Corbin Redhounds Athletics Facebook post below:

Corbin Lady Redhounds Basketball Head Coach Isaac Wilson is stepping down, according to a social media post by Corbin Redhounds Athletics. Wilson led the team for nine seasons and had a 156-110 record. While at the helm, the Lady Redhounds won a 13th Region Championship in 2022, two 50th District titles in 2023 and 2024, and back-to-back WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic championships in 2022 and 2023. "I appreciate every player who has helped build a solid program where excellence is the expectation," said Wilson in a social media video today. "When I think of Corbin, I think of the motto of, 'striving to be our best.' I hope we have...

Williamsburg is home to one of the newest 2026 KHSAA state champions. Zyler Housekeeper brought home the gold in pole vault during the 2026 Indoor Track & Field State Championships presented by UK HealthCare. The tournament was hosted in Louisville on March 3. Williamsburg competed in the Class A competition. Corbin and Whitley County competed in the Class AA competition. Other area winners included: WILLIAMSBURG • Boys team 6th overall • Zyler Housekeeper – 1st in pole vault • Lane Jeffries – 3rd in 55-meter hurdles • Lane Jeffries – 3rd in triple jump • Gary Tye, Eli Meadors, Chase Meddles, Zyler Housekeeper – 5th in 4x400  meter relay • Chase Meddles – 6th in long jump • Ethan...