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What started as a slow game picked up speed in the final innings. Corbin outlasted Pineville in a 3-2 win. The game, which was supposed to be played at Jackson County, was moved to South Laurel due to the weather. Like the baseball tournament, the games scheduled for Tuesday were postponed until Wednesday. Corbin will play Clay County at 7 p.m. on May 27 for their chance to take on the winner of the North Laurel versus South Laurel game. Corbin’s last region softball title was earned back in 2022.

Several Corbin and Whitley County student athletes qualified to compete in the KHSAA Class 2A State Track Meet. For Corbin, athletes slated to compete on May 22 include: Myles Bonzo, Mallory Bradshaw, Sophia Bradshaw, Jon Brown, Zac Brown, Jayden Chandler, Isaiah Curry, Creed Davies, Kobe Dixon, Masyn Elam, Hadley Elmore, Lynlee Flynn, Jaycee Frye, Gabe Gray, Zoe Hart, Ethan Lester, Emma Massengill, Courtney Masterson, Jaxon McHargue, Hadleigh Morgan, Miah Morgan, Slade Morrison, Addison Owens, Carson Price, Katie Skeene, Annealise Smith, Brenton Smith, Kaleb Terrell, Kinley Terrell, Hartlee Viars and Chance Wells. Corbin placed first in the girls competition at the region meet on May 14. They placed third in the boys competition. Twelve...

In 1A track and field, Williamsburg hosted the Class 1A Region 6 meet. Williamsburg will send 18 students to the state meet on Thursday. Those students include: Tatum Croley, Savannah Dabney, Rylie Davis, Lynsie Durham, Nick Hale, Peyton Hamilton, Zaden Housekeeper, Zyler Housekeeper, Bella Jeffries, Lane Jeffries, Eli Meadors, Chase Meddles, Landin Miller, Ethan Moses, Kaylee Rains, Makenna Stephens, Gary Tye and Abigail Workman. Williamsburg’s girls team placed second in the region tournament. The boys followed suit also coming in at second.

Knox Central and Lynn Camp met in the 51st District Championship game Tuesday night. Much like the 50th District tournament, it was a rematch of last year’s game. During that meeting, Knox Central won 16-0. The two teams met up one other time this season. Knox Central won that match up 17-0. The last time Lynn Camp defeated Knox Central was in May 2003. That trend continued as Lynn Camp lost 18-0 to Knox Central in this year’s 51st District championship game Tuesday in Pineville.

After the top of the first inning of the 50th District championship game, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays during the 50th District championship game on Tuesday. Whitley County softball was defeated in the first round of district play.

After the top of the first inning of the 50th District championship game, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays during the 50th District championship game on Tuesday. Williamsburg softball was defeated in the first round of district play.

After the top of the first inning of the 50th District baseball championship game, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays during the 50th District championship game on Tuesday. Before play resumed, Corbin was up one run.

After the top of the first inning of the 50th District baseball championship game, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays during the 50th District championship game on Tuesday. Whitley County defeated Williamsburg on the baseball diamond first round.

The Whitley County Colonels baseball team is the 2026 50th District Champions. The Colonels defeated the Corbin Redhounds, 3-1, Tuesday night. After the top of the first inning, players were sent to the dugouts to wait out weather delays. This year’s championship game was a rematch of last year. In that game, Whitley County won 4-2.

Whitley County’s Lady Colonels topped the Williamsburg Lady Jackets in a dominant win on the road. The Lady Colonels’ won 17-0 in just three innings. Freshman Jalyn McKay led the team with 3 hits, 3 runs and 2 RBIs. Whitley County softball has won every match up between the two schools since April 2018. Whitley County has an overall season record of 10-21 while Williamsburg’s record sits at 5-19 as of 2:30 p.m. on May 12.