Soccer

Faith and vision. In the early 90s, it took faith and vision to invest so much toward soccer in a mountain town already fiercely loyal to other sports. I know Armando Cima because I coached opposite him for many years. Playing the Corbin Redhounds carried a palpable dread with it; you knew the team would be fundamentally sound, well-organized, and that the players would have a stalwart work ethic, daunting and real. Was this a direct reflection of the mountains, the coach, the families, or a confluence unique to an era, right place-right time-willing people sort of thing? From the limited perspective of an outsider looking in, quite remarkable is...

 The Corbin Lady Hounds soccer team made all kinds of history during the course of the recently completed 2022 season. With a 17-5-1 final record, the team set a record for most wins in a season. They captured 49th District and 13th Region championship crowns, and they advanced to the Elite Eight of this year’s KHSAA state championship tournament. The 2022 season was also highlighted by several exceptional individual efforts, most notably by senior Grace Gibson, who set the record for most goals scored in a single season (55), and senior Olivia Jones, who set the single-season assists record (36). Gibson and Jones, along with fellow seniors Riley Childers, Kaitlyn Will...

The Whitley County High School boys soccer team saw their 2022 season come to an end in the first round of this year’s 49th District tournament, but their 9-3 loss to eventual region champions Corbin was much more competitive than previous encounters with the Redhounds have been. In fact, one has to go all the way back to the 2012 season to find the last time that Whitley managed to even score a goal on Corbin, so the fact that the Hounds had to put up a bit more of a fight in order to advance in this year’s district tourney shows how far the Colonels have come. Whitley managed to...

Tuesday was a busy night for coverage area teams, with the finals of the 2022 50th District volleyball tournament being contested at Williamsburg High School and the Corbin boys soccer team playing in the first round of the 2022 KHSAA state championship tournament. In Williamsburg, the Corbin Lady Hounds and the Whitley County Lady Colonels met up for the fourth time this season on the volleyball court. The Hounds defeated Williamsburg in round one of this year's district volleyball tournament to earn their spot in the championship game, while the Colonels bested South Laurel to advance. The title contest was competitive, as it typically is between these two squads, but in...

With a pair of regional championship victories Wednesday night, the Corbin High School boys and girls soccer teams have both qualified for an appearance in this year’s KHSAA state championship tournaments. In boys soccer action, the Redhounds successfully defended their 13th Region championship crown with a 4-2 victory over visiting North Laurel. The win improves the Hounds to 16-6-1 on the year ahead of their upcoming state tournament appearance. On the girls’ side, the Lady Hounds outlasted South Laurel by the final score of 2-1 at Knox Central High School in Barbourville to win their first 13th Region title since 2017. With an overall record of 16-4-1, Corbin now shifts their...

Abby Baker graduated in 2018 as the all-time leading goal scorer in the history of the Corbin High School Lady Hounds soccer program. Traveling to Europe and having the chance to play internationally during her time at CHS, coaches and fans knew that she was destined to achieve big things in the sport at the next level, and so she has. After leaving Corbin, Baker went on to play four years at Transylvania University in Lexington. Recruited as a midfielder, but making the move to forward, she ended up finishing as a first team All-Conference member four years in a row. She also served as a team captain her junior...

Grace on the Hill United Methodist Church in Corbin has begun sign-ups for its children’s indoor soccer league. The league is open to children, ages four, five and six as of Oct. 1, 2021. More information or applications are available by going by the church office at 1632 Cumberland Falls Hwy. or going online to www.graceonthehill.org. More information is available by contacting the church office at 528-6840. The deadline to sign up is Feb. 14.

The Corbin Redhounds Boys Soccer team’s season came to an end last Tuesday with a 4-1 loss at Paul Laurence Dunbar in the first round of the state tournament. The Redhounds finished the season with a record of 16-5, going 7-0 in the 13th Region and 6-0 in the 49th District. Jose Torres scored the goal for Corbin in Tuesday’s game with Gabe Cima picking up the assist. The Redhounds will be going into the 2022 season seeking to replace nine seniors. They include: Noah Bonnell, goalkeeper Jonathan Jackson, Chesney Jacobs, Xavier Keck, Jacob Moses, Rx Norvell, Adrian Pataki, Kyle Webb and Austin Wise. Among the returning players will be Jose Torres, Gabe Cima,...

The Corbin Redhounds Soccer team posted its fourth consecutive shutout, capturing the 13th Region Championship Monday night with a 7-0 win over North Laurel. Corbin led North Laurel 3-0 at halftime Monday night and added two goals early in the second half to extend the lead to 5-0. Chesney Jacobs had three goals to lead the Redhound’s attack. Jose Torres added two goals, while Austin Wise and Gabriel Canineu each scored once. “We really controlled the possession,” said Coach Armando Cima noting that when North Laurel was able to mount an attack it seldom posed a serious challenge for goalkeeper Jonathan Jackson. “That was due to our ability to keep possession of the...

The Corbin Redhounds Soccer team will play for the 13th Region title tonight at Union College. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Redhounds defeated Barbourville Sunday night, 10-0 in the first round of the 13th Region Tournament Sunday night to advance to the title game. Corbin will face 49th District runner-up North Laurel in tonight’s championship game. Corbin defeated North Laurel on Wednesday for the district title, 5-0.