Soccer

For the first time in the history of its program, the Whitley County School District soccer fields now have lights. The lights were turned on last Friday during a field lighting ceremony. “Just a couple years ago, they spoke to me about different facility needs, and I said, ‘One of the biggest - or the number one - need, facility-wise athletically, was to put lights on our soccer field.’ It is going to increase the number of kids that are going to be participating. It is going to allow our coaches to play JV games and host more games and just an all-around better atmosphere for playing soccer for our...

For the first time in the program’s history, Whitley County’s boys and girls soccer teams will play their home games under the lights as fixtures have been installed at the field on U.S. 25W. Whitley County has previously been precluded from hosting the 13th Region Tournaments because the field did not have lights.

After a 6-0 victory over the South Laurel Cardinals Tuesday night, the Corbin Redhounds boys soccer team are your 2020 13th Region champions. The regional championship win improves the soccer Hounds to 11-1-1 on the year, and also advances them to state tournament competition. This year's KHSAA state tourney will get underway this Saturday, Oct. 24. On that day, Corbin will play the champions out of Region 15 in the semi-state round of play. Should they advance, they will play the champions of either Region 16 or Region 14 in the quarterfinal round on Monday, Oct. 26. The News Journal will provide more details on Corbin's appearance in the 2020 KHSAA state...

After last week’s ruling from the Kentucky High School Athletic Association that they would move forward with their plan to begin fall athletics in early September, there was much speculation about whether Gov. Andy Beshear would override the decision during his Monday press briefing. As it turns out, Beshear decided to not reverse the KHSAA’s decision, but he also made it clear that he does not think it is wise for schools to allow athletic competitions to resume at this point in time, explaining that we are currently in a perilous situation where the number of new cases of COVID-19 could begin to spike again if we make the mistake...

At its Board of Control meeting Thursday morning, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association discussed the possibility of adopting further changes to the 2020 fall sports season. In the end, however, the board voted to keep the current plan in place that would have athletes being able to officially begin practices on Monday, August 24. Details of the plan to resume athletic activities this fall include the following: The sports of soccer and volleyball will be allowed to conduct intrasquad scrimmages beginning with the first day of practice on Aug. 24. Football will be “restricted to phase-in of activity per Bylaw 23 and revised guidance.” Interscholastic scrimmaging will not be...

In a nearly three-hour online board of control meeting Tuesday, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association has outlined how school sports should proceed as we enter into the fall season. KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett spoke early on during Tuesday’s meeting saying that he and other association officials have been closely monitoring all data concerning COVID-19 in the state. He said that it is important to be careful while moving forward with any attempts to resume school sports, also acknowledging that the association needs to be continue to be ready to make adjustments to any and all plans “at a moment’s notice” if necessary. Before beginning discussion on how the fall season...

The Corbin-Whitley County area has presented Neel Patel and Trey Cima with many great opportunities in the sport of soccer, and this summer they are teaming up to give back with a new venture they are calling Topflite Soccer Training. Patel is a former Whitley County Colonel and Corbin Redhound. He was named to the All-State Team in 2018 before going on play collegiately as a Berea Mountaineer. He is currently in the process of transferring to the University of Louisville. Cima is the son of longtime Corbin Redhounds soccer head coach Armando Cima. He was named to the All-State team as a Hound in 2017 and 2018, and he is...

Monday marked the first day that area coaches were able to meet with their teams for in-person practice sessions. With several coronavirus-related restrictions still in place, these sessions were largely focused on strength and conditioning, but regardless of the work being done, the fact that teams can once again gather in person is a huge step forward, and it goes a long way in providing some hope for the upcoming fall sports season. Among those teams getting back together for the first time Monday was the Whitley County High School varsity boys soccer team. A large group of eager athletes showed up to the Whitley County soccer complex to hear...

It was a very big night for coverage area sports teams Friday... Starting with playoff football, the Corbin Redhounds defeated visiting Knox Central 42-21 to improve to 6-4 on the year and advance to play at Wayne County High School in round two next week. An updated look at the Class 4A state tournament bracket can be found here - https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb19/tournament_178004 The Whitley County Colonels defeated the visiting North Laurel Jaguars 21-20 Friday, improving to 8-3 overall and advancing to host the Southwestern Warriors in round two next week. An updated look at the Class 5A state tournament bracket can be found here - https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb19/tournament_178005 Finally, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and Lynn...

Continue to check back with this post, as it will be updated with results from the 2019 49th District soccer tournaments as they become available... Update 1: On Tuesday, October 8 the Corbin Redhounds improved their season record to 14-4-1 with a 6-1 victory over Oneida Baptist Institute at the Whitley County soccer complex in Williamsburg. The win not only advances Corbin to this year's district championship game on Thursday, but it also qualifies them for the 2019 13th Region championship tournament. In girls soccer action Tuesday, the North Laurel Lady Jaguars defeated South Laurel, 5-0. Both Whitley County teams are scheduled to be in action Wednesday, with the Colonel boys hosting...