Softball

The 2022 Corbin Little League season wrapped up recently with the following teams being crowned champions of their respective divisions… LL Majors: Davis Salvage Gabe Hubbard, Gunner Duff, Nic Prewitt, Hartlee Viars, Hunter Longworth, Jackson Marlow, Kamden Bledsoe, Easton Hendrickson, Paul Viars, Colton Root and Dylan Hunter. LL Minors: Reds Gabriel Rains, Gatline Godsey, Kayson Grubb, Lenox Griffin, Quinton Owens, Ty Foley, Cole Moore, Bentley Campbell, Brody Allen, Colton Campbell, Conner Moyers, Declan Thompson and Easton Taylor LL Coach Pitch: Mud Hens Cam Hedrick, Drake Southerland, Cash Mills, Ryder Hedrick, Josh McWhorter, Rafe Mills, Asher McCreary, Zaydon Storms, Levi Swafford, Luke Cloud, Kaden Greer, Ayden Conlin and Luke Miracle. With the season complete, All-Star rosters are...

When Lindsey Shope came onto the scene for the Whitley County High School softball program as a sophomore in 2018, she made an immediate impact from inside the pitching circle. The missing component in the Lady Colonels’ recipe for success, Shope helped lead the team to a 50th District title in 2019, as well as an appearance in the 13th Region championship tournament semifinals. She followed that up with an impressive showing on the basketball court during the winter of her senior year, finishing a close second on the team leaderboard for total points scored during the season. Then the unimaginable happened. In the spring of 2020, Whitley County, the state of...

The Corbin Redhounds baseball team were disappointed in the opening round of the 2022 KHSAA state championship tournament in Lexington this afternoon, losing 2-1 to the Central Hardin Bruins. The Hounds finish out the season with an overall record of 26 wins and 13 losses. In other news, the Corbin softball team also fell in state tournament opening round action, losing to Louisville Holy Cross, 8-0. The Lady Hounds end their season at 20-14 overall. Congrats to both teams on making it to state in 2022!

(Story by Trevor Sherman) The Corbin Lady Hounds softball team won their first ever 13th Region title Tuesday evening picking up a 3-0 win over the North Laurel Lady Jags. The win over North improves the Lady Hounds to 20-13 on the year, and advances them to this year's KHSAA state championship tournament, which kicks off later this week in Lexington at the University of Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium. Corbin will play the Region 6 champion Louisville Holy Cross Lady Cougars in the opening round of the state tourney. The Cougars come into the contest with an overall season record of 21 wins and 14 losses. First pitch is scheduled for Friday,...

(Story by Trevor Sherman) The 2022 13th Region baseball and softball tournaments were scheduled to get underway Monday, but most games had to be postponed due to wet field conditions after a full day of steady rainfall. The only teams who managed to get their game in on Monday were the Whitley County Colonels and the Jackson County Generals. The Colonels defeated Jackson County 4-2, improving to 27-10 on the year and advancing to the regional semis, where they will face the winners of Middlesboro and Barbourville at South Laurel High School. The Corbin Redhounds’ contest at Knox Central got pushed back to Tuesday, and a final score was not available by...

The battle for seeding in the 50th District Softball Tournament will continue with Corbin and Whitley County jockeying with South Laurel for the top three seeds while Williamsburg looks to find some momentum. Corbin Lady Redhounds The Corbin Lady Redhounds are currently one game behind district leading South Laurel at 2-1. Corbin is coming off of a long roadtrip to Owensboro where they went 1-2 in the Kentucky 2A State Tournament. The Lady Redhounds opened the tournament Friday with a 2-1 win over Pike County Central. Kallie Housley pitched the complete game, giving up one earned run on four hits, while striking out 11. The Lady Redhounds were held to three hits in the game,...

Coming off of a rough roadtrip in eastern Kentucky where they lost two out of three games, Coach Crystal Stidham’s Corbin Lady Redhounds Softball squad is preparing to head west to Owensboro beginning Friday for the Kentucky 2A Championship Tournament. The Lady Redhounds are 8-6 on the season and suffered their first 50th District loss on the season at South Laurel. Danni Foley went the distance on the mound against the Lady Cardinals, giving up seven runs, four earned, on eight hits with nine strikeouts and two walks. Corbin pounded out eight hits of their own, including doubles by Foley, Bailey Stewart, Shelby Stewart and Alayna Reynolds, but fell short in the...

The first 13th Region Softball standings were released Tuesday by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and Whitley County is one of the best at the plate while Corbin is giving up the fewest runs. Corbin Lady Redhounds Coach Crystal Stidham’s team has given up 36 runs in nine games, with 21 of those coming in a 21-9 loss on March 29 to Southwestern. Corbin improved to 6-3 on the season and remained undefeated against 13th Region opponents with an 11-1 win at home against Knox Central in the Kentucky 2A – Section 7 Monday night. Danni Foley threw a complete game, giving up one earned run and three hits while walking four...

The Corbin Lady Redhounds will go in the Kentucky 2A – Section Seven Tournament against Knox Central on Monday looking to improve upon their 5-3 season record. Coach Crystal Stidham’s team split a pair of games on Saturday, losing to Bowling Green, 4-2, and defeating Somerset, 9-1. Danni Foley got the start against the Purples, giving up four runs, three earned, on three hits while striking out six and walking four. However, the Lady Redhounds struggled at the plate, collecting just four hits. Foley had the key hit for Corbin, a double that plated two runs. The Lady Redhounds came back with a vengeance in the win over Somerset, pounding out 14 hits. Kallie Housley...

Home has been good to Angela Singleton’s Whitley County Lady Colonels who are in the midst of a four-game winning streak over the last week. Whitley County shut out Pineville last Tuesday and then added wins over Harlan County Barbourville and Middlesboro to improve to 5-2 on the season. The Lady Colonels picked up the 8-0 win over Pineville. Makenzie Lunsford pitched the complete game, striking out 10 and giving up three hits to get the win. Amber Brown had three hits including a double and a triple, notching four RBI’s. Ryleigh Petrey was the other big bat for Whitley County with a home run and four RBI’s. Whitley County pounded out 16 hits, all...