Softball

The Corbin Lady Redhounds Softball team will open the 13th Region tournament at 11 a.m. Saturday against 52nd District Champion Middlesboro. The winner will move on to play the winner of North Laurel versus Lynn Camp at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the region semifinal. “This is when it has to come together and I believe they need to keep doing what they are doing,” said Corbin Coach Crystal Stidham. Corbin defeated Middlesboro twice during the regular season. On May 13, the Lady Redhounds won 8-3 at home. The game was tied at three after five innings. After Kallie Housely held the Lady Jackets scoreless in the top of the sixth inning, Corbin put up five...

While Whitley County’s Jaycie Monhollen put Corbin in an early 1-0 hole with a second inning home run, the Lady Redhounds responded to tie the game in the third inning and then take the lead with two runs in the fourth to win their opening round game in the 50th District Softball Tournament on Monday, 3-1. With the win, Corbin earned a spot in the 13th Region Softball Tournament which is scheduled to begin on Saturday. Shelby Stewart pitched the complete game for Corbin, giving up the one earned run and four hits, while striking out five. With runners at second and third and two outs in the bottom of the fourth...

While Whitley County’s Jaycie Monhollen put Corbin in an early 1-0 hole with a second inning home run. The Lady Redhounds responded to tie the game in the third inning and then take the lead with two runs in the fourth to win the opening round of the 50th District Softball Tournament, 3-1. With the win, Corbin earns a spot in the 13th Region Softball Tournament at Harlan County, and will play for the 50th District Championship Tuesday night against South Laurel. Shelby Stewart pitched the complete game for Corbin, giving up the one earned run and four hits, while striking out five. With runners at second and third and two outs...

The season came to an end for the Williamsburg Lady Jackets softball team Monday afternoon with a 15-1 loss to South Laurel in the opening round of the 50th District Tournament. South Laurel put up 12 runs in the first two innings, while holding Williamsburg to a single base runner in that period. Williamsburg got on the board in the top of the fourth inning. Keely Bisschop led off the inning by reaching first base on an error, and later advanced to second on a passed ball, and then to third on a single by McKenzie Prewitt. Another South Laurel error allowed Bisschop to score. The Lady Jackets finished the season 5-24. Coach Andrea Winchester...

“It’s go time!” That is how Corbin High School Softball Coach Crystal Stidham described the first round of the 50th District Softball Tournament, which begins at noon today at South Laurel High School alongside the 50th District Baseball Tournament. On the softball diamond, the Williamsburg Lady Jackets will be looking to pull the huge upset of top seed South Laurel. Over on the baseball diamond, top seed Whitley County and the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will face off in the opening round. The first round of the tournaments will continue at 3 p.m. Corbin and Whitley County will face off in softball, while Corbin will take the field against host South Laurel in baseball. The winners...

The Corbin and Whitley County softball teams, who will meet next Monday in the first round of the 50th District Softball Tournament remain neck and neck in the standings. Corbin picked up a pair of wins in a home-and-home series against Lynn Camp Thursday and Friday to improve to 12-15 on the season. The Lady Redhounds, who were coming off of a 10-1 at Southwestern last Tuesday, got a complete game from pitcher Shelby Stewart, and a four-for-four day at the plate from Kaila Stidham en route to the 9-2 victory over the Lady Wildcats Thursday night. With Kallie Housely on second in the second inning, Stidham singled on a hard ground...

The Corbin Lady Redhounds Softball team picked up a big win Monday night as Kallie Housely threw a no-hitter in the 10-0 victory over Pineville. “My team was finally all together again and played a great game against Pineville,” said Coach Crystal Stidham noting injuries have forced changes to the lineup that has resulted in some younger players being forced into unfamiliar positions. Housely needed 62 pitches to cruise through the five innings, striking out nine in the process. Pineville’s only base runner came on a one-out walk in the bottom of the fourth. Offensively, the Lady Redhounds got out of the gate quickly with four runs in the first inning. Alayna Reynolds led...

The Corbin Lady Redhounds started the week on a high note, defeating Williamsburg 12-0 Thursday behind a no-hit effort from Shelby Stewart. Kallie Housely went four-for-four at the plate with two RBIs. Kaila Stidham added three RBIs for the Lady Redhounds. On the mound, Stewart needed just 54 pitches to throw six innings of nearly perfect softball. Stewart struck out seven in the effort, with the only baserunner reaching when she was hit by a pitch. My girls are definitely players of the game,” said Coach Crystal Stidham. “They are learning it’s a process and they have always played with the never give up attitude.  They really just don’t give up, learn from each...

As the high school softball season goes into its final stretch, Corbin has continued its charge, winning five of its last seven games, including a 2-1 win over South Laurel to get within striking distance of Whitley County. After giving up one run in the top of the first inning, Corbin’s Kallie Housley settled down and pitched seven innings. The Lady Cardinals manufactured the run, using a leadoff single, and a couple of errors on Corbin’s part to take the 1-0 lead. Corbin answered in the bottom of the second. Bailey Stewart walked with one out and Kennedie Guiher followed with a single to put runners at first and second. Stewart got a jump...

When the Corbin Lady Redhounds Softball team is looking for a two-out RBI hit, or one of the players needs a pick-me-up after a tough play, the dugout gets colorful and exotic. A flamingo, chipmunk, cow, giraffe, bunny, chicken, and even a giant red cowboy hat are among the eclectic hats the Lady Redhounds break out in the time honored tradition known as the rally cap. “The rally caps were a thought my sister had when we were talking about the different personalities of our players,” said Coach Crystal Stidham. “She purchased hats for each player and the girls chose the one or they helped one another to pick one that...