Softball

No coverage area teams remain in this year's 13th Region softball tournament, and the 2019 13th Region baseball championship will be a meeting that few predicted when the week began... In Tuesday night softball action, the region tournament host Whitley County Lady Colonels played North Laurel very closely, but the Lady Jaguars were able to prevail in the end, winning 2-0. The loss ends Whitley's season with a 17-17 overall record. North will face 49th District rival Clay County for this year's regional championship Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Whitley County High School. In baseball action at Lincoln Memorial University, the Corbin Redhounds were able to get past the Knox...

Next week coverage area athletes will compete for regional baseball and softball championships, as well as state track and tennis titles. The 2019 13th Region baseball tournament will kickoff Monday, May 27 at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN. The Corbin Redhounds will face Bell County in game one at 11:00 am. Knox Central vs. Clay County will come next, followed by Middlesboro vs. Barbourville and North Laurel vs. Whitley County in the night game. Semifinal round games will be at 5:30 and 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 28, and the championship game will be played Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00 pm. The 2019 13th Region softball tournament will also begin...

Both the 50th and 51st District softball tournaments wrapped up Thursday, and two coverage area teams were able to walk away as champions. The Whitley County Lady Colonels faced the Corbin Lady Hounds in the finals of the 50th District tournament at Briar Creek Park in Williamsburg. At the end of one inning the game was tied at one run apiece, but a three-run bottom of the second inning for the Lady Colonels was followed by a two-run bottom of the third, lifting Whitley to a 6-1 district championship win. After the game, Lady Colonels head coach Angela Singleton said that she was very proud of her team for this accomplishment,...

It was a busy night in our coverage area Tuesday, with a district baseball champion crowned, several regional tennis championships decided and track & field teams hitting the road to compete for a chance to appear at state. Starting with baseball, this year's 50th District championship game between Corbin and Whitley County was another classic in a series that has become well known for producing plenty of memorable moments. It didn't start out that way, however, as the Redhounds were able to get out to a commanding 9-0 lead after a three-run bottom of the first inning, a five-run bottom of the third and a one-run bottom of the fourth. The...

The following is a re-cap of high school baseball and softball action in our area Tuesday night, May 7. The Corbin Redhounds picked up another big win over a regional opponent, shutting out visiting Knox Central 7-0 to improve to 21-8 on the year. Chase Estep, Noah Taylor and Ben Phillips each finished the game with two RBIs apiece, while pitcher Cade Cooney struck out eight Panther batters in a full seven innings of work. In other baseball action, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets fell to 9-10 on the season after a 17-5 loss at Barbourville, and the Lynn Camp Wildcats fell to 5-18 with an 11-8 loss to Middlesboro. In Tuesday night...

The following is a recap of the action involving coverage area high school baseball and softball teams on Tuesday night, April 16. The Corbin Redhounds remain perfect in the 50th District baseball standings, traveling to Whitley County Tuesday evening and picking up a 4-2 victory over the Colonels to improve to 11-6, 4-0. With the loss, Whitley now stands at 12-6, 2-2. Cole Hicks pitched a complete game for the Hounds against the Colonels, striking out five batters. Chance Dismuke did most of the work on the mound for Whitley, pitching six innings and striking out six. Teammate Jimmy Green pitched one inning and struck out one Corbin batter. In other 50th...

The following previews for the 2019 Williamsburg High School baseball and softball seasons can be found inside the March 13, 2019 print edition… Baseball Jackets must adapt and evolve in 2019 season After finishing the 2018 season with a 19-10 mark and winning the All A Regional Tournament, the 2019 Williamsburg High School Baseball Team has some high goals set again for this season. Head Coach Bryan Hopkins said the goals for this season are similar to the goals for last season, and include a 20-win season and repeating again as All A Regional champs. This year the team hopes to advance beyond the regional level of the All A Tournament and advance...

The following previews for the 2019 Whitley County High School baseball and softball seasons can be found inside the March 6, 2019 print edition… Colonels baseball hoping to build on the successes of last season in 2019 After a 25-12 record and finishing second in the 13th Region, the bar for measuring a successful 2019 season has been set high for the Whitley County Colonels baseball team. Second year Coach Jeremy Shope said while the team has lost the core of the pitching staff that led the Colonels to so much success, another strong group of juniors and seniors will give the team a potent offense, and an improved defense. “It has been...

The following previews for the 2019 Corbin High School baseball and softball seasons can be found inside the February 27, 2019 print edition... Redhounds baseball embracing role as defending region champs Last spring, the Corbin Redhounds achieved a 24-13 overall record that included 50th District and 13th Region championship victories. They fell short against Hazard in the first round of the KHSAA state tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, but their chances of getting another opportunity to play in a state tourney are good this year considering all of the talent they are returning to the roster. Leading the way for the Hounds in 2019 will be a strong senior class...

With so many major championships won by coverage area teams over the past twelve months, the News Journal’s annual year-end list of top sports stories will require a total of ten spots for 2018. 1. Corbin boys basketball team wins region, advances to quarterfinals of Sweet 16 tournament It was a tough call for which story should take the top spot this year, but in the end the Corbin Redhounds’ 13th Region championship and trip to the Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena was too big not to be placed at number one. Led by senior Andrew Taylor, who finished his career as the Corbin High School basketball program’s all-time leading scorer, the...