Softball

Former Corbin Lady Hounds softball standout Hannah Hart has been nominated for induction into the Kentucky Prep Softball Hall of Fame next summer during the Annual East/West All-Star game, to be held at the University of the Cumberlands. Hart was an All-State selection all four years of her high school career, and she was chosen as the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association’s Player of the Year for middle-size schools in 2012 and 2013. Hart went on to play collegiately at Morehead State University, making her the first-and-only D-I softball player to come out of Corbin High School. While at MSU, she earned All-OVC Academic honors. Hart will join her father, former Lady Hounds...

From the June 13, 2018 print edition... 2018 All-County Player of the Year – Chase Estep (Jr.), Corbin The accolades have piled up for Corbin junior Chase Estep recently, and rightfully so. The University of Kentucky commit has enjoyed an outstanding sports year in 2017-18, first helping the Redhounds football team make it to the Class 3A finals back in December, and then helping the baseball Hounds to 50th District and 13th Region championships this spring. Estep stepped up in a big way this season, helping to fill the void left on the pitching mound after the graduation of last year’s ace, Cole Brock. He also took care of business at the...

After Tuesday night's high school baseball and softball action we now know who will be contending for 13th Region championships later this week. At Whitley County High School, the Corbin Redhounds topped Knox Central 4-0 to advance to Wednesday's regional championship game with an overall record of 23 wins and 12 losses. Junior Chase Estep struck out six Panther batters in the win while teammate Ben Phillips went two-for-three at the plate with two RBIs. As for who the Hounds will face in the regional finals, that would be 50th District foes Whitley County, who defeated Middlesboro in the late game Tuesday, 3-0. Kyle Edmisten and Chance Dismuke teamed up on...

Update (Thursday): Corbin has once again swept the district, with the softball team winning their second consecutive 50th District crown, and the baseball team capturing their third straight championship trophy. In softball action Thursday at Whitley County High School, the Lady Hounds were able to outlast South Laurel in a nailbiter of a game, ultimately taking the 8-7 victory to enter into next week's 13th Region tournament with an overall record of 16 wins and 7 losses. Senior Halia Stidham pitched a complete game for Corbin, striking out five Lady Cardinal batters. She also recorded two hits in the win. Fellow senior Katlin Williams went 2-for-4 at the plate with two...

As reported in last week’s edition of the News Journal, a total of 18 high school tennis players from the coverage area are slated to compete in this year’s KHSAA state championships in Lexington. The tournaments will kick off tomorrow (Thursday) with Corbin’s Katherine Niemeier taking on Carrie Beckman of Sacred Heart at 8:00 a.m. at the University of Kentucky’s Boone/Downing Tennis Complex. Whitley County’s Anna Grace Zehr will take on Charity Nickel from Somerset, also at 8:00 a.m. at Boone/Downing. Corbin’s Samantha Spady is scheduled to face Savannah Kruse from Bullitt East at 9:15 a.m. In the girls doubles bracket, Corbin’s Sarah Gibbs and Emily Morton will face Sarah Englert and Ashley...

The Corbin Redhounds baseball team secured the top spot in the 50th District this week after achieving an undefeated record in regular season district play. Update: Whitley County baseball defeated Williamsburg Wednesday 18-2 while Corbin defeated South Laurel 12-2. This concludes regular season district play for baseball teams in the 50th District in 2018. Information on the upcoming district baseball and softball tournaments will be made available in the near future. Look to future print editions of the News Journal for details. Original: On Tuesday, May 1 the Corbin Redhounds defeated visiting South Laurel 11-5 to improve to 15-6 on the year, 5-0 in 50th District play. Meanwhile, the Whitley County Colonels were able to...

Regular season district play opened up Tuesday for area high school baseball teams, with the Whitley County Colonels hosting the Corbin Redhounds and the South Laurel Cardinals hosting the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets. The Redhounds went to Whitley County Tuesday looking to keep a three-game win streak alive. On the other hand, the host Colonels were hoping to hang on to their region-best win-loss record. In the end, it was Corbin who was able to come out on top by the final score of 12-4, improving them to 10-4 on the season. Kyle Edmisten and Dylan Wilson teamed up on the pitching mound for Whitley, striking out a total of seven batters,...

Both the Whitley County baseball and softball teams are looking strong as we approach the midway point in the month of April. The baseball Colonels recently went 4-0 during a Spring Break trip to play in the 2018 Cal Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, SC. In their first game back Monday, they continued their winning ways with a dominating 24-0 shutout victory over visiting Harlan that improved them to 9-2 on the year. As for the Lady Colonels, they have won their last two contests over McCreary Central and Wayne County by a combined score of 17-0, putting them at 5-3 on the year. When asked about the team’s progress so far this...

This From the Sidelines column appeared in the print edition of the April 4, 2018 News Journal as part of special coverage from the 2018 13th Region All "A" baseball and softball tournaments, as well as the upcoming 2018 All "A" state championship tourneys... It has been a big school year for coverage area teams in regional All “A” competition. Things started back in the fall with the addition of the brand new Williamsburg Lady Jacket volleyball team to the annual 13th Region All “A” championship tournament. Also in the fall, Lady Jacket golfer Morgan Owens-Lewis qualified to appear in the 2017 All “A” state championship invitational. This past winter we saw...

Most coverage area high school baseball and softball teams were in action on Tuesday, March 27. Read on for a full list of results… In a matchup between two rivals in the 50th District, the Corbin Lady Hounds traveled to Williamsburg, handing the Lady Jackets their first loss of the year, 6-2. Senior Lady Hound Madison Hicks hit a two-run homer in the game that helped lift her team to the victory. In the 51st District, the Lynn Camp Lady Cats fell on the road to Knox Central 13-5 after a big five-run fifth inning by the Lady Panthers. In 13th Region All “A” baseball tournament action Tuesday, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets...