Softball

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...

With a thrilling 1-0 victory over visiting Middlesboro Thursday evening, the Williamsburg Lady Jackets softball team became 13th Region All "A" champions in 2018. It took an extra inning of work for the Lady Jackets to get the job done Thursday, with both teams threatening at various points throughout the game, but neither being able to bring in a run by the end of regulation. Middlesboro put runners on second and third base in the top of the eighth, and seemed poised to score the first run of the contest, but a diving catch by Williamsburg senior catcher Lesleigh Prewitt with two outs on the board kept the score at...

Lynn Camp Softball Coach Nikki Hendrix says her Lady Wildcats are a young team with only one senior and two juniors on the roster, but likes that they aren’t new to the program or high school softball. “We lost six starters, but our youth has some experience in the district and region,” Hendrix said noting the team finished runner-up in the 51st District before losing to Clay County in the 13th Region Tournament. Hendrix said the 2018 Lady Wildcats will once again hit the ball very well, and expects pitching and defense to improve. “We didn’t have a consistent pitcher in 2017,” Hendrix said. Hendrix said freshman Madyson Roberts would be her primary...

Both the Corbin Redhounds baseball team and the Corbin Lady Hounds softball team are coming into the 2018 season as defending champions in the 50th District, where the competition is almost always fierce. Despite that fact, however, both Corbin teams will enter the spring season ready to defend their district crowns. Both will feature a large cast of returning starters, as well as some talented younger players that are eager to show they have what it takes to make an impact at the varsity level. As for the baseball Hounds, they will be led by a large senior class that includes Blake Botner, Matthew Hart, Braden Dickerson, Josh Hash, Michael Scott,...

The Whitley County Lady Colonels go into the 2018 softball season still in a rebuilding mode under second year Coach Angela Singleton, but look poised with several returning players and starters to potentially improve significantly from last season. “We are still going to be a little young this year,” Singleton said. “I think having a young team is great, especially when you are trying to rebuild a program and progress. I think we are going to surprise some folks this year.” Last season, a young Lady Colonels team finished the season with a 7-18 record, including and 0-7 mark in 50th District play. The Lady Colonels only lose two seniors from last...