Tennis

The Corbin High School girls tennis team is back to doing what they do best this season, which is dominating the competition. The Lady Hounds got off to a great start this spring, picking up wins over Pulaski County, Russell County, Casey County, Madison Southern, Bell County, South Laurel, Oneida Baptist Institute, and Barbourville. This past weekend, the team traveled to Bowling Green for the 2025 Border Bash. Corbin was one of eight teams competing in the Bash, with four teams each from Kentucky and Tennessee. Competition took place at Buchanon Park, which is the home of the Western Kentucky University tennis teams. Overall, the Lady Hounds ended up finishing in...

Whether it’s serving with her racket on the tennis court or serving patients in a hospital setting, Corbin High School senior Lindsay Jones knows how to get the job done. A four-time regional champion, she is no stranger to performing in high-pressure situations. She has also grown accustomed to performing when the stakes are high in a professional setting, logging a total of 500 volunteer hours at Baptist Health Corbin. “I have always known that I wanted to do something in healthcare,” said Jones, who has also remained active in the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) organization. Jones explained that she began volunteering at BHC as a freshman, and...

Earlier this week, the brand new athletic commons area at Corbin High School was officially unveiled to the community. For many current Redhounds and Lady Hounds, it was a chance to check out the facility that they will call home for the duration of their high school athletic careers. “It’s going to be great,” said tennis Coach Chris Jones. “The courts have been resurfaced, there are separate locker rooms for the boys and the girls, they have added bleachers, and then, of course, there is the tower.” The tower that Jones is referring to is a large structure located at the center of the commons area that provides coaches and officials...

Being a student-athlete can potentially open doors to new and exciting opportunities for growth and development. Case in point, the Kentucky High School Athletics Association’s (KHSAA) Student Advisory Council. This group is comprised each year of promising young men and women from across the state, and in 2024-25 it includes Corbin High School’s own Haley Carr. “The school has to nominate you, then there is an application process and a Zoom interview,” explained Carr, who is a tennis player soon-to-be beginning her senior year at CHS. Carr said that her appointment to the KHSAA Student Advisory Council will last for a year, and that she got to meet her fellow council...

Last week was a history-making one for the Corbin High School tennis program, as three competitors advanced all the way to the Final Four of the 2024 Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championships and two more played their way into the Elite Eight. The boys doubles team of sophomore Nate Hill and senior Quinn Maguet defeated teams from South Oldham High School and Lyon County High School in the first and second rounds of their state tournament. In the Sweet 16, Hill and Maguet took down Sushanth Muthuluru and Kaden Chandler from Eastern High School. In the quarterfinals, they eliminated William Tribble and Jacob Kramer. On the final day of...

In the coming days, regional championship titles will be decided on high school tennis courts. Local student-athletes will also learn who will have the opportunity to represent their schools at this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championships. For Corbin’s Lindsay Jones and Quinn Maguet, this is a chance to once again lead the Redhounds on a deep postseason run. Jones, a junior, recently commented that she is feeling good about the Lady Hounds’ chances of hoisting a regional championship title for the 15th consecutive year. As a freshman two seasons ago, she advanced to the Sweet 16 at state as a singles competitor. This year, she is hopeful...

As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, three Corbin High School students are receiving some much-deserved recognition after putting together an award-winning public service announcement about mental health as part of global HOSA - Future Health Professionals organization. “HOSA began as ‘Health Occupation Students of America,’” explained Julia Rollins, health science teacher at the Corbin Area Technology Center. “About eight years ago it went international as a student-led organization, not a club.” This year, three of Rollins’ students - Riley Lewis, Lindsay Jones and Hannah Perry - came together to create a 30-second PSA on the important topic of mental health. The project has been well-received, and was selected as...

In an incredible feat of sustained success, the Corbin High School boys tennis program is celebrating its 22nd consecutive 13th Region title, while the girls team is hoisting a regional championship trophy for the 14th straight year. The 2023 13th Region tennis championships wrapped up Monday evening at CHS, and when all was said and done, the Hounds swept the competition and qualified a total of eleven players for KHSAA state competition. In the boys doubles bracket, the team of Nate Hill and John Ball received a first round bye before defeating the teams of Sawyers/Steely from Whitley County, Robbins/Wilder from Bell County and Campbell/Parman from South Laurel en route to...

With 21 consecutive titles for the boys’ team, and 13 consecutive titles for the girls, the Corbin High School tennis program is seeking to continue its absolute dominance in the region this spring, and four senior players are leading the way. Allison Lundy and Abby Lunsford are doubles partners who are looking to finish their high school careers on a high note, and help add yet another trophy to the case for the Lady Hounds. “Tennis is more mental than it is physical, in my opinion,” Lundy said. “It can be easy to beat yourself up when you make a mistake, which is why I like competing in doubles more. When...

Morgan Cook (formerly Morgan Freeman) has achieved great success in the sport of tennis as a player at the high school and collegiate levels. She has also helped guide the Corbin tennis program to multiple championship victories as an assistant coach between 2016-2018. Now, after stepping away from tennis for a few years to focus on marriage and her professional teaching career, Cook is returning to the sport that she has always loved in an all-new role - coaching in the college ranks at Centre College in Danville. “I am really excited,” Cook said of this new opportunity as a head coach at Centre. “This is a huge opportunity, as I...