Volleyball

After a years-long drought against Corbin, the Whitley County Lady Colonels volleyball team was finally able to get the monkey off their backs in 2022, defeating the Lady Hounds for a district championship title one week ago, and then again for this year’s 13th Region crown on Thursday night. Ever since Corbin and Whitley became district rivals again on the volleyball court in 2017, the Lady Hounds have been dominant in the series. In 2017, they defeated the Lady Colonels three times en route to winning a regional title and appearing in the KHSAA state championship tournament. They repeated that feat in 2018, twice defeating Whitley, and then again in...

Tuesday was a busy night for coverage area teams, with the finals of the 2022 50th District volleyball tournament being contested at Williamsburg High School and the Corbin boys soccer team playing in the first round of the 2022 KHSAA state championship tournament. In Williamsburg, the Corbin Lady Hounds and the Whitley County Lady Colonels met up for the fourth time this season on the volleyball court. The Hounds defeated Williamsburg in round one of this year's district volleyball tournament to earn their spot in the championship game, while the Colonels bested South Laurel to advance. The title contest was competitive, as it typically is between these two squads, but in...

In 2013, the Whitley County Lady Colonels volleyball program secured its first-ever 13th Region championship title. It was a milestone moment, setting the tone for future teams in terms of overall expectations. A year later, four senior players – Kelsey Osborne, Taylor Dingess, Chelsea Bozeman and Becky Miller - led the way for what Whitley volleyball hoped would be a successful defense of their 13th Region crown. However, despite a region-best 27 wins on the year, the Lady Colonels were ousted in the first round of the region tourney that year by South Laurel. Even though the 2014 season ultimately ended in disappointment, that senior group undoubtedly helped the program reach...

The Corbin Lady Redhounds Volleyball Team’s season came to an end Monday night with a five-set loss to Montgomery County in the first round of the state tournament. Playing in front of a sizeable crowd at Gilliam Gym, including a huge section of fellow students and athletes decked out in red, the Lady Redhounds took the first set from 10th Region Champion Lady Indians, 25-19. Montgomery County won the second set, 25-14. Corbin appeared to have regained the momentum with a 25-23 win in the third set that included six ties. Montgomery County won the fourth set, 25-23, and then the fifth set, 15-10. “I told them I was proud of them,” said Coach...

Corbin Volleyball’s road through the state tournament became clearer Thursday night, and the first step will happen Monday night at Gilliam Gym against 10th Region Champion Montgomery County. The Lady Indians defeated Campbell County in five sets Thursday night to advance. Montgomery County is 27-11 on the season. Corbin earned the right to host based on a higher RPI rating. The 13th Region Champion Lady Redhounds are 28-5 after defeating Whitley County Tuesday night in the championship match. Their RPI stands at .64426, compared to Montgomery County’s .58827. Monday's match will begin at 7 p.m. at Corbin High School. The winner of Monday’s match will advance to the Elite Eight on Nov. 5 at George...

The Corbin Lady Redhounds are 13th Region Volleyball Champions. Corbin defeated Whitley County in four sets, 25-19, 16-25, 25-12, 25-16. Corbin will host the 10th Region champion in the first round of the state tournament on Monday. The 10th Region championship is scheduled to be played on Thursday.

Corbin and Whitley County each have one more hoop to jump through to reach the 13th Region Volleyball Championship match. They will each have that opportunity tonight at Jackson County. Whitley County will face Bell County in one semi-final match, while Corbin will take on North Laurel in the second semi-final. Whitley County reached the semi-final by defeating Jackson County on Saturday. The Lady Colonels won in three games (25-17, 25-16, 25-19). Bell County defeated Pineville to set up the matchup. Corbin advanced to the semi-final with a 3-0 win over Harlan County on Saturday. The Lady Redhounds won in three games (25-10, 25-10, 25-3). North Laurel defeated Knox Central to advance to the semi-final. Whitley County...

The 13th Region Volleyball Tournament will open Saturday at Jackson County High School. Defending region champion Corbin, who is coming in, once again, as the 50th District Champion, will face Harlan County in the opening round at 9 p.m. Whitley County, which will be on the other side of the eight-team bracket, will face 49th District Champion and host Jackson County in the opening round at 3 p.m. The winner of Corbin/Harlan County will face the winner of the Knox Central/North Laurel match in the semi-finals on Monday night. The winner of Whitley County/Jackson County will face the winner of Bell County/Pineville in the other semi-final. The championship game will take place at 7...

Corbin and Whitley County have each earned a spot in the 13th Region Volleyball Tournament, but the Lady Redhounds are going as the 50th District Champions after defeating the Lady Colonels Tuesday night. Corbin won at Whitley County in three sets by scores of 25-18, 5-21 and 25-19. The Lady Redhounds defeated Williamsburg, while Whitley County took down South Laurel in the first round Monday night to earn the right to advance to region and a spot in Tuesday’s championship. Corbin defeated Williamsburg in three games by scores of 25-9, 25-14 and 25-16. With the wins, Corbin improved to 25-5 on the season and remains undefeated in the region and district. Williamsburg’s season ended...

The Williamsburg Lady Jackets Volleyball team recently participated in the All A State Tournament after winning the 13th Region All A Tournament. The Lady Jackets defeated Pineville, Jackson County and Lynn Camp in the region tournament to advance to the state tournament last Friday and Saturday at Eastern Kentucky University.  Williamsburg lost to Wolfe County and Bethlehem on Friday and Bishop Brossart on Saturday. The Lady Jackets are 8-8 on the season.