Volleyball

In a nearly three-hour online board of control meeting Tuesday, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association has outlined how school sports should proceed as we enter into the fall season. KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett spoke early on during Tuesday’s meeting saying that he and other association officials have been closely monitoring all data concerning COVID-19 in the state. He said that it is important to be careful while moving forward with any attempts to resume school sports, also acknowledging that the association needs to be continue to be ready to make adjustments to any and all plans “at a moment’s notice” if necessary. Before beginning discussion on how the fall season...

2019 had its fair share of great sports memories. This week we take a look back at the most talked about events on the field or court from the past 12 months… Corbin boys cross country team wins regional and state championships The top story on our list this year comes from this past fall season when the Corbin High School boys cross country team brought home regional and Class 2A state championship titles. The Redhounds knew they had a very good chance to make it to the top of the region this year, and they knew that they would likely put forth a good showing at the state meet the...

It was a very big night for coverage area sports teams Friday... Starting with playoff football, the Corbin Redhounds defeated visiting Knox Central 42-21 to improve to 6-4 on the year and advance to play at Wayne County High School in round two next week. An updated look at the Class 4A state tournament bracket can be found here - https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb19/tournament_178004 The Whitley County Colonels defeated the visiting North Laurel Jaguars 21-20 Friday, improving to 8-3 overall and advancing to host the Southwestern Warriors in round two next week. An updated look at the Class 5A state tournament bracket can be found here - https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb19/tournament_178005 Finally, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and Lynn...

With a 3-1 victory over South Laurel Thursday evening at Knox Central High School in Barbourville, the Corbin Lady Hounds volleyball team won its third consecutive 13th Region championship title. The Lady Hounds defeated Oneida Baptist Institute 3-0 (25-7, 25-13, 25-15) on Tuesday, and the tournament host Lady Panthers 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-9) on Wednesday to earn their spot in this year's regional finals. Meanwhile, the Lady Cardinals defeated North Laurel, 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-13), and Lynn Camp, 3-0 (25-22, 25-7, 25-12), to advance to Thursday's region championship, which was a rematch of last week's 50th District title game that Corbin also won, 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22). The Lady Hounds went up...

As reported in the October 23, 2019 print edition of the News Journal, the Corbin Lady Hounds faced South Laurel Tuesday night for this year's 50th District volleyball title, while the Lynn Camp Lady Cats met Knox Central in the finals of the 51st District tourney. The Lady Hounds were able to overcome the Lady Cardinals at SLHS 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22), improving to 22-8 on the season. Meanwhile, Lynn Camp gave visiting Knox Central all they wanted in their championship contest, but in the end the Lady Panthers were able to walk away with a 3-2 win, dropping the Lady Cats to 10-8 on the season. All four of these teams...

This report appeared in the October 9, 2019 edition of the News Journal... The 2019 Lady Colonels First Priority Volleyball Classic was held last Friday and Saturday at Whitley County Middle and High Schools. At the end of the two-day event the host Lady Colonels had gone 5-1 and finished as tournament runner-up, while the Cumberland Homeschool Trail Blazers finished 2-3 and were crowned champions of the consolation (Silver) bracket. “It went really well,” said Whitley County head coach Neysa Countryman of the 2019 Classic. “We had some tough practices before the tournament, and I feel like we executed the things that we had worked on really well.” The Lady Colonels won...

You may have noticed the Cumberland Athletics Trailblazers being mentioned in print and online a few times in recent years, but how well do you know the organization? Cumberland Homeschool Athletic Teams, or CHAT for short, is dedicated to providing homeschool students in and around our area with the opportunities they need to play, and excel at a high level, in sports such as volleyball, basketball, cross county and track & field. The Trailblazer volleyball team’s 2019 season is currently in progress, and for anyone interested in checking them out in person, they are currently scheduled to appear in next week’s First Priority Classic at Whitley County High School (Fri and...

We are now just days away from the start of the fall 2019 high school sports season. It’s one of the busiest times of the entire year, with area cross country, soccer, golf, volleyball and football teams all gearing up to get back into competition. This week, we look ahead to some of this fall’s most highly anticipated events, beginning with cross country... The landscape will look a little different in high school cross country this season after some of our coverage area’s top runners graduated as members of the class of 2019. Our local schools will look to remain competitive in the region, however, with hopes of once again sending several...

A search is currently ongoing for the next head coach of the Corbin Lady Hounds volleyball program after their coach for the past three seasons, Bryan Johnson, has decided to step away. "It has been an honor to serve as head volleyball coach while continuing the rich traditions that exemplify Corbin Redhound Athletics," Johnson said in a recent statement. "I am grateful for the relationships that I have shared with many players, our administrative team, past volleyball coaches and the fantastic sports reporters that have followed this strong program. I certainly will cherish the memories." "My greatest priority at this time, however, is to devote a greater degree of time and...

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...