Volleyball

On Wednesday, three Corbin High School athletes signed on to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. “We appreciate the hard work and the effort that you have put in during your time at this school,” said CHS Athletic Director Andrew Roark of the three signees – Madison Hicks (softball), Halia Stidham (softball) and Sophie Anderson (volleyball). “This is what we want. We want our kids to come in here, learn to be good citizens and better human beings, and we want them to go on and make something of themselves. This is a great opportunity for you guys to do that. We wish you all the best.” First up...

The Corbin Lady Hounds volleyball team is preparing to take the court this Friday, November 3, in the first round of the 2017 KHSAA state championship tournament at Valley High School in Louisville. When the Hounds appear in this year’s state tourney, they will be doing so as the reigning 50th District and 13th Region champions. They will also be coming in with a season record of 28 wins and six losses. Head Coach Bryan Johnson has done a fine job with his team this year, but what awaits them in the Sweet 16 will likely be their toughest test to date. In order to advance, Corbin will have to go through...

The Corbin High School volleyball team, now 28-6 on the season, defeated North Laurel three sets to one Tuesday evening to become 13th Region champions in 2017. They will now advance on to this year's KHSAA state championship tournament at Valley High School in Louisville. For full details, pick up the Wednesday, October 25 print edition of the News Journal!

As reported in the October 18, 2017 edition of the News Journal, the Corbin Lady Hounds volleyball team advanced to Tuesday night's 50th District championship game at Whitley County High School after defeating Williamsburg on Monday, 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-15). The Lady Hounds faced South Laurel in the district finals after the Lady Cardinals defeated defending 13th Region champions Whitley County in their semifinal round game Monday, also in three straight sets (25-17, 25-16, 25-12). Corbin got off to a great start against South Tuesday, winning the first two sets 25-19 and 25-19. The Lady Cards made a comeback, however, winning sets three and four (25-22, 25-14) to force a decisive...

On Friday and Saturday of last week the Whitley County Lady Colonels volleyball team hosted their Annual First Priority Classic inside the gymnasiums at Whitley County High, Middle and Intermediate Schools. As always, this year’s event featured a talented field of teams including the host Lady Colonels and the Corbin Lady Hounds, as well as East Ridge, Harlan, Rockcastle County, Pulaski County, Letcher County Central, Knox Central, Madison Southern, South Laurel, Jenkins, Leslie County, North Laurel and Jellico, TN. After pool play Friday evening and early Saturday, both Whitley County and Corbin found themselves qualifying for Gold Bracket competition. The Lady Hounds defeated Jenkins, North Laurel and Leslie County to earn...

The 2017 high school volleyball season is nearly upon us, and new developments pertaining to district realignment has added another level of excitement and intrigue for coaches, players and fans alike. After dominating the competition in the 51st District for the past several years, defending 13th Region champions Whitley County now find themselves in the 50th District along with rivals Corbin and South Laurel, as well as newcomers Williamsburg. “Nothing changes a whole lot,” said Lady Colonels Head Coach David Halcomb recently. “ We always play those teams, and those are always competitive matches. Now they’re just going to be more meaningful, with seeding implications. If you can get out of...

History is about to made at Williamsburg High School with the school’s first-ever volleyball team set to take the court this fall. The volleyball Jackets recently held a carwash fundraiser at Forcht Bank in Williamsburg, and during that time new Head Coach Samantha Stuckwisch-Eier took a few minutes to discuss how things have been going with the team so far. Stuckwisch, who recently changed her name to Eier after getting married this summer, grew up in Indiana. She played volleyball at a private school there, and later played for four years at the University of the Cumberlands. She did her student teaching at Williamsburg while studying at UC, and will be...

2016 has been a year of mostly ups for the Whitley County Lady Colonels volleyball team, but there have been a few bumps in the road along the way. The Colonels won eleven of their first 12 games this season, including victories over North Laurel on August 20 and September 6. They lost to North during pool play of their Annual First Priority Volleyball Classic, however, and the Lady Jags would later eliminate them from tournament play as well. Whitley resumed their winning ways from late September to early October, recording victories in seven of their next nine contests after hosting the First Priority Classic. Among those victories were W’s over...

  Read on for the latest developments from this year's 13th Region volleyball tournament, being held at Whitley County High School... THURSDAY: After a 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-18) victory over the Corbin Lady Hounds Thursday night, the Whitley County Lady Colonels are your 2016 13th Region champions. "I'm very excited to be going back to state," said Whitley senior Laura Richardson after the win. "With it being my senior year, I think it's going to be a great way to go out with a bang. I'm so happy to be playing with these girls, and we've had such a great season. I'm just very proud of everybody." Freshman Grace Barton said, "I think we...

After a 3-0 (25-19, 25-5, 25-14) win over Knox Central Thursday evening, the Whitley County Lady Colonels volleyball team are once again 51st District champions. The district title win took place at Barbourville High School Thursday, and it improved the Lady Colonels to 27-9 on the year. Whitley will now shift their focus to this year's 13th Region tournament, which they will be hosting next week. Look in the 10/26 print edition of the News Journal for coverage from the 2016 13th Region volleyball tourney.