Volleyball

As reported in the October 17 print edition of the News Journal, the Corbin Lady Hounds volleyball team hosted South Laurel Tuesday night in the championship game of this year's 13th Region tournament. In the end, the Lady Hounds were able to defeat the Lady Cards 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 25-22) to once again become region champs and improve their overall season record to 32-7. After the game, Corbin head coach Bryan Johnson said of his team, "This is awesome. We've worked for this from the get-go, and the girls have never really lost focus. They've always known what they wanted to do. We just had to put it all together....

As reported in the October 10 edition of the News Journal, the Corbin Lady Hounds were set to square off against South Laurel at Williamsburg High School Tuesday night with a 50th District championship title on the line. In the end, it was Corbin who came away with the thrilling 3-2 win (25-23, 22-25, 26-28, 25-18, 15-12) to improve to 29-7 on the year. With the loss, South drops to 29-6 overall. Both teams will now advance to the 2018 13th Region tournament, which is scheduled to kickoff this Saturday at Corbin High School. Be sure to look inside next week's print edition for more details. In soccer action Tuesday, the...

This From the Sidelines column appeared in the July 11, 2018 print edition of the News Journal... In last week’s column I looked ahead to the upcoming high school soccer season. This week, let’s preview what could happen with our coverage area volleyball teams in 2018… Corbin Lady Hounds – Corbin won 50th District and 13th Region championship titles last year before seeing their season come to an end with a loss against St. Henry in the first round of the KHSAA state championship tournament in Louisville. Seniors Sophie Anderson and Natalie Wiseman were big contributors in 2017, helping the Lady Hounds to 28 wins on the year, and their presence will...

Whitley County High School officials announced Thursday that Neysa Hernandez has been hired as the new coach of the Lady Colonels Volleyball program. Hernandez will be leaving her position as volleyball coach at Prattville, Alabama High School to take the new position. “We have had so much success with our volleyball program in recent years and we really want to continue that,” said Whitley County Athletic Director John Siler. “I believe that Coach Hernandez will have the knowledge of the game and the experience as a head coach that is necessary to not only continue our winning tradition but to bring a lot of new perspective as well." Hernandez has spent three years...

A press release sent out Friday by Whitley County High School Athletic Director John Siler said the following: A familiar face has been chosen to fill the head coaching position left vacant by the resignation of David Estes earlier this month. David Halcomb has been chosen to lead the Lady Colonels Basketball Program at Whitley County High School. He will be resigning as head coach of girls’ volleyball and the tennis team at the end of the 2018 season in order to assume the head basketball coaching position. Halcomb’s first experience with Colonel Basketball came when he wore the uniform himself. He was a 4 year letterman on the Whitley County...

With the New Year just days away, this week we look back at the News Journal’s biggest sports stories of 2017. 1. The Corbin Redhounds’ run to the Class 3A state football championship: Undoubtedly, the biggest sports story of the year was Corbin football’s 13-2 season that included the program’s first appearance in a state championship game since 2002. The football Hounds featured a talented cast of both seasoned veterans and young up-and-comers in 2017. The combination was enough to get the team over the hump, defeating Louisville Central in the state semifinals after losing to Belfry in week 14 of both the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Corbin came up against a...

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...