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A press release sent out by Whitley County Schools Friday afternoon said the following:

After just one season at the helm of Whitley County High School’s girls varsity basketball program, David Halcomb made the difficult decision to step down Thursday afternoon.

With the conclusion of the recent 13th Region championship tournaments at the Corbin Arena, the 2018-19 high school basketball season has officially ended for all of the News Journal’s coverage area teams.

This year’s girls’ 13th Region basketball tournament kicked off Wednesday evening at the Corbin Arena.

This year’s girls 50th District tournament kicked off at South Laurel High School in London Tuesday evening, while the Lynn Camp boys were in action at Pineville High School in round one of the 2019 51st District tourney.

Regular season district play wrapped up for four coverage area basketball teams Tuesday when Whitley County squared off against crosstown rivals Williamsburg in a girls-boys double header at JB Mountjoy Gymnasium.

The Whitley County Colonels and Lady Colonels hosted Corbin on Senior Night Friday.

Corbin hosted Williamsburg in a 50th District double header Tuesday.

Several important district contests took place in the coverage area Tuesday.

Friends, family, former players and fellow coaches all gathered Monday to honor the first, and most successful, coach ever of the Corbin High School girls’ basketball program.