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Whitley County Colonel County had its first opportunity to size up new Head Football Coach Jep Irwin Friday night during a meet-and-greet at the high school. Irwin is very familiar with high school football in the area, having previously coached South Laurel, before moving to...

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.

The following players have been nominated for All-County honors by the News Journal for the 2018 season…

It has been widely reported since Friday evening that a brawl between Corbin and Louisville Central players broke out after the conclusion of the Class 3A state football championship game at Kroger Field in Lexington.

I may discuss it further inside Wednesday’s print edition of the News Journal, but I have so many thoughts after Friday’s Corbin versus Louisville Central Class 3A state championship game that I wanted to go ahead and post something now, the day after, while it’s all still fresh...

Collected here is the content from the special section previewing the Corbin vs. Louisville Central Class 3A state championship game on Friday, Nov. 30. To see the full color section in its entirety, pick up the 11/28/18 print edition of the News Journal… You need to login...

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After two weeks of playoff football only two coverage area teams remain – the Corbin Redhounds and the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets. You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login. Not a Member? Join Us

After five years on the sidelines, Jason Chappell resigned Monday as head football coach at Whitley County High School. “He met with the team this morning,” Superintendent John Siler said of Chappell. Since taking over the program in 2014, Chappell has compiled a record of 29-28,...

Round one of the 2018 high school football playoffs took place Friday.