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The Redhound Varsity Club is proud to announce the 2025 inductees into the Corbin High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class. This year’s inductees include: Sarah Ashley is fondly remembered as one of the best all-around basketball players to ever suit up for the Lady Redhounds. Splitting a dual role as a guard/forward, Sarah helped guide the Lady Redhounds to back-to-back 13th Region titles and consecutive trips to the Sweet 16 at E.A. Diddle Arena. Following graduation, Sarah attended Transylvania University on a basketball scholarship, where she logged varsity minutes in all four years of attendance and was an Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society member. Sarah was recognized as All...

Last week, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association made a pair of major announcements that have caught the attention of sports fans across the Commonwealth. Last Wednesday, Sept. 17, the KHSAA announced that the Board of Control had voted, 13-5, to adopt a shot clock for boys and girls varsity basketball starting with the 2027-28 season. This vote took place at the board’s second regularly scheduled meeting of the current academic year. “Thirty-two state associations throughout the country currently use a shot clock in some manner, and Kentucky will implement the use of a 35-second shot clock in two years,” stated a release sent out by the KHSAA. The release also went...

The WCHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 includes the following players and team: Chris Manus was one of the best all-around players to ever suit up for a Colonel baseball team. In 1987, despite being only an eigth grader, Chris made an immediate impact for the Colonels as both a dominant pitcher and all-around player. That season, he led the team in wins on the mound while batting over .400, earning Rookie of the Year honors, a spot on the All-50th District Team, and Team MVP. Chris continued that early success throughout his high school career. As a sophomore, he was named to both the 50th District First Team...

Earlier this school year, the Whitley County, Williamsburg and Corbin school systems all voted to approve swimming as a sanctioned elementary school sport. This past Saturday, a championship meet held at the Corbin City Pool marked the culmination of the inaugural elementary swim season. It also served as an encouraging sign for the future of the sport in the local community. The Corbin Elementary swimmers were crowned the champions of Saturday’s meet, but truly, all who participated should be considered winners as they were able to take part in a history-making event that came as a result of many years of hard work from several dedicated supporters. Among those who have...

Whitley County Schools has announced the 2024 inductees into their Athletic Hall of Fame. They are… Abbey Estes-Logan If grit and determination are the Whitley County athletic brand, then Abbey Estes Logan is the player example. After tearing her ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus before her freshman year, she returned her sophomore year to put together one of the best careers in Lady Colonel history. As a sophomore, Abbey averaged 12 points and 4 assists a game. Her junior season, she set the single season assist record of 168, while dishing out a single game record of 14 assists in a district win over South Laurel. Her senior season was one...

Five Impact Archery members were crowned state champions during a recent competition in Owensboro. Four were 3D “Top Gun” Shooters of the Year, and three were second place finishers. All 11 competing members finished in the top 10. The Eagle team also placed second in the team event. Jr Eagle Open – Coalson Bingham  (Buckle Winner) Jr Eagle Barebow – Bryson Hall (Buckle Winner) and Malarie Hall Eagle Open – Aubrey Shelley Eagle Pins– Boston Shelley (Buckle Winner), Nathanael Bingham, Gracelynn Lay and Jackson Blankenship Youth Open – Paisley McKiddy (Buckle Winner) Youth Pins – Braylynn Spray Young Adult Pins – Jalynn Grubb

Last week, Corbin High School freshman Ayden Messer made history by advancing to the semifinal round of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s spring e-sports state championships. Messer competed in the NBA2K bracket, and recently took some time to discuss e-sports, his experiences at state, and more. This is year number two of e-sports at Corbin High School, correct? Yes. Were you on the inaugural team as an eighth grader? No. People are getting more used to e-sports in our area, but it is still very much a new thing. What would you like to say about e-sports competition to anyone who might be curious? It’s good to have practice , and to know what...

Corbin High School junior Jace Hatfield has a lot going on. He is a lineman on the Redhound football team. He throws shot put and discus for the school’s track and field team. He is an A student taking classes in HVAC repair, and oh yeah, he was recently recognized by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association as the Midway University Student-Athlete of the Year for archery. How does Hatfield feel about this recognition, and a wide range of other subjects? Read on to find out. Did you know that you were being considered for Athlete of the Year? I actually didn’t know. Our coaches went through the KHSAA, and they picked...

Winning a medal may be the ultimate goal when it comes to competing in a state championship wrestling tournament, but in the case of this past Saturday’s first-ever Kentucky High School Athletic Association girls state championships, the bigger, and more important, victory had already been won before anyone even stepped foot inside Lexington’s Alltech Arena. For several years, girls competing in high school wrestling in the state of Kentucky have had to rely on coaches organizing their own special events in order to have the opportunity to compete against other females for state championship titles. Not anymore. This year, for the first time ever, the KHSAA held its own sanctioned girls state...

Last week, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association held its annual wrestling state championships at the Alltech Arena in Lexington. In the boys’ competition, a total of six local athletes represented the area in six different weight classes. Corbin sophomore BJ Jackson managed to make a deep run in the 138-lb. bracket, starting things off with a win over senior Grayson Shelby from Ohio County in round one. Jackson was defeated in round two by Scott County senior Jonah Baysinger, dropping him into the consolation bracket. From there, he picked up a pair of victories, first against West Jessamine senior Elliot Pope and then against Eastern High School senior Dominick Goatley. Jackson...