This From the Sidelines column appeared in the November 13, 2019 print edition of the News Journal…

It was a very big night for coverage area sports teams Friday…

All but one coverage area high school football team managed to finish the 2019 regular season with a win Friday night.

With a 3-1 victory over South Laurel Thursday evening at Knox Central High School in Barbourville, the Corbin Lady Hounds volleyball team won its third consecutive 13th Region championship title.

It was an important day for Williamsburg Lady Jacket Lillie Hall for a couple of different reasons. First, it’s her birthday. Second, she just signed on to become the newest member of the University of the Cumberlands women’s basketball team.

The following are the finish times for coverage area athletes at Saturday’s Class A Region 6 boys cross country meet in Wayne County:

The following are results from high school football action in our coverage area for Friday, October 25…

As reported in the October 23, 2019 print edition of the News Journal, the Corbin Lady Hounds faced South Laurel Tuesday night for this year’s 50th District volleyball title, while the Lynn Camp Lady Cats met Knox Central in the finals of the 51st District tourney.

The following are week 9 results for coverage area high school football teams…

It was a big week of district matchups for coverage area high school football teams…

Continue to check back with this post, as it will be updated with results from the 2019 49th District soccer tournaments as they become available…

This report appeared in the October 9, 2019 edition of the News Journal…

You may have noticed the Cumberland Athletics Trailblazers being mentioned in print and online a few times in recent years, but how well do you know the organization?

This year’s inductees are…

It was a disappointing night for coverage area high school football teams.

Nearly 500 people proved they have “the heart of a lion” this past Saturday during the 8th annual Lion’s Chase obstacle course 5k race held near Corbin. With multiple-year champions Ben Hall and Ben White out due to injuries — and other past champions not running — the field was...

Two coverage area teams suffered disappointing losses, while another made easy work of their opponents Friday night.

It was a heartbreaking night for two teams in Corbin, while two teams in Williamsburg are celebrating a pair of big victories…

It has been another successful week for high school football teams in our coverage area…

The 2019 high school football season officially kicked off Friday night with three games involving coverage area teams.