Sports
Inaugural Whitley County Athletic HOF Inductees Announced
The following nine individuals, and one team, will be inducted this September as the inaugural class of the Whitley County Athletic Hall of Fame… […]
The Tri-County Sports Authority is gearing up for another exciting youth football season in 2017.
Local basketball teams head back into the gym for summer scrimmage tournaments
Now that high school spring sports have officially wrapped up it is time to begin thinking about what the next school year will have in store. The beginning of new football, volleyball, soccer, golf and cross country seasons are just on the horizon, but basketball is never far from the collective consciousness of sports fans in the state of Kentucky.
The 2017 News Journal All-County high school baseball and softball selections are as follows…
Senior Spotlight: 2017 Lynn Camp Baseball
The Lynn Camp Wildcats were not able to qualify for the 13th Region baseball tournament this year, but they were still able to finish with a winning record, including victories over region opponents Harlan, Bell County, Red Bird, Pineville, Oneida Baptist and Williamsburg.
There are no coverage area high school baseball or softball teams left standing after Monday’s first round games in the 2017 13th Region tournaments.
The week got off to a great start for the Corbin Lady Hounds softball team, defeating Williamsburg 9-0 in the first round of this year’s 50th District tournament, which was played at Corbin High School.
Mattingly successfully defends 800-meter crown at state track and field meet
When Williamsburg sophomore Selena Mattingly entered into the spring 2017 season, she carried with her a lot of heavy expectations. After becoming a state champion in both the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs in 2016, all eyes were on her to once again accomplish big things on the track this year.
The 13th Region was well represented at the state level once again this year, with a total of twelve coverage area players advancing to compete in last week’s KHSAA championships in Lexington.
Corbin baseball and softball win district titles Tuesday
Tuesday was, indeed, a good day to be a Corbin Redhound. […]
Patrick Robinson steps down as head coach of WHS boys basketball program
After 11 years of leading the Williamsburg High School boys basketball program, Patrick Robinson has decided to step down as head coach of the Yellow Jackets. […]
The following is a complete list of the athletes from Williamsburg High School that have qualified to compete in the 2017 1A state championship track and field meet in Lexington this Saturday, May 20…
The state championship tennis brackets were released by the KHSAA Tuesday morning, and here is where our competitors from Corbin and Whitley County ended up…District baseball, softball tourneys should be a lot of fun to watch
This From the Sidelines column appeared in the May 17, 2017 edition of the News Journal… […]
The new head coach of the Corbin Lady Hounds basketball program was announced Monday afternoon, and it’s a familiar face.
Senior Spotlight: Lynn Camp and Williamsburg Tennis
The 2017 high school tennis season officially wraps up this weekend at the KHSAA state championships in Lexington, but before that happens we have five more coverage area tennis players to meet in this week’s Senior Spotlight.
13th Region tennis championships decided Tuesday
On Tuesday, the 2017 13th Region tennis tournaments concluded with four championship matches at Whitley County High School. […]
Column: ‘Border Wars’ MMA event was great fun, congrats to Corbin’s own Scott Hope
This From the Sidelines column appeared in the May 10, 2017 edition of the News Journal… […]
In this week’s Senior Spotlight, five Lynn Camp Lady Cat softball players discuss their history in the sport, their hopes for the future, and more…
In this week’s Senior Spotlight we meet the two senior players leading the Whitley County softball team in 2017 – Destiny Kinder and Allison Minton.
