Lady Eagles Fall To Rowan County In State Quarterfinals

The Johnson Central Lady Golden Eagles lost in the bottom of the 7th inning to Rowan County, 4-3, in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Softball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare at John Cropp Stadium on Saturday. Johnson Central took the lead in the top of the 1st inning when Adyson Burchett scored […]

Pikeville Falls To Harrison County In State Baseball Tournament

The Pikeville Panthers scored first but couldn’t get their lone run to stand as they fell to Harrison County, 2-1, on the 2023 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare on Friday at Counter Clocks Field in Lexington. The Panthers scored first in the bottom of the 3rd inning when Noah Jarrell singled […]

Raceland Falls To Lexington Catholic In State Baseball Tournament

The Raceland Rams saw their season come to an end on Thursday to Lexington Catholic, 6-3, in the 2023 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare at Counter Clocks Field in Lexington. Lexington Catholic scored 3 runs in each of the first two innings to take an early 6-0 lead over the Rams. […]

Shelby Valley’s Fields Setting School Records At State Track & Field Meet

Jonluke Fields of Shelby Valley has been setting school records at the State Track & Field Championships. Fields set a school record and finished 6th overall in the 100m with a time of 11.34. He also was a part of Shelby Valley’s 4x200m relay team that finished 5th and set a school record with a […]

Johnson Central Knocks Off Highlands In Opening Round Of State Softball Tournament

The Johnson Central Lady Golden Eagles defeated 9th Region champion Highlands, 3-1, on Thursday in the opening game of the 2023 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Softball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. The Lady Eagles began the scoring in the bottom of the 2nd inning when Lacey Smith scored on an […]

Opinion: Youth Officials Face Thankless Job

We’ve seen the headlines across the country. Youth League Officials across America are facing extreme criticism and even outright assault in some cases. Last week, we had a situation where a spectator allegedly threatened to “gut” a Little League umpire in Logan County. In different areas, I have seen stories of officials being attacked and […]

Spaulding Making Waves In Boxing Ring

Former Tug Valley football standout Grayson “Cheezy” Spaulding has been moving up the ranks in the world of boxing. Spaulding is currently 4-1 with a knockout and a technical knockout. Spaulding started out in Toughman Contests and recently scored an opening round knockout. “Well to be honest it started with a Toughman in 2021,” explained […]

Pikeville Middle School’s Ferguson Wins State Title In Shot Put

Pikeville Middle School’s Ijah Ferguson won the the KTCCCA Middle School State Champion in Shot Put on Saturday. Ferguson threw for a distance of 45-00.00 to capture first place in the event. He also had a strong showing in the discus as well, finishing 5th. Congratulations to Ferguson for bringing home the gold! Photo Submitted

Williamson Displays Heart Of A Champion With Wildcats This Past Season

Logan Senior Garrett Williamson had been playing hurt. He noticed issues with his knee during football season but played through the pain. He had it checked out after a basketball game and got the diagnosis – a torn ACL and meniscus. But he went to work and never gave up. As the season approached, Williamson […]

Man Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To “Gut” Logan Little League Umpire

A Whitman man was arrested after threatening a Logan Little League umpire at a baseball game on Monday. 62-year-old Franklin Darby allegedly heckled umpire Dustin Harvey during a game. According to the Logan Magistrate Court, Harvey removed his umpire equipment and left the field. Darby then allegedly continued to scream and curse at Harvey. The […]