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Bears eliminated from MSC Tournament
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Shawnee State University scored two in the first and added a pair of four-run frames to eliminate the University of Pikeville 10-2 in the 2013 Mid-South Conference softball tournament on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Bears finished the 2013 season with a record of 20-27. Shawnee State scored its first run on a double steal, and added another in the first when Holly Brabson tripled to right field. In the fourt...
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ALC pitcher Neil Dillon among All-KIAC honorees
BEREA - The KIAC released the baseball all-conference team, player of the year, pitcher of the year and coach of the year on Monday. Alice Lloyd College junior pitcher Neil Dillon was named to the All-KIAC Team. Point Park University sophomore third baseman Jordan Crowell was named the KIAC Player of the Year. In 45 games this season, Crowell is batting .437 (59-for-135) with 37 runs batted in and nine doubles. His .437 batting average rank...
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Sergent signs with ALC
PIPPA PASSES - The Alice Lloyd College men’s basketball program, under the direction of head coach J. R. Hammond, has announced the signing of Harlan County High School senior Alex Sergent to an athletic letter of intent for the 2013-14 season. Coach Hammond made the trip to Baxter on Thursday returned to Pippa Passes with the signature of the versatile Black Bears guard. “This kid is an excellent shooter,” Hammond said. “And, with his ball...
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NFL player Micah Johnson to host youth football camp in Prestonsburg
PRESTONSBURG - The Highest Level Football Camp featuring current Green Bay Packers linebacker, former Kentucky Mr. Football, High School All-American, No. 1 High School Linebacker in the United States and All-SEC Freshman Team and First Team All-SEC honoree Micah Johnson will be held at Prestonsburg High School on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The youth football camp is for players ages 6-18. As a high school senior, Micah Johnson w...
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Bears fall in opening round of conference tourney
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – A five-run first inning set the stage for Lindsey Wilson College to pick up a 10-2 win over the University of Pikeville in the opening round of the 2013 Mid-South Conference softball tournament. The loss sent the Bears into the loser’s bracket for a game versus Shawnee State. Lindsey Wilson, the top-seed in the eight-team field, needed only four hits to post the big first inning. A double to the fence in right-center by...
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Ladycats pull away from Phelps
BETSY LAYNE - Betsy Layne enjoyed one of its best offensive outings of the 2013 Kentucky high school softball season earlier in the week. The Betsy Layne Ladycats returned to the win column on Monday, defeating 15th Region rival Phelps 18-4 in five innings. Betsy Layne, under the guidance of head coach Kelly Boles, plated two runs in the first inning. Determined Betsy Layne answered Phelps’ lone offensive-heavy inning and pulled away to win...
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Betsy Layne ladies outlast Allen Central
GARRETT - The Betsy Layne Ladycats notched their fourth 58th District/Floyd County Conference win on Tuesday, upending host Allen Central 10-6. Betsy Layne prevailed in its second straight outing to improve to 7-6 overall and 4-1 in the 58th District/Floyd County Conference. Allen Central absorbed its fourth straight loss, slipping to 7-12 overall and 2-2 in the 58th District/Floyd County Conference. Betsy Layne pitcher Brandy Morrow ea...
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Paintsville blanks Bobcats
ALLEN - Visiting Painstville limited Betsy Layne to a pair of hits and held the Bobcats scoreless on Tuesday, winning 7-0 at Stumbo Park. The hottest team in the 15th Region, Paintsville claimed its 10th straight win to improve to 15-4. The Tigers, under the tutelage of head coach John Miller posted their 11th win in a dozen games. After slipping back into the loss column following a 12-0 victory over Buckhorn five days earlier, Betsy Lay...
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Blackcats outlast PCC in nine innings
HAZARD - Visiting Prestonsburg scored two runs in the top half of ninth inning and prevented Perry County Central from answering to win 5-3 on Tuesday. Four different Prestonsburg pitchers faced Perry County Central batters. J.D. Adams started on the mound and pitched into the fifth inning for the Blackcats. Travis Powers and Cody Chaffin also faced PCC batters before Trey Stapleton took over on the mound in the bottom half of the seventh i...
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Allen Central blanks South Floyd in six
DRIFT - Allen Central claimed its fourth straight win on Monday, defeating 58th District/Floyd County Conference foe South Floyd 11-0 in six innings. Allen Central pitcher Dillon Lawson tossed a one-hitter and earned the win. Lawson, a sophomore, registered seven strikeouts. South Floyd senior pitcher Jacob Crager took the loss. Crager, who pitched five innings for the Raiders, recorded seven strikeouts. Hunter Johnson pitched one innin...
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Marker signs with UPike bowling team
PIKEVILLE – A Tennessee native who bowled in the scholarship tournament here has signed a scholarship to join the University of Pikeville. Cortni Marker, who will soon graduate from Independence High School in Thompson Station, Tenn., has signed to bowl for Coach Ron Damron and the Bears. Marker was the captain of her high school team, which she helped lead to an appearance in the sectional tournament this season. Independence entered the...
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Cumberlands adds MSC championship to regular-season title
BARDSTOWN - Cumberlands produced the low round of the day en route to the Mid-South Conference Championships title Tuesday at Bardstown Country Club at Maywood. The Patriots shot 294 on Tuesday to extend its lead and win by four strokes over second-place Lindsey Wilson. Cumberlands ended the three-day tournament with a team-total 882 (297-291-294). Lindsey Wilson posted an 886 (293-297-296). Campbellsville’s Scott Foster led wire-to-wire ...
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P’burg mayor plays full indoor football season
PRESTONSBURG - Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry Fannin, like most everyone who has ever slipped on a set of shoulder pads, always longed for one more game. Well, last season, Fannin got his one more game, plus one. Fannin, now in his mid-50s, played two games with the Eastern Kentucky Drillers last season, the indoor football franchise’s second campaign. The Prestonsburg mayor recently concluded his first full season with the indoor football team, wh...
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Tri County Stars sweep Pikeville
PRESTONSBURG - The Tri-County Stars 9U baseball team prevailed in its season debut over the weekend, sweeping a pair of games from Pikeville. Tri-County defeated Pikeville in both games of a doubleheader, winning 18-10 and 22-12. The Tri-County Stars’ roster features players from Floyd, Martin and Johnson counties. The team is made up of the following players: Weston Goble (Debord); Zachery Cline (Prestonsburg); Mackinley Daniels (Lowmans...
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MSC baseball academic awards announced
LOUISVILLE - Sixty-nine Mid-South Conference baseball student-athletes earned Academic All MSC honors, conference officials announced on Wednesday. In order to be nominated by an institution, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved at least sophomore academic status. Cumberland produced the most honorees from one school with 13 followed by Campbellsville’s 11. Academic ...
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