Category: Sports

Mullins competes in Ky State Golf Tournament

  A Knott County native will compete at the Special Olympics Kentucky State Golf Tournament in August at the Fort Knox Military Base. Wake Mullins is part of the Special Olympics Fayette Co. Golf Team as a Unified team with…

Patriots Fall to Hazard

  The 2012 Knott County Central baseball season came to a close with a 7-4 loss to Hazard in the first round of the 14th region baseball tournament. Knott County finished off a pretty decent season, considering they were facing…

UK trophy in East Ky.

Coach Cal was surrounded by fans in Hazard last week.(Photo by Jordan T. Hall)

  By JORDAN THOMAS HALL The University of Kentucky’s Men’s Basketball 8th NCAA national championship trophy came to eastern Kentucky last week. Amid a statewide tour the trophy, accompanied by UK coach John Calipari and members of his coaching staff,…

Remembering a Carr Creek legend

  E.A. Couch, one of Knott County’s most well-known sports figures, passed away a few weeks ago at age 75. Mr. Couch will be remembered in his hometown as an outstanding member of the Carr Creek 1956 state champion basketball…

Davis honored at state tourney

Knott County Central Senior Zach Davis closed out a stellar high school career with several honors at the 2012 KHSAA State Tournament. Davis was selected as the National Guard player of the game in the Patriots’ opener against Boone County.…

Tournament Time!

Knott County Central honored their seniors and prepared for the upcoming District and Regional tournaments that begin this week. Both the girls and boys teams enter tournament play with high expectations and it all begins with District play this week…

Alice Lloyd Eagles end regular season with two big wins

The Alice Lloyd College Eagles closed the regular portion of the season over the weekend with two big matchups. On Friday night, they traveled to face the Kentucky Christian University Knights. On Saturday afternoon, they returned home for a KIAC…

Lady Eagles end season at Asbury

The Alice Lloyd College Lady Eagles closed the regular season last night with a visit to top-seeded Asbury University. The Lady Eagles lost a nail-biter, 88-83. In the first half Asbury shot well and sprinted out to a 10-1 lead…

Knott County Central Patriots among State Leaders

By Jordan Thomas Hall The 2011-12 Knott County Central High School boys’ basketball team has been recognized among the state leaders in numerous scoring categories. According to statistics complied by the KHSAA (Kentucky High School Athletic Association), they rank in…

Patriots capture Mountain Classic

Knott County Central finally broke through and won the 2012 WYMT-TV Mountain Classic. It was the 8th trip to the finals in 25 years for Knott County, but the 2012 squad delivered the championship trophy with clutch and stellar play.…