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Lady Cats split two on Senior Night
by Jay Compton
Sports Editor
The Bell County Lady Cats celebrated Senior Night on Monday with a 19-3 win over Lynn Camp. Seniors Hillary Lowe, Shasta Centers and Haley Goodman helped ...
Bell downs KC, 51-43
by Jay Compton
Sports Editor
LOG MOUNTAIN — Rivalries don’t get much more intense than the Bell County-Knox Central match-up, especially considering the teams are in different districts...
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist go 1 and 2
by Brian mahoney
AP Basketball Writer
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — No one-and-done for Kentucky’s kids in the NBA draft. The Wildcats instead became the first school to go 1-2. After the New Orlean...
Middlesboro All-Stars begin tournament action Sunday
JAY COMPTON|Daily News Carson Shumate puts a ball in play during recent Little League action. Shumate is on the Middlesboro 9- and 10-year-old All-Sta...
Monte Vista remains a family affair
by JAY COMPTON
Sports Editor
GIBSON STATION, Va. — For folks in the Tri-State area looking for an affordable place to play a round of golf Monte Vista is like an oasis nestled in the mo...
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Railsplitters eliminated in Southeast Regional
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — John Clark tossed eight scoreless innings and the Bobcat offense put up 17 hits to propel Georgia College to a 12-0 victory over LMU on Friday to oust the Railsplitters from the 2013 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. After suffering a 9-3 loss to tournament host, Mount Olive, on Thursday, the Railsplitters’ season came to an abrupt halt in a 12-0 loss at the hands of Georgia College on Friday. Lincoln Memorial caps th...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Bell County senior second baseman Jackson Lefevers ranges far out into right field to run down a fly ball during action in Friday's game.
Bobcats fall to Clay in finale
Jay Compton Sports Editor Not many teams around have done more to exceed their preseason expectations than the Bell County Bobcats. Though they weren’t able to win their regular season finale on Friday, they did go 2-1 in the final week to finish with a record of 13-15. “We’ve had a better year than they’ve had here in a while. We only lose one player, we’ve just got to go next year and regroup,” first year Bobcat coach Scott Chaney sai...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Middlesboro senior Kelsie Hensley heads down the first base line after laying down a near perfect bunt for a base hit during the first inning of Thursday's game. She advanced all the way to third on a throwing error on the play as Megan Prater scored. Hensley later delivered a two-run, walk-off double in the fifth inning to complete the Lady Jackets' 10-0 victory over Corbin.
Lady Jackets rout Corbin, 10-0
She wasn’t quite perfect, but Jessica Carter certainly gave the Middlesboro Lady Jackets another masterful pitching performance on Thursday in a 10-0 Senior Day win over Corbin. Carter held the Lady Redhouds to just one hit while striking out five, walking one and hitting a batter in the five-inning shutout. It came just one day after Makayla Partin’s perfect game at Pineville. Corbin’s Hannah Hart was coming off a recent perfect game of ...
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Jay Compton|Daily News Middlesboro's six seniors pose together prior to Thursday's Senior Day win over Corbin. From left are Charlesa Witherspoon, Christina Reynolds, Megan Prater, Carissa Padgett, Kelsie Hensley and Savanna Miracle.
Seniors leading MHS softball back to prominence
There aren’t many schools in the 13th Region that boast a tradition of success in softball as rich as the Middlesboro Lady Jackets. From 1999 to 2009 the Lady Jackets brought home eleven straight district championships to go along with a few deep runs in the state tournament and an All ‘A’ state championship. The last few season saw the program decline a bit with three straight first round losses in the district tournament. The 2013 Middl...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Bell County pitcher Morgan Garnett gets the tag down in time to retire a Pineville runner at the plate after taking the throw from catcher Jess Sanders during Thursday's game. The Lady Mountain Lions scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on for a 10-7 win.
Lady Lions top Bell 10-7
Jay Compton Sports Editor The Pineville Lady Mountain Lions broke a five-all tie with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on for a 10-7 Senior Night win over Bell County on Thursday. “It was an emotional win because these girls wanted to make sure that the seniors went out on a win. They came out and stayed focused,” Lady Lion coach Shari Knuckles said. “We’re almost there. We’re about ready to peak and just go for good...
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Jay Compton|Daily News Cumberland Gap senior Nathan Hatmaker has signed to play baseball at UVa.-Wise. Seated, from left, are Nathan's father Kent Hatmaker, Nathan, mother Amy Disney and sister Avery Hatmaker. Standing, from left, are step-mom Jill Hatmaker, step-sister Olivia Price, CGHS principal Linda Keck, baseball coach Nick Huckaby, athletic director DeLynn Cline, basketball coach Ernie Clawson and assitant principal Dave Hamilton.
CG’s Hatmaker to pitch for UVa.-Wise
HARROGATE, Tenn. — Cumberland Gap’s Nathan Hatmaker has signed to continue his baseball career at the University of Virginia at Wise. “It feels great. I love playing and I want to be the best player I can be, but what means the most is that I’ll get a degree that says University of Virginia. I’m real happy about that,” said Hatmaker, who plans to study physical therapy. Hatmaker was a two-sport standout for the Panthers in basketball and ...
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Noel says knee rehab ahead of schedule
CHICAGO (AP) — A telling fact about this year’s NBA draft class might be that the potential No. 1 pick will be unavailable to start the 2013-14 season while recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. NBA personnel officials and scouts gathered Thursday for the annual NBA draft combine, and players who went through workouts and interviews said they weren’t concerned whether this year’s class seems light on depth and talent. In fact, ...
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District tournaments around the 13th Region
• BASEBALL • 52nd District at Harlan Monday Middlesboro vs. Harlan, 5:30 p.m. Harlan Co. vs. Bell County, 8 p.m. Tuesday Championship, 6 p.m. — — — 51st District at Lynn Camp Monday Knox Central vs. Lynn Camp, 5 p.m. Barbourville vs. Pineville, 7 p.m. Tuesday Championship, 6 p.m. — — — 50th District at Corbin Monday South Laurel vs. Williamsburg, 5:30 p.m. Whitley Co. vs. Corbin, 8 p...
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Photo by Jamie H. Vaught Legendary pitcher Gaylord Perry greets Lexington Legends manager Brian Buchanan (44) before a minor league baseball game during the baseball Hall of Famer's promotional visit in Lexington this past weekend. Perry, a native of North Carolina, was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
A sit-down with Gaylord Perry
LEXINGTON — When I saw Gaylord Perry this past weekend, he sure brought back my nostalgic childhood memories of baseball. A Hall of Fame pitcher who won 314 games for eight different teams in his 22-year career, Perry competed against my childhood hero and friend Roberto Clemente and was plenty tough for many hitters. The 74-year-old Perry was in Lexington to sign autographs for the fans and he threw the ceremonial first pitch during last...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Middlesboro sophomore Makayla Partin, pictured during action earlier this season, spun a perfect game on Wednesday. Partin finished with nine strikeouts while not allowing a single batter to reach base as the Lady Jackets beat Pineville 7-0.
Partin perfect in win over Pineville
Jay Compton Sports Editor Sophomore Makayla Partin twirled a seven-inning perfect game on Wednesday to lead the Middlesboro Lady Jackets to a 7-0 win at Pineville in a make-up game. Partin finished with nine strikeouts, induced six grounders and only let two fly balls leave in the infield in the gem. “I was just planning on pitching her just two or three innings. Makayla hadn’t had much work since last Friday and I was just wanting he...
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Calipari confident heralded recruits mesh well together
Gary Graves AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON (AP) — The pending arrival of eight heralded newcomers has allowed Kentucky coach John Calipari to quickly move on after losing out on top recruit Andrew Wiggins. Calipari is confident his large recruiting class will mesh and have the Wildcats back in national championship contention. Calipari acknowledges the challenge of melding the skills of another talented group of freshmen, one featuring si...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Middlesboro sophomore Jake Brock slides into third ahead of the throw during a recent game. Brock went 4-for-4 with four singles and four stolen bases on Wednesday as the Jackets beat Clay County 10-8.
Surging Jackets win at Clay
Don’t look now, but the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets are closing the season on quite a hot streak. Wednesday’s 10-8 win at Clay County was Middlesboro’s fifth straight victory and tenth in their last twelve games and the Jackets are now 20-9 on the season. Coach John Smith said more players taking on leadership roles has been a key to the team being able to sustain their success. “We pulled some different guys over and talked to them, som...
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Lady Jacket basketball camp June 3-6
The Middlesboro Lady Jackets will be holding their annual basketball camp June 3-6 at the West End Gym. The camp is open to girls from Kindergarten through the 8th grade and will run from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day. The cost is $50 and includes breakfast and lunch each day as well as a camp T-shirt. Lady Jacket Basketball Camp will be conducted by the Middlesboro High School girls basketball coaches Elgie and Debbie Green and the Lady J...
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LMU’s Mulkey named 2nd team All-Southeast Region
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Junior Brianna Mulkey has been named to the 2013 Daktronics Softball All-Southeast Region second team. This marks Mulkey’s second appearance on the All-Southeast Region team, as she was also honored as a second team selection in 2012. Mulkey (Kettering, Ohio) adds All-Southeast Region laurels to a resume for the 2013 season that includes a selection to the All-South Atlantic Conference second team, her third-consecutive...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Bell County senior center fielder Haley Goodman stretches to get to the bag and beat out an infield single during Monday's game against Lynn Camp. Goodman also tripled and had another single as the Lady Cats went on to a 19-3 win.
Lady Cats split two on Senior Night
The Bell County Lady Cats celebrated Senior Night on Monday with a 19-3 win over Lynn Camp. Seniors Hillary Lowe, Shasta Centers and Haley Goodman helped the Lady Cats get off to a fast start. Lowe led off the bottom of the first inning by drawing a walk, one out later Centers brought her home with the first of her three RBI doubles. Goodman would add an RBI single later in the inning and Bell went on to score 11 runs. Centers doubled thr...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Bell County sophomore Austin North pitched five innings of shut-out ball on Monday and Zach Turner worked the final two innings as the Bobcats blanked North Laurel 1-0. North struck out three while scattering four hits to earn the win.
North, Turner pitch Bobcats to 1-0 win over Jags
The Bell County Bobcats picked up a signature win for coach Scott Chaney on Monday as sophomores Austin North and Zach Turner made a first inning run hold up for a 1-0 win over North Laurel. “Yeah, this is the biggest win we’ve had all year and probably the biggest win these kids have had in the last couple of years,” Chaney said. “I’m really proud of them. Austin pitched a great game, Zach came in and worked the final two innings. All of t...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Middlesboro junior second baseman Tiffany Howerton snags a ground ball during a recent game. Howerton had two hits and drove in two runs in Monday's 16-0 win over Barbourville.
Lady Jackets rout B’ville 16-0
Not many teams have shown as much improvement with their record as the Middlesboro Lady Jackets have from last year to this one. Monday’s 16-0 win over Barbourville puts MHS at 16-8 overall, after finishing 2012 with an 11-19 mark. The Lady Jackets have put a four-game losing streak in the rear view mirror by winning three of their last four. Monday’s win came in impressive fashion as all nine batters not only had at least one hit, but also...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Pineville junior sprinter Caleb McCorkle pulls away from the field during his heat at a meet earlier this season. McCorkle won the 400 meter dash at Region 6A meet on Saturday and also qualified for the State Class A meet with a second place finish in the 200 meter dash.
PHS boys 5th, girls 7th at Region 6A meet
Jay Compton Sports Editor The Region 6A track meet was held on Saturday at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg. Pineville’s boys team placed fifth while the Lady Mountain Lions came in seventh overall. Three Pineville athletes qualified for the state meet in six events. Leading the way for the Mountain Lions was junior Dalton Ledbetter. He took first place in both the triple jump (38 feet, 2.5 inches) and the high jump (5 ...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Bell County 8th grader Austin Shackleford moves into the lead during an 800 meter run earlier this season. Shackleford qualified for the state meet with a second place finish in the 800 on Saturday at the Region 5AA meet at Boyle County.
Bell boys & girls place 10th at Region 5AA meet
Jay Compton Sports Editor The Bell County boys and girls both finished in tenth place at the stacked Region 5AA meet at Boyle County on Saturday. Among the highlights for the Bobcats, 8th grader Austin Shackleford turned in a time of 2:04.61 to finish second in the 800 meter run and qualify for the Kentucky Class AA track meet. Also headed for the state meet is senior Nathan Tanner after placing third in the 3200 meter run with a time...
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Railsplitters get No. 6 seed for Southeast Regional
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team nabbed the No. 6 seed for the 2013 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional, which is slated to begin on Thursday in Mount Olive, N.C. The field was announced via a live selection show on Sunday evening. The NCAA Division II Southeast Regional is a six-team, double elimination tournament with the winner advancing to Cary, N.C. for the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The R...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Middelsboro courtesy runner Tyler McCullough slides into home as Bell catcher Aaron Jenkins takes a throw. McCullough was safe on the play as the throw got away and the Jackets went on to a 15-5 win over the Bobcats.
Jackets win two on Senior Day
Jay Compton Sports Editor The Middlesboro Yellow Jackets gave senior Brian Hale quite a send off in his final home games on Thursday. The Jackets rolled to an 11-1 win over Barbourville in five innings, then defeated Bell County 15-5 in the nightcap. Hale was instrumental in both wins. He got the Jacket offense started with a three-run homer in the first inning of the first game. He also drove in three runs in game two, including a walk...
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LMU women add two to recruiting class
HARROGATE, Tenn. — Shermika Harris and Lakeisha Beasley have each signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Lady Railsplitters next season, Lincoln Memorial University head women’s basketball coach Roger Hodge announced on Friday. These two additions for the 2013-14 season bring the Lady Railsplitters’ total to five in the 2013 recruiting class with Katrina Ottesen, Josey Harding and Sydnie Anderson also making their way to Harrogate nex...
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Jay Compton|Daily News Bell County sophomore courtesy runner Hayden Gilbert rounds third and heads for home on Dylan Cox's two-run double in the top of the first inning of Thursday's game at Middlesboro.
Bobcats gearing up for stretch run
Jay Compton Sports Editor The Bell County Bobcats saw their current losing streak reach four games with Thursday’s 15-5 loss at Middlesboro. But there were some positives to build on going forward. The Bobcats were able to get off to a fast start with four runs in the first two innings after being held to just one run over their three previous games. Evan Brock drew a one-out walk an Aaron Jenkins singled in the top of the first innin...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Middlesboro freshman right fielder Bailey Hensley comes up throwing retire Williamsburg's Marah Crusenberry at first and erase a hit during Thursday's game.
Lady Jackets beat Williamsburg 12-1
Jay Compton Sports Editor The Middlesboro Lady Jackets made quick work of Williamsburg on Thursday. They erupted for twelve runs in the first two innings and coasted to a 12-1 win in five. Megan Prater, Kelsie Hensley and Lauren Spurlock each had a single and a double in the game for the Lady Jackets. Middlesboro also got a double from Laura Durham and singles from Carissa Padgett, Savanna Miracle, Tiffany Howerton, Bailey Hensley and J...
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Bell County girls elementary basketball camp June 3-5
The Bell County Lady Cats will be holding their annual Girls Elementary Basketball Camp June 3-5 at the BCHS gym. The camp for girls from Kindergarter through the 8th grade will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day and the cost is $35. Bell Co. girls basketball coaches, players and volunteers will serve as the camp staff. Emphasis during the camp will be centered on teaching the fundamentals of basketball including ballhandling, shooting, p...
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