By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor NAUGATUCK – The Tug Valley Panthers won their first baseball game in the past two seasons with a convincing 11-1 victor...
By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. – Belfry fell behind early, but came back in the late innings to beat visiting Mingo Central 8-3 Monday nigh...
By KYLE LOVERN CHAPMANVILLE – The Belfry Pirates went on the road and blanked Chapmanville 3-0 on Thursday night at Ted Ellis Field. Jared Masters pit...
by PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. -- The Belfry Pirates are 7-15 after a 73-57 defeat at the hands of Allen Central on Feb. 10. Homecourt a...
by PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor NEWTOWN — Back on Jan. 17 the Tug Valley Panthers embarrassed Mingo Central in their first meeting on the hardwood 71...
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor The Tug Valley Lady Panthers improved to 10-11 with a 61-34 blast of the visiting Wayne Lady Pioneers during senior ...
by PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. -- The Belfry Pirates are 7-15 after a 73-57 defeat at the hands of Allen Central on Feb. 10. Homecourt a...
Belfry peaking at tournament time By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. - The Belfry Pirates have won 22 regular season games heading into a home contest Thursday with Lawrence County. With the District Tournament starting next week, the Pirates could be peaking at the right time. Many Belfry fans think this could be the team that wins a regional title and makes a trip to the state tournament in Lexington. But as the saying goes, “you have to take them one game at a time...
Joe May ready for state meet KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor Everybody has seen Joe May’s speed on the football field. He has been a scoring machine for both Mingo Central and Matewan in the last couple of seasons. Now the Mingo Central athlete has taken that talent to track and field. May has qualified for the Class AA state tournament in both the 100 meter dash with a qualifying time of 11.89 seconds. May is in his first year in the sport. His coach Brad Webb said Ma...
Belfry rolls past East Ridge By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. – The Belfry Pirates improved to 22-7 after they defeated East Ridge 7-1 Monday night at Massey Energy Field on the campus of BHS. East Ridge took the lead in the top of the 1 st inning after back to back singles by Austin Robinson and Tyler Bentley. Kyle Adkins then brought in Robinson with a sacrifice fly. That would be the only run the Warriors scored in the game. Belfry threatened in th...
Dr. J.W. Endicott a big part of Kermit By KYLE LOVERN Sport Editor KERMIT - There are not many people who give back to their community like Dr. J.W. Endicott has done. As a youngster he ran the streets of Kermit, dribbling a basketball, riding his bicycle and playing with his friends. Endicott grew up in Kermit where he went on to help lead the Blue Devils to the Class A state championship back in 1975 as the point guard. He was an all-state performer and played for th...
Tug Valley loses heartbreaker in sectional By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor WAYNE – Tug Valley took an early 7-0 lead, however they ended the game with a tough 12-11 loss to Tolsia Friday night in the Region 4, Section 4 Tournament played at Wayne. The Panthers plated five runs in the top of the 1 st inning and two more in the 2 nd frame to go up 7-0. Tug Valley added a run in each of the next two innings, but the Rebels of Tolsia started coming back with two runs in the 3 r...
Joe May running in the state meet By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor Mingo Central will have a representative in the state track championships next weekend in Charleston. Junior Joe May has qualified for both the 100 yard dash and the 200 yard dash after competing in the Class AA, Region 4 track meet, according to his coach Brad Webb. May has only been running track for a few weeks. He has been a standout on the football teams for both Matewan and now Mingo Central. “...
Mark Hatcher in a battle Kyle’s Korner … Sports are very important to so many of us. It gets in your blood and consumes many of us. However, there comes a time when you have to take a step back and think about the more important things in life. Logan head basketball coach Mark Hatcher has recently had to do just that. After experiencing stomach discomfort, he finally went to see the doctor. Mark said he had been having problems he assumed were just from the...
Belfry travels to Knott County tonight KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. - The Belfry Pirates are currently 20-7 on the season and will travel to Knott County this evening as the regular season winds down. The Pirates of coach Michael Hagy will play host to East Ridge Monday for a regular season game. The final regular season game of the season will be at home on Thursday, May 17 against Lawrence County. All of those games are scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. Belfry High...
Zak Roberts signs to play tennis at UPike DELBARTON – Regional Christian School senior Zak Roberts has signed to play tennis at the University of Pikeville. Since the Regional Christian did not have tennis team, Roberts was allowed to play with Mingo Central High School. Roberts is an honor student and he will be graduating in a few days. He is also enrolled at the vocational school, which is not located on the campus of Mingo Central. Roberts was an integral part of the Miners s...
Mingo’s season ends with sectional defeat KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor CHAPMANVILLE - The Mingo Central Miners ended their baseball season Wednesday night after losing 10-0 to home-standing Chapmanville at Ted Ellis Field. It was the second loss in the double elimination tournament. Mingo lost a tough game to Scott 7-5 on Monday, then the Chapmanville game was postponed because of rain on Tuesday. “Austin Reed pitched his heart out last night, but we just needed to make a few pl...
Belfry’s Trey Willis signs with UPike By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. – Another Belfry Pirate football player has signed to play football at the next level. Trey Willis will be attending the University of Pikeville. Willis, a 5-8, 212 pound running back, signed his letter of intent in a ceremony at the school library on Wednesday morning. UPike recruiting and defensive coordinator Dayne Brown signed Willis. “He is a good player on both sides of the football,” Br...
Brooke Branham signs with Pikeville By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. – Belfry softball player Brooke Branham will take her talents to the next level. The southpaw sensation signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Pikeville last Friday in a ceremony at the school. Branham currently plays shortstop for coach Ryan Chapman, but will most likely be switched to another position for the Lady Bears. She is one of the region’s top players and one of Belf...
Mingo’s Gabe Vinson signs with UPike By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor Mingo Central baseball player Gabe Vinson has signed to play baseball for the University of Pikeville. Vinson, a first baseman for the Miners, signed after a tryout about three weeks ago. Vinson, who played for Burch High School before the consolidation, said he will probably play both outfield and first base for the Bears. “I’m excited that I will be playing baseball for four more years,” Vinson sai...
Mingo Central players honor Tyler Hatfield Kyle’s Korner … The Mingo Central Miners baseball team played the sectional tournament with heavy hearts because of the recent death of classmate Tyler Hatfield. Hatfield was killed on his way to school last Tuesday morning on U.S. 52 on the Gilbert side of Horsepen Mountain. Several of the players who attended Gilbert High School before the consolidation were particularly hurt by the untimely death. They had attended school with Hatf...
Atkins’ walk-off hit wins game for Miners KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor GILBERT – The Mingo Central Miners won their regular season finale this past Saturday over Westside 4-3 at the Gilbert baseball field. Chris Atkins had a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 7 th to help the Miners win the game. Austin Trent went a perfect 4-for4 to lead the hit parade for MCHS. Josh May and Atkins each had a pair of hits, while Austin Reed, Jacob Staton and Gabe Vinson each smacked do...
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