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Former Belfry athlete, coach and principal retiring
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor My how time flies by. Sort of like Rod Varney flew by the competition back in the early 1960s as a quarterback and sprinter for the Belfry Pirates. Fast forward 49 years later, to when Varney graduated from Belfry to his last days as principal at his alma mater. Varney was born and raised up Road Fork (now Forest Hills), not far from where the new Belfry High School complex now sits. While at Belfry, Va...
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Shelby Valley has new coach; AAU tourney; Rawlins leaves WVU
Kyle’s Korner … There has been a lot of speculation on who was going to get the head coaching position at Shelby Valley High School the last few weeks. That announcement came last week when Harlan County native Jim Hicks was named as the basketball coach for the Wildcats. He had been coaching at Grant County in northern Kentucky. In past years he had also coached at Bath, Owsley and Greenup Counties. He was also a former assistant at ...
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<p>Keaton Taylor</p>
Pirates whip Bulldogs for first time on the road
Pirates whip Bulldogs for first time on the road Kyle Lovern Sports Editor LOUISA, Ky. – The Belfry Pirates whipped the Lawrence County Bulldogs 7-1 Thursday evening in high school baseball action. This is the first time Belfry has ever beaten Lawrence County on their home field and only the second time they had ever beaten the Bulldogs, according to longtime scorekeeper Bennett West. The win evened Belfry’s record to 15-15 an...
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<p>Submitted Photo</p><p>Belfry softball coach Ryan Chapman is shown talking to his team earlier in the season. The Pirates will host the 60th District tourney on Monday and Wednesday.</p>
Belfry to host 60th District tournaments
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. – Belfry High School will be hosting the 60 th District baseball and softball tournaments on Monday and Wednesday May 20 and 22. On that Monday, the Pirate baseball team will host Phelps at 6:30 p.m. The winner will play Pike County Central on Wednesday at 8 p.m., according to Belfry’s Todd Cassell, director for the tourneys. The softball game will start at 6 p.m. on Monday with Phelps going u...
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<p>Sports Editor Kyle Lovern</p>
Kentucky still has the top rated recruiting class
Many Kentucky Wildcat fans were upset that Huntington Prep’s Andrew Wiggins chose Kansas over UK. But, they still have six high school All-Americans coming in next season. Most recruiting services had John Calipari’s incoming freshmen class as the top group in the country. Plus UK has a few quality players returning for next season. Kansas moved up to No. 2 with the commitment of Wiggins to Bill Self and the Jayhawks. Unless you’ve been...
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Tug Valley has three qualify for state track meet
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor NAUGATUCK – The Tug Valley Panthers have three student athletes that qualified for the state track meet which starts Friday at Charleston’s Laidley Field. It is only the second season for Tug Valley to compete in track and field. They are coached by Rachelle Smith. The three who have qualified in Class Single A are senior Amber Linville in the shot put, freshman Cameron Baisden also in the shot put and Dy...
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Mingo Central qualifies for state track meet
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor After their showing in the recent Class AA regional track meet, Mingo Central has qualified for several events in the state tournament which will be held this Friday and Saturday at Laidley Field in Charleston. The Miner’s 4 x 100 relay team of Dakweon Willis, Austin Banks, Alex Lee and Garrett Moore qualified for the state meet. Lee, a junior sprinter, also qualifies for both the 100 meter and the 200 me...
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<p>Reed Williamson</p>
Belfry beats Allen Central on the diamond
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor ALLEN, Ky. – The Belfry Pirates improved their record to 14-15 with a 4-1 road victory over Allen Central Monday evening. Belfry took an early lead in the bottom of the opening inning. With one out, Reed Williamson reached first base on an error by third baseman Tanner Hamilton. Williamson then scored on 2-out single to left field by Joey Duty. Eli Huddle followed with single to left, but the Pirates couldn...
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<p>Photo by Sholten Singer/ The Herald-Dispatch</p><p>Andrew Wiggins is pictured talking to the media after signing his letter of intent with Kansas on Tuesday.</p>
Andrew Wiggins chooses Kansas
KYLE'S KORNER ... - Huntington Prep basketball star Andrew Wiggins finally made his announcement on where he will play his college basketball this coming season. In a private ceremony Tuesday afternoon in Huntington at St. Joe High School, he told the world he would attend Kansas. He had narrowed his choices to Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and Florida State. Many were surprised at his choice. There were those diehard UK fans that though...
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<p>Photo by Sholten Singer/ The Herald-Dispatch</p><p>Andrew Wiggins is shown signing his letter of intent with his mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, seated beside him at a ceremony at St. Joe High School in Huntington. Wiggins, who played for Huntington Prep, is the No. 1 rated player in the country.</p><p>(no description)</p>
Top prep prospect Wiggins to become a Jayhawk
HUNTINGTON (AP) — Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins will play his college basketball at Kansas. The 6-foot-8 Toronto native signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday, choosing the Jayhawks over Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State. The ceremony ended the frenzied pursuit of the Huntington Prep star, who averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season. Rather than turn his announcement into a spectacle, Wiggins wanted ...
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<p>Eli Huddle had four RBIs in Belfry&#8217;s win over East Carter.</p>
Belfry outslugs East Carter in 10-7 win
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor The Belfry Pirates outslugged East Carter 10-7 at J.P. Kouns Field at East Carter on Saturday. East Carter took the lead in the bottom of the 1 st inning after Jacob Coleman doubled to center with one out. Then Austin Wells walked and Cody McDavid singled to short right field, loading bases. That’s when Cole Braggs brought in two runs with a single to right. Derek Keller smacked an RBI triple in the gap to...
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<p>Alex Lee</p>
Alex Lee runs well in regional track meet
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor CHARLESTON – Mingo Central finished No. 8 as a team in the Class AA regional track event held Friday at Laidley Field in Charleston, however junior Alex Lee did well as an individual sprinter. Lee finished 4 th in the 100 meters with a time of 11.66 and 2 nd in the 200 meters with a time of 23.83 and may have a chance to qualify for the state tournament. The Mingo Central 4 x 100 relay team finished thi...
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Panthers lose to Billies, swept in sectionals
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor MAN — The Man High School baseball completed a swept of the Tug Valley Panthers to win the Class A sectional title on Friday at Man’s Dr. Juan Nordelo Field. Man had beaten the Panthers on Thursday and won again on Friday night, 16-1, in a mercy-shortened game. Man (7-21), winners of four straight games, will now advance to regional play on May 21 at Valley Fayette against the Greyhounds (20-5). Valley be...
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<p>Belfry Coach Philip Haywood</p>
Belfry releases 2013 football schedule
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor GOODY, Ky. – The Belfry Pirate football team will be putting some miles on the buses this year as they head to Knoxville, Tennessee and to Pulaski County in south central Kentucky. Coach Philip Haywood released the schedule on Friday after finalizing contracts with the last couple of schools on the slate. Belfry will open the season as usual in the Pike County Bowl at home hosting Somerset, Ky. Then the...
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<p>Jordon Mounts shown pitching earlier this season.</p>
Panthers lose to Hillbillies in sectional opener
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor MAN – The Tug Valley Panthers lost to the Man Hillbillies 7-1 in Class A sectional tournament play on Thursday at Dr. Juan Nordelo Field in Man. The Panthers only manager four hits in the game. One each by Trevin Horn, David Runyon, Tyler Estepp and Phillip Lucas. Estepp scored the only run for TVHS. Tug Valley actually took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2 nd inning, but Man went ahead 3-1 in the bottom o...
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<p>Zack Francisco</p>
Prestonsburg Blackcats nip Belfry Pirates 4-3
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor PRESTONSBUR, Ky. – The Belfry Pirates lost another close game on the road at Prestonsburg falling 4-3 on Thursday evening. The Blackcats held a 4-0 lead heading into the final inning when Belfry rallied for three runs, but that is all they could muster and lost another heartbreaker. In the top of the 7th inning, with one out, Belfry’s Zack Francisco singled to right field and then Reed Williamson walked. ...
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<p>Submitted Photo</p><p>Greg Maynard is pictured with his catch as he recently won the Yatesville Lake tourney for the Tug Valley Bass Anglers club. He caught five fish for a total of 12.98 pounds.</p>
Tug Valley Bass Anglers Yatesville Lake Tournament
LOUISA, Ky. - On May 5 the Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its third tournament of the 2013 season on Yatesville Lake. There was a great turn out, 29 anglers competed in the event. Greg Maynard was the winner of the event. Yatessville Lake was at full pool and the water was clear to slightly stained everywhere on the lake except the backend where it was stained with a temperature of 65 degrees. Weather for the tournament was...
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Road Runners Club looking for volunteers
The Tug Valley Road Runners Club is looking for volunteers for this year’s 14th Annual Hatfield-McCoy Marathon to help with the 26 water stations throughout the race course on June 8th. This year, we have decided that 500 dollars in prize money will go out for rewards on best decorated water stops. Dress up, play music whatever to encourage and entertain runners. This is a great addition to this year’s race! Starting May 9th, The Tug ...
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Tug Valley may join a new Class A conference
The Tug Valley Panther athletic teams may be joining a new Class A conference. Head football coach Tony Clusky, who has been serving as the school’s Athletic Director, recently attended a meeting about the proposed conference. Clusky said some of the schools that are interested in forming the new Single A conference are Buffalo of Putnam, Man, Van and Sherman. The talks are just in the preliminary stages. No name has been selected for t...
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Relay for Life 5-K race to raise funds
Kyle Lovern Sports Editor The Tug Valley Road Runners Club and ARH will sponsor a 5-K run/walk to raise funds for Relay for Life on Saturday, May 18, starting at 9 a.m. at Southern W.Va. Community and Technical College. The theme for the 5-K is “Let’s Wipe Out Cancer.” Pre-registration will start at 7 a.m. and stop at 8:45 a.m. Runners are encouraged to come early to register and not wait until the last minute. They can also pre-r...
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