Sports
Coach proud of JHS’s season
The Jenkins Cavaliers boys’ basketball team defeated Abingdon Christian by a score of 85-75 to finish the regular season with a 17-13 record. Two Jenkins players had historic performances in the contest. Senior Bradyn Sexton recorded a triple double for the Cavs with a team high 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Adyn Hayes followed with a monster game […]
LCC finished its regular season with 15-11 mark
Letcher County Central’s boys’ basketball team finished the regular season with a 15-11 record after a 79-64 win over Prestonsburg in the season finale. The Cougars have been finding their rhythm with the return of Brady Boggs from injury. They won four in a row heading into Tuesday night’s district tournament at Knott County Central. Boggs continued his torrid scoring […]
Mitchell’s ex-coach is fond of Calipari
Vaught’s ViewsTony Bergeron estimates he coached over 650 high school games in his 20-year coaching career in the northeast and also spent two years as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts under coach Matt McCall. Bergeron worked as a program director for the Five-Star Basketball Camp, a camp that has helped produce over 500 NBA and over 10,000 Division […]
Struttin’ Time
A tribute to my best friend, everEvery time I turn around now, it seems I am being told that I am too old. Even my only sister said to me this past week, “Stevie, you are too old.” When this happens, it is time to start closing some loopholes in your life. I need of serious operation, but six surgeons — none of whom wants to […]
Gabby’s Fishing Fever
Jigging spoons and blade baitsWe had some odd weather in February, and as March arrives, we will be getting a lot of wind, some warm days, and some cold days with maybe even some snow. It can be a hard time to get out and do much bass fishing, but I have seen several pictures of nice bass already being caught all around us. […]
New UK football OC likes what he sees
Vaught’s ViewsBush Hamdan didn’t recruit transfers Brock Vandagriff or Beau Allen. He didn’t recruit true freshman Cutter Boley. However, the new Kentucky offensive coordinator likes the quarterbacks he will be working with in Lexington. “You don’t take the job unless you feel pretty good about that quarterback room. I’m excited certainly to work with all those guys and I know they’re […]
Cavaliers, Cougars both enjoyed a winning week
The Letcher County Central boys’ basketball record stands at 14-11 after a successful three-win and one-loss run in games last week. The week started with a loss on the road at Breathitt County by a score of 72-50 against. Brady Boggs led the Cougars in scoring with 17 points. Terry Delaney added 12 points and a team high eight rebounds. […]
Gabby’s Fishing Fever
A ‘point’ points to catching bassWinter can be a tough time for anglers to locate bass, but if you understand how bass relate to main lake structure like a point in cold weather it will help you a lot. Bass still eat during winter. They just feed less and hold onto areas like points to feed and spend the cold weather months until spring. There […]
Struttin’ Time
Memories made, lessons learnedAs I watched wind blow, the snow fly and the temperature fall last week I thought to myself, “There used to be a time when it never got too cold, the weather never go too bad, and the hunt went on.” I have been taught, and rightly so, with age comes wisdom, I now agree wholeheartedly. You without a doubt […]