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Sports Editorials

The front-runners for the boys and girls Players of the Year are ...
The past two weeks I’ve been bombarded by high school basketball fans on who will be the 2011 Times-Tribune Boys and Girls Prep Basketball Tri-County Players of the Year.
Well we still have a few weeks to go before postseason play begins, but I suppose I can let the cat out of the bag and at least be nice enough to give the front-runners.

February 3, 2012 1 Photo
I remember 1982 state championship game just like it was yesterday
It’s hard to believe it’s almost been 30 years since Chuck Broughton’s Laurel County Cardinals captured the 1982 Boys Sweet Sixteen state championship. I remember it like it was yesterday.

February 2, 2012 1 Photo
Fear 'Les' 13th Region Basketball Rankings
The Black Bears continue to win. Harlan County is now a perfect 10-0 against 13th Region teams and shouldn’t be tested again (region-wise) until its Feb. 10 battle against Jackson County and a Feb. 13 contest against Corbin.

February 2, 2012 1 Photo
How the region is stacking up
With Clay County and North Laurel drawing in opposite brackets of the 49th District Tournament, this year’s 13th Region Tournament at The Arena in Corbin could feature the most balanced field in at least 35 years.

January 31, 2012 1 Photo
The postseason is almost here
We’re two days away from February and that means we’re a month away before the 40th, 50th, 51st and 52nd District Tournament’s tip-off.

January 30, 2012 1 Photo
13th Region contenders
With approximately a month left in the regular season, the contenders for 13th Region championships in both boys and girls basketball have started to separate themselves from the rest of the field.

January 24, 2012 1 Photo
Thanks to local student-athletes for making us look good
Both myself and Tim Branstetter didn’t know what to expect when we ventured north to Lexington to attend the annual Kentucky Press Association 2011 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers contest this past Friday.

January 23, 2012 1 Photo
Border Bowl, flag football and basketball
I would like to touch on a few things before I head off to the KPA Awards Reception with my sports editor, Les Dixon.

January 23, 2012 1 Photo
MMA fans will be treated to 17 fights Saturday
If you’re a Mixed Martial Arts fan then you need to head to the Corbin Convention Center Saturday to watch the state’s longest running MMA production — Kentucky Fighting Challenge 79.

January 20, 2012 1 Photo
Fear 'Les' 13th Region Basketball Rankings
OK folks, I’m finally moving the Black Bears into the top spot. They deserve it. Let’s see, Barbourville has been ranked No. 1 this season along with Clay County and Bell County, so why not move Harlan County into the top spot. They are the only remaining unbeaten team in the 13th Region at 7-0.

January 19, 2012 1 Photo
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