TheTimesTribune.com, Corbin, KY Sports Editorials

Could this year’s Wildcats beat the 1996 version? I don’t believe so

2012-02-10T10:36:00-05:00

When it comes to high school basketball, it’s never too late to talk about next year. So if you’re a Williamsburg Lady Yellow Jacket fan, you’ve got to be happy with the All ‘A’ Classic 13th Region draw you received, but if you’re a Yellow Jacket fan, you might not be as happy.

Fear 'Les' 13th Region Basketball Rankings

2012-02-09T09:15:24-05:00

he Black Bears saw their season-best nine-game win streak come to an end after losing to 14th Region favorite Perry Central on the road, 52-42.

Several young players have impacted the region this year

2012-02-07T09:01:00-05:00

Several freshmen have had big impacts on some of the region’s top teams this season.

Friday turned out to be a very good day

2012-02-06T09:37:56-05:00

If you attended the North Laurel-South Laurel boys basketball match-up this past Friday at South Laurel High School, you got your money’s worth.

The front-runners for the boys and girls Players of the Year are ...

2012-02-03T09:08:26-05:00

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.

I remember 1982 state championship game just like it was yesterday

2012-02-02T09:48:27-05:00

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.

Fear 'Les' 13th Region Basketball Rankings

2012-02-02T09:40:54-05:00

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.

How the region is stacking up

2012-01-31T09:57:28-05:00

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.

The postseason is almost here

2012-01-30T11:38:03-05:00

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.

13th Region contenders

2012-01-24T09:26:06-05:00

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.