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2 months ago | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson |Jamie Vaught
Published 1:21 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2025 By Jamie H. VaughtKySportsStyle.com MagazineIn nearly 40 years of Mr. Kentucky Football award winners, we haven’t seen many stars from the eastern Kentucky mountains who have captured the coveted award. Just a very small handful of standouts like Tim Couch, Kash Daniel and Scott Russell to name a few.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson |Shane Shackleford
Published 10:57 pm Thursday, January 23, 2025 By Shane ShacklefordSports WriterWhenever a teams opens in tournament play, especially at the state level, there is a level of uncertainty that can be expressed. Sawyer Thompson was having none of that. The Pineville senior guard logged the fourth triple double in All A history in leading the Lions to a convincing 74-41 victory over 10th Region winner Bishop Brossart.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson
Published 10:39 am Thursday, January 16, 2025 Twelve of 13 Jackets reached the scoring column Wednesday as Middlesboro coated to a 67-13 win over J. Frank White Academy, Tenn., at Lincoln Memorial University. Junior guard Joseph Killion led Middlesboro with 14 points. Jacob Tinnell and Mekhi Young added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
harlanenterprise.net | John Henson
Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025 MIDDLESBORO — When you’ve spent well over a decade locked in the cellar of your district, convincing anyone you aren’t the same old team can be a difficult task. That’s where the Middlesboro Lady Jackets found themselves after a surprisingly fast start in the 2025 season — surprising to everyone but the Lady Jackets that is.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson
Published 8:58 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025 The Pineville Mountain Lions opened their district slate with a convincing 80-43 victory over visiting Lynn Camp on Tuesday night at The Lions Den. Senior guard Jeremiah Beck scored 30 points to lead the Lions’ attack. Ashton Moser scored 14, and Cam Puckett and Sawyer Thompson each added 11. With his tally, Puckett also joined the 1,000-point club for his career. Ethan Chafin and Caleb Woods each scored 12 to pace the Wildcats. Jared King added 11.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson
Published 11:41 pm Tuesday, January 14, 2025 By John HensonSports WriterMIDDLESBORO — When you’ve spent well over a decade locked in last place of your district, convincing anyone you aren’t the same old team can be a difficult task. That’s where the Middlesboro Lady Jackets found themselves after a surprisingly fast start in the 2025 season — surprising to everyone but the Lady Jackets that is.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson
Wednesday’s contest features the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (15-1, 2-1 SEC) and the No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs (14-2,…The Atlanta Hawks (19-19) are monitoring six players on the injury report, including Trae Young, heading into their…Ranked teams will be on Wednesday’s college basketball schedule in five games, including the UConn Huskies taking on…Tuesday’s college basketball schedule includes five games with SEC teams in play.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson
Published 2:43 pm Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Senior guard Keevi Betts exploded for 44 points as Middlesboro advanced to the 13th Region All “A” Classic finals with an 80-64 win Monday over visiting Pineville. Emily Lambert added 26 points for the 8-4 Lady Jackets as she hit six 3-pointers. Junior forward Rachel Howard led the Lady Lions with 32 points. Kamryn Biliter and Madison Johnson added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
harlanenterprise.net | John Henson
Published 12:01 am Tuesday, January 14, 2025 By John HensonSports WriterWith his Harlan County Black Bears trailing by nine midway through the third quarter of the 2A Section 7 championship game Monday against visiting Bell County, Maddox Huff did what all-state guards often do. Huff brought the Bears back as he scored 30 of his game-high 41 points in the second half in Harlan County’s hard-fought 63-60 win.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
middlesboronews.com | John Henson
Published 11:05 pm Sunday, January 12, 2025 By John HensonSports WriterMIDDLESBORO — A Pineville team that lost six of its first seven this season has now won five of its last six, and it’s not terribly hard to identify one big reason for the turnaround. The Lady Lions have found the balance they often lacked early in the season, and that was evident Sunday at Middlesboro in a 71-42 win over Lynn Camp in the 13th Region All “A” Classic quarterfinals as four reached double figures.
