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Lady Cats split two on Senior Night
by Jay Compton
Sports Editor
The Bell County Lady Cats celebrated Senior Night on Monday with a 19-3 win over Lynn Camp. Seniors Hillary Lowe, Shasta Centers and Haley Goodman helped ...
Bell downs KC, 51-43
by Jay Compton
Sports Editor
LOG MOUNTAIN — Rivalries don’t get much more intense than the Bell County-Knox Central match-up, especially considering the teams are in different districts...
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist go 1 and 2
by Brian mahoney
AP Basketball Writer
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — No one-and-done for Kentucky’s kids in the NBA draft. The Wildcats instead became the first school to go 1-2. After the New Orlean...
Middlesboro All-Stars begin tournament action Sunday
JAY COMPTON|Daily News Carson Shumate puts a ball in play during recent Little League action. Shumate is on the Middlesboro 9- and 10-year-old All-Sta...
Monte Vista remains a family affair
by JAY COMPTON
Sports Editor
GIBSON STATION, Va. — For folks in the Tri-State area looking for an affordable place to play a round of golf Monte Vista is like an oasis nestled in the mo...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Middlesboro senior Megan Prater slides into second with a stolen base as Pineville's Amy Allen hauls in the throw during Tuesday's game. Prater doubled, singled, walked and scored three runs as the Lady Jackets pulled away late for a 10-0 win over the Lady Lions.
MHS pulls away late for 10-0 win over Pineville
Jay Compton Sports Editor Fresh off winning the Billy Joe Idol Memorial Tournament over the weekend, the Middlesboro Lady Jackets stayed hot on Tuesday with a 10-0 win over Pineville. Freshman Lauren Spurlock struck out six and didn’t walk a batter while pitching a two-hit shut out over six innings to earn the win. “Lauren does a great job for us even though we haven’t been able to throw her a lot in varsity games. We’re better defens...
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Chris Jones|Harlan Daily Enterprise Bell County shortstop Caleb Smith runs down a high throw as Harlan County's James Bond slides into second with a stolen base during Tuesday's game. Smith had one of two Bobcat hits in a 10-0 loss to the Black Bears.
Harlan Co. beats Bobcats 10-0
John Middleton Harlan Daily Enterprise Harlan County clinched a share of the 52nd District regular season title with a 10-0 victory over visiting Bell County on Tuesday. Five Harlan County pitchers combined to limit Bell County to just two hits, while 12 Black Bears collected a hit in the six-inning win. “I don’t know if these guys really look at that right now,” said Harlan County coach John Lewis of the regular season district title. ...
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Photo courtesy Judy Collins Middlesboro's Owen Collins prepares to hit a shot during Monday's match. Collins teamed with Gustoff Naylor for a 7-5, 6-2 win over North Laurel's Gray and Walter but the Jackets droped three of five matches to the Jags to suffer just their third loss of the year.
MHS girls win, boys fall to North
Staff report Middlesboro played host to North Laurel in 13th Region tennis action on Monday. The Lady Jackets took four of five matches to run their record to 12-0 on the season while the MHS boys dropped a 3-2 decision to the Jaguars. In girls play, the Lady Jackets took two of three doubles matches. North Laurel’s Pooja Kanthawar and Caroline Moore topped Madison Saylor and Baylie Brunsma 6-1, 6-1 but Middlesboro’s Hannah Warren and Jan...
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Nerlens Noel
Injured UK center looks ahead to NBA draft
Gary Graves AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Nerlens Noel continues to take small steps toward returning to the court following surgery on his left knee. He’s shed his crutches and exercising without a knee brace. Though he wouldn’t specify want types of exercises, it’s all all signs his recovery is ahead of schedule — and each stride is important with the NBA draft looming. Noel said Tuesday that he’s “doing good” after the Mar...
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College Football Playoff to replace BCS
Ralph D. Russo AP College Football Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Bowl Championship Series will be replaced by the College Football Playoff. The BCS conference commissioners announced the name of the new postseason system that starts in 2014 on Tuesday, the first of three days of meetings at a resort hotel in the Rose Bowl’s backyard. They also will choose the remaining three sites for the six-bowl semifinal rotation in the new sy...
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Railsplitters win first SAC title
FOREST CITY, N.C. — Freshman Wes Todd capped the Railsplitters’ magical run in the conference tournament by hurling a complete game on Sunday afternoon, leading fifth-seeded Lincoln Memorial to a 9-4 victory over sixth-seeded Carson-Newman in the championship game of the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament. Todd’s performance put the finishing touches on a day that saw the Railsplitters overcome a loss to the Eagles...
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John Middleton|Harlan Daily Enterprise Middlesboro seniorr Brian Hale delivered to the plate during a 14-1 victory at Harlan in 52nd District action on Monday. Hale worked the first two innings on the mound and led the Jackets with three hits, including a double, in a 14-1 win over the Dragons.
Jackets blast Harlan, 14-1
John Middleton Harlan Daily Enterprise Harlan hung with defending 52nd District champion Middlesboro for three innings Monday, the final three innings weren’t as kind to the Green Dragons. Middlesboro reeled off 13 runs after the third inning to pull away for a 14-1 victory. The visiting Yellow Jackets scored first, with one run in the opening inning. Jake Brock singled to start the offense. Brock stole second base and scored when Bri...
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Photos by Jay Compton|Daily News Bell County senior second baseman Jackson Lefevers chases a Harlan County runner back toward first base during a rundown play in Monday's game. The Black Bears were able to beat the Bobcats 7-0.
Boggs pitches Bears past Bobcats
Jay Compton Sports Editor Tyler Boggs pitched a four-hitter while striking out 12 and James Bond drove in two runs on three hits to lead the Harlan County Black Bears to a 7-0 win at Bell County on Monday. It was a far cry from last season when the Bobcats were outscored 52-1 in to games against Harlan County. But after getting singles from Dylan Cox and Aaron Jenkins in the first inning, Bell was held to just four base runners the rest...
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Ray Welch|Daily News Middlesboro senior second baseman Tiffany Howeron stretches to haul in a high throw and force a Leslie County runner out at second base during action in Saturday's game at the Billy Joe Idol Memorial Tournament. The Lady Jackets dropped a 5-1 decision to Harlan County, but came back to post a 15-0 win over Barbourville, a 10-1 win over Harlan and a 7-5 win over Leslie County in the tournament. Middlesboro (11-3) hosts Pineville today.
Lady Jackets go 3-1 in tourney
Ray Welch|Daily News Middlesboro senior second baseman Tiffany Howeron stretches to haul in a high throw and force a Leslie County runner out at second base during action in Saturday’s game at the Billy Joe Idol Memorial Tournament. The Lady Jackets dropped a 5-1 decision to Harlan County, but came back to post a 15-0 win over Barbourville, a 10-1 win over Harlan and a 7-5 win over Leslie County in the tournament. Middlesboro (11-3) hosts P...
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Wildcat freshmen look forward to second season
Gary Graves AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s freshmen fell short of expectations in a disappointing season, and those returning are looking forward to using their experience to help the next crop of highly touted Wildcats avoid suffering the same fate. Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress said Monday they’re looking forward to fulfilling their potential, and helping others do the same. Despite promising rookie momen...
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LMU men win SAC tennis championship
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Freshman Guilherme Rocha broke a 4-4 tie with a three-set triumph at No. 6 singles to lift the Lincoln Memorial University men’s tennis team past Wingate for the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championship on Saturday. It’s the Railsplitters’ earned second league title over the past four seasons, as they also stepped to the podium in 2010. Lincoln Memorial (14-5) won despite facing a 2-1 deficit after doubles pla...
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