Lady Dragons win on senior night From one win in their freshman season to a 14-13 mark this year, the Harlan seniors have played a big role in helping to rebuild the school’s softball program. Heather Holland, Amanda Longworth and Elizabeth Johnson were rewarded for their contributions Friday with a 6-1 victory over visiting Whitley County on senior night.
Harlan got off to a quick start, with four runs in the first inning.
Madison Noe led off the inning with a single to...
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Hamlin plans to run entire race at Darlington Jenna Fryer
AP Auto Racing Writer
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin doesn’t have a contingency plan for Darlington Raceway. He has every intention of running the entire race.
Hamlin turned 23 laps last week at Talladega before turning the car over to relief driver Brian Vickers. It was Hamlin’s first race since suffering a compression fracture in a vertebra in his lower back. The March 24 injury cost him four races.
Hamlin has no p...
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Top prospect Conner High QB headed to UK HEBRON (AP) — Drew Barker will play for Kentucky, giving the Wildcats a quarterback to run their new pass-oriented offense.
The Conner High School QB made his announcement Friday. Several schools were recruiting the 6-foot-4, 210-pound dual threat who became one of the nation’s top prospects after passing for 2,067 yards, rushing for 1,422 and scoring 40 touchdowns as a junior.
Kentucky beat out Southeastern Conference rivals Tennessee an...
The home stretch Chris Jones | Daily Enterprise
James Bond and the Harlan County Black Bears will open the final week of the high school baseball regular season today at Prestonsburg in the King of the Mountain Tournament.
Kentucky football trio honored Courtesy of UK Media Relations
The National Football Foundation and the College Hall of Fame announced that University of Kentucky football seniors Craig McIntosh, Morgan Newton and Matt Smith have been named to the 2013 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career. A total of 703 players from 259 schools q...
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Bengals get started on 2 tight-end offense Joe Kay
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tyler Eifert lined up here, there and just about everywhere during his first practice with the Cincinnati Bengals. Felt like old times.
The Bengals got started on their new tight end-heavy passing game Friday at the start of a weekend rookie minicamp. A lot of the focus was on Eifert, chosen in the first round to give quarterback Andy Dalton another target.
Eifert lined up in a lot of differe...
MLB suspends, fines umps after 2nd mistake MLB suspends, fines umps after 2nd mistake
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning.
Brian O’Nora, Bill Welke and Adrian Johnson were also fined on Friday, after MLB admitted its umps goofed for the second straight day.
The problem in Houston came a day after An...
America’s Cup boat nosedived, broke into pieces Bernie Wilson & Paul Elias
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The America’s Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist, nosedived during a difficult maneuver and broke into many pieces, an official said Friday.
However, it remained unclear why the Artemis flipped on Thursday, trapping crew member Andrew “Bart” Simpson under the wreckage for at least 10 minutes.
America’s Cup organizers also s...
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Lady Bears slug past Harlan The Harlan County Lady Bears downed Harlan 7-3 on Thursday to close out the district slate with four straight wins and earn the second seed in the upcoming 52nd District Tournament.
“This is when you want to start peaking, and hopefully we are starting to do that,” said Harlan County coach Tim McElyea.
Harlan County opened the scoring with a run in the first inning, and the Lady Bears never trailed the rest of the way.
Kaitlyn Stittums ...
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Lady Dragons fall at Middlesboro The Harlan Lady Dragons have been playing some of their best ball of the season over the past few weeks, but the Middlesboro Lady Jackets continue to have their number. Tuesday, the Lady Jackets scored the final three runs to take a 6-3 win over Harlan.
The Lady Dragons struck first as Madison Noe led off the game with a base hit and later scored on an error for a 1-0 lead. Middlesboro answered quickly with three runs in the bottom of t...
Lewis wins sportsmanship award Harlan County High School football standout Tucker Lewis was recently named the 2013 Forcht Bank/KHSAA Sportsmanship Recognition award winner for the 13th Region.
Lewis earned a starting spot as a freshman, but ACL injuries forced him to miss all of his sophomore season and much of his junior year. In his final season with the Bears, Lewis recorded 78 tackles and an interception to earn Courier-Journal all-state honorable mention honors, wh...
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Black Bears split a pair at Clay Harlan County split a pair ofcontests at Clay County on Saturday. The Black Bears knocked off Clay County 4-1 in a matchup of 13th Region powers in the opening contest, before falling to 4th Region foe Russell County 12-2 in the late game.
Tyler Boggs was dominant on the mound to lead Harlan County to a 4-1 victory over the host Tigers. The senior right-hander recorded seven strikeouts, while scattering six hits and walking three in the com...
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Lady Dragons sweep Jackson Co. The Harlan Lady Dragons allowed just one run in two games to sweep a double-header against visiting Jackson County on Friday.
The Lady Dragons knocked off Jackson County 4-1 in the first contest.
Harlan opened the scoring with two runs in the first inning.
Madison Noe led off the inning with a walk. Noe advanced to second on a passed ball. Madison Brewer then delivered a single. Noe scored on a wild pitch. Heather Holland drove in Brewe...
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Black Bears hold off Pikeville The Harlan County Black Bears held of a Pikeville rally to claim a 4-2 win over the Panthers on Thursday.
Harlan County led 4-0 after three innings, before the Panthers closed the gap late.
Anthony Jenkins and Conner Leisge led the Harlan County offense with two hits each. Tyler Boggs, Scotty Bailey, Zach Doss and Sawyer Fields added one hit each. Leisge struck out three and walked one in two hitless innings. Tyler Cornett struck out ...
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Green Dragons win two at Perry Central The Harlan Green Dragons took different paths to a pair of victories at Perry Central on Thursday.
The Dragons picked up several timely hits to edge the host Commodores 8-7 in the opening contest, before freshman Caleb Hogue shut down the Perry Central offense in a 5-0 win in the second game.
Harlan rallied from a two-run deficit to win 8-7 in the opening game. Hogue walked and Dylan McNiel singled and Jordan Turbyfill brought them ...
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Lady Bears avenge loss to Bell After opening the district slate with a pair of losses, the Harlan County Lady Bears have reminded the rest of the 52nd District there is a reason they are the three-time defending champions. The Lady Bears earned their third straight district win on Thursday, knocking off visiting Bell County 8-1.
“We let one get away from us down at Bell. But, we have come back pretty strong. It is a big district win. We needed this one,” said Harlan Coun...
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UK releases challenging schedule LEXINGTON — Kentucky has announced its 2013-14 men’s basketball non-conference schedule. The schedule features a season-opening game in Rupp Arena against UNC-Asheville on Nov. 8 followed by a home date on Nov. 10 against Northern Kentucky. It marks the first time since the 2009-10 season the Wildcats open at home with multiple games.
For the third straight year, Kentucky participates in the State Farm Champions Classic, taking on Michigan ...
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Lady Dragons hold off Knox The Harlan Lady Dragons held off visiting Knox Central 4-3 in a 13th Region thriller on Wednesday.
Down by two runs, Knox Central had runners on second and third with no outs in the final inning, but Madison Noe worked herself out of the jam. The sophomore pitcher caught an infield fly for the first out of the inning. She then struck out the ensuing better for the second out. Knox’s Morgan Gambrel drove in Allison Swafford on the next at-ba...
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McNiel shuts down Leslie County The Harlan offense put up three runs in the first inning and Dylan McNiel took care of the rest Tuesday, as the Green Dragons picked up a 10-1 win at Leslie County.
McNiel struck out four batters, while allowing just four hits and one walk in the complete-game performance on the mound.
The Dragons provided more than enough run support in the first inning.
Caleb Hogue led off the inning with a single. McNiel followed with a single of his...
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Lady Dragons fall in slugfest The Harlan offense supplied plenty of firepower Tuesday. However, it wasn’t enough to overcome an offensive outburst from visiting Cumberland Gap, Tenn., as the Lady Dragons fell 16-10.
Harlan took control early with four runs in the second inning.
Heather Holland reached base on a walk. Torri Mitchell drove in the run with a single. Madison Brewer followed with a single, and Jourdan Ledford made it 3-0 with another base hit. Ledford scor...
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Local teams split tennis match The Harlan County Black Bears and Harlan Lady Dragons claimed tennis wins on Monday.
Harlan County edged Harlan 5-4 in the boys match.
The Black Bears won four of six singles contests.
Top seed Caleb Bailey held off Harlan’s Boone Allison 8-6. Jacob Cornett defeated Bitty Foster 8-6. Drayven Gist knocked off Trevor Pryor 8-4, and Jacob Raleigh earned an 8-2 win over Matthew Simpson.
Harlan’s Wesley Farley defeated Joey Eldridge 8-5, w...
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LOCAL SPORTS Redskins claim pair of wins
The Cumberland Redskins picked up victories over Harlan and Hazard in recent middle school basketball action.
Cumberland’s most recent win came on Monday, with a 10-8 victory over Harlan.
Harlan jumped out to an early lead over the Redskins. Kilian Ledford and Noah Busroe each scored in the first inning to put the Dragons up.
The Redskins answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the...
Lady Bears fall to Jenkins After winning six of seven on a week-long road trip, the Harlan County Lady Bears were unable to bring that success home on Monday. Despite limiting the 14th region contender to one hit, the Lady Bears fell 3-1 to the visiting Lady Cavalers.
Jenkins opened the scoring with one run in the first inning, and added two more in the fifth. Harlan County scored its only run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Mallory Johnson reached base on a sin...
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Green Dragons rout Lynn Camp Eight Green Dragons collected hits Monday, as Harlan cruised to an 18-0 victory over visiting Lynn Camp.
Harlan scored five runs in the first inning to take control early, then added three in the second, six in the third and four in the fourth to rout the Wildcats for the second time this season. Ben Abraham led the Dragons with a triple, double and single for three RBI. Caleb Hogue had three singles and two RBI. Dylan McNiel also drove...
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Lady Bears slug past Barbourville Harlan County closed a successful week-long road trip with yet another win on Friday. The Lady Bears picked up their sixth victory in the last seven days with a 10-1 rout of Barbourville.
“It has been a long week for us. We have played seven in a row on the road. It has been a good streak. All these games in the streak have been away games, and to play that good on the road is a good thing,” said Harlan County coach Tim McElyea. “I think ev...
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