The Reece Monument Company Male Athletes of the Year are Aden Roark and Noah Fultz. Aden Roark shined on the football field for the Claiborne Bulldogs. Late in the 2024 season, Aden simply took over the game on both sides of the football. Offensively, Roark ran the ball north…
The Reece Monument Company Female Athlete of the Year is Jacey Ferguson. Jacey, a three-sport athlete at Claiborne High School, was named All-District in both softball/tournament and volleyball. Ferguson is a great competitor on the field or court and a wonderful person and student off the field as well. The…
January 7- Cumberland Gap played host to Union County in three games of basketball. The first game was the junior varsity boy’s game. Cumberland Gap led after one period of play, 14-10 and went on to win 42-35. Eli Reed shined tonight. Reed dropped in 14 points and led his…
December 28- The final day of the 2024 Elevation Christmas Classic featured two games. Game one was between the Red Bird Mission Cardinals and Coalfield. Red Bird stormed back from a double-digit deficit but ran out of steam, falling 55-51 to the yellow jackets. Jake Duncan and Knox Pemberton both…
December 27- The second day of the 2024 Elevation Christmas Classic featured two more games, with the first being Oliver Springs and Red Bird. Oliver Springs had little trouble with the short-handed Cardinals winning 73-31. Zachery Hamby and Gavin Johnson both dropped in 18 points. Maddox Tackett scored nine, Karson…
December 26- Cumberland Gap hosted the Elevation Christmas Classic, and the only game on schedule was the matchup between The Panthers and the Cardinals of Red Bird, Kentucky. The two teams battled during the first period, and the Cardinals stayed close, but it got away from them during the second….
AN INSPIRATION TO MANY! The final inductee of the 2024 Claiborne County Sports Hall of Fame is Jeremiah Bean. Jeremiah Bean is the epitome of what a great athlete can be and later become. As a key player on one of the best basketball teams at Powell Valley High School,…
STATE CHAMPION! Tyrell Miles had a great athletic career as both a football player and with the track team at Claiborne High School. Tyrell shined as a senior on the CHS track team and became a star. As a junior in the triple and long jump events, everyone could see…
PERFECTION over four regular seasons! Eli England is the first 2024 inductee to the Claiborne County Sports Hall of Fame presented by Matt Compton, State Farm. Nominated by multiple people, England was chosen by Claiborne County Sports Zone for his unmatched high school tennis career. England never lost during…
December 19- The 2024 Claiborne County Varsity Middle School Basketball Tournament Championship Day was held at Claiborne High School and hosted by Midway Elementary. Imperial Transport was the tournament sponsor. The first game of the evening was a girl’s consolation game between Midway and Soldier’s Memorial Middle School. Midway started…
