OLIVE HILL Trace Tackett waved his hands because he was alone in the right corner.
West Carter senior Emily Adkins signed with Kentucky Christian University to continue her volleyball career with the Lady Knights.
Not often does something happen Rex Cooksey hasn’t encountered in his 44 years as a coach, or that Mark Swift hasn’t run across in 22 years as an athletic director.
Ashland coach Bill Bradley’s worries of the Kittens 10-day hiatus were put to rest when Julia Parker single-handedly stole back the lead from the East Carter Lady Raiders last Thursday night.
RACELAND Under the weather last week, West Carter coach Jeremy Webb regained his voice on Monday night and he had great things to say about his team’s performance.
OLIVE HILL Friday was Farmers Night at West Carter, and the Comets’ student section mightily celebrated. They wore straw hats and bib overalls, and the late John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and Craig Morgan’s “International Harvester” wafted over the public address system.
West Carter Youth Wrestling brought home some medals this Sunday at the Warhawks Tournament in Pikeville.
RICHMOND West Carter fell behind Bethlehem nine seconds into the All “A” Classic state tournament quarterfinals on Friday morning and never caught up in a 64-43 loss at Eastern Kentucky’s Paul S. McBrayer Arena.
MOREHEAD A remarkably-shot first half allowed Rowan County to run away with an early lead over West Carter.
RICHMOND West Carter’s defense dominated against Lyon County in the opening round of the All “A” Classic girls state tournament Wednesday.
RICHMOND Owensboro Catholic reeled off the first eight points and rolled past West Carter in the tournament’s Thursday morning opener.
RACELAND The West Carter Lady Comets made it clear in the first five minutes of their 16th Region All “A” Classic semifinal matchup with youthful Bath County on Monday night that there would be no shocking upset on their watch.
RACELAND Successful basketball teams often find ways to make adjustments and overcome adversity in tournament atmospheres.
RACELAND West Carter showcases incredible depth in “All A” regional tournament.
The West Carter Youth Wrestling Team took part in the 2019 Skyline Bowling Youth Wrestling Battle For The Ring in Gallipolis, Ohio. Pictured are Lucas Tackett who won first place in his division, taking home the championship ring, and Gabe Caudill who got second place in his division.
A low scoring affair at ends with West Carter coming out on top in the first East-West game of the 2019-2020 season.
West Youth Wrestling brought home some hardware Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Ashland Mini Cats Youth Wrestling Tournament.
GRAYSON Boyd County’s early barrage put the brakes on East Carter’s roll against 16th Region opponents this season.
OLIVE HILL There was no tribal council Friday and nobody was voted off an island, but West Carter’s girls basketball team persevered against East Carter as surely as the participants on Survivor 40.
RACELAND Big things come in small packages.
OLIVE HILL Braden Leadingham led the way for the West Carter Comets in the new year.
GRAYSON Neither Brandon Baker nor the East Carter boys basketball team he coaches considered Friday’s game against visiting Russell special.
GRAYSON – Several days to reflect on Johnson Central’s second state football title left coach Jim Matney appreciating it all the more.
GRAYSON – Even as West Carter was preparing to play in the third round of the playoffs for the first time in school history, Daniel Barker took a moment to consider the big picture.
MOREHEAD – Shelby Ricer could tell her teammate’s shot was going to miss right.
OLIVE HILL – Monday’s Boyd County-West Carter boys basketball game had just ended, and Lions coach Randy Anderson let loose a both-cheeks- bulging sigh of relief.
GRAYSON – Sam O’Keefe caught East Carter’s attention last Tuesday night in the EKC Tournament.
WESTWOOD – Veteran East Carter head basketball coach Brandon Baker knew Fairview would be ready to play Thursday night in Westwood and he was right.
SUMMIT – The late game action of the Boyd County Roundball Classic featured two of the area’s top girls basketball teams in Boyd County and West Carter.
West Carter Youth Wrestling brought home some medals at the Johnson Central Youth Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 12.
MOREHEAD – A tiny trickle of blood ran down Sam O’Keefe’s right forearm.
SUMMIT – Saturday was George Washington’s first game of the season.
MOREHEAD – The new Lady Raiders era under Coach Jeffery Damron is looking bright.
OLIVE HILL – Jeremy Webb thought he was coaching the least ready for opening night boys basketball team in the 16th Region.
Robin Tolle found out the hard way what “win at all costs” really means. Bath County’s girls cross country team took it to heart.
OLIVE HILL – West Carter Lady Comets bounced back in second half to claim victory, 63-59, in season opener against Ashland.
OWINGSVILLE – East Carter started slow but finished strong Saturday afternoon in a 58-45 win over Bath County in the opening round of the EKC Tournament.
It’s rare for The Daily Independent All-Area golf team to feature a high school state champion.
Boyd County’s cross country motto this season was “Don’t count the miles, make the miles count.”
It was a program-defining year for East Carter soccer and was 36 seconds from giving the Raiders a shot at bringing home only the second state championship in any sport in school history.
Midway University’s newest women’s basketball signee spent part of Tuesday evening watching the Eagles defeat Kentucky Christian University, 72-69.
GRAYSON – East Carter boys’ basketball has set their sights on making it back to the regional tournament.
East Carter girls’ basketball adds versatility and speed under new head Coach Jeff Damron.
West Carter Lady Comets will turn to experience for an edge.
West Carter boys’ basketball looks to rise above district competition.
OLIVE HILL – You can have goetta egg rolls at Greyhound Tavern.
GRAYSON – Ethan Miller’s exceptional year earned him a spot on the 2019 East All State Honorable mentions. Miller was the only Raider to get voted to this year’s team and was also voted to the 2019 State Tournament team.
OLIVE HILL – It was halftime Friday when West Carter’s band played the funk band War’s 1975 hit “Low Rider.”
LEXINGTON – Kentucky added another big man to its roster last month.
RUSSELL – Nathan Conley right. Malakai Anderson left. Repeat.
MOREHEAD – West Carter nearly ran Boyd County out of the gymnasium Wednesday night with a 10-0 start to the opening set.
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