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Quinton Williams’ no-hitter pushes Cougars past Green Dragons
WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - For Letcher Central and Harlan baseball, Friday marked the end of the regular season. The Cougars hosted the Green Dragons just two days removed from their 4-1 loss to Harlan. Behind Quinton Williams’s 14 strikeouts and no-hitter, Letcher Central shut out Harlan 7-0 to end their...
Hazard continues winning streak with win over Jackson County
Hazard pushed its winning streak to five games with a 9-6 win over Jackson County Friday evening. The win helped the Bulldogs improve their record to 19-10 on the season. Hazard had six doubles on the game to help them pick up the big win. The Bulldogs got going in...
Two local mountain athletes sign to join Alice Lloyd College baseball
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Two baseball players from the Mountain region signed to play college baseball at Alice Lloyd College on Wednesday, May 15. Inside Hazard High school, Skylar Chaney signed his national letter of intent surrounded by friends, family, and coaches. The senior outfielder/infielder has helped the Bulldogs reach...
EKU basketball hires Hazard native Matt Hurt
RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - Hazard native Matt Hurt has joined the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team as the program’s director of operations. Hurt returns to the Commonwealth after serving as the director of basketball operations at Coastal Carolina since 2012. “Matt’s transition to Richmond will be seamless,”...
Lady Bulldogs fall to Pike Central
The field was soup by the time the fifth inning rolled around. But Pike Central cooked up a winning run in the fifth inning to hold off Hazard 3-2 in five innings Tuesday evening. The rain fell steadily and the infield was pretty muddy. In the top of the fifth...
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