Area Sports
Girls 16th District Preview
By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer The Lady Hornets earned the number one seed in the district tournament this year, going 7-1 in regular season district play. As a result, they will play Monday, February 26th at 6:00 at Russell County, awaiting the winner of the four seed, Clinton County (3-5), and the five…
Read MoreBoys 16th District Preview
By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer The Hornets received the four seed in the district tournament, earning them a Sunday evening first round matchup with the five seed Monroe County Falcons. Metcalfe County split the regular season with Monroe County, defeating the Falcons in double overtime at home, 70-68, and falling on the road,…
Read MoreFamily First
By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer Pictures courtesy of Metcalfe County Schools and The Blythe Family The Metcalfe County High School girls’ basketball roster is made up of only nine Lady Hornets. A close-knit group of girls from 12th grade all the way down to 7th grade. A group of girls whose focus has…
Read MoreHornets Offense Wows at Russell
By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer Winners of their last three, Metcalfe looked to extend their streak in a week set with a full slate of games. Their first game of the week was a tough task, facing the Russell County Lakers (10-10), who had defeated the Hornets 82-55 early in the season. Tuesday…
Read MoreLady Hornets Sweep Week
By TJ Morgan Freelance Sports Writer The Lady Hornets traveled to Russell County last Tuesday night for their second district matchup against the Lady Lakers (11-8). After narrowly capturing a victory at home against Russell, Metcalfe expected to see the Lady Lakers’ best in their final regular season matchup. With the Metcalfe faithful overflowing…
Read MoreHornets down Falcons
By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer The Hornets hosted in-district rival Monroe County (11-8) last Thursday night in front of a packed gymnasium. Falling to the Falcons earlier in the season at Monroe County by just six points, the Hornets were looking to even the score in the rematch for their first district win…
Read MoreLady Hornets Stay Atop 16th
By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer After being off for 12 days due to winter weather, the Lady Hornets were finally able to suit up to host their neighboring in-district rival, the Monroe County Lady Falcons (6-9). With the Lady Falcons responsible for Metcalfe’s only in-district loss, the Lady Hornets arrived with added motivation.…
Read MoreMiddle School Volleyball Opens Season with Victory
By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer The 7th-grade matchup set the stage for Metcalfe County’s success for the rest of the night as they faced Caverna in their first volleyball match of the season. The Lady Hornets won the first set in convincing fashion, 21-7. The second was more of the same as Metcalfe…
Read MoreCaverna Region 5 Champs in All-A State Tourney
Colonels excited to be headed to Corbin Arena By T. Wampler / JPI Sports The Caverna Colonels boys’ basketball team and Coach Steve Barker are headed to the All-A State finals for the first time in the school’s history after knocking off Green County 59–55 in the 5th Region All-A finals. The coach and…
Read MoreCaverna makes trip for first time in school’s history
History of the All-A Classic and Caverna’s key to victory By T. Wampler / JPI Sports The Caverna Colonels basketball team and Coach Steve Barker are headed to the All-A State finals for the first time in the school’s history after knocking off Green County 59–55 in the 5th Region All-A finals. Caverna defeated…
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