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It’s All About
Where You Live!SNews Journal
APRIL 25, 2012
■ By Jim [email protected]
Hart back on the field after investigation of Florida trip
■ By Jim [email protected]
■ By Jim [email protected]
Corbin High School Softball Coach Chris Hart was back on the sidelines for Monday’s game against the Pulaski Southwestern Warriors after he was told by Superintendent Ed McNeel Friday that he would conduct an investiga-tion into his team’s trip to Fort Walton Beach, Fl. during spring break.
Hart had been put off his coaching duties pending an investigation of incidents that occurred during the team’s trip to Florida.
“He was just off from all coaching duties until I fin-ished my investigation,” McNeel said. “I wanted to make sure Coach Hart had made the appropriate proce-dures concerning the safety and welfare of our kid’s in regards to the trip over Spring Break. Ultimately, as super-intendent we are responsible for every kid in the district and that is what that was all about.”
“We talked in detail with Coach Hart to see if his pro-cedures were in place and the circumstances regarding that and as of this afternoon he has been reinstated,” McNeel said.
Hart, who is the president of the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association, was elated to be back on the field.
“I was notified today that I was reinstated immediately to return to my team and I was very happy,” Hart said. “I know the Corbin Board of Education preformed a through investigation into the Florida trip and some inci-dents that occurred there.”
“The important thing is to make sure the girls are safe and that we provided a safe environment and upon that investigation I was released to come back and coach my team immediately,” Hart said.
Neither Hart nor McNeel could comment on any player suspensions.
But McNeel did say some changes would be made in the future regarding trips of this type. “Absolutely, it will be changed, but we are not
sure what will be changed,” he said. “We will be going through procedures for any-one taking trips and how can we make certain that the safe-ty of the kids is there.”
“It was the first time in seven years that I have missed a game or practice,” Hart said. “It was one of the hard-est things I have ever had to deal with. I didn’t realize it would be so tough not to be around my team while they were playing and not even get to watch them.”
“That was very tough so I am excited to be back and I just appreciate all the thoughts and prayers and calls of con-cern people of the community had for me and this program. It is encouraging to know that people really care,” Hart
added.A rally for Coach Hart was
scheduled prior to the schoolboard meeting Monday night,but it was called off after he was reinstated. “I don’tknow much about it, I wasn’tinvolved in anything, but Iunderstand they were plan-ning a rally of support forme. I know today at schoolI was pleased to see studentspassing out stickers that said‘Put our Hart back into soft-ball’. It’s nice to know thatyour kids want you and thatthey care about you and loveyou.”
“Maybe I have made adifference in their lives andeven being gone one game itis encouraging to know thatthey really care,” Hart said.
Photo By JIM McALISTERSHOW OF SUPPORT: A Corbin High School parent showed her support for softball CoachChris Hart before Monday’s game with Pulaski Southwestern. A rally was scheduled but wascanceled after the seven-year Lady Redhound coach was reinstated.
Photo By JIM McALISTERKEEPING IT INSIDE: Whitley County senior pitcher Ashley Lindsay throws in a pitch to a South Laurel player in Monday’s district game at Whitley County High. The Lady Colonels rolled past the Lady Cardinals, 16-11.
WHITLEY CO. 16, SOUTH LAUREL 11
WC Lady Colonelsshock South Laurelwith big first inning
The South Laurel softball team scored in six of the seven innings against Whitley County Monday afternoon but, the Lady Colonels scored in four of the six and pulled out a 16-11 district win over the Lady Cardinals at WCHS.
The teams combined to score 27 runs on 24 hits and helped each other with 15 errors.
South Laurel opened the game with two runs in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead, but the Lady Cardinals were not prepared for what happen next. Whitley County sent 14 players to the plate in the bottom of the inning and the Lady Colonels came away with nine runs.
Whitley County quickly loaded the bases as South Laurel had trouble handling the ball. Ashley Lindsay, Stephanie Huffman and Alexa Chaffman all reach base on
South Laurel errors. Jaden Dopel drove home a run on a bases-loaded single. An error allowed Bethany Powers to push Huffman across the plate and Chaffman scored on the second hit of the game by Brandie Peace for a 3-0 lead.
Junior Sabrina Sizemore then cleared the bases with a triple to right centerfield as Whitley County rang up six runs on the scoreboard. Before the inning was over the Lady Colonels would head down the lineup for a second time and Chaffman hit a double to score two runs. When it was all said and done, the Lady Colonels owned a 9-2 lead over the South Laurel Lady Cardinals.
“South Laurel has been the dominator in this district for years and to come out and get this win is big for this team,” Whitley County Coach Amanda Moses said.
The game was far from over however as the Lady
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Photo SubmittedNATIONAL RUNNER-UP: The University of Kentucky Dodgeball Team lost to Signal Valley State Sunday in the championshipgame of the NCDA (National Collegiate Dodgeball Association) Tournament in Michigan. Seven Tri-County players are on the15-man roster. They are left to right, Thomas Kidd, Jeffrey Poston, Dakota Taylor, Wes Hopkins, Zac Brown, Nicholas Postonand Jimmy Rossi.
Local players lead UK to NCDA finals
Not only did the University of Kentucky Basketball Team bring home the top prize from the NCAA Tournament earlier this month, but the University’s Dodgeball team made the NCDA Final Four and brought home the runner-up trophy after los-ing the national champion-ship to Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan April 14th and 15th.
The dodgeball team is made up of seven Tri-County play-ers including team president Zac Brown of Corbin. James Rossi and Dakota Taylor of
Corbin are also members of the team as well as Jeffrey Poston and Nicholas Poston of South Laurel High School. North Laurel’s Wes Hopkins and Thomas Kidd are two of the players. Hopkins set a record for being the fastest thrower at 81 miles an hour last year. He defended his title with a throw of 76 mph.
Kentucky was one of 16 teams around the country that was invited to the tournament and competed in pool play Saturday, April 14th. In the opening game, Kentucky lost to #3 ranked Saginaw Valley, 4-0. SVSU was considered one of the top teams and one of the favorites to take the
2012 title. “We knew we were in for a challenge,” Brown said.
The men clad in Kentucky blue used a little strategy as they held back a few of their best players to save on their arms for future games in the tournament.
The planned worked as Kentucky defeated #7 Ohio State, a traditionally strong program, 4-0 and in the third and final pool game they knocked off #14 Western Illinois, 4-0.
After pool play the Kentucky players were excit-ed about their #5 seed in the 16-team tournament. The best news was the last of any
Michigan-based teams in itshalf of the bracket. Michigantraditionally has the strongestteams in the nation.
Kentucky got past MoodyBible Institute in the first-round, 4-1. They knocked off#4 seeded James MadisonUniversity in the second-round, 4-1 and it was on tothe Final Four where theyplayed Kent State, the tour-nament’s #1 seed. Kentuckyhad already played Kent Statetwice during the regular sea-son, dropping both matches.Brown’s team felt confidentthat they knew Kent State’sgames plan and who their
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Williamsburg rolls past Whitley County, 20-7
The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets pounded out 18 hits and took advan-tage of six Whitley County errors to post a 20-7 victory over their archrivals Monday afternoon at WCHS.
“We needed some steam like this,” Williamsburg Coach John Mountjoy said. “We have dealt with some injuries and we just needed something to pump us up. We couldn’t ask for anything bet-ter than what they gave us right there.”
“This was big time, the kids really stepped up,” Mountjoy said. “It was a little surprising after they beat Corbin to get a win like this. I know they (Whitley Co) have a good team, they are young and they are battling some injuries too.”
“I believe in my kids 100 percent and I think if they come out and play like this we can play well. This is our game, we are going to kick the ball around a couple of times and we did, but one
through nine (hitters) we think we can hit the ball. We just have to get over the hump,” Mountjoy said.
The Jackets pounded out 18 hits against Whitley County pitchers Steve Watson and Corey Crisologo. Jonathan Teague, Logan Hamblin, Hunter Williams and Jared Barton had three hits each in the win that upped the Williamsburg record to 11-13 on the season and 1-4 in district play.
The Colonels fell to 8-7 overall and 1-2 in district play.
Whitley County took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but the Jackets came back with two runs in the top of the sec-ond, tying the game at 2-2.
The Jackets scored eight runs in the top of the fourth. Michael Dylan Rose -Creekmore drove in two runs on an infield error that got the streak started. When the inning was over the Jackets owned a 10-2 lead.
Austin Ysidro cut the lead by scoring in the bottom of the inning when he hit a
double to center field.Williamsburg pushed the lead to 14-3
in the top of the fifth. Micah Purdie ledthe charge with a two-run triple scoringDalton Sizemore and Hunter Williams.Donnie Bowlin and Purdie crossed theplate before the inning was over.
Senior Johnny Mahan tried to rallythe Colonels in the bottom of the inningwhen he hit a one-out inside the parkhome run Crisologo on base. Ysidro fol-lowed with a hit and Watson smacked adouble as the Colonels posted four runsin the inning, including Watson wholater scored on a sacrifice to cut the leadto 14-7.
The Jackets added two runs in thesixth and four in the seventh for the 13-run victory.
Williamsburg 4, Monticello 1: YellowJacket senior Donnie Bowlin had a day hewill never forget Friday as Williamsburgdefeated Monticello 4-1 on the road.
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■ By Jim [email protected]
Photo By JIM McALISTERHOT STREAK: Michael Rose Creek on a hot hitting streak.
