Raiders fall to Lynn Camp in regular-season finale
Photos by Chante Crabtree By Steve LeMaster stevelemastersports@yahoo.com STEARNS – Visiting Lynn Camp prevented McCreary Central from notching a win in its regular-season finale, defeating the Raiders 80-74 on Thursday night. With the loss, McCreary Central ended its regular-season 13-15. Lynn Camp improved to 22-5 with the win. Thriving offensively, Lynn Camp shot 52.6 percent…
Read MoreLady Raiders fall to Wayne County
By Steve LeMaster stevelemastersports@yahoo.com MONTICELLO – The McCreary Central Lady Raiders’ 2017-18 season ended in the opening round of the 48th District Girls’ Basketball Tournament. Tournament host Wayne County held on to defeat McCreary Central 51-48 in the opening round of the 48th District Girls’ Basketball Tournament on Monday night. With the loss, McCreary Central…
Read MoreLady Raiders drop regular season finale to West Jessamine
By Steve LeMaster stevelemastersports@yahoo.com NICHOLASVILLE – McCreary Central fell short in its bid to beat host West Jessamine in a regular-season finale over the weekend. West Jessamine held on to defeat the Lady Raiders 54-46 in a regular-season finale on Saturday. With the loss, McCreary Central concluded its regular-season 9-21. West Jessamine improved to 10-15…
Read MoreMcCreary Central wrestlers qualify for State Tournament
By Steve LeMaster stevelemastersports@yahoo.com WILLIAMSBURG – The McCreary Central wrestling team competed in the Region 7 Wrestling Tournament Friday-Saturday at Whitley County High School. Continuing to show improvement, McCreary Central finished eighth out of 16 teams. Five individuals from the McCreary Central wrestling program have qualified for the State Tournament, which is set to be…
Read MoreState Wrestling Championships to start Friday at Alltech Arena
By Steve LeMaster stevelemastersports@yahoo.com LEXINGTON – The 55th KHSAA State Wrestling Championships head will be held at Alltech Arena starting Friday morning. Gates will open to the public at 8:30 a.m. The opening session begins with first round matches at 9:30 a.m., continuing through the third round of the championship bracket (bouts 1-616). The second…
Read MoreYouth Wrestling compete at State
At the Kentucky State Youth Wrestling Tournament, McCreary County placed 12th as a team overall with over 50 teams in attendance. A total of 37 wrestlers participate. The individual standings of students from Pine Knot and Whitley City are: Wyatt Watson 2nd place Darius Ridener 2nd place Kaden Phillips 2nd place Treylan King 2nd place…
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Raiders drop game at East Jessamine
By Steve LeMaster stevelemastersports@yahoo.com NICHOLASVILLE – McCreary Central slipped back into the loss column on the road in Jessamine County. In a late-season boys’ high school basketball game, host East Jessamine topped the Raiders 72-64 on Friday night. With the loss, McCreary Central dropped to 12-14. East Jessamine improved to 11-16 with the win. Homestanding…
Read MoreLady Raiders drop home game to Casey County
By Steve LeMaster stevelemastersports@yahoo.com STEARNS – Host McCreary Central fell behind early and couldn’t recover from its slow start as visiting Casey County pulled away to win 74-29 in a late-season girls’ high school basketball game on Monday night. Casey County won for the fourth time in five games. McCreary Central dropped to 9-19 with…
Read MoreMcCreary among top in state for controlled substance prescriptions
By Greg Bird birdman@tmcvoice.com McCreary County receives enough prescription medication to provide every man, woman and child nearly one dose a day of a controlled substance according to data released by the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) system. The report for the fourth quarter of the year shows McCreary County ranked in the…
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