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PMC receives high bond ratingBy LAURA DAMRONFor The Medical Leader

PIKEVILLE — Moody’s Investors Service has just reaffirmed the A3 long-term rating with stable outlook assigned to Pikeville Medical Center’s $81.7 million of outstanding 2011 fixed rate revenue bonds. In addition, Moody’s assigned an MIG 1 rating to PMC’s series 2016 bond anticipation notes (BANs), and affirmed the MIG 1 rating on PMC’s series 2015 BANs. This rating is based on PMC’s strong and leading market position as a re-

gional provider. Moody’s Investors Service is a lead-

ing provider of credit ratings, research and risk analysis. The firm’s ratings provide investors with a grading sys-tem to measure future relative credit-worthiness of securities.

Moody’s Long-Term Global Rating Scale includes Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca and C with Aaa being the highest quality of rating. Numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 are given to each classification from Aa to Caa.

The higher the credit rating, the lower the interest cost and the more

economical it is for a corporation to is-sue BANs — short-term bonds issued by corporations and local municipali-ties wishing to generate funds for up-coming projects.

Most investors prefer to purchase bonds that are rated Baa or above.

The MIG (Municipal Investment Grade) scale rates US BANs of up to three years of maturity. This scale ranges includes MIG 1, MIG 2, MIG 3 and SG. According to Moody’s, the MIG 1 designation denotes “superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows,

highly reliable liquidity support or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.”

PMC issued bonds in 2011 to refund its Series 1997 bonds; to finance the construction, completion, expansion, installation and renovation of its fa-cilities and buildings; and to refund a bank loan for some purchased proper-ties.

Originally PMC’s BANS were to be used for the build-out of the Clinic Building and Parking Garage; howev-er, due to controlling costs and other

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Outstanding Achievement Award presented to PMCAward recognizes cancer

programs that achieve excellence in care

By LAURA DAMRONFor The Medical Leader

PIKEVILLE — Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) was recently presented with the 2015 Outstanding Achieve-ment Award by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American Col-lege of Surgeons (ACS). PMC is one of a select group of only 27 health-care facilities in the nation and three in Kentucky with accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor for surveys performed July 1 - Dec. 31, 2015. This marks the third

consecutive survey cycle for which PMC has received the award.

The Outstanding Achievement Award acknowledges cancer pro-grams that achieve excellence in pro-viding quality care to cancer patients.

The purpose of the award is to raise awareness regarding the importance of providing quality cancer care at healthcare institutions throughout the nation.

In addition, it is intended to:•Motivate other cancer programs to

work toward improving their level of care

•Facilitate dialogue between award recipients and healthcare profession-als at other cancer facilities for the purpose of sharing best practices

•Encourage honorees to serve as

quality-care resources to other cancer programs

•Educate cancer patients on avail-able quality-care options

PMC’s cancer program was evalu-ated on 34 standards categorized within one of four activity areas: cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, clinical services and quality improvement. The can-cer program was further evaluated on seven commendation standards.

To be eligible for the Outstanding Achievement Award, cancer pro-grams must receive commendation ratings in all seven commendation standards in addition to receiving a compliance rating for each of the 27

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Annual race benefits

abused childrenBy AMANDA JO JOHNSONStaff Writer

PIKEVILLE — Judi’s Place for Kids is gearing up for the 9th annual Run with Courage, a 5K race and one-mile fun walk.

Judi’s Place for Kids has become a safe haven for abused children throughout eastern Kentucky by pro-viding specialized services such as interviews, medical care and mental health services.

For the past nine years, the organiza-tion has fought to put an end to child abuse with the strong backing of the community.

“We provide care for approximately 250 kids per year serving a five-coun-ty area,” Judi’s Place for Kids Event Director Laura Kretzer said. “Funds raised from this event help provide special services and provide families with proper care at no cost.”

The event takes place on Saturday, April 9, on the Main Street Plaza of the East Kentucky Exposition Center. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., fol-lowed by the race at 9 a.m.

Kretzer said the race was created to celebrate children in our community while building a strong commitment to fight back against abuse.

Race participants are encouraged to wear superhero costumes as a way to show their support.

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COMMUNITY-MINDEDTug Valley Road Runners helping Mingo organizationsBy TEDDY PAYNTERStaff Writer

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Members of the Tug Valley Road Runners Club (TVR-RC) hold a number of races throughout the year to benefit several organizations across Mingo County.

The third annual Cause for Paws 10K/5K races was held this past Saturday, at-tracting 225 participants from Mingo and Pike counties, as well as runners from Parkersburg, W.Va., and Kingsport, Tenn.

“It’s a fun way for families to include their children and their pets while getting involved to help out our community,” Race Director Leigh Ann Ray said. “The run-ners throughout our region always turn out to support worthy causes and today was another example of that.”

Save Our Strays Animal Rescue, which is Mingo County’s only official not-for-profit, no-kill shelter, was the beneficiary of funds raised at Saturday’s event.

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FOR A GOOD CAUSE: More than 200 runners took part in the third-annual Cause for Paws 10K/5K races held in Williamson, W.Va., on Feb. 27. Proceeds from the race benefited Save Our Strays Animal Rescue.

“Once we deduct the expenses, all of the money raised from this race goes to helping the shelter,” Ray added.

The race is just one of many held throughout the year.

“We present at least one race each month, and most of those races are to benefit community orga-nizations or events,” Ray said.

Others helped include the GFWC-WV Williamson Woman’s Club, Tug Valley Relay for Life, Crohn’s

Disease Research, Mingo County Autism Awareness Association.

“The people associated with TVR-RC are very passionate and caring people who want to see our community and county succeed,” Ray said.

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RACE / FROM 1“Children associate superheroes as

those who save others,” Kretzer said. The event’s theme, “Run with Cour-

age,” was designed to bring awareness to the courage it takes for children of abuse to come forward.

“It takes a team of superheroes to get these children on the path to heal-ing,” Kretzer added. “It takes courage for children to tell about abuse they’ve

faced or facing.”Kretzer said this year’s race is ex-

pected to attract approximately 700 people.

“We encourage everyone in the community to take part in this worthy cause,” she said.

Race features will include profes-sional chip timing by Appalachian Timing Group. Online registration for sponsors and teams is available at runsignup.com and race results will be posted at runsignup.com as well.

In addition to the 5K, there is also a one-mile fun walk option. A kids’ run will follow both events.

A costume contest and live enter-tainment will follow the awards cer-emony.

For more information, call 606-437-7447 or email [email protected].

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GEARING UP: Judi’s Place for Kids Event Director Laura Kretzer said nearly 700 participants are expected at the 9th annual Run with Courage set for April 9 in downtown Pikeville. Proceeds benefit abused children in a five-county region of eastern Kentucky.

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standards. PMC was awarded the high-est level of achievement, “Three-Year Commendation – Gold level.”

Quality standards established by the CoC for cancer programs ensure:

•Comprehensive care, including a complete range of state-of-the-art ser-vices and equipment

•A multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best available treat-ment options

•Information about ongoing cancer clinical trials and new treatment op-

tions•Access to prevention and early de-

tection programs, cancer education and support services

•A cancer registry that offers life-long follow-up

•Ongoing monitoring and improve-ments in cancer care

•Quality care, close to homePMC officials are honored that the

hospital is once again a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award.

“We are so excited to earn the Out-

standing Achievement Award,” said Medical Oncologist, Infectious Dis-ease Specialist and Cancer Committee Chair Tamara Musgrave, MD. “After an intense review of all our services, we were awarded Gold status with seven commendations.”

Chief Operating Officer Juanita De-skins said, “PMC’s cancer program is staffed with knowledgeable, caring and compassionate individuals. Our cancer patients can be confident that they are receiving quality care with-out having to travel outside of the re-gion.”

“I’m very pleased that for the third consecutive time, our cancer program has received the Outstanding Achieve-ment Award from the American Col-lege of Surgeons Commission on

Cancer,” said President/CEO Walter E. May. “This award is not easy to achieve and reflects the ongoing com-mitment of our hospital, oncologists and staff to providing quality cancer care, close to home.”

For more information, call 606-218-2212.

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BOND/ FROM 1factors, the hospital had excess funds that are being used to complete a new in-house restaurant, renovate interven-tional radiology and radiology areas, add an elevator in the May Tower, ren-ovate the data center Uninterruptable Power Supply room, and relocate and renovate a LASIK eye surgery suite.

PMC issued BANs for an additional year to save money from an interest perspective. Prior to the issue, PMC had to get an updated rating from a non-biased, independent rating agen-cy.

When evaluating PMC, Moody’s reviewed the financial strength of the hospital including liquidity, debt capacity and profitability; growth in the number of patients over the past year and anticipated growth in future years; physician recruitment; strength of management; long-term goals and other key factors.

Moody’s identified the following strengths for PMC in its report:

•Strong market position in Pike County as a regional provider with limited competition

•Level II Trauma designation•Mayo Clinic Care Network mem-

bership •Physician recruitment•Increasing volume trends well

ahead of flat national trends (admis-sions grew five percent in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 over FY 2014 and outpa-tient surgeries grew nine percent over the same period)

•Increasing financial position with absolute liquidity

•Long-standing designation as a Medicare Sole Community Provider

Moody’s reported, “The stable out-look on the long-term rating reflects the expectations that PMC will show improved results in FY 2016 and into FY 2017 due to higher Medicaid man-aged care rates and continued volume growth. The increase in cash flow will be integral to support the additional debt anticipated later in 2016 and into 2017 for facility upgrades and expan-sion.”

Moody’s also noted that PMC’s long-standing CEO, Walter E. May, has built a strong and capable execu-tive team.

PMC’s ratings come at a time when other non-profit hospitals’ bond rat-ings are being significantly downgrad-ed. According to an article published by Fierce Health Finance, Moody’s long-term outlook for the non-profit hospital sector remains negative. The article reports that Moody’s has issued negative outlooks for the sector since 2008.

PMC officials recognize the diffi-culty in obtaining strong bond ratings in a challenging healthcare environ-ment.

May stated, “We’re pleased that at a time when other non-profit hospi-tals are being downgraded, Moody’s Investors Service is once again giving Pikeville Medical Center A3 and MIG 1 ratings with a stable outlook. We are experiencing monumental growth when other hospitals are struggling. This would not be possible without our 2,600 employees. Big things will continue to happen at PMC.”

“PMC continually strives to meet the needs of those living in our region, which is sometimes challenging in the current healthcare climate,” said Chief Operating Officer Juanita Deskins. “The excellent ratings we received from Moody’s are important because they allow us to effectively fund proj-ects that benefit our patients and sup-port our growth.”

Chief Financial Officer Michelle Hagy said, “Moody’s Investors Ser-vice has reported that an ‘A’ rating is a stamp every healthcare organization should strive to obtain. We are very pleased that Moody’s has reaffirmed our A3 long-term bond rating with sta-ble outlook and our MIG 1 rating on our BANS. Internally, we feel strongly that we are a financially sound corpo-ration but it is always good to have validation from an outside indepen-dent firm.”

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PROMOTING THE REGION: Pikeville Orthodontist Dr. Tom Hartsock, DMD, MS, was recently selected as a top 10 provider in the nation for Invisalign Teen®, an invisible form of teeth correctors. Invisalign Teen®, a nationally-known dental company, recently came to Pikeville to record a promotional video fea-turing Dr. Hartsock and his staff. The promotional filming included a number of Dr. Hartsock’s patients. He has been improving smiles since 1992. Dr. Hartsock attended Pikeville College (now University of Pikeville) for his undergraduate studies. He earned a master’s degree at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine and received his Doctorate from the University of Kentucky. A Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, Dr. Hartsock is also a member of the American Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontists, Southern Association of Orthodontists, Kentucky Dental Association, Ken-tucky Association of Orthodontists and the Kentucky Mountain Dental Society.

CAMERON ADAMS JOINSCOMMUNITY TRUSTAS EQUITY ANALYST

LEXINGTON — Andy D. Waters, President and CEO of Community Trust and Investment Company, is pleased to announce that Camer-on Adams has been hired as an Equity Analyst with CTIC’s Wealth and Trust Management (WTM) division.

As a key member of the WTM Investment team, Mr. Adams’ responsi-bilities include the research and selection of equity se-curities and contributing to the development of eq-uity strategies. His office is located at 100 East Vine Street in downtown Lex-ington.

Mr. Adams earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Finance and Eco-nomics from the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Prior to joining Community Trust, he worked as a product management intern at a large insurance company and was an Ad-ministrative Assistant at the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky.

He is originally from Chicago, Illinois and now resides in Lexington.

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CASSANDRA BASLER JOINSCOMMUNITY TRUST AS TRUST ADMINISTRATOR

LEXINGTON — Andy D. Waters, President and CEO of Community Trust and Investment Company, is pleased to announce that Cassan-dra Basler has been hired as a Trust Relation-ship Administrator with CTIC’s Wealth and Trust Management (WTM) divi-sion.

As a key member of the WTM team, Ms. Basler’s responsibilities include supporting Relationship Officers in the Private Wealth Services division as well as facilitating ad-ministrative duties on cli-ent accounts. Her office is located at 100 East Vine Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky.

Ms. Basler attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and graduated from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Il-linois. Prior to joining Community Trust and Investment Company, Ms. Basler worked at Community Trust Bank as a Teller.

Ms. Basler is originally from Lombard, Il-linois and moved to Lexington in 2014.

Basler

SHERRY MOODY JOINSCOMMUNITY TRUST

LEXINGTON –Andy D. Waters, President and CEO of Community Trust and Investment Company, is pleased to announce that Sherry Moody has been hired as a Trust Relationship Administrator with CTIC’s Wealth and Trust Management (WTM) divi-sion.

As a key member of the WTM team, Ms. Moody’s responsibilities include supporting Relationship Officers in the Private Wealth Services division as well as facilitating ad-ministrative duties on cli-ent accounts. Her office is located at 100 East Vine Street in downtown Lex-ington.

Ms. Moody attended Western Kentucky Uni-versity in Bowling Green and graduated from Scott County High School in Georgetown, Kentucky. Ms. Moody has more than sixteen years of experience in the banking industry.

Ms. Moody grew up and resides in George-town.

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Students should take FAFSA verification process seriously

The federal government requires many students who submit the Free Application for Federal Stu-dent Aid to verify the information on the FAFSA.

Used to apply for most federal and many state student aid pro-grams, the FAFSA asks detailed questions about the income and resources of students. Parents are required to provide their informa-tion as well if their children are dependent students. Students are considered dependent if they are undergraduate students under 24

years old, not married, have no de-pendents of their own, are not vet-erans or were not orphans or wards of the court until age 19.

The college or, in some cases, an agency working with the col-lege will contact students to let them know if their data is being verified.

Students and parents need to take that process seriously, ac-cording to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). Students chosen for verification cannot receive their financial aid until they have com-pleted the process. As soon as they are contacted, they should provide any information that is required. Putting it off will only lead to frus-tration if the process isn’t finished

when classes are ready to start.If students have decided not to

attend a college that asked them for verification, they should let the college know so it will stop re-questing information.

KHEAA is the state agency that administers the Kentucky Edu-cational Excellence Scholarship (KEES), need-based grants and other programs to help students pay their higher education expens-es.

To find links to other useful edu-cation websites, go to www.goto-college.ky.gov. For more informa-tion about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602; or call 800-928-8926, ext. 6-7214.

YMCA, Chamber host business after hours PIKEVILLE — The Chamber

and AEP Kentucky Power Com-mercial Incentive Program held a business after hours event at the Pikeville Area Family YMCA on February 17th.

Chamber and community members learned how AEP Kentucky Power Commercial Incentive Program could benefit businesses by a convenient way to receive funding for common energy efficiency projects. The event provided information to business customers on the pro-cess of how to receive financial incentives for implementing qualified energy-efficient im-provements and technologies.

The incentives are available for a variety of energy-saving upgrades in existing buildings and new construction projects with the maximum payout being 50% of incremental equipment costs and up to $20,000 annually per project. The program menu currently includes incentives

for lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), food service and refrigeration.

The Pikeville Area Family YMCA completed a lighting proj-ect in 2014 and were very satis-fied with the incentives received and the monthly energy savings.

The program resulted in nearly $1000 in total annual electric-ity cost savings for the YMCA. “We’re thankful for the project and are thinking about doing it again. It is a great opportunity, and we saved about $900 this past year,” said Sherry Riddle, Executive Director of YMCA.

AEP Kentucky Power Com-mercial Incentive Program can be reached by visiting their website at www.kentuckypower.com/save/business or calling 606.205.6110.

Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (SEKC) is com-mitted to improving the local economy, regional unity, political advocacy, and economic devel-opment; ultimately, improving the quality of life for citizens of the entire region. With over 550 member businesses that employ 25,000+ employees in 8 coun-ties, SEKC provides a support network for businesses in South-east Kentucky.


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FREE SCREENINGS: Pikeville Medi-cal Center provided free glucose, blood pressure and health screenings during the 2016 Boat and RV Show held at the East Kentucky Exposition Center on Feb.26-28. Pictured at right are Trau-ma Outreach Coordinator Jackie Caudi-ll, Stroke Program Coordinator Brigetta Collins and Certifi ed Diabetes Educator Sandy Chaney.

Patton Leadership visits Capital CityPIKEVILLE — The Patton Leader-

ship Institute held its latest session in Kentucky’s capital city to hear from policy experts about issues affect-ing the state, see state government in action and meet with several eastern Kentucky legislators.

The class started the day with a visit to the Kentucky Chamber of Com-merce headquarters in Frankfort. Kate Shanks, Director of Public Affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce led a discussion around initiatives the Ken-tucky Chamber believes will help or hinder job creation and retention in the Com-monwealth.

The Kentucky Chamber believes there are a number of bills being considered that will enhance the business climate in Kentucky; Public Private Partnerships (P3), right-to-work, statewide smoking ban, Local Option Sales Tax (LIFT), a variety of work-force and education issues, and other bills.

Next, the PLI class traveled down-town and had a first-hand experience of Kentucky’s State Capitol through a guided tour and history lesson.

Following the tour, several regional legislators that serve in the Chamber’s eight-county footprint joined the class to discuss the regular session.

Rep. Leslie Combs, Senator Ray S. Jones II, Rep. Chris Harris, Rep. John Short, and Rep. Jill York all stopped by to meet and speak to the class. They each touched on the important issues they are working on as well as com-mended the class for being part of the legislative process. They also encour-aged the group to continue developing their leadership abilities as they are future leaders of eastern Kentucky.

The day concluded with a trip to the

House of Representatives and Senate Chambers.

The class gathered for pictures on the floor of the House and Senate and were recognized through a Citation of Achievement, read by the House Clerk.

“The Frankfort trip is always an eye-opening experience for many in the class as this visit is often their first time in the Capitol,” said Jacob

Colley, President/ CEO of the Southeast Kentucky Chamber. “The class learned how vital being engaged in the political process is for themselves and the business community. We always chal-lenge the class to take their excitement from the trip back to their workplaces and communities to encourage more eastern Kentuckians to become active and stay up-to-date on issues in the leg-islature.”

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Grayson Dwayne Jamie Hall, son of Kacy Newsome and Gabe Hall, born Feb. 27; weight: 6 lbs., 10 oz.

Wyatt Jamison Thacker, son of Hannah Thacker and Brett Thacker, born Feb. 26; weight: 7lbs., 3 oz.

Rainlynn Ninette Long, daughter of Kila Frazier and Eric Long, born Feb. 26; weight: 5 lbs., 11oz.

Hannah Natalie Moore, daughter of Nancy and Israel Moore, born Feb. 26; weight: 7 lbs., 1 oz.

Eden Georgia Louise Maggard, daughter of Stephanie and Hira, Royce Maggard, Jr., born Feb. 26; weight: 8 lbs., 14 oz.

Elaina Faith Mullins, daughter of Samantha and Justin Mullins, born Feb. 25; weight: 7 lbs., 5 oz.

Tig Owen Jace Rowe, son of Kayla Blackburn and Zachary Rowe, born Feb. 25; weight: 8 lbs., 11 oz.

Nashton Blake Howard, son of Sa-mantha Bailey and Joey Howard, born Feb. 24; weight: 7 lbs., 7 oz.

Abigail Faith Jackson, daughter of Jamie Booth and Jeremy Jackson, born Feb. 24; weight: 5 lbs., 10 oz.

Alyssa Marie Kerns, daughter of Wendy Kerns, born Feb. 24; weight: 8 lbs., 2 oz.

Abel Monroe Webb, son of Kim-berly and Josh Webb, born Feb. 24; weight: 8 lbs., 3 oz.

Ian Lee McPeek, son of Hali and Cory McPeek, born Feb. 24; weight: 7 lbs., 6 oz.

Mia Faith Montgomery, daughter of Lora and Bryan Montgomery, born Feb. 23; weight: 5 lbs., 12 oz.

Oliva Jayde Hall, daughter of Leighana and Jake Hall, born Feb. 23; weight: 9 lbs., 5 oz.

Madison Grace Gibbs, daughter of Charlie and James Gibbs, born Feb. 23; weight: 8 lbs., 12 oz.

Christopher Parker Stump, son of Mironda Dotson and Christopher Stump, born Feb. 22; weight: 6 lbs., 10 oz.

Macie Isabella Lester, daughter of Ashley and Matt Lester, born Feb. 22; weight: 6 lbs., 10 oz.

Konner Levi Chaney, son of San-tana Chaney, born Feb. 21; weight: 3 lbs., 15 oz.

Kamden Edward Simpkins, son of Samantha Sanders and Lucas Simp-kins, born Feb. 20; weight: 7 lbs.

Melody Lynn Henson, daughter of Karissa and Joshua Henson, born Feb. 19; weight: 8 lbs., 9 oz.

Jaxton Odell Davis, son of McK-enzie Rodriguez and Bryan Davis II, born Feb. 19; weight: 8 lbs., 14 oz.

Harper Faith Mullins, son of Stan-da and Hayden Mullins, born Feb. 18; weight: 7 lbs., 5 oz.

Evelyn Faith Adams daughter of Taylor Newsome and Cory Adams, born Feb. 18; weight: 5 lbs., 5 oz.

Bryleigh Harper Endicott, daugh-ter of Whitney Kelsey, born Feb. 27; weight: 6 lbs., 9 oz.

Justice establishes scholarship trustPIKEVILLE — Roger Justice was

at his grandson’s graduation at East Ridge High School when, in his words, “A little bird started going around in my head.”

“I noticed that some students were receiving scholarships from charitable trusts,” Justice notes.

Intrigued, Justice con-tacted University of Pikeville Chancellor Paul E. Patton, who put him in touch with Ron Dam-ron, UPIKE’s director of planned giving. After talk-ing with Damron, Justice decided to establish a trust to benefit graduates of East Ridge High School attending the Uni-versity of Pikeville.

Helping the younger generation of his native Eastern Kentucky had been on Justice’s mind for some time. “As you get older, you decide you want to go home,” he says.

Although Justice has lived in Lex-ington for decades, home used to be

one and a half miles up Road Creek in Pike County. But he left home for Chicago soon after his high school graduation. How soon?

“I graduated on Wednesday and by Saturday I was in Chicago,” Justice

says.Justice spent a couple

years in the Windy City be-fore moving to Memphis, where he learned how to grade lumber at the National Hardwood Lumber Asso-ciation. He then returned to Pike County.

It was there that he and two friends decided to join the Army on the buddy pro-gram. After three years of

service, he came back to the area, eventually obtaining a job at UPS as a package car driver. Eighteen months later, he moved into management at UPS.

By the time Justice retired from UPS in August 1990, he had been in the thoroughbred horse business for six years. In fact, he and a friend,

Jack Hendricks, had built a 176-acre horse farm, Diamond Oaks, from the ground up. But they soon learned run-ning a farm of that size was a round-the-clock job. After Justice and his wife, Patty, adopted their grandson, they decided to sell most of the farm, keeping approximately 30 acres.

Justice and Hendricks, however, stayed in the horse business. Their horse, East Hall, won the Ohio and Indiana derbies last year, and other horses have been stakes winners.

“I just love horses. It’s a good busi-ness,” Justice says.

Still, Justice is contemplating get-ting out of the horse business and moving back to Pike County to be closer to his three-year-old great-grandson. It’s that pull to go home that led him to establish the scholar-ship trust at UPIKE.

“I feel good about that,” Justice says. “I just want to help the young people of Eastern Kentucky, as much as I can, to get their education. I want to help Pikeville grow and the kids from Pikeville grow.”

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UPKE offerslabor of love

PIKEVILLE — No matter how much the odds are stacked against you, a lot can be accomplished by having faith.

That’s what UPIKE junior Kyle Newsome believes. Newsome, along with 13 other students, trav-eled with Chaplain Rob Musick to Jacmel, Haiti, in early January to finish a project started last year – building a small school and library that will serve 75 children and em-ploy six teachers and a principal.

UPIKE volunteers have been in-volved with the construction from the ground up, digging footers, carrying blocks and rocks, pouring foundation, raising walls, leveling the ground and assembling the roof.

“Over 200,000 children are not in school right now in Haiti,” said Musick. “In the community that we serve nearly half of the children are not in school. We seek to provide a tuition free or reduced tuition pri-mary education for the children of this community.”

During the trip, Wes Rose, a reli-gion major from Elkhorn City, no-ticed Haitian children pointing and naming items in Creole, the nation’s native language, and asking for English terms the same way. “The children are very eager to learn and but they are also very eager to teach,” said Rose.

“The goal of building a school in Haiti connects them to us,” said Musick.

“It really connects with the over-all mission of our university of im-proving access to education in rural areas. We have a unique opportu-nity that is tangible.”

In addition to the building proj-ect, students held vacation Bible school for area children and spent their evenings in devotion reflect-ing on the day’s work. On previ-ous mission trips to Haiti, students helped build a community reservoir, a pastor’s office and an office for community mental health counsel-ing.

Once funding is secured to com-plete the finishing work on the building project, the school may open as soon as this spring.

To learn more about UPIKE’s mission in Haiti, contact Musick at (606) 218-5762 or [email protected].

Jasmine Garrett, 5, of Martin, died Feb. 23. Funeral service Feb. 27. Buri-al, Hall- Conn Cemetery, Martin.

Ronald Wiles, 65, of Virgie, died Feb. 23. Funeral service Feb. 25. Buri-al, C.E. Cemetery, Indian Creek.

Cloyd Meade, 75, of Betsy Layne, died Feb. 23. Funeral service Feb. 27 at Betsy Layne Church of Christ. Buri-al, Hamilton Cemetery, Honaker.

Ocie Viola Martin Hamilton Alley, 89, of Grethel, died Feb. 13. Funeral service Feb. 18 at Boldman Freewill Baptist Church. Burial, Sill Hamilton Cemetery, Harold.

Saundra Belcher, 68, of Betsy Layne, died Feb. 24. Funeral service Feb. 28. Burial, Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel.

Virgil Isaac, Jr., 65, of Martin, died

Feb. 26. Funeral service Feb. 29. Buri-al, Isaac Family Cemetery, Martin.

Charles Anderson, of Elkhorn City, died Feb. 24. Funeral service Feb. 27. Burial, Dow Brooks Cemetery, Draf-fin.

Michael J. Bartley, 67, of Mar-rowbone, died Feb. 28. Funeral ser-vice March 2. Burial, Annie E. Young, Pikeville.

Ercel Michael, 74, of Steele, died Feb. 26. Funeral service March 1. Burial, Mt. Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va.

Eddie Darrell Hunt, 63, of Find-lay, Ohio, formerly of Feds Creek, died Feb. 29. Funeral service March 4 at Mt. View Church of Christ. Burial, Mt. Valley Memorial Park, Big Rock, Va.

Alice Rose Johnson, 77, of Virgie, died Feb. 24. Funeral service Feb. 27. Burial, Johnson Memorial Park, Pikeville.

Dorothy Hager, 71, of Long Fork, died Feb. 26. Funeral service March 1 at Long Fork Freewill Baptist Church. Burial, Farlin Johnson Cemetery, Long Fork.

Linda Lockhart Bartley, 65, of Pikeville, died Feb. 23. Funeral ser-vice Feb. 27. Burial, Annie E. Young Cemetery, Pikeville.

Bertha Adkins, 74, of Elkhorn City, died Feb. 29. Funeral service March 3 at Unity Freewill Baptist Church. Burial, J.S. Willis Cemetery, Haysi, Va.

James David Stewart, 58, of Elk-horn City, died March 1. Funeral ser-vice Mar. 3. Burial, Johnson Memorial Park, Pikeville.

Betty Jo Hall, 83, of McDowell, died Feb. 28. Funeral service March 2 at Wheelwright Freewill Baptist Church. Burial, Monroe Hall Cem-etery, Bevinsville.

Ricky Floyd, 66, of Potterville, Mich., died Feb. 23. Funeral service Feb. 27 at McDowell First Baptist

Church. Burial, Anderson Cemetery, McDowell.

Danny Edward Webb, 53, of Louisa, died Feb. 23. Funeral service Feb. 27. Burial, Shepherd Cemetery, Hueysville.

Billy Slone, 80, of David, died Feb.

26. Funeral service March 1. Burial, Gethsemane Gardens, Prestonsburg.

Glenda Collins Harris, 63, of Lenoir, N.C., died Feb. 23. Funeral service Feb. 25. Burial, Harris Family Cemetery, Melvin.

Bonnie May, 87, of Prestonsburg,

died Feb. 26. Funeral service Feb. 29. Burial, Gethsemane Gardens, Pres-tonsburg.

E.L. Cline Jr., 87, of Prestonsburg, died Feb. 29. Funeral service March 4. Burial, Cline Family Cemetery, Pres-tonsburg.

Shirley Carroll, 76, of Pikeville, died Feb. 25. Funeral service Feb. 28. Burial, Carroll Family Cemetery, Is-land Creek.

Dorothy Jackson, 60, of Shelbiana, died Feb.23. Funeral service Feb. 29. Burial, Coleman Jackson Cemetery, Pikeville.

Klayton Blake Lee Tackett, infant son of, Keigan Tackett and Destiny Sands died Feb. 27. Funeral service Feb. 28. Burial, Annie E. Young Cem-etery, Pikeville.

Billy Harmon, 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died Feb. 22. Funeral service March

2. Burial, Annie E. Young Cemetery, Pikeville.

Fern Harris, 72, of Regina, died Feb. 28. Funeral service March 1. Burial, Annie E. Young Cemetery, Pikeville.

Ruby Marie Fink, 92, of Johns Creek, died Feb. 22. Funeral service Feb. 27.

Ted Slone, 76, of Pikeville, died Feb. 27. He served in the U.S. Marines. Funeral service March 3 at Shelbiana Church of Christ.

Ray Chafins, 87, of Williamson, W.Va., died Feb. 28. Funeral service March 3. Burial, Mt. View Memory Gardens, Huddy.

Ressie Parsley, 89, of Williamson, W.Va., died Feb. 24. Funeral service Feb. 27. Burial, Marcum Cemetery, Hatfield.

Jeanette May, 89, of Marrowbone, died Feb. 26. Funeral service March 1. Burial, Family Cemetery, Pinsonfork.

Ricky Dale Dotson, 51, of McVeigh, died March 1. Funeral service March 5, Big Creek Primitive Church. Burial, Sullivan Cemetery, Pinsonfork.

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MarineVeteran

PIKEVILLE — The University of Pikeville will host a St. Patrick’s gospel sing beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 12.

The event will take place in Booth Auditorium.

Concessions will be available for purchase.

Featured singers are:•The Blanton Sisters•Blood Bought Trio•New Heart•Joanne Kelly & the Children of

Faith•The Justice Family•Hill Top Gospel Singers•Mike Gayheart•Soul Searchers•Gospel UnionCall 606-432-3520 for more in-

formation.

St. Patrick’s gospelsing set March 12

Temporary stoplight installed on

Mountain Parkway SALYERSVILLE — A temporary

traffic light has been installed on the Mountain Parkway near the KY 30 in-terchange, where work continues on the Mountain Parkway Expansion.

The light, to be located about 500 feet west of the KY 30 interchange, will allow large trucks to haul excava-tion waste material from one side of the parkway to a dumping area on the opposite side of the roadway.

The Mountain Parkway Expansion is a 46-mile transportation improvement project that will create a wider, safer connection between eastern Kentucky and the rest of the Commonwealth.

The project will widen 30 miles of the existing parkway from two lanes to four lanes, and will extend the park-way another 16 miles between Saly-ersville and Prestonsburg.

Visit www.MtnParkway.com or follow the project on Twitter (@Mt-nParkway) or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/mtnparkway). A proj-ect office is open in Magoffin Plaza in Salyersville; call (606) 349-8160 for hours.

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Chaplain’s Corner

~PMC Chaplain Andrea Tackett may be reached at 606-218-3969.

church events

A GIFT FOR LENTLent is usually associated with

giving up something. But this year I received a surprise.

I wanted a new devotional book for Lent. But, trying to carefully budget, I decided to just use one from a previous year.

The day before Ash Wednesday, I received a package in the mail. In it was a small Lenten devotional from a Christian publisher and a letter encouraging me to enjoy this Lenten season. I was delighted by the little gift, especially since it was so perfectly timed and seemed to come especially from God.

I love the moments in our lives when we have to pause in awe because God has done something so specific and so personal for us. I had not told anyone I wanted a new Lenten book. It was just a simple wish God quietly fulfilled.

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand.” —Psalm 139:17-18

•March 19-20 & 25; 8 p.m.: First Baptist Church, at 123 East Main Street in Morehead, will present “The Lower Room” by Pat Wooley, an Eas-ter drama.. The author offers some-thing thought-provoking by bringing together a group of early followers of Christ who share their faith and their fears in the lower room of the same home where Jesus and the Twelve are observing the Passover in the room above. Call 606-784-5768 for more in-formation. Free admission. Everyone is invited.

•March 29 & 31; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: The Grace Fellowship Community Kitchen, located at 115 Wolford Street, is serving a free lunch. Eat in or carry out (limit two trays per person. Every-one welcome.

•Every Monday; 6 p.m.: Bridge of Hope Christian Ministries, 166 Lick Br. Lane (Caney Highway), Pikeville, to host Celebrate Recovery program to help people recovery from “hurts, habits and hang-ups” that negatively affect their lives. Admission is free. Event begins with meal at 6 p.m. fol-lowed by a lesson/testimony at 7 p.m. 606-639-9253

~Email your church events to [email protected]; fax them to 606-218-4825 or call 606-218-4952.

Church of Christ/Christian ChurchesCornerstone Christian Church222 Hambley Blvd. Pikeville606-437-6725Sunday Worship.9 a.m., 11a.m., 6 p.m.Sunday School............................10 a.m.Wednesday Worship....................7 p.m.Monday,Celebrate Recovery..5:50 p.m.

Coal Run Church of Christ 149 Church St., Coal Run Village, Pikeville Sunday school. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday study. . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

Fords Branch Church of Christ 145 Church of Christ Way, Pikeville; 606-432-4524 Sunday school. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . . 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Main Street Church of Christ198 Main St., Pikeville;606-437-4738Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m.Wednesday study . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Shelby Valley Church of Christ10334 US 23 South, Pikeville606-639-4911Sunday worship study……........10 a.m.Sunday worship…………1 a.m., 7 p.m.Wednesday worship study……...7 p.m.

Yeager Church of ChristLittle Creek, Pikeville606-478-8556Sunday worship………………..10 a.m.

Church of GodBetsy Layne New Day Anointing Church of God George Rd., Betsy Layne; 606-835-1254Sunday school. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday study. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7 p.m.

Pikeville Church of God4978 Zebulon Highway, Pikeville; 606-331-1447 Sunday school ……………. . . . . 2 p.m.Sunday worship …………….. . . .1 p.m.Wednesday study . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Catholic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 110 West Fourth Ave., Williamson, W.Va.;304-235-3027Wednesday-Saturday Mass. . .6:30 p.m. Saturday confessions . . . . . . . . 9:15 a.m.Sunday confessions. . . . . . . . . .9:15 a.m. Sunday Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .10 a.m.

St. Francis of Assisi 137 Bryan St., Pikeville; 606-437-6117Sunday Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Saturday Mass . . . … . . . .. . . . . . . 5 p.m. Saturday confessions. . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. or by appointmentFull schedule at http://cdlex.org/st-francis

St. Martha Catholic Church, 60 Martha’s Vineyard, Prestonsburg; 606-874-9526Saturday Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 p.m. Sunday Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:15 a.m. Saturday confessions. . . . . . . . .4:15 p.m. or by appointmentFirst Tuesday Adoration. . . . . .. . . .6 p.m.

Disciples of Christ First Christian Church 313 Chloe Rd., Pikeville; 606-437-4527Sunday study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:45 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m.

EpiscopalSt. James Parish 562 University Dr., Prestonsburg; 606-886-8046Sunday service. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .11 a.m.Tuesday communion. . . . . . . . . . .5 p.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 411 Prichard St., Williamson, W.Va.; 304-235-4056

Sunday service. . . . . . . . . . .. .11:30 a.m.Wednesday service. . . . . . . . . .. . .6 p.m.

Freewill Baptist Blessed Hope Freewill Baptist5465 E. Shelbiana Rd., Pikeville; 606-889-4030Sunday school. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . . . . .. .11 a.m. Wednesday prayer . . . . . . . . . .. 7 p.m.

Caney Creek Freewill Baptist Church 205 Caney Hwy., Pikeville; 606-639-8118Sunday school. . . . . . . . . .. . . 9:45 a.m. Sunday service . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 11 a.m. Wednesday prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

God’s Lighthouse Freewill Baptist Church Sidney; 606-353-7867Sunday school . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m., 6 p.m.

Leckieville Freewill Baptist Goody, 606-237-8477Sunday school . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday study: . . . . . . . . . .6:30 p.m.

Octavia Freewill Baptist Church 1167 Pinsonfork Rd., McAndrews; 606-353-0783Wednesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m. Second Saturday. . . . . . . . . .. . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . 11 a.m., 6 p.m. (No service at 6 p.m. on Sundays that follow second Saturday meeting.)

Turkey Creek Freewill Baptist Church1011 Taylor Fork Rd.; 606-237-0014Sunday school. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday study. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .7 p.m.

Grace Communion InternationalGrace Fellowship115 Wolford StreetPikeville(606) 437-7244Sunday service...........................11 a.m.Wednesday Bible study...............6 p.m.

Full Gospel Bridge of Hope Christian Ministries166 Lick Branch, Pikeville; 606-639-9253 Sunday school. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m. Wednesday study. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .7 p.m.

Kings Chapel Church, 67 Orchard Rd., Whitco, Whitesburg; 606-633-3140Sunday school. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.Sunday worship. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .6 p.m. Wednesday worship. . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Independent (Full Gospel) Bridge of Hope Christian Ministries, 66 Lick Br. Ln., Caney Highway, Pikeville; 606-639-9253Sunday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m. Wednesday worship . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

Victory Christian Ministries 138 Scott Ave., Pikeville; 606-437-6131Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m. Wednesday worship . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m.

IndependentTabernacle Church Prestonsburg, 606-874-2516 Sunday education. . . . . . . . . . ..9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . .. .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Independent BaptistJusticeville Bible Baptist Church 5199 East Shelbiana Rd., Pikeville; 606-432-2298Sunday school . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Independent, Fundamental Baptist Prater Creek Baptist Church274 Orchard Br., Banner;

606-874-3305 Sunday school. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m. Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 6:30 p.m.

Missionary BaptistMcVeigh Missionary Baptist Church Little Mudlick Rd., U.S. 119; 606-257-5907Sunday school . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Sidney Missionary Baptist Church East Big Creek RoadSidney; 606-353-1073Sunday school . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.Sunday worship . . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday worship . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.

Non-denominationalCornerstone Christian Church, 222 Hambley Blvd., Pikeville; 606-437-6725 Sunday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday worship . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

Destination Community Church 61 East Court St., Prestonsburg Sunday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m.

Faith Bible Church 16 Finance Hollow, Martin 606-639-3108Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 a.m. Sunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.

Famine-Time Ministries240 E. Russell St., Elkhorn City; 606-754-3056 or 606-432-5665Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m. Thursday study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m.

Johns Creek Community Church 5892 Ky. 194W, Pikeville; 606-432-4114 Saturday study . . . . . . .. . . . . 10:30 a.m. Saturday worship . . . . . . . . 11:20 a.m. Wednesday worship. . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.

Rising Son Church114 Rising Son Lane, Prestonsburg; 606-889-1988Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m. Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 p.m.

PentecostalChurch of Jesus of McRoberts, 184 Hwy 3409, McRoberts; 606-832-4888Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m. Thursday study . . . . . .. . . . . . .6:30 p.m.

Cram Creek Pentecostal Church 1123 Hwy. 3410, Mayking; 606-633-2589 Sunday school . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday worship . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

First Assembly of God, 173 Finance Hollow, Martin; 606-285-3051Sunday school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . .. . . . .11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m.

Lord’s House Independent Pentecostal 29 Church House Ln., Phelps; 606-456-4119 Sunday school. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m.

McVeigh United Pentecostal Church 4371 Pond Creek Rd., McVeigh; 606-353-6807Sunday school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 p.m. Sunday worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 p.m. Wednesday worship . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Thursday youth. . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m.

Seco Pentecostal ChurchSeco; 606-855-7117Sunday school. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Sunday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m. Thursday worship . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.

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Sherri BlairBariatric Dietitian

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Melissa DeskinsUnit Secretary

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Pictured are new PMC employees who recently completed hospital orientation. PMC welcomes these new staff members!

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Marcella McCoyClinic Clerk

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Brandon RobertsHousekeeper

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Rebecca WardUnit Secretary

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PMC promotes healthy kidneys during National Kidney MonthBy DEDRA DUTYFor the Medical Leader

March is National Kidney Month and Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) wants to pro-mote the importance of having healthy kid-neys not only this month, but during the entire year.

“One in three American adults are at risk for kidney disease,” said PMC Nephrologist

Chinmay Patel, MD. “Kidney disease often has no symptoms and can go undetected un-til it is very advanced. It is important to get tested because early detection and treatment can slow or prevent the progression of kidney disease.”

Diabetes and high blood pressure can con-tribute to kidney disease. Managing these conditions as well as cholesterol levels is im-portant in maintaining good kidney health.

Dr. Patel offers additional tips to protect the

kidneys:•Lose weight•Eat healthy meals•Take all medicines as prescribed•Don’t smoke•Get regular exercise•Limit alcohol intake•Avoid excessive use of over-the-counter

medicines such as ibuprofen and naproxenFor more information or to schedule an ap-

pointment, call 606-218-2208.Dr. Patel

By MELINDA GOODSONFor The Medical Leader

Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is observing Brain Injury Awareness Month during March.

According to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAU-SA), an acquired brain injury (ABI) is an injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative or induced by birth trauma.

The BIAUSA states that the typical cause of an ABI includes:•Electric shock•Infectious disease•Lightning strike•Near drowning•Oxygen deprivation•Seizure disorders•Stroke•Substance abuse•Toxic exposure•Trauma•TumorA traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a subset of an ABI and is

caused by trauma to the brain from an external force. There are many causes according to the BIAUSA including falls, being struck, motor vehicle and assaults.

“Our brains are terribly fragile and vulnerable to all sorts of injury,” said PMC Trauma Outreach Coordinator Jackie Caudill. “Although tissue can be damaged by a variety of things, such as infections, tumors or strokes, any injury to the brain from an ex-ternal force results in a TBI.”

For more information about PMC’s Trauma Center, call 606-218-6334.

Brain Injury Month observed

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Birthday

Beulah Beeler

2-26-1914

Douglas Mullins. At the beginning of January, my dad, Everett Douglas Mullins, was seen in the emergency room at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) because of severe weakness. Assuming he was struggling to get over the flu, we thought he would be sent home after receiving a shot or given antibi-otics. We even made plans to go eat afterwards. Unfortunately, we found out he had cancer in his lung, which had spread to his liver. Several tests later, it was determined that his cancer had progressed to the point that treatment was not an option. His battle with cancer was short, passing away only 10 days later. I have a great appreciation now for the doctors, nurses, aids and even housekeepers employed with PMC, especially those on the 8th floor oncology unit. These ladies and gentlemen must be angels blessed with some special type of love. I can’t remember all of their names, but I know I will never forget the smiles they shared and sadness they showed after his passing. Mae Adkins would come in and run her fingers through my daddy’s hair and [tell] him how thick it was. She would come in singing and even though I knew she was very busy, she listened to his stories. When it was required for him to sit up, he would lay his head on her shoulder because he was too weak to hold it up by himself. Shaina Walker was a night nurse who was very gentle. On a restless night, it took him a while to doze off. She was able to check his blood pressure without waking him. Court-ney Belcher always called him Dougie. He always listened to her when she tried to persuade him to take his medicines. Daddy thought James Stanley, “Jimbo,” was his doctor. When he needed help, Daddy wanted him to come lift him because he didn’t want to hurt the girls. Among a million other things, Tammy Strong would put up his pain medicine drip. I saw her in the hallway the day Daddy passed away and she had tears in her eyes. Natalie Coleman, Robin Adkins and Ashley Thacker also need to be mentioned. So many other people helped take care of my daddy, but the names have already left me. One of the nurses always would say that the IV poles weren’t “short- people-friendly.” All of these people are saints in my eyes. The staff of PMC made the last 10 days of my daddy’s life a little brighter. They act as though each patient is the only one they have and come back

night, it took him a while to doze off. She was able to check his blood pressure without waking him. Courtney Belcher always called him Dougie. He always listened to her when she tried to persuade him to take his medicines. Daddy thought James Stanley, “Jimbo,” was his doctor. When he needed help, Daddy wanted him to come lift him because he didn’t want to hurt the girls. Among a million other things, Tammy Strong would put up his pain medicine drip. I saw her in the hallway the day Daddy passed away and she had tears in her eyes. Natalie Coleman, Robin Adkins and Ashley Thacker also need to be mentioned. So many other people helped take care of my daddy, but the names have already left me. One of the nurses always would say that the IV poles weren’t “short-people-friendly.” All of these people are saints in my eyes. The staff of PMC made the last 10 days of my daddy’s life a little brighter. They act as though each patient is the only one they have and come back the next day to do it all over again. I know each of them will have a special crown in Heaven and I’m sure my daddy will be right there to help present it to you. PMC and all of Pikeville are truly blessed to have this wonderful group of people available. They treat our family members as one of their own, with hearts of gold. They have the ability to let go and move on to another day, where a new family member will join, or leave them. Each of the staff holds a small piece of my heart and I’m sure their rewards will be great!fingers through my daddy’s hair and [tell] him how thick it was. She would come in singing and even though I knew she was very busy, she listened to his stories. When it was required for him to sit up, he would lay his head on her shoulder because he was too weak to hold it up by himself. Shaina Walker was a night nurse who was very gentle. On a restless night, it

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The staff of PMC made the last 10 days of my daddy’s life a little brighter. They act as though each patient is the only one they have and come back the next day to do it all over again. I know each of them will have a special crown in Heaven and I’m sure my daddy will be right there to help pres-ent it to you. PMC and all of Pikeville are truly blessed to have this wonderful group of people available. They treat our family members as one of their own, with hearts of gold. They have the ability to let go and move on to another day, where a new family member will join, or leave them. Each of the staff holds a small piece of my heart and I’m sure their rewards will be great!We found out he had cancer in his lung, which had spread to his liver. Several tests later, it was determined that his cancer had progressed to the point that treatment was not an option. His battle with cancer was short, passing away only 10 days later. I have a great appreciation now for the doctors, nurses, aids and every housekeepers employed with PMC, especially those on the 8th floor oncology unit. These ladies and gentlemen must be angels blessed with some special type of love. I can’t remember all of their names, but I know I will never forget the smiles they shared and sadness they showed after his passing. Mae Adkins would come in and run her fingers through my daddy’s hair and [tell] him how thick it was. She would come in singing and even though I knew she was very busy, she listened to his stories. When it was required for him to sit up, he would lay his head on her shoulder because he was too weak to hold it up by himself. Shaina Walker was a night nurse who was very gentle. On a restless


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Pikeville Junior High ACES team wins national award

Medical Leader│SUBMITTED PHOTORECOGNIZED: Picture front row are Traci Tackett, Jason Lin and Payton May. Back row are Isabella Justice, Jewel Booher, Allie Fleniken, Colin Street, Hunt-er Jones, Harrison Booher and Jacob Barber. Not pictured Adam Swofford, John Workman

PIKEVILLE — Pikeville Junior High ACES team won first place at state qualifying them to represent Kentucky in the Future City Competition National Finals.

The ACES team traveled to Washington, D.C., for the national finals held at the Capital on Feb. 13-17.

The fierce competition took place over four days. Pikeville’s team won Best Use of Aerospace Technology in a Future City.

Since last fall, 40,000 middle school students from 1,350 schools in 37 na-tional regions, as well as a new region in China, have imagined, designed and built cities for the 2015-2016 Future City® Competition.

This year’s theme, Waste Not, Want Not, encouraged students to design waste management systems for residential use and small businesses by looking at issues such as collection, separation processing, recycling, health and safety, energy efficiency, environmental impact and cost.

Pikeville Junior High ACES team worked with educator Mrs. Traci Tackett and engineer mentor, Peyton May, the students presented their waste manage-ment solutions and vision of their future city in a virtual city design (using SimCityTM software); a 1,500 word city description; a scale model of their city (built with recycled materials); and a short presentation to a panel of STEM professionals.

The team included Jacob Barber, Harrison Booher, Jewel Booher, Allie Fle-niken, Hunter Jones, Isabella Justice, Jason Lin, Colin Street, and Adam Swof-ford.

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VISITORS: Family Resource/Youth Ser-vices Center Directors from Pike County met with state legislators at the Capitol this week to lobby for the continued fi nan-cial support of the elected offi cials for the valuable services the centers provide to schools. Pike Representative Chris Harris assured the group of his support. Pictured are: Front row: Millard Director-Leann Lit-tle, Elkhorn City Director-Maxine Gibson, Belfry High Director Pat May, East Ridge Director Rhonda Moore, Pike FRYSC Di-rector Robert Osborne; Back Row: Black-berry Director-Eugenia Whitt, Johns Creek Director-Dwayne Smith, Belfry Middle Director- Brittany Hager, Rep Harris and Bevins Director Sandy Harrison.

Dwight Yoakam, Lee Ann Womack coming to Expo

PIKEVILLE — A pre-Hillbilly Days concert, featuring Dwight Yoakam and Lee Ann Womack, will be held at the East Kentucky Exposition Center on Saturday, April 16.

Tickets are now on sale at the Appalachian Wireless Box Office or through Ticketmaster.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are priced at $59.50, $49.50 and $39.50.

Charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or call 606-444-5500.


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•First Saturday; 10 a.m.: United Mine Workers of America Local 1440 meets, Union Hall, Matewan, W.Va.

•Every Thursday; 10a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Floyd County Job Club meets, Floyd County Public Library. 606-886-2981

•Second Monday, every month; 6 p.m.: Pikeville Medical Center’s After Breast Cancer Support Group meets, Leonard Lawson Cancer Center. 606-218-4682

•Third Tuesday; every month; 6 p.m.: Pikeville Medical Center’s Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group meets, Leonard Lawson Cancer Cen-ter. 606-218-4682

•Last Monday, every month; 6 p.m.: Pikeville Medical Center’s Diabetes Support Group meets, large atrium classroom, second floor, May Tower. 606-218-3513

•Every Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.: Paintball games, by reservations, age 10-up, Pikeville Area Family YMCA, 424 Bob Amos Drive. Y member pric-ing available. 606-433-9622

•Every Sunday; 2-6 p.m. Paintball games, by reservations, age 10-up, Pikeville Area Family YMCA, 424 Bob Amos Drive. Y member pricing available. 606-433-9622

•Every Monday and Wednes-day; 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Youth fitness, age 5-14, Y members $20 per month; program participants $35 per month, Pikeville Area Family YMCA, 424 Bob Amos Drive. 606-433-9622

•Monday-Friday; 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.: Childcare and Learning Center, Pikeville Area Family YMCA, age 6 weeks-5 years

•March 9; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Kentucky Blood Bank Bloodmobile blood drive, Mountain Comprehensive Health, 226 Medical Plaza, Whites-burg. www.kybloodcenter.org.

•March 9; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Kentucky Blood Bank Bloodmobile blood drive, Whitesburg ARH, 240 Hospital Road, Whnitesburg. www.kybloodcenter.org.

•March 10-26; 7:30 p.m.: The Vel-veteen Rabbit, Jenny Wiley Theatre, 218 Second Street, Pikeville. 606-886-

9274; email: [email protected].•March 10; 10 a.m.-Noon: Cooking

Matters, a free course for adults over 18, Victoria Courts Housing Complex Community Building. 304-235-3270.

•March 17; 10 a.m.-Noon: Cooking Matters, a free course for adults over 18, Victoria Courts Housing Complex Community Building. 304-235-3270.

•March 31; 10 a.m.-Noon: Cooking Matters, a free course for adults over 18, Victoria Courts Housing Complex Community Building. 304-235-3270.

•March 31-April 2; 7:30 p.m.: Ring of Fire, Jenny Wiley Theatre, 218 Second Street, Pikeville. 606-886-9274; email: [email protected].

•April 3; 3 p.m.: Ring of Fire, Jen-ny Wiley Theatre, 218 Second Street, Pikeville. 606-886-9274; email: [email protected].

•April 7: 5:30 p.m.: Belfry foot-ball fundraiser dinner, Hilton Garden Inn, Pikeville. Keynote speaker Coach Philip Haywood. Individual tickets $50. Table sponsor (8 seats) $350. Call 606-205-1607 or [email protected].

•Pikeville seeks donations for York House Preservation. 606-899-2489 or mail donations to Pikeville Main Street Historic York House Pres-ervation, 243 Main St., Pikeville, Ky. 41501

•Ky. River Area Development Dis-trict seeks low-income senior citizens who want to participate in a program that will pay them to work at nonprofit agencies 20 hours per week or take classes to improve job skills. 606-636-3158 or 800-928-5723

•AppalReD Legal Aid (Appalachian Research and Defense Fund) provides free civil legal services to low income residents in Floyd, Letcher, Pike and other counties in Kentucky. Free legal services are provided to low income individuals in family, consumer, bank-ruptcy, collection, education, employ-ment, housing and benefit cases. 866-277-5733 or http://ardfky.org

•Prestonsburg Rotary Club: 12 p.m. on Thursdays at Reno’s Road-house, Prestonsburg.

•Pikeville Rotary Club: 12 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Landmark Inn,


Community Calendar

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Your creative efforts will not go to waste, Pisces. Someone will recognize your talents and ask you to collaborate on an important project.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20A desire to experience thrills and sensory enjoyment is building within you, Aries. You may find yourself drawn to anything that seems risky or out of character.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you are accustomed to doing every-thing by the book, but you may be tempted to try something new in the near future. Just be sure not to throw all caution to the wind.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Your schedule this week may be so hectic that others can’t decipher your plans, Gemi-ni. Try to keep those closest to you abreast of your activities in the week ahead.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Circumstances at work that are beyond your control dominate your thoughts this week, Cancer. Don’t stress out too much and keep a positive attitude.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Relationship dynamics have changed for the better, Leo. Make the most of this positive turn of events and make sure your partner does the same.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Your energy levels reach peaks and valleys this week, Virgo. Do your best to make the most of those moments when your energy levels are at their highest.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Even your wildest fantasies may not seem so outlandish to you this week, Libra. If you can think it up, you can probably make it happen with a little effort.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you may find yourself doing things that would normally be out of your comfort zone. This can be a positive change in the right direction.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, daydream a little this week, but make sure it doesn’t consume all of your en-ergy. Keep your desires in check and weigh the pros and cons of each idea before going forward.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, finding the right balance is a wor-thy goal this week. Make a concerted effort to give ample time to all the people and things that matter to you.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, time may not be on your side, but somehow you will find a way to make due. Whenever possible, farm out some of your work or responsibilities to others.

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DONATION: The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gy-necologists (ACOOG) recently presented a $1,000 donation to the ACOOG student group at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine to help fund community service projects. Pictured is Michael J. Geria, D.O., M.S., FACOOG, president of the ACOOG, center, with KYCOM students, from left, Ellen French, Ashley Wright, Gina Helm and Taylor Clay-ton.

•April 28-May 7; 7:30 p.m.: Footlights Theatre presents, School of Rock, The Musical (Youth Ver-sion), Jenny Wiley Theatre, 218 Sec-ond Street, Pikeville. 606-886-9274; email: [email protected]

•Make-A-Wish® is in urgent need of Wish-Granting Volunteers in east-ern Kentucky. Contact Volunteer Man-ager Tiffany Herron at 877-206-9474 or e-mail [email protected] or visit http://makeawishky.org.

•June 10; 7:30 p.m.: Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder, East Kentucky Exposition Center. Tickets: $40, $35, $30, $25. 606-444-5500.

•Volunteers sought to serve as cer-tified ombudsman volunteers, who ad-vocate for residents of nursing homes, personal care homes and family care homes. Call Jaime Welch at 800-737-2723, ext. 335 or email [email protected].

•United Way of Eastern Kentucky seeks volunteer board members in Floyd, Pike, Johnson, Magoffin and/or Martin counties. Email [email protected] or visit http://uwky.org.

Pikeville•Kidney Disease Education Classes.

Learn about your kidney health and treatment options. One hour classes at no cost to you. Call Brandi Davis, Kid-ney Smart educator at 606-616-8627.

•Pikeville Medical Center seeks volunteers to share in the hospital’s growth and carry out the mission to provide quality, regional health care in a Christian environment. Volunteers serve in several areas throughout the hospital, including information desks, outpatient surgery, ICU waiting area, Cancer Center waiting area and chap-laincy. 606-218-3521 or http://pikev-illehospital.org/volunteers.html

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With the Kentucky General Assem-bly’s 2016 in its second half, lawmak-ers have voted on scores of bills, held numerous budget hearings to dig into the governor’s state spending plan and heard many hours of testimony on the major education, health care, and crime issues confronting Kentucky.

But the legislative process is more like a marathon than a sprint, so the final half of our session is sure to see even more action – especially as the state budget comes closer to a vote in the House of Representatives and de-livery to the Senate.

The state spending plan was un-veiled one month ago by Gov. Matt Bevin, who proposed 4.5 percent bud-get cuts for the rest of the current fis-cal year and 9 percent cuts across state government for the next two fiscal years. The savings are aimed at help-ing state pension systems meet obliga-tions.

Not all parts of state government would see spending cuts under the governor’s plan. The main school funding formula, known as SEEK, is spared. So is Medicaid, veterans af-fairs, school district health insurance, student financial aid and more.

Lawmakers serving on budget com-mittees are currently digging deep into the spending plan’s details and contin-ue to seek information from state of-ficials on how proposed spending cuts would affect state services.

Once House members tailor the spending plan into a document they are satisfied with, the budget will receive its turn in the Senate. By session’s end, Senate and House members are expected to meet in conference com-mittee meetings to iron out differences in each chamber’s preferred spending plans.

While the budget is the issue com-manding the most attention in Frank-fort, many other bills are also working their way through the legislative pro-cess. Bills took steps forward this past week on the following issues:

Heroin. Senate Bill 115, would in-crease penalties for dealing heroin. It would make trafficking in any amount of heroin a Class C felony for the first offense. A Class C felony is punish-able upon conviction by between five years and 10 years in prison. Currently, a person convicted of traf-ficking in under two grams of heroin faces a Class D felony on the first of-fense, which carries a penalty of one year to five years in prison. SB 115 would also double the time a person convicted of trafficking less than two grams of heroin would have to serve in prison before becoming eligible for parole. The bill calls for a person con-victed of any amount of heroin deal-ing to serve 50 percent of his or her sentence before being considered for parole. The legislation was approved by the Senate and how awaits action in the House.

Life insurance. HB 408 specifies

that a law already on the books requir-ing life insurance companies to make a good-faith effort to locate beneficia-ries of death and burial policies should be applied retroactively. The bill passed the House and has been sent to the Senate.

EMS. Senate Bill 43 would create a death benefit for emergency medi-cal services personnel, if they are employed by a city or county govern-ment and killed in the line of duty. The death benefit would be $80,000 and go to the next of kin. The bill was ap-

proved by the Senate and sent to the House for consideration.

Adventure tourism. House Bill 38 would allow recreational zip lines to be regulated. The bill would require the state to set standards for the use and operation of aerial recreational fa-cilities like outdoor zip line and cano-py tours should it become law. The bill was approved by the House and sent to the Senate.

Dog fighting. Senate Bill 14 would make the owning, possessing, breed-ing, training, selling or transferring of dogs intended for use in fighting a felony punishable by one year to five years in prison. The bill was approved by the Senate and sent to the House for consideration.

Tenant protection. House Bill 41 would allow victims of domestic vio-lence to get out of a lease with at least 30 days’ notice to their landlord. Ad-ditionally, HB 41 would prohibit land-lords from denying someone a lease based on the fact that a person has taken out an emergency protective or-der, domestic violence order or other type of restraining order. The bill also would prohibit landlords from using rental agreements to penalize tenants who request assistance from emer-gency services and allow a victim to request that locks be changed by the landlord with at least 72 hours’ no-tice. The bill has been approved by the House. It now awaits consideration in the Senate.

Firefighters. Senate Bill 195 would extend government –paid survivor benefits the families of cancer-strick-en firefighters – both professional and volunteer. The $80,000 death benefit would be paid out of the state general fund. Under the legislation, the fire-fighter would have to be 65 years old or younger at the time of their pass-

ing and had been on the job for at least five consecutive years. Their cancer also could not be attributed to a pre-existing condition or tobacco. The bill has been approved by the Senate and delivered to the House.

Drones. House Bill 120 would specify in state law that it’s illegal to use a drone to harass someone or for acts of voyeurism, forcible entry, theft or burglary. All offenses would be misdemeanor crimes except harassing conduct, which would be a violation carrying a fine.

The bill would ensure that drone use is allowed for lawful commercial, personal, or law enforcement use. The bill was approved by the House and has been delivered to the Senate.

Next week also marks deadlines for introducing new bills in the House and Senate.

At the time of this writing, about 700 bills have been filed for consid-eration in this year’s 60-day session. With the approaching deadline to add to that number, Capitol observers will soon have an even clearer picture of the range of issues that will be consid-ered in the days to come

That makes this a crucial time for Kentuckians to stay in close touch with their lawmakers and offer feed-back on the issues of the day. Citizens can see which bills are under consider-ation and keep track of their progress by visiting the Kentucky Legislature Home Page at www.lrc.ky.gov.

Kentuckians can also share their thoughts with lawmakers by calling the General Assembly’s toll-free mes-sage line at 800-372-7181.

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PIKEVILLE — East Ridge and Johnson Central advanced to the boys’ 15th Region Tournament semifinals with big wins at the East Kentucky Exposition Center played on March 2.

The first round of boys play con-cluded last night with South Floyd go-ing up against Magoffin County while favored Lawrence County took on Pikeville.

Results of those games were not available by the deadline.

Here is a recap on Wednesday’s games:

Johnson Central…...................62Belfry……………......................53

Johnson Central’s Cole Crace poured in a game-high 24 points and Mason Blair added 16 as the Golden Eagles held off Belfry, 62-53, in the second game of the opening round of the boys’ bracket.

Josh Hitchcock chipped in seven as the Golden Eagles improved to 19-12.

Cole Bentley led the Pirates, who finished the year at 12-18, with 12 points while Austin Woolum added 11.

Johnson Central advanced to face East Ridge at 7 p.m. Saturday.

At Pikeville(15th Region tournament)SCORE BY QUARTERS:BF (12-18)…............................10 14 13 16 – 53JC (19-12)…............................13 15 16 18 – 62Scoring:Belfry (53) – Garrett Fannin 3 2-4 8; Koleston Blankenship 2 4-5 8; Avery Browning 1(1) 0-0 5; Ryan Jessie 2 1-4 5; Justin Barkerr 1 0-0 2; Austin Woolum 3(1) 2-2 11; Jaret James 1 0-0 2; and Cole Bentley 6 0-0 12. Totals: 19(2) 9-15 53. Johnson Central (62) – Cole Crace 9(1) 3-5 24; Mason Blair 5(1) 3-4 16; Jacob Rice 2 0-1 4; Josh Hitchcock 2(1) 0-1 7; Jerry McCarty 2 0-0 4; Luke Vance 1 1-1 3; and Tyler Pack 2 0-2 4. Totals: 23(3) 7-14 62.

East Ridge……….....................62Allen Central…….....................51

East Ridge’s Trey Little fired in 18 points and Michael Conn added 15 as the Warriors pulled away and beat Allen Central, 62-51, in the opening game of the boys’ bracket.

Matt Miller added seven points as the Warriors improved to 22-11.

Cameron Blevins fired in a game-high 22 points for the Rebels, whose season ended at 17-16.Seth Hall added

13East Ridge advanced to face John-

son Central in the semifinals at 7 p.m. Saturday. The finals are set for Mon-day night.

At Pikeville(15th Region tournament)SCORE BY QUARTERS:AC (17-16)….........................…4 13 10 24 – 51ER (22-11)…...........................13 8 15 26 – 62 Scoring:Allen Central (51) – Ethan Smith-Mills 1(1) 0-0 5; Dylan Caudill 1 0-1 2; Brett Sammons 2 2-2 6; Cameron Nelson 0 1-2 1; Cameron Blevins 5(3) 3-4 22; Sam Conley 1 0-2 2; and Seth Hall 2(2) 3-3 13. Totals: 12(6) 9-14 51. East Ridge (62) – Trey Little 7 4-5 18; Justin Potter 1 6-6 8; Matt Miller 3 1-2 7; Michael Conn 5 5-8 15; Chris Bevins 0(1) 1-2 4; Dawson Clark 1(1) 0-0 5; and Jacob Childers 0(1) 2-6 5. Totals: 17(3) 19-29 62.

Class A sectionalTug Valley...............................92Sherman................................43

NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Val-ley made quick work of Sherman as the Panthers advanced to the Class A sectional championship game with a 92-43 victory in a game played on March 1.

The Panthers, now 17-3, have won six straight and will face Van in the Region 3, Section 1 title matchup.

Calvin Blankenship poured in a game-high 21 points and Tyler May added 17 to lead Tug Valley.

Garret Brown and Jeremy Dillon chipped in 11 each.

Caleb Duncan scored 17 to lead the Tide, who finished 9-15.

At Naugatuck, W.Va.(Class A, Region 3, Section 1)SCORE BY QUARTERS:SM (9-15).................12 13 11 7 - 43TV (17-3).................31 19 28 14 - 92Scoring:Sherman (43) - Will Hensley 1 1-2 3; Caleb Duncan 5(1) 4-5 17; Logan Kauff 1 0-1 2; Blake Nelson 2 0-0 4; Bailey Kirk 3 0-1 6; Tyler Pettry 1 0-0 2; Jacob Maynor 1(1) 0-0 5; John Craig 1 0-0 2; and Hunter Breeden 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(2) 5-10 43. Tug Valley (92) - Jeremy Dillon 5 1-1 11; Jonathan Blankenship 2 0-0 4; Chandler Runyon 3 1-1 7; Tyler May 1(5) 0-0 17; Corbin Oliver 1 2-2 4; Garret Brown 1(3) 0-0 11; Calvin Blankenship 7(2) 1-1 21; Colby Savage 3 2-5 8; and Brett Ooten 0(2) 0-0 6. Totals: 23(13) 7-10 92.

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COLLISION: Johnson Central’s Cole Crace (3) tries to avoid Belfry’s Austin Woolum during the boys’ 15th Region Basketball Tournament game played at the East Kentucky Exposition Center on March 2. The Golden Eagles elimi-nated the Pirates.

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PIKEVILLE — Shelby Valley scored the game’s first eight points and never looked back in beating Johnson Central, 66-57, in the opening round of the girls’ 15th Region Tournament being played at the East Kentucky Ex-position Center on March 1.

The win puts the Lady Kats, now 26-3, into the semifinals tonight against Betsy Layne. Johnson Central’s sea-son ends at 18-12.

Lakyn Mullins led the way for Val-ley with a game-high 21 points while Cassidi Wright and Kyleigh Tackett tossed in 14 apiece. Kayla Newsom added 10.

Bailey Daniel hit for 18 points and Ali May followed with 16 in the loss.

At Pikeville(15th Region tournament)SCORE BY QUARTERS:JC (18-12)…...........................8 11 13 25 – 57SV (26-3)…............................17 13 20 16 – 66Scoring:Johnson Central (57) – Lauren Preston 3 0-1 6; Lauren Salyer 3 4-4 10; Bailey Daniel 3(3) 3-5 18; Micailyn Pierce 1 0-0 2; Lauren Delong 0 2-2 2; Jayla Spurlock 1 1-2 3; and Ali May 6 4-7 16. Totals: 17(3) 14-2 57. Shelby Valley (66) – Summer Rose 0(2) 0-0 6; Lakyn Mullins 9 3-5 21; Kyleigh Tackett 4(1) 3-5 14; Cassidi Wright 2(2) 4-4 14; Tori Hampton 0 1-2 1; and Kayla Newsom 5 0-3 10. Totals: 20(5) 11-19 66.

Betsy Layne…......................…56Belfry………….........................51

PIKEVILLE — Betsy Layne sur-vived a late Belfry surge in regulation

and then took control back in overtime as the Lady Bobcats scored a 56-51 win in the opening round of the girls’ 15th Region Tournament being played at the East Kentucky Exposition Cen-ter on March 1.

The Lady Bobcats, now 16-15, advanced to the semifinals tonight against Shelby Valley. Belfry finished 12-14.

Megan Frazier fired in 19 points and Emily Kidd added 16 in the win. Des-

tiny Compton chipped in 10.Lena Hairston paced the Lady Pi-

rates with 19 to share game-high scoring honors with Frazier. Lyndsey Miler netted 13 and Kylea Stanley chipped in 11.

At Pikeville(15th Region tournament)SCORE BY QUARTERS:BL (16-15)…...................…13 5 14 13 (11) – 56BF (12-14)…..................…..7 10 9 19 ( 6) – 51Scoring:Betsy Layne (56) – Emily Kidd 6 4-7 16; Megan Frazier 5(1) 6-12 19; Katie Tackett 2(1) 2-7 9; Destiny Compton 4 2-4 10; and Summer John-son 0 2-2 2. Totals: 17(2) 16-32 56. Belfry (51) – Emily Deaton 0 1-2 1; Lyndsey Miler 2(3) 0-0 13; Kylea Stanley 5 1-3 11; Lena Hairston 7(1) 2-3 19; and Kailee Rash 0(2) 1-2 7. Totals: 14(6) 5-10 51.

Prestonsburg…..…..................66Lawrence County…..................51

PIKEVILLE — Prestonsburg ad-vanced to the semifinals of the girls’ 15th Region tournament with a 66-51 win over Lawrence County in a game played at the East Kentucky Exposi-tion Center on Feb. 29.

Tiffany Meadows led a balanced attack for the Lady Blackcats (9-22) with a game-high 23 points. Kaitlyn Newsome followed with 12 while Jenna Layne and Jana Jarvis added 10 each.

Alexis Ratliff tossed in 14 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs, who finished their season at 13-18.

Prestonsburg advanced to face Ma-goffin County tonight.

At Pikeville(15th Region tournament)SCORE BY QUARTERS:LC (13-18)…...........................11 11 9 20 – 51PB (9-22)…........................…18 20 10 18 – 66Scoring:Lawrence County (51) – Kylie Maynard 2 0-0 4; Sheree Hay 0(1) 0-0 3; Kara Williamson 1 3-4 5; Scylar Bowens 0 1-2 1; Alexis Ratliff 3 8-14 14; Kendra Spaulding 2 2-4 6; Kassidy Cavins 0(1) 1-5 4; Layken Chapman 0(2) 1-2 7; Kelly Davis 2 1-2 5; and Chelsey Fields 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(4) 17-33 51.Prestonsburg (66) – Aleiah Newsome 0 1-4 1; Reesce Endicott 1 0-4 2; Tiffany Meadows 3(3) 8-10 23; Allison Hall 3 2-4 8; Jenna Layne 4 2-2 10; Kaitlyn Newsome 6 0-0 12; and Jana Jarvis 1(1) 5-8 10. Totals: 18(4) 5-8 66.

Magoffin County…..................70Pikeville……………..................54

PIKEVILLE — Magoffin County pulled away from Pikeville in the final six minutes to advance to the semi-finals of the girls’ 15th Region tour-nament with a 70-54 win in a game played at the East Kentucky Exposi-

tion Center on Feb. 29.Leslie Howard fired in 23 points

and Jazzy Howard added 22 as the Lady Hornets improved to 19-9. Allie O’Hair chipped in 13.

Savanna Nunemaker and Alexxa Gearheart tossed in 12 apiece to lead the Lady Panthers who finished the season at 17-13. Alivia Gearheart chipped in 10 while Rachel Black-burn and Leslie Stewart added seven apiece.

Magoffin County will face Prestons-burg tonight.

At Pikeville(15th Region tournament)SCORE BY QUARTERS:PK (17-13)............................….9 15 10 20 – 54MC (19-9)…............................14 17 10 29 – 70Scoring:Pikeville (54) – Rachel Blackburn 2(1) 0-0 7; Savanna Nunemaker 2(2) 2-4 12; Grace Bartley 0(1) 0-0 3; Alexxa Gearheart 5 2-2 12; Leslie Stewart 1 5-6 7; Alivia Gearheart 2 6-6 10; and Savannah Webb 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 12(5) 15-18 54.Magoffin County (70) – Jazzy Howard 6(1) 7-8 22; Julie Brown 0 2-2 2; Leslie Howard 6(1) 8-10 23; Kennedi Stacy 2 0-0 4; Alexis Montgomery 2 2-2 6; and Allie O’Hair 4 5-8 13. Totals: 20(2) 24-31 70.

Jenkins..................................75Perry Central..........................65

STANTON — Jenkins built a 12-point halftime lead against Perry Central and the Cavaliers went on to score a 75-65 win in the opening round of the 14th Region girls’ bas-ketball tournament played at Powell County High School on March 1.

Miss Basketball candidate Whit-ney Creech poured in a game-high 59 points as Jenkins, now 17-14, advanced to the semifinals tonight against Powell County.

Lexi Stambaugh added eight in the win.

Rachel Curry and Desiree Sturgill finished with 14 each as the Lady Commodores finished 14-9.

At Stanton(14th Region tournament)SCORE BY QUARTERS:JK (17-14).................................24 18 15 18 - 75PCC (14-9)...............................11 19 17 18 - 65Scoring:Jenkins (75) - Whitney Creech 19 21-26 59; Lexi Stambaugh 0(1) 5-6 8; McKenzie Gibson 1 1-2 3; and Emilee Rose 1(1) 0-1 5. Totals: 21(2) 27-35 75. Perry Central (65) - Rachel Curry 5 4-4 14; Kaitlyn Cornett 1 1-7 3; Kaylee Fleming 0 1-2 1; Morgan Eddington 0(2) 2-2 8; Cassie Fields 4 0-2 8; Sydni Hall 3(3) 0-0 15; Desiree Sturgill 4(1) 3-5 14; and Allie Sizemore 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18(6) 11-22 65.


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LOOSE BALL: Prestonsburg senior standout Tiffany Meadows, left, battles with Lawrence County’s Layken Chapman for the ball during opening round action in the girls’ 15th Region Tournament played at the East Kentucky Exposition Center on Feb. 29. The Lady Blackcats advanced with a 66-51 win.


UP AND IN: Pikeville High School’s Savanna Nunemaker (2) puts up a shot during the opening round of the girls’ 15th Region Tournament played at the East Kentucky Exposition Center on Feb. 29. Looking on is Magoffin Coun-ty’s jazzy Howard. The Lady Panthers fell to the Lady Hornets, 70-54.

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FINAL TIME: South Floyd’s Poppa Trammell and Allen Central’s Brett Sam-mons (14) go high for the opening tip as J.E. Campbell Arena hosted the 58th District Tournament for the fi nal time before the two schools consolidate.

Dawgs, Warriors, Raiders, Cougars,

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PIKEVILLE — Lawrence County, East Ridge, South Floyd, Letcher Cen-tral and Johnson Central boys all cap-tured district championships late last week.

Meanwhile, Belfry, Shelby Valley, Prestonsburg and Magoffin County girls did the same.

Here is a recap:

60th District TournamentLawrence County…..................89Belfry……………..................….53

GOODY — Top-seeded Lawrence County landed five players in double-figure scoring en route to an 89-53 win over Belfry in the boys’ 60th Dis-trict Tournament championship game played on Feb. 25.

Austin Chaffin poured in a game-high 23 points and Timmy Dalton added 19 as the Bulldogs improved to 26-4.

Robert Dalton and Brandon Rich-ardson followed with 15 apiece and Grant Kiser chipped in 10.

Garrett Fannin paced the Pirates, now 12-17, with 14 points. Koleston Blankenship added 14.

Both teams advanced to the 15th Re-gion tournament this week.

At Goody(60th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:BF (12-17)…...........................13 8 15 7 – 53LC (26-4)….............................19 24 21 25 – 89Scoring:Belfry (53) – Cole Bentley 3 0-0 6; Koleston Blankenship 4(1) 1-2 12; Kevin Browning 1 0-0 2; Keilan Carr 1 0-0 2; Cameron Catron 1 1-2 3; Garrett Fannin 4(1) 3-4 14; Corbin Harris 0 1-2 1; Jaret James 1 0-0 2; Ryan Jessie 3 0-0 6; and Austin Woolum 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 19(3) 6-10 53.Lawrence County (89) – Robert Dalton 6 1-1 13; Austin Chaffin 2(6) 1-1 23; Grant Kiser 3(2) 0-0 12; Timmy Dalton 8 3-3 19; Brandon Rich-ardson 3(3) 0-0 15; Tanner Black 1(1) 0-0 5; and Josh Ratliff 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24(12) 5-9 89.

GIRLSBelfry…………..…....................69Lawrence County…..................45

GOODY — Belfry grabbed the lead early on against Lawrence County and

cruised to a 69-45 win in the girls’ 60th

District Tournament championship game played on Feb. 25.

Lena Hairston fired in a game-high 21 points while Lyndsey Miler and Kylea Stanley added 11 each as the Lady Pirates improved to 12-13.

Kelly Davis paced the Lady Bull-dogs, now 13-17, with 15 points. Alexis Ratliff chipped in 11.

Both advanced to this week’s 15th

Region tournament.

At Goody(60th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:LC (13-17)…..............................9 8 16 12 – 45BF (12-13)…............................19 15 17 18 – 69Scoring:Lawrence County (45) – Destiny Chapman 3; Kara Williamson 5; Kendra Spaulding 2; Alexis Ratliff 11; Kassidi Cavins 4; Scyler Bowens 3; Kelly Davis 15; and Kylie Maynard 2. Totals: 13(2) 13-25 45.Belfry (69) – Robbi-Ann Brewer 1(2) 0-0 8; Emily Deaton 2 0 3-4 7; Lena Hairston 4(2) 7-12 21; Taylor Layne 1 3-3 5; Lyndsey Miler 2(2) 1-2 11; Kailee Rash 1(1) 1-2 6; and Kylea Stanley 5 1-1 11. Totals: 16(7) 16-25 69.

59th District TournamentEast Ridge….…....................…52Pikeville………….....................43

LICK CREEK — East Ridge held Pikeville to just 17 points in the sec-ond half as the Warriors scored a 52-43 win in the boys’ 59th District Tour-nament championship game played at the Reservation on Feb. 26.

Jacob Childers led a trio of War-riors, now 21-11, with a game-high 13 points while Trey Little and Michael Conn tossed in 11 each.

Wyatt Battaile paced the Panthers (17-15) with 12 points and Clay Slone tossed in 10.

Both teams advanced to the 15th Re-gion Tournament this week.

At Lick Creek(59th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:PK (17-15)…...........................13 13 8 9 – 43ER (21-11)…...........................11 16 13 12 – 52Scoring:Pikeville (43) – Wyatt Battaile 3(2) 0-0 12; Blaine May 4 1-2 9; Bryce Williams 0(1) 0-1 3; Cody Charles 0 2-4 2; Clay Slone 3(1) 1-1 10; and Dalton Meade 3 1-2 7. Totals: 13(4) 5-10 43. East Ridge (52) – Trey Little 5 1-1 11; Justin Potter 3 3-5 9; Matt Miller 3 0-0 6; Braden Ward 1 0-0 2; Michael Conn 3 5-5 11; and Jacob Childers 4(1) 2-2 13. Totals: 19(1) 11-13 52.

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PIKEVILLE —Here is a recap of the final week of the regular season for the University of Pikeville men and women basketball teams:

UPIKE……………......................83Lindsey Wilson…..................…79

COLUMBIA — University of Pikeville overcame an eight-point, halftime deficit to rally past Lindsey Wilson College, 83-79, in the final Mid-South Conference game of the regular season played on Feb. 27.

K.K. Simmons and Christian Leach poured in 18 points each to lead the Bears, who finished the regular season at 25-4. Macari Brooks tossed in 15 and Trey Rakes added 11.

Bryan Wallace led all scorers for the Blue Raiders (16-13) with 20 points.

At ColumbiaSCORE BY HALVES:UP (25-4)…….....................................32 51 – 83LWC (16-13).....................................…44 34 – 78Scoring:UPIKE (83) – Colt Chapman 3 1-4 7; Michael Lewis 1 1-4 3; Trey Rakes 1(1) 6-7 11; K.K. Sim-mons 2(2) 8-8 18; Macari Brooks 4(1) 4-4 15; Tyrone Sherman 2 1-2 5; Dmitri Reaves 0 2-2 2; Jackson Hussey 0(1) 0-0 3; Christian Leach 6 6-8 18; and Daniel Afeaki 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19(5) 30-41 83.Lindsey Wilson (78) – Dmitry Utolin 2(4) 2-4 18; Charles Sutton 2(2) 6-11 16; Bryan Wallace 6(2) 2-3 20; Ja’Ln Williams 4(10 0-0 11; Marquis Johns 1(1) 3-4 8; and Pepper Ben Ofokile 2 1-3 5. Totals: 17(10) 14-26 78.

UPIKE……….......................…..73Cumberland, TN...................…69

LEBANON, Tenn. — University of Pikeville rallied from nine points down in the first 20 minutes to beat Cumberland (TN) 73-69 in a Mid-South Conference game played at Dal-las Floyd Gymnasium on Feb. 25.

Christian Leach and K.K. Simmons led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points each as UPIKE improved to 24-4. Macari Brooks followed with 14.

Mark Brown paced CU (11-17) with a game-high 19 points.

At Lebanon, Tenn.SCORE BY HALVES:UP (24-4)….........................................38 35 – 73CU (11-17)….......................................47 22 – 69Scoring:UPIKE (73) – Colt Chapman 5 1-2 11; Michael Lewis 3 0-1 6; Christian Leach 7 4-6 18; K.K. Simmons 3(4) 0-0 18; Trey Rakes 1 2-2 4; Dmitri Reaves 1 -0 2; and Macari Brooks 5 4-6 14. To-tals: 25(4) 11-17 73.Cumberland (69) – Jamonte Graham 4 2-3 10; Mark Brown 4(3) 2-2 19; Marquel Hickerson 4(1) 1-2 12; Delaryn Dodd 2 2-2 6; Cameron Johnson 3 0-0 6; Will Shelton 5 2-4 12; and De-Quan Bond 2 0-0 4. Totals: 24(4) 9-13 69.

Cumberlands……....................79UPIKE……………......................78

WILLIAMSBURG — University of Pikeville came from 13 points down against Cumberlands, but D’Lando Carter’s big three-pointers late was the difference as the Bears fell 79-

78 in a Mid-South Conference game played on Feb. 20.

K.K. Simmons led a balanced UPIKE (23-4) attack with 18 points while Christian Leach added 17. Colt Chapman and Macari Brooks chipped in 11 each.

Carter finished with a game-high 38 points as the Patriots improved to 19-9.

At WilliamsburgSCORE BY HALVES:UP (23-4)….........................................35 43 – 78UC (19-9)….........................................40 39 – 79Scoring:UPIKE (78) – Colt Chapman 3(1) 2-4 11; Mi-chael Lewis 1 5-6 7; Jackson Hussey 2(1) 0-0 7; K.K. Simmons 4(3) 1-4 18; Macari Brooks 5 1-1 11; Trey Rakes 0 1-2 1; Dmitri Reaves 1 2-2 4; Christian Leach 6 5-6 17; and Marshall Bennett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(5) 17-25 78.


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LEADING THE WAY: University of Pikeville’s K.K. Simmons scored 18 points in the Bears’ final three regular season games on the road. UPIKE will begin Mid-South Conference tournament play today against Lindsey Wilson.


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Cumberlands (79) – Tre Boutilier 2 1-3 5; Xavier Owens 4 5-9 13; Kelsey Wilkinson 2 2-2 6; Taylor Gover 0(2) 0-0 6; D’Lando Carter 4(9) 3-3 38; Temjae Singleton 2(2) 0-0 10; and Mat-thew Uchedike 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14(13) 12-19 79.

WOMENLindsey Wilson….....................71UPIKE………….........................66

COLUMBIA — University of Pikeville struggled offensively in the second half as Lindsey Wilson Col-lege rallied to drop the Bears, 71-66, in the Mid-South Conference regular-season finale played on Feb. 27.

Kelah Eldridge poured in 21 points to lead the Bears, now 21-7 heading into post-season play.

Aundrea Matchens followed with 13 points and Prisha Rogers chipped in 11.

Kayla Styles led all scorers for the Blue Raiders (24-5) with 26 points.

At ColumbiaSCORE BY QUARTERS:UP (21-7)…...............................12 23 8 23 – 66LWC (24-5)…..........................12 15 25 19 – 71Scoring:UPIKE (66) – Kandice Porter 4 1-2 9; Aundrea Matchen 5(1) 0-0 13; Devin Conley 1(1) 2-4 7; Kelah Eldridge 4(3) 4-4 21; Prisha Rogers 4 3-5 11; Emily Baker 0 1-2 1; and Dinyell Calvert 1 2-2 4. Totals: 19(5) 13-19 66.Lindsey Wilson (71) – Chanel Roberts 4 2-4 10; Malerie Martin 1(1) 2-2 7; Teanna Curry 1 3-6 5; Kayla Richardson 2(1) 1-2 8; Courtney Sandlin 5 4-4 14; Kayla Styles 11 4-5 26; and Billie Hearn 0 1-2 1. Totals: 24(2) 17-25 71.

Cumberland, TN…...................62UPIKE……………......................59

LEBANON, Tenn. — University of Pikeville saw a double-digit lead get away as Cumberland (TN) rallied in the second half or a 62-59 win in a Mid-South Conference game played on Feb. 25.

Aundrea Matchens paced the Bears, now 21-6, with 20 points while Devin

Conley tossed in 14 and Kandice Por-ter added 10.

Nicole Bowens had 20 for the Phoe-nix (16-10) to share game-high honors with Matchens.

At Lebanon, Tenn.SCORE BY QUARTERS:UP (21-6)…….........................14 17 15 13 – 59CU (16-10)…..........................11 10 26 15 – 62Scoring:UPIKE (59) – Kandice Porter 4 2-2 10; Aun-drea Matchen 8(1) 1-2 20; Devin Conley 5(1) 1-2 14; Kelah Eldridge 1 00 2; Taylor McGlade 0(1) 0-0 3; Prisha Rogers 2 2-3 6; and Dinyell Calvert 2 0-0 4. Totals: 22(3) 6-9 59.Cumberland (62) – Chelsey Hall 1 6-6 8; Jalita Fason 2 0-0 4; Terra Pryor 1(1) 1-1 6; Bre Neal 6 2-3 14; Nicole Bowers 6 8-16 20; Julia fox 1 2-2 4; and Shantanique Tolbert 2 2-2 6. Totals: 19(1) 21-30 62.

UPIKE…………......................…68Cumberlands…...................….64

WILLIAMSBURG — University

of Pikeville used a strong second-half effort to hold off Cumberlands, 68-64, in a Mid-South Conference game played on Feb. 20.

Devin Conley led a balanced attack for the Bears (21-5) with 16 points. Kandice Porter followed with 14.

LaTeesha DeLoach led all scorers for UC (11-13) with 34 points.

At WilliamsburgSCORE BY QUARTERS:UP (21-5)….............................19 17 20 12 – 68UC (11-13)...........................…17 15 17 15 – 64Scoring:UPIKE (68) – Kandice Porter 7 0-0 14; Kayla Day 1 2-2 4; Aundrea Matchen 6 1-4 13; Devin Conley 2(4) 0-0 16; Kelah Eldridge 0(1) 0-2 3; Taylor McGlade 0(1) 0-0 3; Prisha Rogers 2 5-6 9; Rachel Lee 1 0-0 2; and Dinyell Calvert 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21(6) 8-14 68.Cumberlands (64) – Cheyenne Madden 3 3-5 9; Sarah Kelton 0(1) 0-0 3; Jovana Stojanovic 0(2) 0-0 6; LaTeesha DeLoach 3(8) 4-4 34; Micarah Malone 2 3-4 7; and Essence Grey 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 9(12) 10-15 64.

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COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Bears roll in series against Glenville St.By TEDDY PAYNTERStaff Writer

PIKEVILLE — Here is a recap of the University of Pikeville’s opening of the college baseball season:

UPIKE………….........................10Glenville St…….........................1

PIKEVILLE — University of Pikev-ille’s Erik Manning had three hits, in-cluding a pair of doubles, to power the Bears to a 10-1 win over Glen-ville State in the series finale played at Johnnie LeMaster Field on Feb. 28.

Manning scored one run and drove in a pair to back the solid pitching of winner Bryce Carden.

Anthony Roberts added three hits, scored and drove in two runs while Travis Haen had three hits, scored three runs and drove home another. Jacob DiThomas singled and scored twice.

UPIKE improved to 8-3.

At PikevilleSCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EGS (1-10)….....................000 000 010 - 1- 4-3UP (8-3)…......................004 011 31x – 10-13-4Pitching:WP – Bryce Carden LP – Brady WilkinsonHitting: Erik Manning 2-2b, 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Anthony Roberts 3-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Travis Haen 3-1b, 3r, 1 RBI; Jacob DiThomas 1b, 2r, UPIKE.

UPIKE………...........................…5Glenville St…........................….3

PIKEVILLE — University of Pikeville rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat Glenville State, 5-3, in the sec-ond game of a doubleheader played at Johnnie LeMaster Field on Feb. 27.

Justin Beatty singled and drove home a pair of runs while Daniel Sterenberg had two hits, scored and batted in one as the Bears improved to 7-3. Jay Vincent added two hits and scored while Erik Manning double and scored.

Logan Sales was the winning pitch-er.

At Pikeville(Game 2)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EGS (1-9)……..........................200 010 0 – 3-5-0UP (7-3)……..........................001 004 x – 5-8-2Pitching:WP – Logan SalesLP – Justin OneyHitting: Justin Beatty 1b, 2 RBI; Daniel Steren-berg 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Jay Vincent 2-1b, 1r; Erik Manning 2b, 1r, UPIKE.

Glenville St…….........................4UPIKE…………...........................3

PIKEVILLE — University of Pikeville’s late rally came up short as Glenville State edged the Bears, 4-3, in the opening game of a doublehead-er played at Johnnie LeMaster Field

played on Feb. 27.Daniel Sterenberg had three hits

and scored while Erik Manning dou-ble, singled and scored as the Bears dropped to 6-3. Travis Haen had two singles and drove in one run while Josh Bailey singled and batted in one run.

James Brooks took the loss.

At Pikeville(Game 1)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EGS (1-8)….............................012 001 0 – 4- 7-2UP (6-3)…............................000 003 0 – 3-11-2Pitching:WP – Chris Longdo

LP – James BrooksHitting: Erik Manning 2b, 1b, 1r; Daniel Sterenberg 3-1b, 1r; Travis Haen 2-1b, 1 RBI; Josh Bailey 1b, 1 RBI, UPIKE.

UPIKE…………........................…6Cincinnati Christian..................3

PIKEVILLE — University of Pikeville overcame an early one-run deficit to beat Cincinnati Christian, 6-3, in the second game of a double-header played at Johnnie LeMaster Field on Feb. 20.

Jacob DiThomas had two hits, in-cluding a double, scored and drove in two as the Bears improved to 5-2. Jay Vincent had two singles and scored while Connor Osborn and Mike Peluffo each singled, scored and bat-ted in one run each.

Dalton Dahley was the winning pitcher.

At Pikeville(Game 2)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-ECC (0-2)…..........................…010 001 1 – 3-5-4UP (5-2)…...........................…000 231 x – 6-9-2Pitching:WP – Dalton DahleyLP – Payton JenkinsHitting: Jacob DiThoams 2b, 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jay Vincent 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Connor Osborne 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Mike Peluffo 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, UPIKE.

UPIKE……………........................5Cincinnati Christian..................4

PIKEVILLE — University of Pikeville’s Justin Beatty singled home Connor Osborne in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally the Bears to a 5-4 win over Cincinnati Christian in the opening game of a doubleheader

played at Johnnie LeMaster Field on Feb. 20.

Bailey finished with a pair of RBIs as UPIKE improved to 4-2.

Josh Bailey doubled and scored while Eric Tucker added a double.

A.J. Carkner was the winning pitch-er.At Pikeville(Game 1)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-ECC (0-1)…............................012 100 00 – 4-9-2UP (4-2)….............................100 010 21 – 5-6-1Pitching:WP – A.J. Carkner LP – Brady SansomHitting: Justin Beatty 1b, 2 RBI; Josh Bailey 2b, 1r; Eric Tucker 2b, UPIKE.

UPIKE……..........................…….5Point, Ga…….......................…..1

POINT, Ga. — University of Pikev-ille’s Josh Bailey had three hits, in-cluding a double, to power the Bears to a 5-1 win over Point (Ga.) in a game played on Feb. 13.

Erik Manning singled and drove home two runs while Scottie Whitaker doubled and scored.

Carden Bryce earned the win as the Bears improved to 3-2.

At Point, Ga.SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (3-2)…...........................100 010 021 – 5-6-2PC (1-5)…...........................000 000 010 – 1-3-4Pitching:WP – Carden BryceLP – Luis FlorentinoHitting: Josh Bailey 2-1b, 2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Erik Manning 1b, 2 RBI; Scottie Whitaker 2b, 1r, UPIKE.

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ON THE DIAMOND: University of Pikeville baserunner Erik Manning slides back into first base during the Bears’ 14-32 win over Alice-Lloyd College in a game played at Johnnie LeMaster Field on March 1. Below, winning pitcher Josh Bailey delivers a pitch during the third inning.

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UPIKE……................................5Point, Ga…..............................4

POINT, Ga. — University of Pikeville used a five-run, third inning and then held on to nip Point (Ga.), 5-4, in the second game of a double-header played on Feb. 12.

Erik Manning had three singles, scored and drove home two runs while Anthony Roberts and Scottie Whitaker both singled and scored.

Dalton Dahley was the winning pitcher.

At Point, Ga.(Game 2)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (2-2)…..............................005 000 0 – 5-7-1PC (1-4)…..............................002 000 2 – 4-6-3Pitching:WP – Dalton DahleyLP – Josh NestlehuttHitting: Erik Manning 3-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Anthony Roberts 1b, 1 r; Scottie Whitaker 1b, 1r, UPIKE.

UPIKE……................................4Point, Ga…...............................2

POINT, Ga. — University of Pikeville overcame an early two-run deficit to defeated Point (Ga.), 4-2, in the opening game of a doubleheader played on Feb. 12.

Justin Beatty had three hits, includ-ing a pair of doubles, and scored twice as UPIKE improved to 1-2.

Jay Vincent added three hits, in-

cluding a double, while Mike Peluffo drove in two runs.

James Brooks was the winning pitcher.

At Point, Ga.SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (1-2)…............................002 011 0 – 4-10-1PC (1-3)…............................200 000 0 – 2- 2-4Pitching:WP – James BrooksLP – Dylan GriffithHitting: Justin Beatty 2-2b, 1b, 2 r; Jay Vincent 2-1b, 2b; Mike Peluffo 2 RBI, UPIKE.

St. Andrews…...........................4UPIKE……….............................1

LAURINBURG, N.C. – University of Pikeville managed just four hits and fell behind early as St. Andrew (N.C.) topped the Bears, 4-1, in the second game of a doubleheader played on Feb. 6.

Erik Manning double and scored while Jay Vincent added two hits as the Bears fell to 0-2.

Dalton Dahley took the loss.

At Laurinburg, N.C.SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (0-2)….................................010 000 – 1-4-0SA (2-1)…..................................310 000 – 4-5-1Pitching:WP – Michael CombsLP – Dalton DahleyHitting: Erik Manning 2b, 1r; Jay Vincent 2-1b, UPIKE.

St. Andrews…...........................8UPIKE……….............................7

LAURINBURG, N.C. — Univer-sity of Pikeville saw a six-run lead get away as St. Andrews rallied for an 8-7 win in the opening game of a double-header and season played on Feb. 6.

Anthony Roberts doubled, scored and drove home two runs while Justin Beatty singled and batted in two. Josh

Bailey scored and had an RBI.James Brooks took the loss.

At Laurinburg, N.C.SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (0-1)…........................…004 003 0 – 7- 6-1SA (1-1)…….........................000 016 1 – 8-11-1Pitching:WP – Zach SaylorLP – James BrooksHitting: Anthony Roberts 2b, 1r, 2 RBI; Justin Beatty 1b, 2 RBI; Josh Bailey 1r, 1 RBI, UPIKE.


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Bears 3 up, 3 down in early goingBy TEDDY PAYNTERStaff Writer

PIKEVILLE — Here is a recap of University of Pikeville softball games to open the 2016 season:

Reinhardt, Ga…........................9UPIKE………..........................…8

WALESKA, Ga. — University of Pikeville saw a six-run lead get away as Reinhardt (Ga.) rallied at home to edge the Bears, 9-8, in the second game of a doubleheader played on Feb. 27.

Jillian Bohnert belted a home run and drove in three runs to lead UPIKE, now 3-3. Amber Murrell collected three hits, including a triple, scored once and drove home two run while Breana Pineda doubled, scored and batted in one.

Lindsay Floyd suffered the loss.

At Waleska, Ga.(Game 2)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (3-3)…............................000 800 0 – 8- 9-2RC (8-4)…............................101 015 1 – 9-13-3Pitching:WP – Madison Luck

LP – Lindsay FloydHitting: Jillian Bohnert HR, 1r, 3 RBI; Amber Murrell 3b, 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Breana Pineda 2b, 1r, 1 RBI, UPIKE.

Reinhardt, Ga…......................10UPIKE…………..........................1

WALESKA, Ga. — University of Pikeville bats were held in check throughout as Reinhardt (Ga.) used timely hit to pull away and beat the Beards, 10-1, in the opening game of a doubleheader played on Feb. 27.

Courtney Morgan doubled, singled and scored the Bears’ lone run.

Lauren Barnes suffered the loss.

At Waleska, Ga.(Game 1)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (3-2)…................................010 000 – 1-3-2RC (7-4)…................................030 043 – 10-8-2Pitching:WP – Madison LuckLP – Lauren BarnesHitting: Courtney Morgan 2b, 1b, 1r, UPIKE.

UPIKE………...........................…3Bryan College…........................1

DAYTON, Tenn. — University of Pikeville earned a split with Bryan with a 3-1 win in the second game of a

doubleheader played on Feb. 26.Alexandra Quill was the winning

pitcher and also shined at the plate, belting a home run while driving in two runs as the Bears improved to 3-1.

Jillian Bohnert had three hits, in-cluding a triple and scored twice while Destiny Molden had two hits, includ-ing a double.

At Dayton, Tenn.(Game 2)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (3-1)…..............................020 100 0 – 3-8-0BC (5-3)…..............................000 100 0 – 1-8-0Pitching:WP – Alexandra QuillLP – Layce WalkerHitting: Alexandra Quill HR, 1r, 2 RBI; Jillian Bohnert 3b, 2-1b, 2r; Destiny Molden 2b, 1b, UPIKE.

Bryan College......................…..9UPIKE………..........................….1

DAYTON, Tenn. — University of Pikeville fell behind early to Bryan College and the Bears never recovered in falling 9-1 in the opening game of a doubleheader played on Feb. 26.

Lindsay Floyd suffered the loss.The Bears, now 2-1, managed just

two hits in the loss. Courtney Morgan blasted a home run.

At Dayton, Tenn.(Game 1)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EUP (2-1)…..............................000 010 0 – 1-2-1BC (5-2)…..............................410 220 x – 9-6-1Pitching:WP – Sarah HundleyLP – Lindsay Floyd Hitting: Courtney Morgan HR, UPIKE.

UPIKE……………......................17Alice-Lloyd…….....................….0

PIKEVILLE — University of Pikeville exploded offensively as the Bears crushed Alice-Lloyd College, 17-0, in the second game of a double-header and complete the sweep at Paul Butcher Field on Feb. 23.

Winning pitcher Alexandra Quill al-lowed just one hit as the Bears moved to 2-0. Jillian Bohnert just missed hitting for the cycle, needing only a triple. She scored twice and batted in four runs.

Breana Pineda tripled, doubled, scored twice and drove home three runs while Amber Murrell had three hits, including a double, scored two runs and knocked home three.

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GIRLSShelby Valley….......................56Pikeville………….....................32

LICK CREEK — Shelby Valley’s defense slowed down Pikeville as the Lady Kats captured the girls’ 59th Dis-trict Tournament championship with a 56-32 win at the Reservation on Feb. 26.

Lakyn Mullins led the way for Val-ley, now 25-3, with a game-high 18 points. Savannah Belcher chipped in nine.

Leslie Stewart scored 10 to lead the Lady Panthers (17-12) while Alivia Gearheart tossed in nine.

Both teams advanced to this weeks’ 15th Region tournament.

At Lick Creek(59th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:PK (17-12)…...............................6 9 5 12 – 32SV (25-3)…...........................…14 16 6 20 – 56Scoring:Pikeville (32) – Rachel Blackburn 2; Savanna Nunemaker 7; Alexxa Gearheart 2; Leslie Stew-art 10; Alivia Gearheart 9; and Kirsten Cole 2. Totals: Shelby Valley (56) – Laykn Mullins 7 4-4 18; Kayla Newsom 3 1-5 7; Summer Rose 0(2) 0-0 6; Kyleigh Tackett 0 5-8 5; Cassidi Wright 2 0-0 4; Savannah Belcher 0(3) 0-0 9; and Tori Hamp-ton 2 3-4 7. Totals: 14(5) 13-21 56.

58th District TournamentSouth Floyd………....................68Allen Central…….....................58

EASTERN — South Floyd took an early lead against Allen Central and went on to win their second straight boys’ 58th District Tournament cham-pionship with a 68-58 win in a game played at J.E. Campbell Arena on Feb. 26.

Andrew Tackett led a balance scor-ing attack for the Raiders, now 17-12, with a game-high 21 points. Brady Conn and Poppa Trammell tossed in 13 each.

Seth Hall tossed in 20 points to lead the Rebels (17-15) while Ethan Smith-Mills followed with 12 and Cameron Blevins added 11.

At Eastern

(58th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:AC (17-15)….............................9 14 15 20 – 58SF (17-12)…............................14 14 17 23 – 68Scoring:Allen Central (58) – Cameron Nelson 1 0-2 2; Dylan Caudill 4 1-3 9; Brett Sammons 1 1-2 3; Cameron Blevins 1(3) 0-0 11; Seth Hall 4(2) 6-9 20; Ethan Smith-Mills 1(2) 4-4 12; and Sam Conley 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12(7) 13-22 58.South Floyd (68) – Andrew Tackett 4(1) 10-14 21; J.R. Tackett 2(1) 0-2 7; Jake Collins 2(1) 2-2 9; Brady Conn 3 7-11 13; Poppa Trammell 4(1) 2-4 13; and Brady Ousley 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 16(5) 21-33 68.

GIRLSPrestonsburg….......................53Betsy Layne…......................…47

EASTERN — Defending champion Prestonsburg built a double-digit lead against Betsy Layne and held on to score a 53-47 win in the girls’ 58th Dis-trict Tournament championship game played at J.E. Campbell Arena on Feb. 26.

Tiffany Meadows poured in a game-high 21 points and Reesce Endicott added 14 as the Lady Blackcats moved to 8-22.

Emily Kidd tossed in 14 and Des-tiny Compton followed with 13 as the Lady Bobcats fell to 15-15. Megan Frazier added 10.

Both teams advanced to this week’s 15th Region tournament.

At Eastern(58th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:PB (8-22)…..............................14 14 13 12 – 53BL (15-15)….............................8 9 15 15 – 47Scoring:Prestonsburg (53) – Allison Hall 2 0-2 4; Jana Jarvis 0 5-9 5; Tiffany Meadows 5 10-17 21; Kaitlyn Newsome 3 1-5 7; Reesce Endicott 3 8-12 14; Jenna Layne 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 25-45 53.Betsy Layne (47) – Emily Kidd 6 2-11 14; Megan Frazier 5 0-2 10; Katie Tackett 1(1) 0-0 5; Destiny Compton 4 5-6 13; Kaitlyn Kidd 1 0-0 2; and Summer Johnson 0(1) 0-6 3. Totals: 17(2) 7-25 47.

57th District TournamentJohnson Central…...................61Magoffin County…..................54

PAINTSVILLE — Four-time de-fending 15th Region champion John-son Central rallied in the final eight minutes to turn back Magoffin County, 61-54, in the boys’ 57th District Tour-nament finals played at Paintsville High School on Feb. 26.

The Golden Eagles, now 18-12, have now won more district titles than any other school with 18.

Tyler Pack led a trio of Johnson Central players in double figures with 15 points. Mason Blair followed with 13 and Jacob Rice tossed in 10.

Trent Russell paced the Hornets (21-8) with a game-high 26 points. Jaren Lovely added 10.

Both advanced to this weeks’ 15th

Region tournament.

At Paintsville(57th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:MC (21-8)…............................13 15 13 13 – 54JC (18-12)….............................18 11 9 23 – 61Scoring:Magoffin County (54) – Dalton Peters 1 0-0 2; Tyler Fitzpatrick 0 1-2 1; Jaren Lovely 4 2-2 10; Brady Whitaker 0(2) 1-2 7; Trent Russell 4(4) 6-8 26; and Ryan Mullins 4 0-2 8. Totals: 13(6) 10-16 54.Johnson Central (61) – Austin Davis 0(1) 0-0 3; Cole Crace 3 2-3 8; Mason Blair 1(2) 5-8 13; Jacob Rice 1(2) 2-2 10; Dalton Collins 0 1-2 1; Josh Hitchcock 2(1) 0-0 7; Jerry McCarty 0 4-4 4; and Tyler Pack 6 3-9 15. Totals: 13(6) 17-28 61.

GIRLSMagoffin County…..................53Johnson Central…...................42

PAINTSVILLE – Magoffin County grabbed an early lead against Johnson Central and carried it to a 53-42 win in the girls’ 57th District Tournament championship game played at Paints-ville High School on Feb. 25.

Leslie Howard paced the Lady Hor-nets, now 18-9, with a game-high 17 points.

Jazzy Howard added 14 and Alexis Montgomery chipped in 12.

Bailey Daniel led the Lady Golden Eagles (18-11) with 15 points while Jayla Spurlock tallied 11.

At Paintsville(57th District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:MC (18-9)…..............................12 7 14 20 – 53JC (18-11)……............................7 9 5 21 – 42Scoring:Magoffin County (53) – Jazzy Howard 4(1) 3-6 14; Leslie Howard 3 11-14 17; Kennedi Stacy 1(10 0-0 5; Alexis Montgomery 2(2) 2-5 12; and Allie O’Hair 2 1-3 5. Totals: 1294) 17-28 53.Johnson Central (42) – Lauren Preston 3 2-3 8; Lauren Salyer 1 0-0 2; Bailey Daniel 4 7-10 15; Micailyn Pierce 1 0-0 2; Lauren Delong 0 1-4 1; Jayla Spurlock 2(1) 4-6 11; and Ali May 0 3-4 3. Totals: 11(1) 17-27 42.

53rd District TournamentLetcher Central…....................55June Buchanan…....................52

JENKINS — Letcher Central erased an early 10-point deficit to June Bu-chanan and stormed back to score a 55-52 win in the boys’ 14th District Tour-nament championship game played at Jenkins High School on Feb. 25.

Torrell Carter poured in 19 points and Austin Banks added 10 as the Cougars improved to 21-9. Jordan Gregory chipped in nine.

Steven Silver paced the Crusad-ers (19-9) with 13 points and Idris Akinyemi tossed in 10.

At Jenkins (53rd District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:JBS (19-9)…..........................…16 13 9 14 – 52LCC (21-9)….........................…6 22 14 13 – 55Scoring:June Buchanan (52) – Stevie Silvers 0(3) 4-4 13; Prince Anosike 2 0-1 4; Daniel Snow 1(1) 0-0 5; Elijah Branham 1(1) 4-4 9; Idris Akinyemi 4 2-5 10; Hunter Hammond 3 3-3 9; and Dalton McCown 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12(5) 13-17 52. Letcher Central (55) – Torrell Carter 6(1) 4-5 19; Austin Caudill 0(1) 2-4 5; Jordan Gregory 3(1) 0-0 9; Austin Banks 2(2) 0-2 10; Elijah Ra-glin 1 1-2 3; Tyler Collins 3 1-4 7; and Gregory Kincer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(5) 8-17 55.

GIRLSKnott Central….......................64Jenkins………….......................61

JENKINS —Jenkins fell behind by 13 points in the opening quarter and the Lady Cavaliers’ comeback came up short as Knott Central escaped with a 64-61 win in the girls’ 53rd Dis-trict Tournament championship game played on Feb. 26.

Whitney Creech finished with a game-high 41 points as the Lady Cav-aliers fell to 16-14. Lexi Stambaugh added eight.

At Jenkins(53 District championship)SCORE BY QUARTERS:JK (16-14)…..............................3 21 17 20 – 61KCC (22-7)..........................…16 14 13 21 – 64Scoring:Jenkins (61) – Whitney Creech 14 13-16 41; McKenzie Gibson 1 3-4 5; Melissa Bartley 1 0-0 2; Lexi Stambaugh 0(2) 2-2 8; and Shae Rose 1(1) 0-0 5. Totals: 17(3) 18-22 61.Knott Central (64) – Fallon Slone 1 3-5 5; Stacey Stamper 0(2) 0-0 6; Jada Higgins 9 6-15 24; Steisha Smith 1 1-2 3; Hannah Hollifield 3 0-2 6; and Kristen Waugh 4(2) 6-9 20. Totals: 18(4) 16-33 64.


Destiny Molden had two hits, includ-ing a double, and scored two runs while Cassandra Javier collected two hits, scored three runs and drove home one. Hollie Hinkle capped the 15-hit attack with two hits, including a triple. She scored once and batted in one run.

At Pikeville(Game 2)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EALC (0-2)….........................0 00 00 – 0- 1-5UP (2-0)…...........................5(11)1 0x – 17-15-0Pitching:WP – Alexandra QuillLP – Caitlin CoburnHitting: Jillian Bohnert HR, 2b, 1b, 2r, 4 RBI; Breana Pineda 3b, 2b, 2r, 3 RBI; Amber Murrell 2b, 21b, 2r, 3 RBI; Destiny Molden 2b, 1b, 2r; Cassandra Javier 2-1b, 3r, 1 RBI; Hollie Hinkle 3b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, UPIKE.

UPIKE…………...........................1Alice Lloyd……..........................0

PIKEVILLE — University of Pikev-ille’s Hollie Hinkle singled home the game’s only run to lead the Bears to a 1-0 win over Alice-Lloyd College in the opening game of a doublehead-er and season at Paul Butcher Field played on Feb. 23.

Winning pitcher Lindsay Floyd al-lowed just one hit.

UPIKE managed just three. Breana Pineda tripled and scored in the bot-tom of the first inning.

At Pikeville(Game 1)SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-EALC (0-1)….............................000 000 0 – 0-1-0UP (1-0)…............................…100 000 x – 1-3-1Pitching:WP – Lindsay FloydLP – Morgan AlburyHitting: Breana Pineda 3b, 1r; Hollie Hinkle 1b, 1 RBI, UPIKE.

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ON THE RUN: Belfry guard Lena Hairston (24) dribbles around Lawrence County’s Kylie Maynard (1) during the 60th District championship game played at Belfry.



SPELLING BEE: Overall winners of the Pike County Grade School Spelling Bee posed with their trophies after the competition. From left are Grand Champion Noah Thacker of Pikeville, second runner-up Dawson Mullins of Valley and first runner-up C.J. Branham of Mullins.

Thacker wins grade school Spelling BeeWith the correct spelling of the word “apathy,” Pikeville sixth-grader Noah

Thacker became the grand champion of the Pike County grade school Spelling Bee. He will now proceed to state competition. Noah is a son of Summer and William Thacker of Jenkins.

In addition to winning the overall competition, he was also the winner of the sixth-grade competition.

First runner-up overall championship went to C.J. Branham of Mullins School. He is the son of Bobby and Karen Branham of Mitchell Road, who was also the winner in the seventh-grade round.

Second overall runner-up was Dawson Mullins of Valley School, son of Frankie Damron and Curt Mullins. He was the runner-up in the fifth-grade competition.

Other winners and their schools were:Fourth Grade: Winner — Brendan Hackney of Southside Elementary; Run-

ner-up — Jodi Rollins of Bevins Elementary.Fifth Grade: Winner — Katelyn Stiltner of Feds Creek Elementary.Sixth Grade: Runner-up — Brad Canterbury of Kimper Elementary.Seventh Grade: Runner-up — Chloe Diamond of Belfry Middle School.Eighth Grade: Winner — Madison Bartley of Mullins School; Runner-Up —

Abbey Meade of Millard School.Coach of the Year Award went to Mullins School Coach Kim Newsome.Pronouncer was Radio Personality Pat Hall. Master of Ceremonies for the

event was Pike School District Instructional Supervisor Phillip Birchfield. Judges included Gifted and Talented Coordinator Cindy Adkins, Instructional Supervisor Sheri Heise and Public Informational Officer Rosalind Stanley. Dis-trict Innovation Coordinator Mary Beth Stiltner helped with the event which was coordinated by Cassie Goff.

Winners were presented with trophies by Pike Assistant Superintendent Fred-die Bowling.

SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCEDSeth Hatfield wins Pike Spelling Bee

Seth Hatfield, an 11th-grader from East Ridge High School, took home the grand championship trophy, at the Pike County High School Spelling Bee.

He is a son of Rob and Angela Hatfield of Elkhorn City. He was also the winner of the Vocabulary Competition.

Abby Gannon, a senior from Belfry High, won the plaque for best score in the Written Competition.

The daughter of Mark and Teresa Gannon, she also went on to win First Place in the Oral Competition. Abby spelled down all other contestants in the county and won with the correct spelling of “bleach.”

Austin Dillon, a sophomore at Belfry took second place in the spelldown Oral Competition and also won in his grade level. He is a son of Terry and Tonya Dillon of McCarr.

Third place in the Oral Competition went to Evan Hall, a senior at Pikeville High. He is a son of Jatanna and Keith Hall of Pikeville.

Winners by grade included: Ninth grade — Dalton Rife of Phelps, 10th grade — Austin Dillon, 11th grade-Seth Hatfield; and Abby Gannon tied with Luke Ramey of East Ridge High School for the 12th grade win.

The winning team was Belfry High School, whose members are J.T. Mills, Austin Dillon, Brandon Booth and Abby Gannon. Belfry Coach Lora McCoy took home the Coach of the Year award.

The runner-up team was from East Ridge High School. Their members are Nancy Brown, Ethan Wells, Seth Hatfield and Luke Ramey. Their coach is Amy Moore.

Pronouncer for the spelling bee was Dr. David Barnette, professor at the University of Pikeville. Instructional Supervisor Phillip Birchfield was mas-ter of ceremonies. Judges were Innovation Coordinator Mary Beth Stiltner, Gifted and Talented Coordinator Cindy Adkins and Public Information Of-ficer Rosalind Stanley.

Cassie Goff was the coordinator of both the Grade School and High School Spelling Bees.

Both bees were held this year at Belfry High School.

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WINNER: Seth Hatfield of East Ridge was the overall winner of the Pike County High School Spelling Bee. He was presented his trophy by Pike County Board of Education Member Rexell “Reed” Jackson.

Belfry High School team members and coach

East Ridge High School team members and coach


WINNERS: Winners of the Oral Competition posed with their awards following the Pike County High School Spelling Bee. From left are: Third-place winner Evan Hall of Pikeville; Second-pace winner Austin Dillon of Belfry; and First-place winner Abby Gannon of Belfry.

PRESTONSBURG —The Big San-dy Idol Regional Competition will invade the Mountain Arts Center on March 11-12.

Presented by Gearheart Commu-nications and Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Idol is celebrating its tenth year. Twenty-nine students from high schools in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and Pike counties will compete for a full scholarship, a spot in the Big Sandy Singers and Band, an album recording and other prizes.

“It’s been a remarkable year for mu-sic in our region,” said Clayton Case, director of fine arts at BSCTC. “We watched artists such as Chris Staple-ton burst on to the scene, and when things like that happen, it brings atten-tion to amazing talent we have walk-ing the halls of our area schools.”

Since its inception, the Big Sandy Idol program has awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships and the pro-gram has allowed students the oppor-tunity to be a part of the Big Sandy Singers and Band, an elite group of auditioned vocalists and musicians comprised of BSCTC students.

“The scholarships have allowed

students to be a part of a performing group, hone their skills and, more im-portantly, the opportunity to continue their education,” said Case. Former Big Sandy Singers and Band member Haley Sullivan, the 2014 Big Sandy Idol winner, is a student at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. study-ing music.

All of this year’s participants will perform with a live band during the regional competition. Case said per-forming with a live band enhances the experience for participants.

“It’s an incredible feeling to be on stage with a live band,” said Case. The band is comprised of members of the Big Sandy Singers and Band.

BSCTC President Dr. Devin Ste-phenson, a classically trained pianist, will join the Big Sandy Singers and Band on Friday, March 11.

“In my 40 years of higher education, I have never seen anything of this mag-nitude being produced by a college,” he said. “This is a tremendous outlet to showcase the incredible talent we have across our region. I’m thankful

to be a part of it and look forward to performing with our students.”

Tickets are $12 or $8 for groups of 10 or more. They can be purchased at the MAC ticket office, online at www.macarts.com or by calling 1-888-MAC-ARTS. All proceeds from the show benefit the college’s fine arts department and music outreach pro-grams throughout the region.

For more information on Big Sandy Idol and the Big Sandy Singers and Band, contact Case at (606) 886-7388 or email [email protected].


Big Sandy Idol set for March 11-12 at MAC

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PARTICIPANTS: Students from high schools in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and Pike counties will participate in the 10th annual Big Sandy Idol Regional Competition on March 11-12 at the Mountain Arts Center.

UPIKE accepting nominationsPIKEVILLE — The University of

Pikeville will recognize outstanding educators during the annual Distin-guished Educators Hall of Fame this fall. Nominations for the 2016 class are now being accepted.

The University of Pikeville Dis-tinguished Educators Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made a commitment to education and have dedicated themselves to educating the youth of Central Appalachia.

This year’s class will recognize cur-rent front-line teachers who are mak-ing a direct and life-changing impact on the lives of their students.

The Distinguished Educators Hall of Fame Class of 2016 will be recognized during a formal ceremony as part of the university’s homecoming week on campus. For more information or to submit a nomination, visit www.upike.edu/distinguished-educators.

Chamber to fill vacanciesPRESTONSBURG — The Floyd

County Chamber of Commerce will have two vacancies on the Board of Directors this coming May

They are accepting nominations for the board positions until March 11.

The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce Board is comprised of 15 members (five executive officers, 10 directors).

If you know of a business leader interested in serving on the Chamber Board, please send your recommen-dation to the Floyd County Chamber office.

The new board members and offi-cers will be installed during the annual Chamber banquet in May.

Free computer classes offered PIKEVILLE — Pike County Pub-

lic Library District is offering free computer classes at branch libraries

throughout the county. The computer classes are for begin-

ners and will be taught over a period of six weeks. The classes are set to be-gin the first week in March.

Classes will be held at the following locations:

Elkhorn City Public Library: (606) 754-5451

Phelps Public Library: (606) 456-7860

Belfry Public Library: (606) 353-9429

Pike County Public Library: (606) 437-6001

Vesta Roberts Johnson Memorial Library- Virgie: (606) 639-9839.

To pre- register for classes, call your local library or visit www.informa-tionplace.org.

Globetrotters coming to ExpoPIKEVILLE — The world-famous

Harlem Globetrotters will play one night at the East Kentucky Exposition Center on Wednesday, March 16.

Tickets range from $16 to $60.Discount prices are available for

groups of 10 or more, scouts members and military veterans.

Charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or 606-444-5500.

Alzheimer’s Association classPIKEVILLE – The Pike County Ex-

tension Office, located at 148 Trivette Drive, will host a class on understand-ing and responding to dementia-relat-ed behavior.

The class will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., on April 8.

To register, call 800-272-3900.

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