Bell County football Coach Dudley Hilton (kneeling, far left) and his Bobcats wrapped another successful Coach Dudley Hilton Football Camp on Log Mountain Wednesday morning. The coaches and Bobcat players posed with a group of about 35 campers between first and eighth grade. The camp teaches…

BARBOURVILLE — The Pineville Lady Mountain Lions are 51st District Softball Champions for the first time since 2014 after Baleigh Bargo scored on an error in the bottom of the the eighth inning to lift Pineville to a 2-1 win over Lynn Camp Thursday night at Knox Central.

MIDDLESBORO — Nothing has been easy this season for the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets, which may explain why they weren’t phased by blowing a five-run lead in the 52nd District Tournament finals Wednesday.

LOG MOUNTAIN — Three years.

Conner Winterberger and Brady Carroll each hit home runs as Middlesboro stayed alive for its seventh straight 52nd District title with a 6-3 win Monday over visiting Harlan in the 52nd District Tournament.

Harlan County entered Monday’s 52nd Distrct Tournament with a 6-0 district mark while Bell County brought an 0-6 district record, but the Bobcats were up 2-0 after Blake Burnett, Holden Clark, Austin Goodin and Cooper Brock each collected hits in the opening inning.

The Pineville Lady Lions pose for a team picture after Monday’s 11-1 win over Barbourville in the first round of the 51st District Tournament at Knox Central.

Junior Kennedy Yoakum slides in to score on the play just ahead of a throw to Harlan Co.’s catcher. The run gave Middlesboro a 2-0 lead, but they had to rally to score a a run in the eighth inning to pull out a 5-4 win and advance to the 52nd District championship game.

Lady Cat sophomore outfielder Kylie Greer-Gann smacks a two-run double to left during Monday’s 52nd Tournament game against Harlan.