You can never look at a team’s win-loss record and truly get an accurate assessment of how that team fared in a particular season. That is exactly how South Laurel would sum up their 2019 season, which was filled with ups-and-downs on their way to a 2-8 finish.

WHITLEY COUNTY — The North Laurel Jaguars saw their season come to an end in a heartbreaking 21-20 loss on Friday night to the Whitley County Colonels in first-round action of the Class 5A playoffs.

1. Bell County (10-0 overall, 5-0 vs. 13th Region opponents)

Many people would agree that their years in high school were some of the best years of their lives—particularly those individuals who were members of a sports team or participated in other activities such as the marching band or debate team.

Coming into the 2019 campaign, many prognosticators thought Joey Marcum’s South Laurel Cardinals had the talent to turn in another solid season but didn’t know if they could unseat Corbin as the 13th Region champions.

The North Laurel Lady Jaguars have finished up their first season under head coach Cary Clark, who is hoping to change the culture of volleyball at North Laurel.

WILLIAMSBURG — Less than a month ago, North Laurel and Whitley County hooked up in an instant classic at Colonel Stadium that saw the Colonels rally from a 22-7 second-half deficit to come back and beat the Jaguars, 28-22, during the game’s final seconds.

LEXINGTON — Eastern Kentucky coach A.W. Hamilton considers Kentucky and Louisville two of the top teams in the nation. Hamilton will get a glance at both teams this season starting Friday night when the Colonels take on the second-ranked Wildcats at Rupp Arena.

For the first time in college basketball history, the second-ranked team in the nation defeated the No. 1 squad to open the season.

These are exciting times for North Laurel Middle School.

LEXINGTON — Mark Stoops isn’t looking ahead to the future. The Kentucky coach is focused on the task at hand.

LEXINGTON — South Laurel’s Phoebe McCowan continued to show her dominance in Saturday’s KHSAA Class 3A Cross Country State Meet at the Kentucky Horse Park, claiming fourth place with a time of 19:22.36, while both the South Laurel and North Laurel boys and girls cross country teams had impre…

The South Laurel Lady Cardinals just finished up an impressive season, coming up just short of 50th District and 13th Region titles.

LEXINGTON — The North Laurel Middle School eighth grade football team capped off its perfect season with a state championship on Sunday.

LEXINGTON — The rehearsal is over. The real show begins on Tuesday on the big stage in the Big Apple.

NORTH LAUREL — North Laurel had hopes of ending the regular season with a momentum-building win over Class 4A power Wayne County, but it wasn’t meant to be as the Cardinals scored 42 points in the first half before recording a 63-32 win over the Jaguars.

LEXINGTON — The North Laurel eighth grade Jaguar football team is known for its high-octane offense, but their defensive play on Saturday is what earned the Jaguars a spot in Sunday’s Kentucky Middle School Football Association’s Eighth Grade Division I state championship game.

BARBOURVILLE — Mitzi Jones’ South Laurel Lady Cardinals gave it their all, but in the end, they fell short of winning the Lady Cardinal volleyball program’s first region championship since 2015.

SOUTH LAUREL — The South Laurel Cardinals were wanting to end the season with a win but weren't able to as the red-hot Knox Central Panthers paid a visit and handed them a 41-22 loss.

1. Bell County (9-0, 4-0)

With one more game to play this season, the South Laurel Cardinals are not getting away from what has helped Coach Donnie Burdine take them from one of the worst programs in Class 5A to a respectable contender.

The bye week served its purpose for Chris Larkey's North Laurel Jaguars.

It wasn’t quite the season that the North Laurel soccer team had imagined for 2019, but with a group full of young talent, the future looks bright for the Jaguars.

It was a back-and-forth kind of year for the South Laurel Lady Cardinals soccer program, before coming to an end last week when they lost to North Laurel in the semi-finals of the 49th District Tournament.

BARBOURVILLE — Despite some early struggles, Mitzi Jones’ South Laurel Lady Cardinals still managed to cruise past Lynn Camp.

South Laurel Senior Quinn Rison was named to the KHSSCA Boys Soccer East Honorable Mention All-State team. Rison helped the Cardinals to a 15-8-2 record and the 13th Region Boys Soccer Tournament championship. He scored 20 goals and finished with 12 assists. | Photo by Les Dixon

North Laurel seniors Lily Messer (No. 16) and Madison Dagley (No. 12) were named to the Kentucky Girls’ Soccer Coaches Association East Honorable Mention All-State Team. Both Messer and Dagley helped the Lady Jaguars to a 16-2-1 record, the 49th District Girls Soccer Tournament championship …

The North Laurel Lady Jaguars seventh grade basketball squad is once again the best in the state, winning their second consecutive state championship last weekend.

BARBOURVILLE — A strong service game combined with solid net play led to South Laurel’s 25-12, 25-17 and 25-13 win over crosstown rival North Laurel during first-round action of Monday’s 13th Region Volleyball Tournament.

SOMERSET — The North Laurel Middle School eighth grade football team is only two wins away from capturing a state championship after upending Northern Pulaski, 14-6, while winning their respective division’s regional championship during the process.

MONTICELLO — The North Laurel High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams advanced to Saturday’s KHSAA Class 3A Boys and Girls Cross Country State Meets along with South Laurel’s boys team after each squad turned in stellar results during this past weekend’s Class 3A, Region 7 Boys and Gi…

BARBOURVILLE — Crosstown rivals North Laurel and South Laurel will open Monday’s (today) 13th Region Volleyball Tournament at 6 p.m. with hopes of advancing to Wednesday’s semifinal action.

Just one week ago, the Whitley County Colonels found themselves down with under two minutes to go in the game, and pulled off an incredible comeback against the North Laurel Jaguars, winning 28-22.

LEXINGTON — Not even the rain could stop Lynn Bowden.

LEXINGTON — John Calipari doesn’t mind giving state schools a helping hand.

The North Laurel Middle School eighth grade Jaguars continued their winning ways by picking up two big wins during the past two weeks.

The bye week came at the right time for Chris Larkey’s North Laurel Jaguars, who have now dropped two games in a row.

For the second consecutive season, North Laurel High School possessed the 13th Region’s top girls soccer player.

1. Bell County (8-0 overall, 4-0 vs. 13th Region opponents)

LONDON—The Whitley County Colonels are looking to pick up the No. 2 seed in the district Friday, as the Colonels will face the South Laurel Cardinals in a district matchup.

ASHLAND — The state’s only unbeaten girls soccer team is showing no signs of slowing down.

GRAYSON — A slow first half combined with missed opportunities in the second half led to South Laurel’s 1-0 heartbreaking loss to East Carter during Tuesday’s first round action of the KHSAA Boys State Soccer Tournament.

The South Laurel Lady Cardinals couldn’t keep up with the Corbin Lady Redhounds in Tuesday night’s 50th District Championship game, as the Lady Redhounds found a clean sweep of the Lady Cardinals on their way to their fourth consecutive district title, 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22).

The North Laurel boys and girls cross country teams are hoping to make their mark in this Saturday’s KHSAA Region 7 Class 3A meet.

The South Laurel boys and girls cross country teams have had an impressive season and hope to see their season continue as they head into Saturday’s KHSAA Region 7 Class 3A meet.

After Red Bird defeated Clay County on Monday night in the first round of the 49th District Volleyball Tournament, the North Laurel Lady Jaguars walked away with a clean sweep of Red Bird in Monday night’s semifinal round of the tournament, 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-11). The North Laurel Lady Ja…