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Focused on Harlan County sports — today and yesterday

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Bell County senior tailback Kaleb Miller scored five touchdowns Friday in the Bobcats' 39-6 win over Rockcastle County.
Miller scores five times as Bobcats rout Rock for Hilton’s 450th win
By Bill Templeton, Sports Writer • October 4, 2025

Football players have often been described as being worth the price of admission due to their ability to produce spectacular, game-changing moments. Friday night atop Log Mountain at Dudley Hilton Field, Bell County senior...

Middlesboro senior defensive back Amari Houston followed Jacob Tinnell in a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown on Friday during the Jackets' 58-0 win at Harlan for the 700th victory in program history.
Jackets rout Harlan for 700th win in Middlesboro football history
October 3, 2025

Win number 700 for the Middlesboro football program goes into the history books as a blowout as the Jackets raced to a 44-0 halftime lead on the way to a 58-0 victory Friday at Harlan. Middlesboro capitalized on seven Harlan...

Ralph Roberts watched the action from the sideline during a game with his Cumberland Redskins in the 1980s.
Mountain coaching legend, Roberts led Redskins to seven district titles
June 28, 2025

  Ralph Roberts, a mountain basketball coaching legend from the 1960s through the 1980s, died Friday morning in Versailles at 92. A graduate of Wayland High School...

Harlan County coach Gary Greer talked to his Lady Bears during summer scrimmage action earlier this month at Leslie County High School.
Lady Bears close summer slate by splitting games at Clay County
June 23, 2025

The Harlan County Lady Bears closed their summer schedule by splitting two varsity games Friday at Clay County, defeating Leslie County 49-40 before falling 50-41 to Clay County. Sophomore...

Harlan standouts Eli Freyer and Baylor Varner have been selected to the Kentucky Scout Team by Prospect U and will play in camps at colleges around the state this fall.
Kentucky Scout Team adds Harlan standouts Varner, Freyer to squad
By John Henson, Managing Editor • September 15, 2025

Baylor Varner and Eli Freyer have been two of the cornerstones for a Harlan baseball program that has been transformed over the past couple of years with two straight 52nd District...

Karsten Dixon
Dixon earns victory as Distillers clinch second seed in tournament
July 25, 2025

Karsten Dixon helped his Kentucky Distillers team clinch the second seed in the Commonwealth Collegiate Baseball League with a strong showing on the mound earlier this week. Dixon,...

Clover Fork Clinic expansion becomes a reality with ground breaking ceremony in Evarts
From The Sidelines: Miner and educator, artist and coach, Howard touched thousands of lives

From The Sidelines: Miner and educator, artist and coach, Howard touched thousands of lives

May 3, 2023

From New England to Harlan County, Nash enjoying smooth transition at Clover Fork Clinic

From New England to Harlan County, Nash enjoying smooth transition at Clover Fork Clinic

January 24, 2021

Celebrating a golden anniversary in Clover Fork

Celebrating a golden anniversary in Clover Fork

December 7, 2020

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Harlan County's Luther Gross scored four goals Monday in the Black Bears' 6-1 win over visiting Middlesboro.
Black Bears clinch district’s top seed with win over Middlesboro
By Bill Templeton, Sports Writer • September 29, 2025

Harlan County secured the No. 1 seed in next week's 50th District Soccer Tournament with a 6-1 victory Monday night over rival Middlesboro...

Logan Mills and Brantley Burkhart brought down a Perry Central ball carries in Saturday's game. The Bears improved to 10-0 with a 42-6 victory.
Black Bears complete a pair of 10-0 regular seasons by sweeping Perry
By John Henson, Managing Editor • October 5, 2025

Harlan County capped what is likely the best middle school football season since the 2008 merger with a doubleheader sweep Saturday at home against Perry Central, giving both...

Harlan County running back/receiver Caysen Farley, pictured in action earlier this season, had one touchdown on the ground, one on a kickoff and two through the air in a 44-14 win Thursday at Clay County.
Farley’s 4 touchdown night powers Black Bears to win at Clay County
October 3, 2025

The Harlan County Black Bears rolled to a 44-14 win Thursday at Clay County in seventh- and eighth-grade football action. Caysen Farley scored four touchdowns to lead the...

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Shane Shackleford
The end of an era is nigh at UK and other SEC happenings
By Shane Shackleford, Sports Writer • September 28, 2025

Well, fellow Kentucky Wildcat football fans, the end of the Mark Stoops era in Lexington might finally be nigh at the door. I’ll be the first...

Shane Shackleford
What do you want from your Kentucky football team?
By Shane Shackleford, Sports Writer • September 25, 2025

There is a memorable scene from the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby where the title character and best friend Cal Naughton...

BIll Templeton
Wildcats, Spartans advance into Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament
By Bill Templeton, Sports Writer • March 26, 2025

The first weekend of the 2025 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is officially in the books, and the two teams in my bracket that I...

BIll Templeton
After 40-year wait, trip to Rupp for UK game lived up to expectations
By Bill Templeton, Sports Writer • January 16, 2025

In the six, or so, months that have elapsed since John Henson welcomed me onto his team as a contributing sports writer for the Harlan Enterprise,...

Harlan County seventh grader Annie Burton (left) and senior Hailie Hensley had strong showings at the Region 10 Tournament on Tuesday in Somerset.
HC’s Hensley, Burton have strong showings at regional tournament
September 23, 2025

Harlan County’s Hailie Hensley and Annie Burton had strong showings Tuesday in the Region 10 Tournament at Somerset. Hensley was 11th in the...

Photo of the Week
Cawood coach Jim Cullivan is pictured on the cover of the Harlan Daily Enterprise football preview in 1986 after earning state coach of the year honors for leading the Trojans to an undefeated regular season in 1985. The Trojans were also unbeaten in the 1982 regular season. Cullivan posted a 66-28 record from 1980 to 1988.