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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...

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...


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Clinging to a 6-0 lead late in the first half of their home opener Friday against Eminence, the Harlan County Black Bears had watched two trips deep into their opponents’ territory end with turnovers and a second straight...

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,...

Former Harlan County High School standout Tristan Cooper is spending his summer playing baseball in North Carolina in the Old North State League. Cooper, who recently completed...
June 29, 2023
Dick Parsons, a standout athlete at Harlan High School in the 1950s who went on to play two sports at the University of Kentucky, has been honored as a member of the University...
Former Evarts standout brings Johnson Central team to HCHS
June 21, 2023
Ellis blessed all those he was around in years as broadcaster, coach
December 30, 2022
Hall photo added to memorabilia section at HCHS
August 2, 2021
By John Henson, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
It’s been almost 40 years since I first met Bob Howard on the road that circles Catrons Valley, just across the railroad tracks from his house. Fittingly enough, Bob was...
From New England to Harlan County, Nash enjoying smooth transition at Clover Fork Clinic
January 24, 2021
Celebrating a golden anniversary in Clover Fork
December 7, 2020
Memories of 1990 run to state semifinals still sweet for former Wildcats
November 26, 2020

The taste of home cooking has been the recipe for success this week for the Harlan County High School boys soccer team. Led by a four-goal performance...

Another doubleheader meant another sweep for the Harlan County middle school football teams. Harlan County rolled to a 30-0 win in fifth- and sixth-grade action and built...

After a scoreless first half, the Cumberland Redskins fifth- and sixth-grade team scored 24 unanswered points on their way to a 24-6 win over Fleming-Neon. It was the first...

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LEXINGTON (KT) — The first look was impressive although it was just an exhibition game. Kentucky coach Mark Pope made his unofficial debut...

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...

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,...

Runner up last season as an eighth grader, Harlan’s Daria Lee captured the 13th Region All “A” Classic championship on Tuesday at the Indian...
