Isabella Christy Reigns Over The 11th Region
Congratulations to Isabella Christy on winning the 11th region golf tournament! She outplays all of the 11th Region by scoring a total of 70 at the Paintsville Golf Course. Now her eyes are set for the State Tournament! #GoTigers
Congratulations to Bryce McDonald and Ethan Elliot who picked up the win in their first high school tournament of the school year! #GoTigers
Over the summer our very own Tiger, Isabella Christy, made a great achievement by winning two straight tournaments. On August 9, Isabella shot a score of 72 at the Cardinal Shootout on the General Burnside Island Golf Course (Burnside, KY). Taking first place at Burnside wasn’t the end of it though. Only a couple days later on August 11, Isabella Christy brought home another 1st place trophy with a score of 69 at Douglass Classic at Kearney Hill (Lexington, KY).
Congratulations Isabella! Keep up the great work. Paintsville Independent is proud of you and your achievements.
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Paintsville High School is ranked 15th within Kentucky. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Paintsville High School is 51%. The total minority enrollment is 4%, and 42% of students are economically disadvantaged. Paintsville High School is the only high school in the Paintsville Independent.
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Congratulations to Olivia Maynard for competing in the state track meet 6/1/23.
She placed 15th in the state in long jump and 17th in the state in high jump.
Paintsville Track and Field had a successful end of season at the regional track meet. Several athletes had personal records during this season.
Olivia Maynard – 1st place high jump
Olivia Maynard – 1st place long jump
Girls 4×200 relay (Olivia Maynard, Zoe Jordan, Grace Walz-Helton, and Jenna Ousley) – 5th place
Girls 4×100 relay (Olivia Maynard, Zoe Jordan, Grace Walz-Helton, and Jenna Ousley) – 5th place
Matthew Bowling – 6th Place 400m dash
Cedric Stewart – 4th Place Triple Jump
Connor Fugate was unstoppable in the Tigers 57th District championship. The future UK Wildcat lived up to the hype, pitching a shutout for a 3-0 victory and a district title over cross-town rival Johnson Central. In fact, he was nearly perfect giving up just one hit and one walk, while striking out 16 in his seven innings on the mound
It looked like the Golden Eagles were going to start off strong with Brock Butcher hitting a single in the top of the first. He would get caught stealing second base however and the Golden Eagles would go three-and-out to start off.
Paintsville put up two runs in the bottom of the second inning when Harris Phelps and Jonah Porter batted runs in making it 2-0. Anderson Lauffer singled on a line drive in the bottom of the third to score Grayson Peters making it 3-0.
The Golden Eagles followed up in the top of the fourth frame with a quick three and out and couldn’t get any momentum going. The hit by Butcher in the top of the first was the lone hit for the Golden Eagles.
Meanwhile, Peyton Adams led the charge for the Tigers at the plate with two hits in three plate appearances. Seven different Tigers got on base with a hit in the game.
Cameron Kelsey got the start on the mound for Johnson Central and went three innings giving up six hits and three runs, while walking two. Brock Butcher finished out the last three innings and gave up just two hits with one walk and striking out five.
ByMikeMuncy SportsWriter
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Chloe Reynolds on being accepted to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Professional Education Preparation Program (PEPP)!
Congratulations to PHS Junior, Kennedy Conley on her first place ranking at the 2023 KMTA (Kentucky Music Teacher’s Association) Music Rally.
Congratulations to PHS Junior Nicholas Hazelett on his selection to KDE Commissioner Jason Glass’s Student Advisory Council 2023-24! Nicholas provided this statement to KDE,” I am truly humbled and grateful for Commissioner Glass’s and KDE’s confidence and support in this selection! I hope to showcase the great work Eastern Kentucky schools do to ensure every student regardless of family income, geography, and background can achieve a good qualify education.”
Congratulations to Class of 2025 member- Jase Kinner on being selected to attend the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Professional Education Preparation Program (PEPP) this summer.
Congratulations, Jase!
Congratulations to Class of 2024 member, Maisie Ward, on being selected to participate in the 2023 Governor’s School for the Arts! Last week Maisie was also selected to participate in the 2023 Governor’s Scholars Program!
Congratulations, Maisie!
Congratulations to Class of 2025 member, Halas Graden, on being selected to participate in the 2023 Rogers Scholar Program!
Congratulations, Halas!
Paintsville picked the right time to get hot.
Heading into the 15th Region All “A” Classic Paintsville had collected just one win on the season.
After the dust has settled, Paintsville dominated opponents, winning three straight en route to a 15th Region All “A” Classic title.
The Lady Tigers allowed just two runs combined in those three games, outscoring their challengers 33-2.
Happy Birthday, Maggie: The Lady Tigers kicked off the 15th Region All “A” Classic action in style, snapping a six-game losing streak at the right time picking up a dominating 6-0 win over Martin County.
One of those runs came courtesy of Maggie Music, who had a lot to be happy about on her birthday as she celebrated her first career home run in the top of the third inning.
The Lady Tigers were already up 2-0 and by the end of the inning were up 4-0. Two more runs were tacked on in the top of the sixth to give Paintsville a final of 6-0 to move on to the next round, facing off against East Ridge.
The perfect game: You don’t see it too often, a perfect game.
Laney Bledsoe – with some help from her team — achieved just that against East Ridge in the 15th Region All “A” Classic.
Paintsville and Bledsoe was nothing short of dominate at the plate, too.
She collected four hits with four runs and two RBIs in the 15-0 mercy-rule win.
A nine run third inning was the highlight of the night for the Lady Tigers as they cruised past East Ridge.
Ashley Wells scored three runs on three hits in the win. Chessa Collins and Destiny Trimble each had two runs in the win. Collins added in three RBIs as did Maggie Music along with Wells.
No doubt: Paintsville removed all doubt in the win over Pikeville in the 15th Region All “A” finals.
It was just as lopsided as the final score showed with the Lady Tigers knocking off Pikeville 12-2.
Pikeville jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but by the bottom of the third inning it was all over.
The Lady Panthers had jumped ahead 2-0 before the Lady Tigers rattled off four straight runs to steal the lead away and never looked back.
The bottom of the fourth inning saw Paintsville repeat their earlier performance, picking up four runs as Kelsey Nusspickel, Madisson Trimble, Destiny Trimble and Laney Bledsoe all scored runs to make it 8-2.
It was all Paintsville for the rest of the game as they carried their lead to a 12-2 victory, winning the 2023 15th Region All “A” Classic.
https://www.paintsvilleherald.com/sports/lady-tigers-claim-all-a-title/article_b3767454-d8a4-11ed-808c-0bc1545dcd3c.html
By Mike Muncy Sports Writer
