The Lady Engineers congratulate one another for their victory over a tough Madison Southern team. L-to-R: Lindsey Isfort, Sarah Wiseman, Taylor Duechle, and Lindsey Wood By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Estill County Lady Engineers softball team improved their record to 4-1 this past week, winning big against district opponents Lee County and Powell County […]

Seniors Lindsey Isfort, Kaylee Covey, Lindsey Wood and Sarah Wiseman by Lindsey Wood The Estill County High School softball team has had a slow start to their season due to the unrelenting rain of the past two weeks. In fact, the Lady Engineers have not played since they defeated Owsley County away 16-0 last Monday. […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Lady Engineers had two games rained out, but finally made it onto the field on Friday.  At top right are seniors Kaylee Covey, Lindsey Wood, Lindsey Isfort, and Sarah Wiseman.    In bottom photo, the seniors wear green ribbons in their hair in remembrance of their classmate Russell Morris […]

Estill Engineers prevail over long-time region champs Knott County to advance to state tournament Photo courtesy of Brendon Miller/Bluegrass Sports Nation By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Coaches reflect on historic win; Bentley credits community for whole-hearted support Last Friday morning, Estill County Head Coach Jon Bentley acknowledged he was a bit exhausted after his […]

Photo by Lindsey Wood Above, Joe Benton scored 17 points in the second half with a string of threes that kept Estilll county alive in the game against Cordia.  Caleb Bonny iced the cake with 16 of 16 free throws.  See page A•10 for the story.

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter Last Friday, the Estill County boys’ basketball team smashed Powell County 64-45 to claim the 56th district tournament championship title for the second year in a row. The Engineers are now district tournament champions, district regular season champions, and a favorite going into regional post-season play. Though Powell would strike […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Sports Reporter The Lady Engineers basketball team suffered a 68-48 defeat to the top-seeded Lee County Bobcats in the first round of the 56th district tournament. After this tough loss, the girls finish their season with an 11-17 record. As Estill challenged Lee for the chance to play in the district […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Engineer boys’ basketball team suffered a surprising 54-42 loss to Breathitt County before defeating Wolfe County 53-39 and East Carter 61-59. After these games, the boys are 17-7 for the season. On Tuesday, Feb. 5th, Estill faced junior J.T. O’Hair’s former team, the Breathitt Bobcats. Going into the game, […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter Photo submitted by Rebecca Click Caleb Bonny dribbles ball down the court againts the Powell County Pirates. The Estill County boy’s basketball team took down Buckhorn 76-65 and Powell County 53-43, with the victory against Powell marking their tenth consecutive win. The Engineers have not lost a game since Dec. […]