By Blain Click CV&T Sports Reporter Coach John Bentley continues to preach hanging tough to this year’s extremely young Engineers as they continue to struggle finishing games. Estill County has held the lead or been very close in nearly every game at halftime but seems to run out of gas down the stretch. Estill County […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Estill County High School softball team finished their season in the state tournament, with a 9-0 loss to Boyle County followed by a final 6-0 loss to eighth-ranked Apollo. The Lady Engineers finished their season 20-14, with one loss in region play, and a perfect record within the district. […]

Photos by Larry Robinson Bluegrass Sports Nation Top left, catcher Sarah Wiseman and Pitcher Kaylee Covey share an embrace after winning the game as Coach Danny Wood punctuates with a fist pump; top right, Tayler Duechle about to make contact with the ball; and below, seniors hold aloft the14th Region Trophy.  From left to right […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Estill County High School softball team won the 56th district championship, defeating Powell County 12-2. Following this victory, the team advanced to the 14th region tournament semifinals after defeating Letcher County Central 5-2. Coming up, the Lady Engineers face Wolfe County to compete for a spot in the championship […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Estill County High School softball team headed into the district tournament 15-11. In their final regular season games, Estill lost 16-6 in an interesting game against Lafayette, crushed Breathitt County 13-0 at home on Senior Night, and lost their last away game 3-2 against South Laurel. In the weekend […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter Lindsey Wood and her dad, assistant coach Danny Wood, share an embrace as Montgomery County honors Estill County seniors during their senior ceremony. The Lady Engineers would later win this game, their sole victory of the week. The Estill County High School softball team finally got a mercy-rule victory over […]

Stephen Dalton McQueen, 95 Hilltop Rd., Irvine, Ky., will have his eagle scout court of honor ceremony on Sunday, May 20th, at 3 p.m. at Richmond First Presbyterian Church, 330 West Main Street, Richmond, Kentucky. Stephen’s eagle scout project was completed at Aldersgate Church Camp in Estill County, where he supervised other scouts, scout leaders […]

The Engineer softball team seniors were the recipients of a special send-off party before they left for their senior trip to Washington, DC early in the week. by Lindsey Wood The Lady Engineers softball team had an excellent weekend in the 5th annual Wizard of Odd Classic hosted by Letcher County. Despite losing 2-1 against […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Estill County High School softball team stands 7-2 after last week’s play. The Lady Engineers defeated Garrard County 5-0, and Montgomery County 9-3 before losing to Madison Central 9-4. They capped off the week with an 11-1 region victory against Perry County Central. Estill’s first and best win of […]

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 […]