Sports
Engineers beat rival Powell County twice in one week
Estill County played district rival Powell County last Friday night. The Engineers were out for revenge after suffering a 53-47 loss on the Pirates home court. After a hard fought game the Engineers came away with the win, 52-49. Estill opened the game up firing on all cylinders, quickly putting up a 17 point lead... »
Estill cheerleading train rolling on to state competition
The Estill County High School Varsity Cheerleaders are state bound once again. After many long practices and lots of hard work, they have once again tumbled, stunted, danced, and cheered their way to another Region 14 title as they defeated the Powell County Pirates in the KAPOS Super Large 2 ½ minute category at... »
Estill beats Model 64-50
The Engineers played Model last Monday night, after a well played game, the Engineers walked away with a convincing 14 point victory, 64-50. After several trips up the court for both teams, Brandon Morris put up the first point of the game. He ended the game with 24 points and 14 rebounds, giving him a... »
Engineers went 1-1 last week
The Estill County Engineers played two games in the past week; the first was against district rival Lee County. The Engineers cruised to a victory 54-45. However in the second game the Engineers struggled and fell to Somerset, 56-52. Against Lee County the Engineers were lead in points by 17; Trevor Jones and Colby Baber... »
Estill plays well, comes up short in Red River Classic
The Estill County Engineers played in the Red River Classic at Powell County High School on Dec. 27, 28 and 29. Their first game against Northern Kentucky’s Ryle High School was a close one which Estill lead most of the game. They lost in the final minutes by a score of 60-58. The second game Estill came... »
Lady Engineers open season with a win over Model; 66-64
The Lady Engineers opened their home playing season last Monday night against the Model Patriots. After several injuries and an overtime, the Engineers came out on top, 66-64. The game started off with senior Julia Harris winning the tip-off. Both teams were sluggish in the opening minutes of the game but after a timeout and... »
ECMS wins 56th District Championship
The 2011-2012 56th district tournamnet was held at Owsley County High School. The ECMS Boy’s 6th and 8th grade boy’s basketball teams won the district championships, and the 7th grade team finished 2nd, losing in the championship game on a last second shot by Powell County. 6th grade game: Estill beat Lee in the opening... »
Engineers fall short on senior night 39-12
The Estill County Engineers played host to the Garrard County Lions last Friday night. After the senior night introductions, the game was set. However the “Big Blue” couldn’t hold off the Lions and suffered a 39-12 loss. The game started off pretty close with Garrard County scoring a touchdown early in the first quarter, but... »
Engineers get a win over Bath County
The Estill County Engineers put another “W” into the seasons stat books last Friday against Bath County. After a hard fought game, The Big Blue overcame the Wildcats with a score of 34-19. The Engineers rushed for 273 yards last Friday. Senior Randy Davidson broke the century mark with 134 yards, Greg Stamper rushed for... »
Engineers fall to the Pirates of Powell County
The Estill County Engineers were hoping to get back on track when they traveled to Stanton on Friday night. After all, the Engineers had dominated the Powell Pirates over the past five seasons and they are young. But it was not to be, despite a close game early, Estill fell to Powell 42-21. Both teams... »