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. […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter After defeating Lee County and Fleming County, the Estill boys’ basketball team clenched an outstanding 81-67 victory—arguably one of the best in school history— against a top-ranked Pulaski team. The Engineers have now won eight in a row, and stand 14-6 for the season. Estill easily put away the young, […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Engineer basketball team had two big games this week, one against region competitor Letcher County Central and the other against district rival Powell County. The boys defeated Letcher in overtime 61-59 and beat Powell 64-55, improving their record to 11-6. Letcher was not anticipated to give the Engineers such […]

Photos by Lindsey Wood The Lady Engineers lost a close game with Madison Southern 59-54 following a 58-40 win over Montgomery County and a 45-40 loss to Nicholas County. The girls’ next game is this Friday against rival Powell County at home at 6 p.m., with the boys to follow at 7:30 p.m.

Memphis, TN-Christian Harkins of Irvine is one of more than 650 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the U.S. who will be representing Varsity Spirit in the world famous London New Year’s Day Parade. She attends Estill County High School. The individuals invited to perform in the parade qualified for the trip after being […]

The Estill County Middle School 8th grade team beat Powell County, 32-28, to advance to the 56th district title game against Lee County.  They won that game too; Estill 54, Lee County 36.  Pictured, standing in the back row, from left, are Coach Seth Martin, Alec Arthur, Keaton Henry, Landon Baskin, Noah Lutes, Lucas Flynn, […]