Citizen Voice & Times

Proudly serving Irvine, Ravenna and Estill County

You are here: Home / Archives for Sports

Powell plays in USSSA World Series

by

Story and photos submitted On July 13-16, the Knights 9U Travel Baseball Team traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to participate in the USSSA World Series. Thursday part of the day was spent with some competition’s of various types, speed, and a Home Run Derby. Kooper Powell, who is the son of Ryan and Melissa Powell, brother […]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife website will help you find a place to fish

by

FRANKFORT, Ky. –Two employees of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources recently used the department’s website at www.fw.ky.gov to glean information on catching saugeye. They used the 5-foot contour maps on the “Find a Place to Fish” to study the bottom of Guist Creek Lake in Shelby County and determine a place to […]

Summer Headlines

by

Brent Wainscott CVT Sports Columnist For many sports fans, we are entering the worst time of the year for sports, the 2nd week in July. After the MLB All-Star festivities, the only notable sporting event that happens this week is the Espys. With the NFL, NBA, and all other college sports in offseason, and the […]

Best kayaks for flat water fishing

by

FRANKFORT, Ky.  – A car, truck or sport utility vehicle with a couple of kayaks on the roof with fishing poles visible through the back window is an increasingly common sight on Kentucky highways. Sales data shows kayak fishing and related kayak accessories increasing in popularity. Some of this popularity has to do with many […]

Wainscott recaps his senior season on baseball team

by

Brent Wainscott CVT Sports Columnist If you are one of my loyal readers or even just a casual reader, you may have noticed that I have taken a bit of an absence these past few weeks. The reason behind this is because I’ve been in a whirlwind of events as a senior, but mainly because […]

Little ‘Neer Basketball Camp

by

Photos by Lisa Bicknell The Estill County High School gym was packed with young basketball players during the Lil ‘Neers Basketball Camp last week. The camp is hosted by the boys’ high school basketball team.  All participants and coaches are pictured in the top photo; the group circles for a prayer before dismissing; and individual […]

Cincinnati Reds getting hot again

by

Brent Wainscott CVT Sports Columnist A few weeks ago, I did an article on the Cincinnati Reds torrid hot start to the 2017 campaign, which was rather impressive. But, I, along with many others, predicted it would be short lived and for the most part we were right, to an extent. After my article the […]

2017 Fungus 5K

by

Photos by Lisa Bicknell Josh Nadzam finished first overall in Saturday’s Fungus 5K with a time of 17:29. Emily Lewis was the first female to cross the line with a time of 25:15.  Daniel Fulk finished third overall while pushing his two young children in a stroller.  He ran the race in just over 21 […]

A Red Hot Start for Cincinnati

by

Brent Wainscott CVT Sports Columnist The Cincinnati Reds are leading the division 13 games in, and that may be the biggest surprise thus far into the young baseball season. It was predicted that our beloved Reds would be one of the worst teams, if not the worst team in baseball this year. With seven rookies […]

WrestleMania XXXIII fills NCAA final four void

by

Brent Wainscott CVT Sports Columnist Sunday night was the 33rd installment of the showcase of the immortals, the biggest night in sports entertainment, WrestleMania. WrestleMania is the place where the unstoppable force meets the immovable object, where the boyhood dream comes true, where underdogs prevail, and where legends are made. Now, I know this article […]