Photo submitted The Estill Engineers recently competed in the State Special Olympics bowling tournament in Louisville December 2-3. Pictured from left to right are team members: Laith Barnett, Brianna Carver, McKenzie Watkins (unified partner) Zachary King, Tiffany Trent, Niki Richardson, Dakota Glasson, Erik Marchant, Anika West (unified partner) Travis Cox, Seth Fowler and Austin Morris […]

By LIndsey Wood CVT Sports Reporter Last Friday, senior athlete Kaylee Covey, daughter of Traci and Brian, signed to play softball at Lindsey Wilson College. Covey has played fast-pitch softball for the Lady Engineers for four years; she also plays volleyball and is a cheerleader.Covey is an outstanding pitcher and a strong player, both physically […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter After serving as teacher and basketball coach at Estill County Middle School for twelve years and assistant basketball coach at Estill County High School for fourteen years, Ms. Ruth Hughes will replace Brian Hall as the head coach of the high school girls’ basketball team. Last year, the Lady Engineers […]

This past Saturday, basketball season kicked off for the boys and girls. Both teams played exhibition games at home in an all-day panorama; the girls lost to Perry County Central, while the boys defeated Sayre. The girls play their first game at home against Model on November 28 at 7:30 pm. The boys’ first game […]

With the conclusion of football season, many of Kentucky’s high school sports enthusiasts have turned their attention to boys’ basketball. Local experts have begun speculating who the best teams and individual players in each region will be this upcoming season. So far, it appears Estill and Knott County Central are the two favorites for the […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Estill County football team ended their season with a humbling 75-28 loss to Lexington Christian. The Engineers had a particularly tough year, finishing 2-8 for the season and failing to make the playoffs. This game was a sad ending for a team continually plagued by injuries and other misfortunes. […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter Senior members of the girls soccer team pose with their runner-up trophy. Left to right are Savannah Brewer, Jadyn Rose, and Lindsey Wood. After the Estill girls’ soccer team lost the district championship to Powell County, they were set to play district winner and tournament favorite, Letcher County, in the […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter The Estill boys’ football team got their second win of the season last Friday against Magoffin County. This much-needed victory ended with a score of 56-32, improving the team’s record to 2-6. This was the highest scoring game the Engineers have played all season, largely due to senior Logan Beckler. […]

While the football team lost to Powell County on Friday night, the team and student’s section sported some pink to express support for ECHS principal Mickey Tucker and high school office staffer Shelly Sparks, both of whom are battling breast cancer. By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T Reporter Last Friday, the Engineer football team squared off against […]

By LINDSEY WOOD CV&T News Editor Photos submitted Estill again played a nail biter against Powell, but came away with the district title. Last week, the Estill girls’ soccer team beat Breathitt County 3-0 before winning against Powell County in yet another penalty kick shootout. These two wins improved the Lady Engineers to 7-8 on […]