FOOTBALL

Comets fall in first round of playoffs

By Katie BarkerCarter County Times The West Carter High School football team faced St. Henry High School in the first round of 2A Football State...

Comets Cap Senior Night with Giovanni’s Bowl Victory

By Katie Barker Carter County Times A night full of celebration and a Comet victory took place Friday night at West Carter High School football field....

Rockets soar to an undefeated season

By Katie Barker Carter County Times A 44-0 win completed the West Carter Rockets JFL’s team undefeated season. These 4th and 5th graders went 10-0...

East Carter Claims Mike Flannery Bowl Championship

The East Carter team took home the 6th grade Mike Flannery Bowl championship last month with a 30-6 win over Greenup County. (Submitted photo)

West wins Mike Flannery Bowl

West Carter fourth and fifth grade football won the Sixth Annual Mike Flannery Bowl this past weekend. The fourth and fifth grade boys defeated East Carter on Saturday, with a score of 16-0, before clinching the bowl win on Sunday with a 30-6 victory over Greenup. (Submitted photo)

BASKETBALL

East Carter falls to Ashland Blazer in regional matchup

By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times Ashland Blazer’s relentless rebounding and physical defense proved too much for the East Carter Lady Raiders Monday night, as the...

Cougars come out on top

By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times The East Carter Lady Raiders and the Morgan County Lady Cougars faced off in a highly anticipated rematch of the...

Lions hold off Comets’ comeback effort

By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times West Carter fought for every point in the first round of the 62nd District Tournament. But despite their efforts, the...

Raiders fall short

(Photo by Brayleigh Boggs, Carter County Times) By Brayleigh Boggs Carter County Times It was a back-and-forth battle between East Carter and Morgan County for a spot...

East falls to Lewis County

Colton McGuire (12) goes in for the shot. (Photo by Brayleigh Boggs, Carter County Times) Coach Cole Brammer converses with his team following the first...

SOCCER

Raiders Claim 16th Region Championship, Punch Ticket to State Tournament

Hardwork, passion, and fight is what it took for the East Carter Raiders to win the 16th region soccer championship. The Raiders beat Rowan...

West Carter Comets Advance in Regional Tournament with 4-2 Victory

New Year’s Kick Off 3v3 tournament

As the New Year kicks off, eight youth soccer teams will take to the court on Saturday, January 10 at KCU’s Lusby Center in...

Kick for a Cure

By Katie Barker Carter County Times The East and West Carter High School soccer teams came together in their cross-county rivalry match to compete and support...

East Carter boys claim district championship

By Katie Barker Carter County Times The East Carter Raiders faced the Mason County Royals in the boys middle school soccer district championship on Saturday, May...

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

Baseball

Morehead Optimist Club Sponsors Little League

MOREHEAD – During their weekly lunch meeting on April 29th, the Morehead Optimist Club presented Morehead Parks and Recreation a check for $3,000 to...
Baseball

East Carter takes championship in 16th Region

By Katie Barker Carter County Times The East Carter Raiders faced off against the Boyd County Lions last Wednesday for the 16th regional baseball championship where...
Softball

Lady Comets Honor Senior Softball Players

By Katie Barker Carter County Times At Friday night's West Carter Lady Comets vs Powell County Lady Pirates softball game, the Lady Comet’s hosted senior night...
Baseball

Grayson Batcats Blue win 9U World Series Championship

Derrick Jordan For the Carter County Times The 9U Grayson Batcats Blue went 6-1 to win the World Series Championship in Myrtle Beach. The Batcats coached...
Baseball

8U CCLL All-Star Softball Team notches District 6 Championship

A well-loved sport in Carter County is baseball. With numerous generations of baseball available to the community, it is interesting to see where it all...

TENNIS

East Carter Tennis Information Meeting and Tryouts

An East Carter Tennis information meeting will be held Tuesday, January 28 at 4:00 at the East Carter Middle School cafeteria. All 3rd grade through high...

High school tennis roundup: East Carter closes regular season with loss to Boyd County; 16th Regional Tournament

As April has turned in to May, it’s been a unique and, at times, bittersweet moment for high school seniors. At the East Carter High...

High school tennis roundup: East Carter tops Raceland

The East Carter High School boys' and girls' tennis teams faced tough competition in regional action against the Raceland Rams on Tuesday, May 2. The...

High school tennis roundup: Raiders top Rose Hill; Lady Raiders fall to Lady Royals

The East Carter High School boy’s tennis squad had a good outing on Thursday when they beat Rose Hill 5-1 on the Ashland Tennis...

High school tennis roundup: Lady Raiders defeat Lady Vikings; EKC Tennis Tournament

The East Carter's girl’s tennis team continued a solid season with a 7-2 road victory over Rowan County on Friday afternoon at Morehead State...

WRESTLING

Wrestling

Cooper punched his ticket to wrestle at the state championship

Athletes from across the state gathered at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester to compete in the KHSAA State Wrestling Championship on Friday,...
Wrestling

West Carter youth wrestlers compete in state tournament

The 2022-2023 wrestling season marked its second year of competition at West Carter Middle School this season. Wrestling is becoming more popular not just nationwide,...
Wrestling

Raider’s Bell excels on the mat

The East Carter High School Wrestling program is rounding out its first year of competition. Although new to the wrestling community, the Raiders have established...
Wrestling

Determined to dominate

OLIVE HILL – West Carter’s wrestling team celebrated its two seniors, Jackson Kidwell and Braden Flener, before Friday’s home finale against East Carter. This cross-county...

OTHER

Volleyball

Lady Comets Sweep the District

By Katie Barker Carter County Times The West Carter Lady Comets came into the district tournament as the #1 seed and left with the championship trophy...
Tennis

East Carter Tennis Information Meeting and Tryouts

An East Carter Tennis information meeting will be held Tuesday, January 28 at 4:00 at the East Carter Middle School cafeteria. All 3rd grade through high...
Tennis

High school tennis roundup: East Carter closes regular season with loss to Boyd County; 16th Regional Tournament

As April has turned in to May, it’s been a unique and, at times, bittersweet moment for high school seniors. At the East Carter High...
Tennis

High school tennis roundup: East Carter tops Raceland

The East Carter High School boys' and girls' tennis teams faced tough competition in regional action against the Raceland Rams on Tuesday, May 2. The...
Tennis

High school tennis roundup: Raiders top Rose Hill; Lady Raiders fall to Lady Royals

The East Carter High School boy’s tennis squad had a good outing on Thursday when they beat Rose Hill 5-1 on the Ashland Tennis...