Coalfield Progress Online

Breaking News: Two deaths, 155 new cases since Monday
Breaking News: Deputy cleared in fatal shooting
Breaking News: November election voting is now underway
Breaking News: Legality of council meeting is disputed
Breaking News: County property sale hearing is scheduled
Breaking News: Americorps team
Breaking News: Hearing is set on solar measure

Sports

Eastside’s Ethan Hill finds a big opening in the Pioneer defensive line. PHOTO BY RICHARD MEADE

Eastside outlasts Pioneers for first win of the season

September 14, 2021

LEBANON — The Eastside Spartans claimed their first victory of the 2021 season with a score of 34-21 over the Lebanon Pioneers Thursday night. The...

Central sweeps Eastside in volleyball action

September 10, 2021

COEBURN — In a battle of county rivals, the Central Lady Warriors swept the Eastside Lady Spartans in non-district volleyball action Wednesday night in Coeburn. The 3-0...

Mason Polier wraps up the Dragon quarterback to earn one of 13 sacks on the day for the Cavs. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Cavs set records, blank Dragons in season opener

September 6, 2021

WISE — The UVA Wise football team had a banner day Saturday, drubbing the Dragons of Virginia University of Lynchburg 54-0. In the...

Central’s Matthew Boggs and Eastside’s Ben Ward battle it out on a carry Friday night. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Mullins’ versatility helps Warriors out-battle Spartans

September 1, 2021

COEBURN — Senior Ethan Mullins has been the quarterback of the Warriors’ offense since midway through his freshman year. This year, Central head...

Brooklyn Rutherford. PHOTO BY KRISTEN RUTHERFORD

National Champion!

August 27, 2021

Coeburn’s Brooklyn Rutherford followed up a third-place performance in 2020 by becoming the national champion at the 2021 T-Mobile Little League...

The Warriors’ Tyson Tester intercepts the first pass of the game Friday. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Football gets underway with jamborees, scrimmages and benefit games

August 24, 2021

Friday evening, football coaches, players and fans alike were in their best form the week before the actual season starts. Locally, J.I. Burton...

Picker picks the preseason pigskin polls

August 20, 2021

Howdy, folks! It’s your old pal the Fence Line Picker and I’m back for another season of pickin’ winners. You long time readers know of my excellence, but for you newcomers...

This week in sports history August 15-21

August 16, 2021

1961 Twelve Lonesome Pine District football teams began official practice on August 15. The members of the I-B group were Joneseville, Pennington, St. Charles, Powell...

Happenings at UVA Wise

August 14, 2021

UVA Wise announces return of coaches show, broadcast improvements WISE — UVA Wise is excited to announce the return of the UVA Wise Coaches Show beginning August 31 at 7...

This week in sports history August 8-14

August 10, 2021

1961 Big Stone Gap’s George Litton accepted a graduate assistant coaching slot on the football staff at East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tenn. Arno native Willie...

Damron, White give insight into upcoming Cavs football season

The Highland Cavaliers look to bounce back from going 1-2 in last year’s COVID-shortened season. According to head coach Dane Damron and newly promoted defensive...

This week in sports history August 1-7

1966 Former Coeburn High School baseball star Tracy Stallard improved his record with Lafayette, Ind., a farm team of the Boston Red Sox in Class D Midwest League to 403...

Sports goings-on around the area 07-30

UVA Wise 2021 tennis tournament set for Sept 2-5 Sponsored by The Coalfield Progress, Impressions of Wise, Inc., and UVA Wise, The UVA Wise tennis teams will be holding...

High school volleyball schedules released

2021 Central Lady Warriors Volleyball Schedule 08/14 Rye Cove (scrimmage) Away 6 p.m. 08/17 Lebanon (scrimmage) Away TBA 08/24 Rye Cove Away 6...

This week in sports history July 25-31

1961 Former Powell Valley standout, Jimmy Slagle, signed a contract to play in the Los Angeles Dodgers. He received a $20,000 signing bonus. West Grundy beat St. Paul...

Cavalier Housing

Morgan-McClure Chevy, Coeburn

Loading...