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Russell County High School football coach Ryan Richardson talked about what he’s seeing out of his team the first few weeks of practice… Richardson said numbers are looking good but he’s always ready to add […]

(New Lady Laker Head Basketball Coach Brett Blankenship at his introductory press conference on Tuesday)  Brett Blankenship was announced as the new Russell County High School Lady Laker head basketball coach on Tuesday afternoon. Blankenship […]

The Russell County 15U baseball team, representing East Kentucky, made history with a big win on Sunday over West Kentucky. They swept the Ohio Valley Regional in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, going 5-0 over the last […]

A new state record saugeye was recently caught on Cumberland River below Wolf Creek Dam, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. Clay Smith landed the 8 pound, 8-ounce fish with a pink […]

The Junior League 14u Lake Cumberland Softball team fell to Ohio in the central region tournament championship on Monday in Indiana to finish as regional runner ups. Congratulations to these young ladies and their coaches […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 23, the Russell County High School Mighty Laker football team will be having a fundraiser from 5 pm until 9 pm at Pepe’s Mexican Grill in Jamestown. A portion of all orders […]

Russell County Youth League football sign-ups are tomorrow, Saturday, July 20th from 9:00 am until 11:00 am in the lobby of Russell County High School. Youth league covers first through sixth grades. The registration fee […]

Please come support the 15U Russell County Babe Ruth State Champions as they advance to Super Regionals in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Laker plate lunch (taco salad plate) only $7. Stop by for lunch, there will […]

RCHS Laker head football coach Ryan Richardson sat down with WJRS Sports to talk about a couple of important dates regarding youth league sign-ups for those interested this year… https://jeffh26.sg-host.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Richardson-7-16.mp3 The cost is $35 per […]

The Russell County 15U Babe Ruth team won the 2019 Babe Ruth League Eastern Kentucky State Championship following a couple of big victories over Floyd County this past weekend at Veterans Park in Lexington. Russell […]