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| Jackson City Tigers Back on Track, and ends up getting derailed.
On Saturday May13th, West Carter High School came to lions Club Park, but were beaten back by the Jackson city Tigers, the final score was 8-6, Zack Lusk led the charge as he pitched into the 6th inning and produced at the plate by hitting a 2 RBI double, West Carter scored the first 2 runs of the game in the top half of the first inning. Then in the Tigers half of the inning Chase Thompson lead off with a long home run making it 2 – 1,West Carter The Tigers clawed 4 runs in the fourth on a 2 run double by Zack Lusk and a single by Drew Davidson. West Carter got back in game by the untimely aid of the Tigers errors. Final Score was West Carter 6 and The Jackson City Tigers 8. On Monday, May 15th,the Tigers traveled to Hazard to take on Perry Co. Central, but the game was cancelled due to heavy rain. On Tuesday, May 16th,Cordia Lions came to Jackson, and The tigers had Seniors day at the Lions club Park and defeated the Tigers 7 – 4, The Lions jumped out in front in the first inning on a three run homer by Travis Howard. The Tigers could not catch up, Jackie Clemons pitched a fine game, but again 6 costly errors stopped the train short. Coach Turner and Elmo Combs honored Mikey Hamblin and Chase Thompson with gift bags presented by the junior members of the squad. Jackson City Tigers Starts Fast, Then hits a Wall… Jackson City Tigers of coach Ryan Turner traveled to Hindman, KY. Monday May 9th and suffer their tenth loss of the season; Final score was KCC 18 and JCS 8. The Tigers began Monday’s game as if they were playing for a Championship, as they scored 7 runs in top of the first inning off KCC starting pitcher Taylor Smith, two of the seven runs was scored on a single by Mikey Hamlin, But as fate would have it the good feeling didn’t last long, as KCC Scored in every inning, The 1st they scored 2 runs, The 2nd they scored 3 runs, the 3rd they scored 4 runs and 4th they scored 2 runs and the 5th they scored 1run,The Jackson City Tigers were shut down during this time by 7th Grader Evan Potter, who Coach Turner says is Best 7th Grader in State, Going into the 6th inning The Tigers trailed The KCC patriots 12- 8,but KCC closed out the game in Bottom of 6th by scoring 6 runs, and made the Final score KCC 18 and JCS Tigers 8,and 11 of the 18 runs were unearned, Winning pitcher was Evan Potter and loosing pitcher was Gentry Hays, Tigers Won Loss record is 4 wins and 10 losses, KCC won Loss record id 12 wins and 7 losses, Recap of the game Jackson City Tigers had 8 runs on 7 hits and 9 errors, KCC had 18 runs on 12 hits and 5 errors… Turner Not Rehired As Teacher / Coach At Jackson City School Ryan Turner, Head Baseball Coach and Asst. basketball Coach and teacher was informed Monday, May1st that he would not be returning as teacher and coach. The popular and successful local athlete turned coach will surely missed. Turner played local ball at LBJ, SMS, and Breathitt Co. High School and graduated from Morehead State University. Ryan will be missed because of his guidance and leadership on the field and as an excellent teacher in the Classroom. Tigers Baseball loose to Cordia At press time The Jackson city Tigers won one and lost two on the week and run their record to 4 wins and 9 losses. Monday May 1st at Cordia, The Tigers lost by a score of 11 – 8 behind loosing pitcher Jackie Clemons. Cordia won the game in the third inning scoring seven runs, but the inning was prolonged by an error and they gave up The Grand Slam to Zack Hurt. Jackson City tried to Rally in The fifth behind a three run homer by Zack Lusk but fell Short.Cordia had 11 runs on 9 hits and 5 errors and 7 left on base and the Tigers had 8 runs, 11 hits, 5 errors and left 13 on Base. Jackson looses to Buckhorn Tuesday evening May2nd, at Buckhorn the Tigers fell behind 5-0 in the first inning and continued to 8-0 before the Tigers Bats woke up, only to loose 9-8 on the road. The real bright spot was gentry Hays Pitching 5 innings in relief and just give up 2 runs, Buckhorn had 9 runs, on 7 hits, and 2 errors and 5 left on Base, The Jackson City Tigers had 8 run on 9 hits and 5 errors and left 8 on Base.. Jackson Wins at Jenkins Ind. Wednesday, May3rd at Jenkins, The Tigers ended their loosing Streak in a big way, defeating The Jenkins Cavaliers 25-3. Five Players had 3 hits each; behind good pitching from Zack Lusk in his first career win as a Tiger. Jackson had 25 runs on 18 hits, 1 error and 4 left on base, Jenkins had 3 runs 2 Hits and 6 errors, 2 left on base. Friday’s game May 5th was cancelled for The Jr - Sr prom… Lady Tigers The Jackson Lady Tigers were busy this week with four games. On Monday they traveled to Leslie County to face the Leslie County Lady Eagles. The final score was 5-4 with the Lady Tigers winning. Lexie Lusk, who made her return, pitched six innings for the win and Randi Barnett closed it in the seventh for the save. On Wednesday the Riverside Lady Rams came to Douthitt Park to plat a Double Header against the Lady Tigers. The first game went 2-0 and the second was 11-3 with the Lady Tigers winning both games. Also on Wednesday, the Lady Tigers were handed out plaques for their 14th Region All “A” Championship from Principal Jim Yount and Athletic Director Kyle Lively. Mr. Yount also presented a plaque to Coach Fugate to be placed in the school. The Lady Tigers also presented the game winning ball from the All “A” to Mr. Yount and Mr. Lively. On Thursday, the Lady Tigers traveled to Wolfe County for their final district game to face the Lady Wolves. The final score was 20-3 with the Lady Tigers clinching the number one seed in the District Tournament. The Lady Tigers went 6-0 in district play this year. Photo #1 Photo#2 Photo#3 2006 Lady Tigers Softball Schedule March Mar 27 Breathitt Away 5:00 (M) Mar. 29 Cordia Away 5:30 (W) Mar.30 Wolfe Co. Home 5:00 (TH) April April 3 Knott Co. Away 5:30 (M) April 5 Breathitt Home 5:00 (W) April 6 Cordia Home 5:30 (TH) April 10 Riverside Away 5:00 (M) April 12 Owsley Co. Home 5:00 (W) April 13 Wolfe Co. Away 5:00 (TH) April 19 Morgan Co. Away 5:30 (W) April 21 Magoffin Co. Away 5:30 (F) April 24 Leslie Co. Away 5:30 (M) April 25 Riverside Home 5:00 (T) April 27 O.B.I. Home 5:30 (TH) May May 2 Hazard Away 5:00 (T) May 8 Owsley Co. Away 5:00 (M) May 9 Magoffin Co. Home 5:30 (T) May 11 O.B.I. Away 5:30 (TH) May 12 Lee Co. Away 5:00 (F) May 15 Morgan Co. Home 5:30 (M) May 16 Knott Co. Home 5:30 (T) May 18 Lee Co. Home 5:00 (TH) May 19 Leslie Co. Home 5:30 (F) May 24 Hazard Home 5:00 (W) The Jackson City High School Lady Tigers Softball Team have turned up the heat this year. 5-10-05 After their 14-7 win against OBI Tuesday, their record is 7-1. Coach Fugate credits the teams success this year to a team that bonds together. All the girls have the same attitude and that is to play as a team and not worry about individual stats. The Lady Tigers started their season with a huge 10-2 win over Leslie County followed by a 9-3 win over Riverside. In the Knott Central game, the Lady Tigers fell by a score of 10-8, losing in the 7th Inning,. Coach Fugate stated that a notation mark be put by this game due to the starting Catcher, Brit Spicer, not being in the game. Since then, the Lady Tigers have put up a 5 game winning streak to put their record at 7-1. During this streak, a win over Perry Central was a highlight due to this being the first time JHS has ever beaten Perry Central in any sport by the score of 16-1. June Buchanan, Owsley County and OBI came out hot against the Lady Tigers, but were held down at the end. Every girl on the Varsity Squad have very impressive stats so far. Tara Epperson (Junior) has been a great lead off batter and has done what a lead off batter should do. And that is get on and score. Alyx Couch (Junior) has not only come back from a very bad injury to the leg, but has found her swing again and playing shortstop better each game. Brit Tincher (8th Grader) plays like a veteran high school player and not an 8th grader. Her defense and batting is one that will shine statewide in the coming years. Danielle McIntyre (Senior) has filled the spot of this years assistant Coach, Chrissy Godsey, and picked up where she left off. Her defense is getting better each game and her hitting improves and has been very impressive. The outfield consist of veteran high school players. Jerri Gross (Senior) has one of the best batting stats of the team and has already hit 3 home runs. This along with her fielding make her a well rounded player. Julie Sygiel (Senior) is deadly in Center Field and if not caught, she will run it down with her blazing speed. Her batting has come around and when she gets on base, she gives clinics on how to steal bases. Samantha Fugate (Senior) is also deadly in the field and shows how a right fielder needs to play. Her batting is great and this makes her a well rounded player also. Brit Spicer is no doubt the show stopper. Being a catcher is no problem for Brit as she can throw the best of them out. She has the strength to not only throw runners out, but also to give hitting clinics. A perfect swing shows when you read her stats. Lexie Lusk has grown into a good pitcher. Assistant Coach Hargis Epperson should be given credit for the pitching squad as he has spent many hours with them. Lexie is a believer that if she can't strike them out that her defense will handle it, which is a perfect quality of a pitcher. She is also one of the best bunters around and will do what it takes to move and score the runners on base. Bunting is not her only thing as she has a very impressive batting stat. Also helping Varsity is Tiff Gross (Freshman) and Paige McIntosh (8th Grade), who have run in most of the games for Lusk and Spicer. Randi Barnett (Freshman) has played Center Field and ran and has shown very impressive plays. Kayla Smith (8th Grade) has shown she is ready to play on the varisty level at any given time and has filled in on many occasions. The Junior Varsity is lead by Randi Barnett (Freshman) who is a great pitcher and a great hitter. Tiffany Gross (Freshman) guards the plate as catcher and her speed on the bases is great. Shauna Godsey (Freshman) is following her sisters footsteps as a First Baseman and is doing a good job. Paige McIntosh (8th Grade) has shown that she may be small, but can stand tall with the best of them with her hitting, fielding and speed. Kaya McIntosh (8th Grade) is ready for Varsity any time the call is made. Her fielding and hitting is far above expectations. Jessica Brewer (Sophomore) has the ability to be a great hitter and her fielding has improved tremendously. Courtney Trent (8th Grade) has stepped up and can play any infield or outfield position. Her speed and agility help in her game. Brooke Gross has no doubt been the most improved player so far with her catching and recent string of hits. The Coaching staff of Danny Fugate, Hargis Epperson and Chrissy Godsey have molded a team that will no doubt be one to be dealt with come District time. Danny comes with 22 years in the BYF and three years High School experience. Hargis Epperson has a background of coaching in the BYF for over 10 years and three years High School experience. Chrissy Godsey has come through the ranks, playing three years at Jackson City and now coaching some of her old teamates. Together, this squad of coaches have made a big difference in the team. Good luck to all the Lady Tigers and hopefully to a great second part of their season. PHOTO HERE Box Scores for JCS CLICK HERE JCS Beats Riverside but falls hard to Hazard 1-13-05 JCS traveled to Riverside and defeated the Rams 71-45. JCS used it's entire bench with the starters playing only 1 quarter. Jackson was paced by Jordan Fugate with 12 & Kyle Howard with 9 points. Riverside was led by Brandon Hudson with 15. Hazard hits JCS hard with 82 -44 victory 1-14-05 Hazard, KY. JCS 2 game winning streak came to an abrupt halt Friday night as the Bulldogs had their way with JCS. Hazard jumped out to an 19-6 1st quarter lead and never looked back. The Bulldogs were led by Chase Patrick, DJ Hoskins, & Cleve Washington, all with 12 points each. JCS was led by Kelly McIntosh with 18 points and 14 by Kyle Howard. JCS stuns Lee Co. 58-46 Jackson, KY The Tigers roared out to a 26 to 19 halftime lead and found themselves ahead at 40-35 at the end of three. Then the Tigers turned up the heat with a couple key steals from Richard Combs and Kyle Howard. The tigers played their most complete game of the season winning 58-46. On the JV game, the Tigers fell prey to 21 turnovers and fell to the young Lee County team 38-46. Dustin Kilburn paced the Tigers with 12 followed by Dustin Flinchum with 9, Mikey Hamblin 6, Randy Combs 4, and CK Howard 7. Menifee comes back to beat Jackson City 12-7-04 Menifee County, KY. Jackson City had a 10 point lead at halftime against Menifee with hustle and good defense. The 2nd half was a different story as Menifee stormed back to take an 8 point lead and had to hang on to win 71-66. PHOTOS HERE Powell too Much for Tigers. Although the Tigers lost the game, they are starting to show the attitude Coach Hoskins wants. They will not quit and play with alot of heart. Brian Campbell came off the bench to pace the Tigers with 12 points. Poor 3 point shooting and going 2-6 from the free throw line hurt the aggressive Tigers. Powell County won by a final score of 70-56. Wolfe County too Much for Jackson City 12-1-04 Jackson, Ky. The Wolfe County Wolves proved to be too strong for the Jackson City Tiger as they walked away with a 51-41 victory. Wolfe County was much bigger than the Tigers and continued to build a lead through the 3rd quarter. After the lead reached 20 + points, the undersized Tigers began their comeback. When the buzzer sounded, the final margin of victory was just 10 points, and Wolfe County knew they had survived a tough team. Jackson City, under the new direction of Coach Shannon Hoskins, showed they will not quit. In the JV game, Jackson City mauled a bigger Wolfe County team, 43-29, with aggressive defense and all out hustle. Drew Davidson, Mike Hamblin, & Mike Watkins led an all out defensive attack that held the high powered Wolfe attack in check. Jackson fell behind early 10-4 before going on a 16-2 run taking a 20-12 lead. PHOTOS HERE Boys Schedule CLICK HERE BOYS STATS Season Totals JCS Pts FG 3P FT/ATT % Pts Avg. Gms Kyle Howard 101 37 6 9/12 75% 14.4 7 Jordan Fugate 90 30 2 24/35 68.6% 12.8 7 Mike Ritchie 34 8 4 6/12 50.0% 6.8 5 Richard Combs 43 17 1 6/16 37.5% 6.1 7 Kelly McIntosh 53 25 - 3/6 50.0% 8.8 6 Chase Thompson 21 7 1 3/6 50.0% 3.0 7 Brian Campbell 29 14 1/2 50.0% 5.8 5 James Barger 26 2 6 4/7 57.1% 6.5 4 Dustin Kilburn 4 2 - --- - 2.0 2 Mikey Hamblin - TOTALS 401 142 20 56/96 58.3% 57.2 7 OPP Totals 451 Girls Schedule CLICK HERE |
