Paintsville Weekly Update 2/13/2023

Congratulations to 2 of our bass fishing team members, Ethan Elliott and Bryce McDonald. They have achieved greatness on and off the water. These 2 have been offered and have accepted scholarships to Kentucky Christian University to join their fishing team. “Being juniors, they have already achieved so much and I couldn’t be more proud of them. Their hard work and many hours on the water have paid off. Thanks to everyone who have supported them along the way and continues to do so.” said Tara Elliott.

Upcoming Events:

Men’s basketball:
Monday Paintsville Tigers will host Shelby Valley at 6pm.
Tuesday they will be traveling to Tolsia (Fort Gay), WV to compete for their 2nd time this season. Their previous encounter resulted in a Tigers win 97-60.
Friday they will be traveling to Pikeville for their final season game before the district tournament. Their game will start after the girls game.

Ladies basketball:
Monday evening, the lady tigers will be traveling to Hazard for a Varsity game at 6.
Tuesday they will be hosting Lawrence county for their last regular season home game. Tip-off at 6.
Friday they travel to Pikeville to compete in their final season tip-off at 6:00pm.

Wrestling:
Saturday, the Paintsville wrestling team will compete in Winchester.

Academic:
The academic team will be heading over to Johnson Central for their Saturday meet.

GO TIGERS!

Paintsville Weekly Update 2/6/2023

Friday afternoon our very own Paintsville Tiger, Harris Phelps, signed for Centre College to continue on with his football career. We are super excited for him and know that he will achieve great heights for his new team. He may become a colonel next year, but he will always be a tiger to us!

We also want to shine light on some of our younger tigers and their achievements this past weekend. 8th grader, Crayson Lafferty, came in 2nd place in the middle school wrestling tournament and 6th grader, Blake LeMaster, placing 6th place. Congratulations on your hard work this year! We are excited to see how they improve for next season.

Upcoming Events:

Senior Night event starts at 5:45pm. Please arrive by 5:30pm.

Men’s basketball:
Tuesday hosting Lawrence County at 7:30pm
Wednesday hosting Mountain Mission (Grundy), VA at 7:30pm
Friday hosting Martin County at 7:30pm (Senior Night)

Ladies basketball:
Monday hosting Morgan County at 7:30pm
Tuesday traveling to Prestonsburg, 7:30pm tip-off
Wednesday hosting Pike County Central at 6:00pm (Senior Night)
Friday traveling to Floyd Central, 7:30pm tip-off

Paintsville Weekly Update 1/30/2023

Over the weekend the high school had a full day of basketball games. The lady tigers hosted Phelps and beat them 90-59. The mens team followed the ladies footsteps and defeated Lewis County 71-53.

Lady tigers will be on the road today for a 7:30 tip-off against Raceland. Tuesday, they’ll be hosting Ashland Blazer at 7:30. That’s not all for this packed week of basketball. Friday evening at 7:30, the cross town rivals will be head to head again for the 2nd time this season. This time it will be on Central’s territory.

The mens team will be playing at Magoffin County on Tuesday. They will then be heading to Central on Thursday for a 2nd showdown at 7:30.

Paintsville Weekly Update 1/23/2023

Over the weekend several of our Tigers made notable accomplishments! Here at Paintsville Independent we are known for tradition which these young ladies and gentlemen are here to continue those traditions but also create new ones. We are excited for what their futures hold for them and as they continue to grow and become better than what they were yesterday. This week our PHS students and athletes have competed in numerous competitions.

Frist, we would like to announce our Academics team accomplishments.
PHS Academics competed today at the District competition and the results were:
– Nicholas Hazelett 5th place in Social Studies
– Maggie Blevins 5th place in Arts and Humanities
– John Zeidan 5th place in Written Composition
– Jordan Castle 1st place in Written Composition
These students will move on to regional competition in February. Congratulations!

Second, our middle school wrestling team competed in their Regional tournament at GRC High School.

Congratulations to Paintsville Middle School Wrestler, Crayson Lafferty, for becoming Paintsville middle’s 1st Regional Champion in the 152lb weight class. Such an amazing accomplishment from one of our young Tiger athletes!
Also– Congratulations to Paintsville Middle School Wrestler, Blake LeMaster, for his 3rd place finish in Regionals.

Upcoming Events:
Lady Tigers Basketball will be hosting Prestonsburg Tuesday at 7:30pm.
This Thursday’s game has been rescheduled for this Wednesday. They will be hosting Raceland at 7:30pm.

Men’s Basketball will be traveling to Floyd Central on Tuesday for a 7:30 tip-off.
Saturday they will host Lewis County for a 3:00pm tip-off.