Author Archives: Teddy Paynter

I have been working as a journalist for the past 47 years. I was born and raised in Man, W.Va. I currently reside in Inez, Ky., with my wife, Lisa, and our three fur babies, Buffy, Binnie and Motorhead.

15TH REGION ALL A ROUNDUP: Pikeville, Betsy Layne win openers at AWA

Teddy Paynter / January 10, 2020

PIKEVILLE – Pikeville built a big halftime lead against Paintsville and went on to score…

HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Valley hammers BL; Tug edges St. Joe

Teddy Paynter / January 8, 2020

ROBINSON CREEK – Shelby Valley jumped out to a big lead early and went on…

HS BASKETBALL: 15th Region Boys’ All ‘A’ games announced

Teddy Paynter / January 7, 2020

Here is a look at the 15th Region Boys’ All “A” Classic basketball tournament set…

HS BASKETBALL: 15th Region Girls’ All ‘A’ matchup announced

Teddy Paynter / January 7, 2020

Here is a look at the 15th Region Girls’ All “A” Classic games set for…

MOUNTAIN TOP SPORTS: Valley holds strong at No. 1

Teddy Paynter / January 7, 2020

The Shelby Valley Wildcats maintained their number one ranking in the latest Mountain Top Sports…

MOUNTAIN TOP SPORTS: Pikeville, Mingo Central 1-2 in girls’ poll

Teddy Paynter / January 7, 2020

Pikeville held on to its number one ranking in the latest girls’ Mountain Top Sports…

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UPIKE men, women sweep Thomas More

Teddy Paynter / January 7, 2020

PIKEVILLE – University of Pikeville used a big second-half performance to turn away upset-minded Thomas…

MTS/BUFFALO WILD WINGS POW: Jenkins’ Thacker runaway choice

Teddy Paynter / January 7, 2020

When you put up Whitney Creech-like numbers its been a good week. Jenkins’ Jerrica Thacker…

HS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pikeville, Valley split doubleheader

Teddy Paynter / January 6, 2020

PIKEVILLE – Shelby Valley held on down the stretch to score a 63-59 victory over…

HS BASKETBALL: Area’s leading scorers and rebounders

Teddy Paynter / January 3, 2020

Here is a list of the top Kentucky area players who lead in scoring and…