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Georgia star signs to bowl at Pikeville College
November 20, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The latest signee of Ron Damron’s Pikeville College bowling program is a star from Georgia. Christina Halen, a senior at Alltoona High School in Kennesaw, Ga., has signed a scholarship agreement with the school. “Christina is going to be a welcome addition to Pikeville College, both as a student and as a bowler,” said Damron, ... read more...

Chilton, Harris on All-Conference team
November 19, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville’s All-American kicker and all-time leading tacklers represents it on the Mid-South Conference East Division All-Conference teams. Senior linebacker Kenny Harris and senior kicker Kyle Chilton were on the first team, while seven teammates received honorable mention status in the balloting of East Division Coaches. T... read more...

Pikeville bowlers take top honors in Raider Classic
November 19, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College bowling team brought back a lot of hardware after winning both the men’s and women’s tournaments in the 2009 Raider Classic in Kettering, Ohio, last weekend. For the men, Pikeville Grizzly finished second behind Wright State Red, but won the stepladder-free roll-off. Pikeville Kodiak finished ninth and Pi... read more...

Former Cats at UK & UC join MSC Coaches in PC's BB&T Classic
November 18, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It’s not unusual for teams to use early-season weekend events as opportunities to pad their records. Don’t expect that this week when Pikeville College hosts the annual BB&T Classic. For starters, consider the coaches and their pedigrees. Pikeville’s Kelly Wells played collegiately at Tulsa and Morehead State. Cumberlands ... read more...

MSC honors 23 Pikeville College student-athletes
November 16, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A dozen Pikeville College student-athletes have been honored for their performance in five fall sports by the Mid-South Conference, and 11 were recognized 12 times for their achievements in the classroom. These honors have been announced over the past week by Commissioner Mike Pollio. To make Academic All-Conference, a student-... read more...

Bears drop season finale to Campbellsville
November 14, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns proved to be the difference on Saturday as the Campbellsville Tigers knocked off Pikeville College 31-17. Pikeville (3-8, 1-5 in the Mid-South Conference East Division) tied the game with 13:30 to play on a 28-yard field goal by senior All-American Kyle Chilton, but the Tigers needed only thr... read more...

Football to honor eight on Senior Day
November 12, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – On Saturday afternoon eight young mean will wear the orange and black for the final time as their senior season comes to an end. They will be recognized in a pregame ceremony on Saturday at 1:15 before the Bears play Campbellsville University, thanking them for their hard work, their dedication and their contributions to Pikeville... read more...

Lady Bears fall at Wise
November 11, 2009
WISE, Va. – Poor shooting and foul difficulties were the difference on Wednesday night as the Lady Cavs of U.Va.-Wise handed Pikeville an 87-74 loss at Greear Gymnasium. Pikeville hit only 34.2 percent from the floor on Wednesday. That, combined with being whistled for 26 personal fouls, led to the loss for the Lady Bears. Pikeville (2-1) le... read more...

Bowlers finish strong in SI Elite
November 10, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College women’s bowling team turned in a second-place finish in the Southern Illinois Elite Invitational last weekend in Fairview Heights, Ill. The men, however, weren’t as fortunate, with the top team coming in 12th in the strong 34-team field at the same event. On the women’s side, Pikeville Black edged out W... read more...

Bears open season with win over SSU
November 9, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Three players reached double figures as the Pikeville College Bears survived opening-night jitters and knocked off Shawnee State University 66-57 Monday night. Pikeville (1-0) shot only 38.5 percent overall and 23.5 percent from the field but did enough to get the win. The Bears forced 18 turnovers from their guests thanks ... read more...

Hinton's 41 leads Lady Bears past Alice Lloyd
November 9, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Junior Natiera Hinton poured in a career high 41 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Pikeville College to an 81-77 win over Alice Lloyd College on Monday night. It wasn’t as easy as may have been expected. In the second half the Lady Eagles led by 12 points three different times, as late as 67-55 after a layup by junior Br... read more...

Bears 'leg' out win over Tech
November 7, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The foot of Kyle Chilton and the legs of Dan Wideman were enough to give Pikeville College a 20-3 win over WVU Tech on Saturday afternoon. Chilton, the first-team All-American kicker from a year ago, nailed two first-half field goals to give the Bears a lead at recess, and Wideman, the quarterback-turned-free safety-turned quar... read more...

Lady Bears open season with road win
November 5, 2009
BRISTOL, Va. – The Pikeville College Lady Bears got the 2009-10 season off to a flying start thanks to a 71-54 win over Virginia-Intermont College Wednesday night. The Lady Bears built a first-half lead to 40-24 and were up by 24 late before cruising to the win. Pikeville (1-0) got the win despite shooting a pedestrian 37.9 percent from the... read more...

Georgetown blanks Bears, 45-0
October 29, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Three days after falling out of the nation’s Top 25, Georgetown College took out its frustrations on Pikeville College to the tune of 45-0. For Pikeville, which fell to 2-7 on the season, the shutout was only the third time they’ve failed to score in 92 varsity football games. Georgetown improved to 6-3 on the season, 3-2 ... read more...

Bears, Lady Bears receive votes in Top 25
October 27, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The NAIA released its preseason basketball polls this week and Pikeville College is on the national radar in both the women’s and men’s rankings. Kelly Wells’ Bears are on the cusp of the Top 25, while Bill Watson’s Lady Bears received a nod as well. The Bears received 49 voting points in the poll, leaving them at No. 27 in ... read more...

Big second quarter leads Wise past Bears
October 22, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – For the second straight week the Pikeville College Bears gave up 21 points in a period and it proved to be the difference as U.Va.-Wise picked up a 28-13 win. The game was the second Thursday night contest of the season for the Bears, who play again next Thursday night when they visit No. 19 Georgetown College. After a sc... read more...

Ohio bowler signs with Pikeville College
October 21, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The women’s bowling program at Pikeville College has attracted some outstanding bowlers. All-Americans, Bowlers of the Year and Rookies of the Year are standard at Pikeville College, where the program has won the only two team national championships in school history. In an effort to continue that tradition, Coach Ron Damron’s ... read more...

Athletics scores available online
October 21, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – You can now find recent Pikeville College Bears’ and Lady Bears’ scores online at athletics.pc.edu. Final scores from the five most current games are located at the top of the athletics page. An RSS feed of all the posted scores from the current season is also available. Go Bears! read more...

Lindenwood teams sweep PC bowling tournament
October 19, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College women’s bowling team placed all three of its teams in the championship round, had a player take medalist honors and had half the all-tournament team. But when it came time for the big hardware from its own Orange & Black Classic, it went to another team. Meanwhile, the men placed no team higher than 13... read more...

Guards named captains of men's basketball team
October 19, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Men's coach Kelly Wells announced that Justin Hicks, Jonathan Clark, and Josh Samarco have been selected tri-captains by their teammates for the 2009-10 season. "We did an internal captain vote that included the coaching staff and these three young men were chosen to represent our team in our efforts to be at our best. These t... read more...

Rocky week ends with shutouts for PC soccer teams
October 18, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College soccer teams ended a tumultuous week with a doubleheader sweep over Berea College Sunday afternoon at the W.C. Hambley Athletics Complex. The women opened the twin bill with a 4-0 shutout, while the men followed with a late goal to win 1-0. The wins came three days after the sudden resignation of Coac... read more...

Three fourth-quarter touchdowns lead Union past Bears
October 17, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Sophomore quarterback Mike Brinkley threw three fourth quarter touchdowns to lead a comeback 21-6 win Union College, spoiling homecoming for Pikeville College Saturday night. Brinkley’s numbers were somewhat pedestrian, going 13-of-31 for 138. But he heated up down the stretch with the three fourth-quarter touchdowns for the w... read more...

DeCook resigns as soccer coach
October 16, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Robert Staggs accepted a letter of resignation on Thursday afternoon, opening up a pair of coaching positions. Ken DeCook, head coach of the men’s and women’s soccer teams, stepped down, citing a family situation. His resignation stated his date of departure to be this Sunday, Oct. 18, at noon, two hours before his teams’ next... read more...

Chilton named MSC Special Teamer of the Week
October 13, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – There have been some elite players wear the orange and black of Pikeville College on the football field, but none have been as decorated or as celebrated as Kyle Chilton. He added to his impressive resume on Monday when he was named Mid-South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. Chilton, a 5-11, 170-pound senior fro... read more...

Countdown to Blastoff: Volleyball leads to basketball unveiling Tuesday
October 8, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Coming off a pair of 20-win seasons, there’s much anticipation about the pending basketball season at Pikeville College. Fans anxious to get a sneak peek at the Bears and Lady Bears will have their first opportunity on Tuesday night when the school holds the annual Basketball Blastoff at the Pikeville College Gym. The evenin... read more...

Bright Day: Quarterback runs for two, throws one to lead Pats past Bears
October 3, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Sophomore quarterback Jay Bright ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead sixth-ranked University of the Cumberlands past Pikeville College 30-14 Saturday afternoon. The win for Cumberlands (5-0) came in the Mid-South Conference East Division opener for both schools. The Patriots ran for 273 yards in the win, an... read more...

App. Wireless, Walter’s and EKB giving away car at Jan. 21 basketball games
September 30, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Three local businesses are coming together to allow one Pikeville College basketball fan the opportunity to win a 2010 Toyota Camry. On Appalachian Wireless Night, the cell-phone provider will unite with Walter’s Toyota and East Kentucky Broadcasting to give away the Camry during halftime of the men’s basketball game when the ... read more...

Bear defense forces eight turnovers, scores thrice in win over KCU
September 26, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College forced eight turnovers and the defense posted three touchdowns as the Bears knocked off regional rival Kentucky Christian University 28-14 on Saturday night at the W.C. Hambley Athletics Complex. The win was the first for Joe Johnson as head coach of the Bears, who had opened the season with three straight lo... read more...

Shorter forces 5 turnovers in win over Bears
September 19, 2009
ROME, Ga. – Twelfth-ranked Shorter College ended Saturday’s game with 27 unanswered points to knock off Pikeville College 33-6 at Barron Stadium. Shorter (2-1) had 227 yards rushing in the win, making up the lion’s share of its 348 yards of total offense. Pikeville struggled offensively for the third time in as many games, finishing with 186 y... read more...

Women's soccer suffers first loss, men blank Marygrove College Mustangs
September 12, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – First-year programs tend to be easy marks on nearly every level of athletics, but that didn’t hold true on Saturday afternoon as the Pikeville College soccer teams split with Marygrove College. Marygrove, located in Detroit, got a win in the women’s match 1-0 before falling in the men’s contest by a 2-0 final. Pikeville wil... read more...

Bears fall to I-AA Tennessee Tech 51-10
September 10, 2009
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech University opened the 2009 season with a 51-10 win over Pikeville College on Thursday night at Tucker Stadium. The Golden Eagles, who play in the Ohio Valley Conference and Football Championship Series, commonly referred to as NCAA Div. I-AA, had 443 yards of total offense I the win, including 256 yards on 41... read more...

Brevard ground game too much for Bears in season opener
September 5, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It wasn’t quite the beginning Coach Joe Johnson wanted to his tenure at Pikeville College as Brevard (N.C.) College dominated the stat sheet as well as the scoreboard in a 40-3 win Saturday night. The game was played before a nice opening-night crowd of 3,000 and on a perfect evening for football, but things quickly went south ... read more...

Soccer players honored by Mid-South Conference
September 1, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College soccer teams reaped the rewards of the hard work they put in during the preseason with a pair of impressive wins last week over Tennessee Temple University. On Monday night, two of their players reaped the benefits of their efforts during those wins. Kara Henning and Andrew Martin were named Offensive Pla... read more...

Follow this weekend's volleyball action here!
August 28, 2009
The Pikeville College volleyball team will begin the 2009 season this weekend in the Volleydawg Classic in Lebanon, Tenn. To follow the stats of their matches, use the links below: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ... read more...

Soccer teams open seasons with easy wins over Tennessee Temple
August 25, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The first sporting events of the 2009-10 academic year for Pikeville College are in the books and to say the season got off to a good start would be an understatement. The women’s soccer team rolled past Tennessee Temple University 18-0 and the men followed with a 5-1 win Tuesday afternoon at the W.C. Hambley Athletics Complex. ... read more...

Expo Extravaganza: College moving home games to Expo Center
August 18, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College and the East Kentucky Expo Center have reached an agreement that will move the majority of the school’s home basketball schedule to the facility this season. The announcement came today in a 3 p.m. press conference held at the Expo Center. The men’s basketball team will use the Expo Center as its home faci... read more...

Football schedule features six night games; new home radio station
August 5, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The 2009 edition of the Pikeville College Bears football team will break from tradition when it comes to scheduling. Whereas in the past the Mid-South Conference has stuck to a guide of playing most games on Saturday afternoon at 1:30, the 2009 Bears will play three Thursday evenings, half of the six night games on this year’s... read more...

Wells to host WYMT sports Monday
July 2, 2009
The following will run in the Weekender edition of the Appalachian News-Express, dated July 4-5, 2009. It runs with permission. By Justin Holbrook Staff Writer A lot of times after coaches retire from coaching, they move on to sports broadcasting. After Monday, Pikeville College basketball coach Kelly Wells will know if he has it in the fu... read more...

Taylor inks three to PC baseball team
June 22, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College baseball coach Rob Taylor has hit the ground running, signing three quality players to the Bears’ roster in recent days. He has landed Adam Overbay from Middlesboro, Zac Coe from Starke, Fla., and Brandon Black from Kingsport. Overbay is an outfielder who led his team in hitting and stolen bases while hitt... read more...

Kloman hired as new men's basketball assistant
June 11, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Brian Kloman is ready to bring his own level of enthusiasm to Pikeville College. From the initial impression, let’s hope it’s infectious. Kelly Wells’ search for a new assistant coach ended when Kloman accepted the job. He reported to campus on Thursday. Kloman, who lives in Erie, Penn., will replace Richie Riley as the top assi... read more...

Pike High's Crager signs with Pikeville College
June 1, 2009
The following was in the Saturday, May 30 edition of the Appalachian News-Express. It is reprinted with permission. By Justin Holbrook Staff Writer Playing college soccer was always a dream of Pikeville’s Chris Crager. Attending Pikeville College was another dream Crager had. On Thursday both of those dreams became reality as Crager sig... read more...

Richie Riley leaving Pikeville College after three seasons
May 26, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – No less a source than Kelly Wells calls him the backbone of the Pikeville College basketball program. He also calls him one of his best friends in the world. Imagine how bad he feels losing him. Richie Riley, who came to Pikeville College as the top assistant when Wells was hired three years ago, is leaving the school to bec... read more...

Robert Taylor named new baseball coach
May 15, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – For its next baseball coach, Pikeville College has reached into its past. Robert Taylor, a three-time all-conference selection during his career as a Bear, has been named the newest head coach. Taylor, an ordained minister, is excited about continuing to mesh his two great loves, baseball and Christ. In addition to his coaching... read more...

Softball players honored by MSC
May 7, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Seven members of the Pikeville College softball team were honored by the Mid-South Conference when it announced its postseason honors, including four for their performance in the classroom. Senior Krista Kouns was the only Lady Bear named first-team all-conference, taking the honor for the third consecutive season. Kouns, a... read more...

Bentley: Another year behind us
May 4, 2009
The following is Rick Bentley's newspaper column, printed Friday, May 1, 2009. Bentley is sports information director and assistant athletics director. It is used with permission: While spring sports are still in full swing on the prep level, things finally came to an end last Saturday afternoon for us on the hill. The Pikeville College base... read more...

DEAR DIARY: The Famous Final Scene
April 19, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Helmer Cups have homes. And so do we. And tomorrow, we can start finding them. The championships were held today at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, and both were won by Wichita State. While it’s never a surprise when the Shockers win here, on the women’s side it was a touch shocking, if you will, because of the... read more...

BOWL: Lady Bears lose eerie contest to Erie CC
April 17, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College’s run for a repeat championship came to an end in the fourth round of the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships on Friday night, falling to Erie Community College 4-1. The loss was an eerie one to say the least, as Pikeville lost three of the four games due to leaving the all-important 10th frame open. ... read more...

BOWL: PC vs. Erie LIVE SCORING
April 17, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. This is Rick Bentley, live from lanes 9-10 from Cherry Bowl for the Fourth Round of the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. We're not sure how this will look, but we'll give it a go. We'll try to update after each frame, but again, we'll see how that goes. We're assuming Ron's lineup will stay the same as it's been most ... read more...

BOWL: Women win, men eliminated
April 17, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College women’s bowling team continued to play on Friday afternoon, eliminating Robert Morris (Ill.) College 4-1 in the third round. The men, however, weren’t as fortunate, falling to North Dakota State 4-2 in a contest that featured the day’s most exciting game. In men’s play, Pikeville dropped the opener 236-14... read more...

BOWL: Results, live scoring coming to this site!
April 17, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. In the third round of the 2009 USBC Intercollegiate Bowling Championships, the Lady Bears of Pikeville advanced with a 4-1 win over Robert Morris (Ill.) College; however, the Bears were eliminated, falling to North Dakota State 4-2. The women will play Erie Community College momentarily, and we will provide LIVE frame-by-frame s... read more...

BOWL: PC teams take tough losses in second round
April 17, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College bowling teams fell into the contender’s bracket on Friday afternoon, leaving both on the cusp of elimination when play begins in the evening session. The defending champion Pikeville College Lady Bears fell to top-seed Central Florida 4-3 in round two, with the men dropping their match to No. 2 Rochester T... read more...

Pikeville teams pick up opening-round wins in ITC
April 17, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Both Pikeville College teams picked up wins in the opening round of the Intercollegiate Team Championships on Friday morning at Cherry Bowl. The women knocked off No. 8 Penn State 4-1 while the men edged past No. 7 Robert Morris (Ill.) College 4-3. With the wins, the teams will take on the top seeds on their side of the brack... read more...

DEAR DIARY: Today's game plan
April 17, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – First of all, an apology for no diary yesterday. To be flat honest, by the time I got back to the hotel I was just too tired, so I wrote the release and found my bed. Perhaps today will be better. Speaking of today being better, that’s all we can hope for on the lanes as well. Yesterday reminded me a lot of 2005. You may re... read more...

USBC Women ninth, men 10th in IBC qualifying
April 17, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – All season long there’s been one thing indisputable in the world of college bowling: When it comes to the women’s side, Central Florida is head and shoulders above the rest of the field. If Pikeville is to repeat at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, it will have to take down UCF. Central Florida earned the top s... read more...

BOWL: USBC 24-game results
April 16, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – It’s rally time for the orange & black or the tough matches will come very early in double-elimination play. After 24 games, three quarters of the way through qualifying, the women are ninth, hardly looking like the 2008 champions, while the men are 13th in the 16-team field. Scoring through 24 of 32 Baker games at the 200... read more...

BOWL: USBC 16-game results
April 16, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Here are the results at the midpoint of Thursday’s qualifying action. We apologize to those around campus who are about to get off work for the delay. Scoring through 16 of 32 Baker games at the 2009 USBC Intercollegiate Bowling Championships at Cherry Bowl: MEN 1. Wichita State 3402 2. Rochester Tech 3346 3. Newman 32... read more...

BOWL: USBC 12-game results
April 16, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – OK, here’s the deal: After the fourth block we’ll break for lunch and it’s usually a fairly long one, as in a couple of hours. So we’ll post this update and then the 16-gamer, and then we’ll be halfway done and gone to lunch. We’ll see about how often we’ll update the afternoon session, but I’ll at least throw one in after the 24-... read more...

BOWL: USBC 8-game results
April 16, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – The highlight of the second block came on the men’s side, where first-year qualifier Webber International from Florida rolled a 300 in its seventh game. The perfect game helped move them up eight spots to seventh. Scoring through eight of 32 Baker games at the 2009 USBC Intercollegiate Bowling Championships at Cherry Bowl: ... read more...

BOWL: USBC 4-game results
April 16, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Through the first four of 32 Baker games on qualifying day at the 2009 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, both Pikeville College teams find themselves in the top half of the field. The defending champion women’s team is fourth with a score of 782 in the first block while the men are seventh at 758. The women posted sc... read more...

DEAR DIARY: Ready to roll
April 16, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Something of a brief post before bedtime. Well, the prelims are out of the way. We have 32 teams … thankfully, 16 men’s teams showed up and 16 women’s as well. That’s good, because it’s how the brackets were drawn up. Tonight, the kids got all gussied up – they “got purty,” as Jessica Lovell says on gameday – and posed for ... read more...

Two Lady Bear bowlers honored at Night of Champions
April 15, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Two Pikeville College bowlers were honored Wednesday night at the Night of Champions banquet on the eve of the 2009 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. Junior Becky Sulligan and freshman Kim Yioulos were named second-team All-Americans by the National College Bowling Coaches Association, while Yioulos was named an honorable ... read more...

DEAR DIARY: The road less traveled
April 14, 2009
ROCKFORD, Ill. – This was a fun day. As you know, or perhaps surmised, we left on Monday and got halfway through the 10-hour journey from Pikeville to this lovely little town, which meant Tuesday was the day to finish it up. Something else you should know: Unlike my previous five trips to the national bowling tournament, I’m not traveling wi... read more...

DEAR DIARY: Welcome back to the road
April 14, 2009
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – And we’re back. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? A year ago this week, we were in Wichita, Kan., with the Pikeville College bowling teams for the 2008 Intercollegiate Bowling Championships, having no idea the women would claim their second Helmer Cup. Or that the guys would finish sixth in the country. Sometimes that gets ov... read more...

Samarco second-team All-American, Hinton on honorable mention list
March 25, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The NAIA released its All-American teams last night prior to the Division I championship games and a member of the Pikeville College Bears and Lady Bears were honored. Junior guard Josh Samarco was named to the men’s second team, while sophomore forward Natiera Hinton was selected an honorable mention All-American. Samarco, ... read more...

Simmons named NAIA Scholar-Athlete
March 24, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Basketball season may be over, but for one Pikeville College Bear the honors continue to arrive. Adam Simmons, a 6-6 junior from Huntington, W.Va., was named to the 2008-09 NAIA Division I & Division II Men’s Basketball Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete team, released by the national office on Monday evening. “We couldn’t ... read more...

Bears bowlers win sectional; women easily qualify for nationals
March 16, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Sectional championships have become the norm for Pikeville College and its bowling programs. The women’s bowling team, the current defending national champions, had won their section six times in its seven tries entering this weekend. So it wasn’t much of a surprise when they rolled back in from Allentown, Penn., with sectional... read more...

Bowlers begin national-title defense
March 10, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College women’s bowling team will begin defense of its national championship with a trip to Pennsylvania this weekend. Allentown is the sight of one of the four sectional qualifiers and where the United States Bowling Congress has assigned the Bears and Lady Bears as they both attempt to make return trips to the U... read more...

Second-half runs lift Georgetown past Bears
March 7, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. Top-seeded Georgetown College used a 14-2 run midway through the second half to break open a tight contest and beat fourth-seeded Pikeville College 77-53 on Saturday in the Mid-South Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinal at the Frankfort Civic Center. Georgetown (27-3) advances to the MSC Tournament finals on Sunday a... read more...

17-2 run ends Lady Bear season
March 6, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Fifth-ranked Georgetown College outscored Pikeville College 17-2 in a stretch late in the first half to pull away for a 76-65 win in the opening round of the 2009 Mid-South Conference women’s basketball championship tournament. Georgetown will advance to play top seeded Campbellsville in Saturday afternoon’s second semifinal g... read more...

Follow Lady Bears and Bears on radio, Internet
March 5, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. – All Pikeville College games in the 2009 Mid-South Conference basketball tournament will be broadcast on seven of the stations of East Kentucky Broadcasting. The games can be heard on the following stations: On the Oldies Radio Network, stations 1240 and 1460 AM and 98.1 FM, and on the Talk Radio Network, AM stations 900, 960 an... read more...

Samarco, Hinton honored by MSC
March 5, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. – One Pikeville College Bear and one Lady Bear were named to the 2009 All-Mid-South Conference team on Thursday night. Junior Josh Samarco and sophomore Natiera Hinton were named to the teams as they were announced at the banquet on the eve of the basketball tournament, to be held at the Frankfort Convention Center. Samarco,... read more...

Campbellsville wins MSC Cheer competition
March 5, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. Campbellsville University captured the 2009 Mid-South Conference Cheerleading Championship on Thursday at the Frankfort Civic Center. The Tigers win their second cheerleading championship in three seasons. Campbellsville also won the 2007 title, also held at the Frankfort Civic Center. The Mid-South Conference is the only lea... read more...

Bears, Lady Bears seeded 4th, play Friday in MSC tournament
March 2, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Both Pikeville College teams will be seeded fourth when the Mid-South Conference basketball tournaments tip off on Friday at the Frankfort Civic Center. The tournaments conclude on Sunday as the tournament champions are crowned while earning the automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournaments March 18-24. Georgetown Colleg... read more...

Fitzgerald leads Pats past Bears
February 28, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Senior Luke Fitzgerald poured in 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead 12th-ranked Cumberlands past Pikeville 79-71 Saturday afternoon. The win gives the Patriots the two seed in next week’s Mid-South Conference tournament in Frankfort. Cumberlands finished the regular season 24-6 overall, 9-3 in the Mid-South Conference. ... read more...

Lady Bears fall in regular-season finale
February 28, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of the Cumberlands put three players in double figures and held the home team to 36.5 percent shooting in a 72-53 win over the Lady Bears of Pikeville College on Saturday. Cumberlands, 25-4, finished 10-2 and in a tie for first place in the Mid-South Conference standings. They will be the second seed in next week... read more...

Third-ranked Mountain State rolls past Bears
February 26, 2009
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Third-ranked Mountain State had no problem with Pikeville on Thursday night, rolling to a 97-71 win at the Raleigh County Armory. The Cougars improved to 25-3 on the season, while the Bears lost in their second straight outing for 20 wins, falling to 19-10. Mountain State got a huge game from junior Nick Aldridge, who finis... read more...

Wear Orange & Black, get in for $1 on Saturday!
February 25, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The entire 2008-09 season could come down to what happens at the Pikeville College Gym on Saturday afternoon, and the school is making an offer it hopes the fans won’t refuse. Anyone who wears orange and black to Saturday’s doubleheader with Cumberlands will be admitted for $1. “We absolutely loved the atmosphere we had last... read more...

Lady Bears reach 20 wins, knock off Tech
February 21, 2009
MONTGOMERY, W.Va. – Pikeville College picked it up after the half and rolled to its 20th win of the season with a 63-47 win over the Lady Golden Bears of WVU Tech Saturday afternoon. Pikeville has won 20 games four times since starting women’s basketball in 1979, but this was the first since 2003. All four 20-win seasons have come \during Bill ... read more...

Five in double figures as Tech downs Bears
February 21, 2009
MONTGOMERY, WVa. – West Virginia University Tech put five players in double figures and survived an onslaught of fouls to knock off Pikeville College 86-71 Saturday afternoon. WVU Tech (19-9, 5-5 in the Mid-South Conference) survived 21 turnovers to knock off Pikeville, in all likelihood eliminating the Bears’ chances of cracking the nation’s T... read more...

Samarco's 41 leads Bears past third-ranked Georgetown
February 19, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Junior Josh Samarco poured in 41 points and led the Pikeville College Bears to an 84-80 win over No. 3 Georgetown College Thursday night. Samarco, a guard from Ypsilanti, Mich., blistered the nets on 7-of-11 shooting from the arc and made all six of his free throws in the win, leading the Bears to a 24-of-28 performance from th... read more...

Hogg's free throws, Hinton's 36 lead Lady Bears past Georgetown
February 19, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It’s becoming old hat for senior Whitney Hogg. After scoring the game-winner on a rebound and putback to push Pikeville College past Lindsey Wilson in her last home game, the Whitesburg product sank two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to secure a 72-69 win over Georgetown College Thursday night. The win wrapped up a huge night ... read more...

A Day Bigger than Hoops: PC to host 'Think Pink' event Thursday
February 18, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Thursday night’s Mid-South Conference women’s basketball game between Pikeville College and Georgetown College has a lot of significance. The teams come into the game tied in the league standings with identical 4-5 records. The winner could move into a tie for third place by the end of Thursday action. With only two conference gam... read more...

Hinton earns second player of the week honor
February 17, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College sophomore forward Natiera Hinton is the Mid-South Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 14, the MSC announced on Monday. Hinton averaged 25.7 points and 9.7 rebounds on the week to earn her second conference award of the season. Hinton helped the Lady Bears win two of three ... read more...

Bears hold off Latham, St. Catharine
February 14, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ky. – For the second time this weekend, Pikeville College rallied from a halftime deficit to pick up a Mid-South Conference road win, this time over St. Catharine College by an 85-77 final. St. Catharine (5-21, 1-8) led 48-43 at the half thanks to white-hot shooting from the field. The Patriots were 19-of-35 (54.3 percent) from the... read more...

Lady Bears survive slow start to record 18th win
February 14, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ky. – The Lady Bears of Pikeville College survived a 15-0 run to start the game to knock off St. Catharine College 78-71 Saturday afternoon. The win made Pikeville College 5-6 on the road this season but was their first in five Mid-South Conference road games. It raised the Lady Bears to 18-9 on the season with three league games ... read more...

Basketball splits with Campbellsville
February 13, 2009
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College outscored Campbellsville University 46-32 in the second half to pull out a 77-69 win in Mid-South Conference action on Thursday night. The win, combined with Georgetown’s 56-53 win at Cumberlands, moves the Bears into a tie with the Patriots for third place in the rugged league standings at 5-3 with four... read more...

Joe Johnson named new football coach
February 10, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College didn’t have to search far for its fourth football coach. On Monday afternoon, defensive coordinator Joe Johnson accepted the task of leading the program. Johnson served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator during the 2008 season while coaching defensive backs and kickers. Despite its 2-9 record, t... read more...

Hinton, Lady Bears hold off Wise
February 10, 2009
WISE, Va. –Natiera Hinton poured in a game-high 29 points as Pikeville College survived a furious rally to knock off U.Va.-Wise 74-71 Monday night. Hinton, a 6-0 sophomore from Rock Hill, S.C., needed every one of her points to offset Meghan Rutherford. The 5-10 sophomore from Bristol, Va., matched Hinton’s 27 points, scoring 11 points in the ... read more...

Bears knock off No. 9 Lindsey Wilson
February 7, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College had four players in double figures and committed only nine turnovers in upsetting ninth-ranked Lindsey Wilson College 66-56 Saturday afternoon. The Bears, 16-8, 4-3 in the Mid-South Conference, have now won four of five. The Blue Raiders had won seven of their last eight games and now stand 18-4 overall, 5-2 i... read more...

Hogg's putback pushes Lady Bears past No. 24 Lindsey Wilson
February 7, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Senior Whitney Hogg scored on a putback with 7.2 seconds left to give the Pikeville College Lady Bears a 59-58 win over No. 24 Lindsey Wilson College on Saturday afternoon. Pikeville (16-8, 3-4 in the Mid-South Conference) got the ball back with 50 seconds left, trailing 58-56, when freshman center Valery McKernan missed a layu... read more...

Mac Bryan leaving Pikeville College
February 3, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College has accepted the resignation of football coach Mac Bryan. Bryan, the offensive coordinator of the Bears during their 2000 season as a club team, was named head coach three years ago. He compiled a record of 10-22 in three seasons as head coach. In his letter of resignation, Bryan cited family concerns as h... read more...

Defense, FTs lift Bears past No. 12 Tech
January 31, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College put the defensive pressure on 12th-ranked WVU Tech and survived a poor shooting day to upset the Golden Bears 75-66 Saturday afternoon. The Bears have won three straight now to improve to 15-7 overall, 3-2 in the Mid-South Conference. Tech, 15-7, lost both league games this week after going from unranked to N... read more...

Daniel's hot hand leads Lady Bears past Tech
January 31, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Senior Alice Daniel broke out of her slump in fine fashion on Saturday, leading her the Lady Bears of Pikeville College to an 82-32 win over WVU Tech. Daniel, a sharp-shooting all-conference player, sank 7-of-12 from the arc to finish with 21 points. Heading into today’s game, she had made only four in her previous seven games... read more...

Bears rock Temple Baptist 102-52
January 29, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Five players reached double figures Thursday night as the Pikeville College Bears stepped out of league play and knocked off Temple Baptist College 102-52. The score was eerily similar to their meeting in December when the Bears rolled 102-54. The Bears ripped the nets for 69.2 percent shooting in the first half and hit 56.3... read more...

Three to enter Hall of Fame Saturday
January 26, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Three former student-athletes will be inducted into the Pikeville College Athletics Hall of Fame and three others will be recognized with membership into the honorary Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Saturday. Former women’s basketball standouts Amanda Collins Stiltner and Teccoa Gallion will join former tennis star Jesse Rudd ... read more...

Bears end slide with win over St. Catharine
January 24, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College bounced back from back-to-back Mid-South Conference road losses to knock off St. Catharine College 88-77 Saturday afternoon. The win evened the Bears at 2-2 in league play, 13-7 overall. Gritty St. Catharine fell to4-16 overall, 0-3 in the MSC. Pikeville’s lead was 67-62 after junior Arthur Latham’s free t... read more...

Lady Bears down St. Catharine for first MSC win
January 24, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College Lady Bears took a nine point lead to the half and opened the second half with a 12-3 run to pull away from St. Catharine College 58-42 on Saturday. The win was the first in Mid-South Conference play this season for Coach Bill Watson’s club after opening with three straight losses. In their first season in... read more...

Women's Bowling wins fifth tournament; men finish fifth
January 21, 2009
CINCINNATI – Eight members of the Pikeville College women’s bowling team averaged higher than 200 for the weekend and five of them were on the winning team as the Lady Bears brought home the title from the Hoinke Bearcat Classic. All three of Pikeville’s entries finished in the top five in the 22-team field, and the two teams that didn’t win t... read more...

Bears survive MSC opener over Campbellsville
January 15, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College got a total team effort and survived a sensational performance from senior Zach Allender to knock off Campbellsville University 71-62 Thursday night in the Mid-South Conference opener for both teams. Junior Josh Samarco poured in 23 points to lead three players in double figures, and senior Ewan Linton pulled do... read more...

Lady Tigers roll past Pikeville in MSC opener
January 15, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Fifteenth-ranked Campbellsville University opened Mid-South Conference play with a 79-56 win over Pikeville College on Thursday night. Campbellsville (15-3, 1-0 in the MSC) blistered the nets to the tune of 51.8 percent shooting against the Lady Bears, who entered the game atop the league in defensive field goal percentage. Pike... read more...

Robert Staggs promoted to interim athletics director
January 13, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – New President Dr. Michael Looney believes in promoting from within, so when he looked for an interim director of athletics, he didn’t go far. Robert Staggs, a Pikeville College alumnus who currently coaches two sports, was tabbed for the job. Staggs has coached volleyball for five seasons and is set to begin his sixth at the hel... read more...

Lady Bear Hinton named MSC Player of the Week
January 13, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — It’s been a great first year at Pikeville College for Natiera (MEDIA: pronounced “Nuh-TEER-uh”) Hinton. This week, the Mid-South Conference joined the applause. Hinton, a 6-0 sophomore from Rock Hill, S.C., was named women’s basketball player of the week on Monday night for games ending Jan. 10. Hinton averaged 22.5 points ... read more...

Hinton's monster game lifts Lady Bears over Brescia
January 10, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It was quite an afternoon for Natiera Hinton.   The 6-0 sophomore from Rock Hill, S.C., scored 27 points and pulled down 24 rebounds top lead Pikeville College to a 70-60 win over Brescia University.   Hinton’s 24 rebounds is second all-time in Lady Bear history, only four shy of Teresa Ray’s school-best 28 in a game... read more...

Bears roll past Berea
January 10, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Four players reached double figures and the home team shot nearly 58 percent from the floor as Pikeville College held off Berea College 94-77 Saturday afternoon.   Pikeville improved to 11-5 in its last game before Mid-South Conference competition begins on Thursday night.   Pikeville hit 57.6 percent from the field... read more...

Pikeville bowlers among elite in latest national polls
January 9, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pikeville College bowling teams are quietly going about their business, and at this point in the season, business is going well.   The defending national champion Lady Bears have won four of their seven tournaments to this point and are the consensus No. 4 in the nation, while the men, who finished fifth in the national... read more...