Tri-State Boxing Icon Receives Amateur Boxing's Highest Honor Charlie Hanshaw Inducted into National Golden Gloves Hall of Fame Sasha Bush The Ashland Beacon For more than five decades, Charles E. "Charlie" Hanshaw has devoted his life to the sport of amateur boxing—not for fame or fortune, but for the love of the sport and the countless young lives he has helped shape along the way. That lifelong commitment was recognized on May 10, 2026, when Hanshaw was inducted int

Ashland, Boyd-Catlettsburg Split State Tournament Games Lora Stewart The Ashland Beacon The Ashland 9-11 Little League All-Stars and Boyd-Catlettsburg 10U All-Stars experienced mixed results during Kentucky State Tournament action over the weekend, with both teams earning one victory. Boyd-Catlettsburg bounced back from a 14-4 opening-round loss to Hazard Perry by defeating South Warren 13-4. The All-Stars broke the game open with an eight-run second inning to build a comma

Ashland 8u, Russell 7U All-Stars District 6 Champions Lora Stewart Ashland Beacon Flatwoods Claims 7U Tournament Championship The Russell-Flatwoods All-Stars defeated Ashland 18-15 and 18-10 to capture the District 6 7u championship. Russell-Flatwoods 7U All-Stars erased a five-run deficit to defeat the Ashland 7U All-Stars 18-15 in a high-scoring showdown. The two teams combined for 48 hits, with Russell-Flatwoods collecting 26 and Ashland adding 22. Ashland took a 9-7

Three-Peat! Ashland Claims Third Straight District 6 8u and 10u All-Star Championships Lora Stewart The Ashland Beacon The Ashland Little League 8U All-Stars captured their third consecutive Kentucky District 6 championship Thursday, battling through two hard-fought victories over Boyd-Catlettsburg to earn the title. Entering the day needing back-to-back wins against Boyd-Catlettsburg, Ashland rose to the challenge. In the opening game, Ashland built a four-run lead in th

Three Daughters, Three Titles, One Proud Dad James Collier For The Ashland Beacon Winning a triple crown in sports is the ultimate recognition of being at the top of that sport. Ashland softball skipper Scott Ingram recently completed a special triple crown of his own after his Kittens won the 16th Region Championship, giving Ingram his third since taking over the program in 2015. But the biggest part of his three region titles is whom he was able to share them with. His