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

DEFENSE!! Kittens Defense Claws Its Way to 16 th Region Title JAMES COLLIER FOR THE ASHLAND BEACON MOREHEAD Ashland’s title defense was anything but boring when they met up with Russell Friday night for the Girl’s 16 th Region Championship. Ashland has not lost to a region opponent in over two years, with Russell knocking off Ashland in the 2024 semifinals. Despite notching wins over Russell by 15 and 20 points in the regular season, the Kittens found themselves in a

James Collier For the Ashland Beacon 64 TH DISTRICT ASHLAND 18-8 Ashland went 2-1 this week with wins over Raceland and Bell County (68-62) and a 75-74 loss to Lawrence County. Ashland defeated Raceland, 66-54. Caleb Clarke led the Tomcats with 27 points. Drew Smith tossed in 25. Ashland will play the winner of Boyd County and Fairview, Thursday night in the 64 th District Championship. BOYD COUNTY 24-6 Boyd went 4-0 this week with wins over Huntington Expression Prep, Geor

James Collier For the Ashland Beacon 64 TH DISTRICT ASHLAND 22-5 Ashland went 2-1 this week with wins over Montgomery County and Johnson Central (69-53) and a loss to Pikeville. Ashland came up short to Pikeville, 52-51. Gabby Karle had 14. Brookelyn Duckwyler added 13. Ashland knocked off Montgomery County, 46-45. Duckwyler had 13 and hit the winning shot in the last seconds of the the game. Aryanna Gulley added 12. Ashland awaits the winner of Boyd and Fairview for Wednesd

James Collier For the Ashland Beacon 64 TH DISTRICT ASHLAND 16-7 Ashland went 1-2 this week with a win over Martin County and losses to Morgantown and George Washington. Ashland defeated Martin County, 90-57. Elijah Neel led the way with 23 points. Caleb Clarke added 19. Justin Hughes had 15. Alijah Owens finished with 14. Drew Smith had 13. Ashland fell in double overtime to Morgantown, 89-88. Neel paced the Tomcats with 28. Clarke had 22. Smith netted 18. Hughes had 12. As

James Collier For the Ashland Beacon 64 TH DISTRICT ASHLAND 20-4 Ashland went 3-1 this week with wins over Portsmouth, Paintsville and Russell with a 59-52 loss to South Laurel. Ashland outlasted Portsmouth in overtime, 65-63. Brookelyn Duckwyler led the way with 34 including the game winner as time expired in overtime. Gabby Karle poured in 12 points and 10 rebounds. Addison Wolfe hit a three with four seconds left in regulation to tie the game and finished with nine points

Raceland, Russell Advance in Playoffs James Collier For the Ashland Beacon RACELAND 10-1 Nicholas County drew first blood Friday night when the Blue Jackets visited Raceland, but the Rams never flinched as they rolled off 49 unanswered for a 49-22, running clock win in the Class A Playoffs. Jake Waller threw for 151 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Jonah Arnett accounted for 61 total yards of offense with three scores—two receiving and a rushing touchdown. Landen

Ashland, Russell Advance in Playoffs James Collier For the Ashland Beacon ASHLAND 7-4 Ashland made quick work of Mason County Friday night, 48-8 on a rain-soaked field at Putnam Stadium. Tanner Stutler threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another to send the Tomcats into the second round of the playoffs next week at Highlands. Cam Davis rushed for 51 yards and two scores. Brody Simpkins added a rushing score as well. Justin Hughes hauled in four

BOYS SOCCER RECAP 9-30-25 James Collier For the Ashland Beacon ASHLAND 6-8-2 Ashland went 1-1 this week with an 8-2 win over...

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9-30-25 James Collier For the Ashland Beacon ASHLAND 24-3 Ashland won in straight sets over Boyd and Raceland this week. Elise...

9/30/2025 James Collier For the Ashland Beacon ASHLAND 4-2 Ashland defeated Greenup County, 35-21 to open district play. Brody...

VOLLEYBALL RECAP- 9-23-25 James Collier For the Ashland Beacon ASHLAND 22-3 Ashland rolled off a pair of straight set wins over...

GIRLS SOCCER RECAP- 9/23/25 James Collier For the Ashland Beacon ASHLAND 6-7 Ashland fell to Russell, 5-1 in their only contest...

GIRL’S SOCCER RECAP For 9/9/25 James Collier For the Ashland Beacon ASHLAND 4-5 Ashland went 0-2 this week with losses to...

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