Saturday night at the Morton Combs Athletic Complex, the Letcher County Central Lady Cougars were crowned the 2026 girls basketball 14th Region champions.
In a game that was a battle from beginning to end, the Lady Cougars avenged the district tournament loss to Knott County Central and beat the Lady Patriots 43-37.
The Lady Cougars were led in scoring by Sadie Johnson with 19.
Sadie Johnson, Scarlett Stamper, Molly Caudill and Alli Bailey were named to the all 14th Region Tournament Team and Sadie Johnson was named the 14th Region Tournament MVP.
The 14th Region champion LCC Lady Cougars will play Region 3 champion Owensboro Catholic in the Girls Sweet 16 State Tournament at Rupp Arena this Thursday March 12th at 6:00pm.
Michael Watts and Bull Creech will be there to bring you all the action of the Lady Cougars in the state tournament on 103.9 The Bulldog, your home for LCC sports since 2005.
North Laurel won the 13th Region title Saturday night beating South Laurel 45-34 and Pikeville beat Johnson Central 59-52 to win the 15th Region championship.
So North Laurel, Pikeville and Letcher County Central will represent the mountains in this week’s girls Sweet 16.