What people neglect to metion is the fact that even though he did win the region last year at Bell, THEY LET HIM GO. This is not opinion, it is fact. Anyone close to the situation would tell you the same.

 

Whitley may be winning a couple of games now but Williamsburg is weak as well. Although I am a firm believer that good teams beat the teams they are supposed to and then some, I don't think there was ever any doubt that Whitley would kill Williamsburg.

 

 

Yeah I have not heard that from anyone from Bell, AND Bell hired the Whitley's coach who had "limited" success at Whitley. Hey I like John Smith but I am VERY happy with Rob Ledington. Regardless of how he ended up at Whitley I think the Colonels will be better for having him.

 

As far as that goes, I don't think anyone really said anything other than he was getting the job done, or moving the team in the right direction. Which if you look at things is true, they have won three games in a row after struggling early, I would call that moving in the right direction and getting the job done. Certianly he may not have early but now he is.

Back to the game.......

 

Whitley showed great disipline at the plate hitting good pitches and letting the junk go by. They were strong in the field, I will be interested to see the rematch. Good luck Colonels.

Yeah I have not heard that from anyone from Bell, AND Bell hired the Whitley's coach who had "limited" success at Whitley. Hey I like John Smith but I am VERY happy with Rob Ledington. Regardless of how he ended up at Whitley I think the Colonels will be better for having him.

 

As far as that goes, I don't think anyone really said anything other than he was getting the job done, or moving the team in the right direction. Which if you look at things is true, they have won three games in a row after struggling early, I would call that moving in the right direction and getting the job done. Certianly he may not have early but now he is.

 

Is there any doubt that Smith chose to leave WC? He is from Middlesboro right? I heard that once he made his interest of going back to his home area, they made things happened and opened things up for him. It was only then, after the position was vacant did WC contact Ledington.

 

Nonetheless, if you have watched WC and can truly same they are getting better then I cannot refute that as I have only seen them once. If this is the case, perhaps Ledington is taking them in the right direction.

Is there any doubt that Smith chose to leave WC? He is from Middlesboro right? I heard that once he made his interest of going back to his home area, they made things happened and opened things up for him. It was only then, after the position was vacant did WC contact Ledington.

 

Nonetheless, if you have watched WC and can truly same they are getting better then I cannot refute that as I have only seen them once. If this is the case, perhaps Ledington is taking them in the right direction.

 

Whitley County too put Ledington closer to home. As I see it Whitley and Bell just switched coaches to make things better for both coaches. However, I do feel Whitley got the better coach out of the deal. I have only heard good things about Ledington from the Whitley fans. As far as his record this year. Whitley County has played some really close games with a pretty tough schedule. I don't think anyone at Whitley is dissapointed with how Ledington has handle this years team. We play regular season games to get ready for the big ones. With that being said the Colonels are now 1-0 in district play. Go Colonels!

Whitley County too put Ledington closer to home. As I see it Whitley and Bell just switched coaches to make things better for both coaches. However, I do feel Whitley got the better coach out of the deal. I have only heard good things about Ledington from the Whitley fans. As far as his record this year. Whitley County has played some really close games with a pretty tough schedule. I don't think anyone at Whitley is dissapointed with how Ledington has handle this years team. We play regular season games to get ready for the big ones. With that being said the Colonels are now 1-0 in district play. Go Colonels!

 

And I'm sure he was chomping at the bit to leave a regional championship team that only lost one player!:lol::lol: I'm sure he went to WC because he "wanted" to.

 

And I've looked at this tough schedule everyone keeps talking about and I don't see it. I mean, one of their losses was to a 4-5 Southwestern.

And I'm sure he was chomping at the bit to leave a regional championship team that only lost one player!:lol::lol: I'm sure he went to WC because he "wanted" to.

 

And I've looked at this tough schedule everyone keeps talking about and I don't see it. I mean, one of their losses was to a 4-5 Southwestern.

 

And two of their losses was to top 13th region team Clay Co. As far as Coach Ledington goes, you will have to ask him why he came to Whitley? I just know Whitley fans are really glad to have him.

And I'm sure he was chomping at the bit to leave a regional championship team that only lost one player!:lol::lol: I'm sure he went to WC because he "wanted" to.

 

And I've looked at this tough schedule everyone keeps talking about and I don't see it. I mean, one of their losses was to a 4-5 Southwestern.

 

He was not very happy at Bell Co and was looking to leave.

 

Southwestern always has a good team, so losing to them is not a bad loss. The KY teams that Southwestern has lost to have a combined record of 27 wins and 8 losses, plus they have a 3-2 loss to an out of state team.

And I'm sure he was chomping at the bit to leave a regional championship team that only lost one player!:lol::lol: I'm sure he went to WC because he "wanted" to.

 

And I've looked at this tough schedule everyone keeps talking about and I don't see it. I mean, one of their losses was to a 4-5 Southwestern.

 

And I'm sure Bell County was chomping at the bit to get rid of a coach that won the regional championship :lol:

And I'm sure Bell County was chomping at the bit to get rid of a coach that won the regional championship :lol:

 

As an employer, they need him to be a teacher first and a coach second. Perhaps he got that confused. You can't even hide a bad teacher, they are always exposed.

 

And to call Clay the top team in the region is wrong. Bell County beat Clay earlier in the season and still hasn't lost yet. Maybe Ledington wasn't the key ingredient after all.

As an employer, they need him to be a teacher first and a coach second. Perhaps he got that confused. You can't even hide a bad teacher, they are always exposed.

 

And to call Clay the top team in the region is wrong. Bell County beat Clay earlier in the season and still hasn't lost yet. Maybe Ledington wasn't the key ingredient after all.

 

The difference: Coach Smith was handed a regional championship team. Coach Ledington was handed a team with little success from last year.

 

Expectations: Bell should have beat Clay by at least 6 runs

Whitley would have been expected to take thumping.

 

How is Smith doing with his "class"? I think he had a study hall at Whitley.

 

How is South Laurel doing this year?

Back to the game. Who will Williamsburg pitch tonight in their second game against Whitley? They have thrown the Barton kid, Conlin, and had put in Moses before the game was called. I look to see Rose on the mound for Whitley. Any thoughts?

The difference: Coach Smith was handed a regional championship team. Coach Ledington was handed a team with little success from last year.

 

Expectations: Bell should have beat Clay by at least 6 runs

Whitley would have been expected to take thumping.

 

How is Smith doing with his "class"? I think he had a study hall at Whitley.

 

How is South Laurel doing this year?

 

Why in the world should Bell have beaten them by 6 runs?? Didn't Clay go to the regional championship last year? Didn't they beat Corbin once and WC twice already this year? Was Clay County a tough game for WC or not.

 

Earlier people were using the fact that Clay was a good loss to argue that WC has had a tough schedule and now they are saying that they are so bad that Bell should have beat them by 6 runs. Makes no sense at all.

Why in the world should Bell have beaten them by 6 runs?? Didn't Clay go to the regional championship last year? Didn't they beat Corbin once and WC twice already this year? Was Clay County a tough game for WC or not.

 

Earlier people were using the fact that Clay was a good loss to argue that WC has had a tough schedule and now they are saying that they are so bad that Bell should have beat them by 6 runs. Makes no sense at all.

 

What I am saying is: Clay beat Whitley by 2 runs the score being 3-1 all unearned. Bell being the much talked about favorite should have beaten them by more that 1 run. Or could it be that Whitley is not that bad a team after all? Could Ledington possibly have his team going in the right direction?

As an employer, they need him to be a teacher first and a coach second. Perhaps he got that confused. You can't even hide a bad teacher, they are always exposed.

 

And to call Clay the top team in the region is wrong. Bell County beat Clay earlier in the season and still hasn't lost yet. Maybe Ledington wasn't the key ingredient after all.

 

Other than Clay Co., Bell has beaten Lynn Camp(1-5), Harlan(0-5) twice and Claiborne, Tn. This is not a very demanding schedule by any stretch of the imagination.

Other than Clay Co., Bell has beaten Lynn Camp(1-5), Harlan(0-5) twice and Claiborne, Tn. This is not a very demanding schedule by any stretch of the imagination.

 

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