Pine Knot News - A hometown newspaper with a local office, local owners & lots of local news

In my 17 years of living, I’ve had a hard time finding anything that interests me for very long.

School, boring.

Reading, boring.

Waterparks, boring.

Shopping, boring.

Hikes, boring.

Watching movies, boring.

Someone shooting an off-balance, 25-foot shot before it splashes into the net or sprinting 20 miles an hour, jumping up and extending their body to catch a ball by their fingertips as they come crashing to the ground, somehow managing to hang onto the ball — now, that’s something I can get into.

Sports has always fascinated me. Ever since I was a little boy growing up here...