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Kilburn sisters sweep Soap Box Derby
by Tony McGuire
Sports Editor
The 2012 Soap Box Derby Champions: (left) Laiken Kilburn - Super Stock and (right) Halle Jo Kilburn - Stock. (photos by Tony McGuire)
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On Saturday, the 13th Annual Soap Box Derby was held in Hazard. The region championship determined which two racers (one from stock and one from super-stock) would go to Akron for the World Championship.

After 30 races in each division, the champions were crowned. Halle Jo Kilburn took the stock division, while Laiken Kilburn came out on top in the super-stock division. It is the first time since Hazard has been hosting the event that siblings have come away with the top honors.

Stock Division: 1. Halle Jo Kilburn 2. Trajon Campbell 3. Aspen Combs 4. Nate Fugate

Heat 1: Damien Haynes bye, Heat 2: Halle Jo Kilburn defeated Jackson West, Heat 3: Nate Fugate defeated Zack Combs, Heat 4: Keenan Deaton defeated Laikyn Logan, Heat 5: Trajon Campbell defeated Courtney Clemons, Heat 6: Aspen Combs defeated Myra Jo Davis, Heat 7: Alexa Solakiewicz defeated Jacob Caudill, Heat 8: Dylan Caudill defeated Ian Brashear, Heat 9: Ian Brashear bye, Heat 10: Myra Jo Davis defeated Zack Combs, Heat 11: Laikyn Logan defeated Courtney Clemons, Heat 12: Jackson West defeated Jacob Caudill, Heat 13: Halle Jo Kilburn defeated Damien Haynes, Heat 14: Keenan Deaton defeated Nate Fugate, Heat 15: Trajon Campbell defeated Aspen Combs, Heat 16: Dylan Caudill defeated Alexa Solakiewicz, Heat 17: Aspen Combs defeated Ian Brashear, Heat 18: Myra Jo Davis defeated Alexa Solakiewicz, Heat 19: Damien Haynes defeated Laikyn Logan, Heat 20: Nate Fugate defeated Jackson West, Heat 21: Aspen Combs defeated Myra Jo Davis, Heat 22: Nate Fugate defeated Damien Haynes, Heat 23: Halle Jo Kilburn defeated Keenan Deaton, Heat 24: Trajon Campbell defeated Dylan Caudill, Heat 25: Aspen Combs defeated Keenan Deaton, Heat 26: Nate Fugate defeated Dylan Caudill, Heat 27: Aspen Combs defeated Nate Fugate, Heat 28: Halle Jo Kilburn defeated Trajon Campbell, Heat 29: Trajon Campbell defeated Aspen Combs, and Heat 30: Halle Jo Kilburn defeated Trajon Campbell.

Super-Stock Division: 1. Laiken Kilburn 2. Haley Ritchie 3. Kassandra Smith 4. Courtney Couch

Heat 1: Haley Ritchie bye, Heat 2: Jordan Caudill defeated Preston Adams, Heat 3: Shaun Caudill bye, Heat 4: Logan Hall defeated Nick Combs, Heat 5: Laikenh Kilburn bye, Heat 6: Kassandra Smith defeated Kevin Hurt, Heat 7: McCall Davis defeated Brad Colwell, Heat 8: Courtney Couch defeated Kennedy Arnett, Heat 9: Kennedy Arnett bye, Heat 10: Kevin Hurt bye, Heat 11: Nick Combs bye, Heat 12: Preston Adams defeated Brad Colwell, Heat 13: Haley Ritchie defeated Jordan Caudill, Heat 14: Logan Hall defeated Shaun Caudill, Heat 15: Laiken Kilburn defeated Kassandra Smith, Heat 16: Courtney Couch defeated McCall Davis, Heat 17: Kassandra Smith defeated Kennedy Arnett, Heat 18: Kevin Hurt defeated McCall Davis, Heat 19: Nick Combs defeated Jordan Caudill, Heat 20: Preston Adams bye, Heat 21: Kassandra Smith defeated Kevin Hurt, Heat 22: Nick Combs defeated Preston Adams, Heat 23: Haley Ritchie defeated Logan Hall, Heat 24: Laiken Kilburn defeated Courtney Couch, Heat 25: Kassandra Smith defeated Logan Hall, Heat 26: Courtney Couch defeated Nick Combs, Heat 27: Kassandra Smith defeated Courtney Couch, Heat 28: Kaiken Kilburn defeated Haley Ritchie, Heat 29: Haley Ritchie defeated Kassandra Smith and Heat 30: Laiken Kilburn defeated Haley Ritchie.

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