 Russell Fork Pharmacy is your locally owned pharmacy offering fast friendly service with competitive prices and free delivery. Call 606-754-7085. Visit RussellForkPharmacy.com and download our free mobile app for refill requests and more. Defending Class 1A State Champions, the Pikeville Panthers are gearing up for another season on the field. But due to the global pandemic, this season is looking a lot different than any other for the Panthers. Well, it's just a lot different coming out and it's always interesting to start a practice anyway in the summer with as little experience as we have coming back. But on top of all that, with all the COVID restrictions and things we're trying to do, it just makes it a lot different. It's nothing that we can't do. I think football coaches and athletes, it's something that we've always got to do. We've got to find out what the situation is, adjust and do our best to stay within the guidelines. Players on the team remain hopeful for the upcoming season despite the dreary outlook that could result from an outbreak. The coaching staff at Pikeville is taking extreme caution and even supplying students with frequent bursts of hand sanitizer to help stay healthy. You know, the locker room's not the same. There's no hanging out after practices or being able to do any kind of stuff like that. And on the field, we're trying to stay separated from each other and it's really different. But we're trying to just get used to it and accept it because we're grateful to have a season and we're willing to change anything to keep our season. Pikeville opens the season on the road against Raceland on September 12th. For more on this and other stories, visit mountain-topsports.com or visit our Facebook and Twitter pages. With Mountain Top Sports, I'm Cody Davis.