INEZ — Martin County Hall of Fame Coach Robin Harmon-Newsome joins an elite group of Kentucky High School coaches as she has surpassed her 500th career coaching win.

There are just 16 girls basketball coaches in the state of Kentucky listed in the KHSAA record books with 500 or more wins.

Newsome began coaching girls basketball for her alma mater Sheldon Clark from 1982 to 2007. She guided the Lady Cardinals to the 1983 state tournament in her first year as coach.

Newsome served as Martin County athletic director from 1994 to 2013 and as an assistant coach. She retired from teaching and administration in 2017. However, following the untimely death of Coach Tim Rice in 2019, she felt the call to return as head coach for the new Martin County High School, where she is still leading the Lady Cardinals.

She is one of the winningest coaches ever at Sheldon Clark and Martin County High School and one of the top 10 in the state. She won four regional and 13 district championships.