BY DAVE LINK Graham Willis is chasing his dream of fishing for a living. The home-schooled senior on the Alcoa Fishing Team has a passion for fishing and the outdoors and a knack for computer technology. And he’s an entrepreneur. Willis, … [Read more...]
Shorthanded Bearden Bulldogs Soccer record 5-1 win at Alcoa
BY DAVE LINK ALCOA – If the Bearden boys’ soccer team wasn’t at full speed Thursday night, it will be hard to stop when it gets moving faster. … [Read more...]
THE NEW QB1s, part 2 (2024) — Greeneville Greene Devils seek to replace Corbin Cannon
BY DAVE LINK Greeneville’s football team will have a new starting quarterback for the 2024 season, but its QB won’t be new to the spread offense. … [Read more...]
Samford signee Charlie Bozeman sparks Farragut’s win over Hardin Valley on Wednesday
BY DAVE LINK Farragut senior left fielder Charlie Bozeman got fooled on a breaking ball by Hardin Valley Academy starter Jacob Dillon in the second inning Wednesday night. “I kind of had a bad swing on it,” Bozeman said. Not on the next … [Read more...]
THE NEW QB1s, part 1 (2024) — Anderson County Mavericks have their replacement for Izaiah Hall
BY DAVE LINK Anderson County football coach Davey Gillum’s task of replacing 2023 starting quarterback Izaiah Hall in the offseason couldn’t have been much simpler. Not long after the Mavericks’ season ended Nov. 17 with a loss at Greeneville … [Read more...]
Farragut Boys Soccer (3-0) out for redemption after tough 2023; Admirals defeat West on Saturday
BY DAVE LINK Farragut boys’ soccer coach Bradley Culbreth has put last year’s four-win season and the losing record in his rearview mirror. So have the Admirals. “I played a lot of young blood,” Culbreth said. Farragut (3-0, 1-0 in … [Read more...]
Warren Hurst, Webb Boys Soccer net 4-1 win over Austin-East; Spartans carry aspirations of reaching state
BY DAVE LINK Webb School of Knoxville senior midfielder Warren Hurst will never forget the 2021 soccer season. He played only for Webb’s JV team but made the trip to Murfreesboro when the Spartans (20-0) won the Division II-A state … [Read more...]
Burkhart and Alcoa Lady Tornadoes continue recent hot streak with 10-0, five-inning win over Farragut
BY DAVE LINK ALCOA – Alcoa’s softball team stayed on its hot streak Wednesday, sending Farragut reeling on the downslide again. Junior Gabby Burkhart fired a five-hitter and the Lady Tornadoes run-ruled the visiting Lady Admirals 10-0 in five … [Read more...]
No Close Call This Time — Farragut Admirals romp past Bearden, 11-1, in baseball showdown
BY DAVE LINK Farragut’s baseball team hasn’t been opportunistic on offense at times this season. For example, the Admirals stranded 14 baserunners during a 4-3 victory at Bearden last Tuesday (March 19). “We’ve been doing that a lot,” … [Read more...]
Farragut High School announces Geoff Courtney as its new head football coach
BY DAVE LINK Geoff Courtney spent much of his life preparing for the job he earned earlier this week. Courtney was announced Friday morning as Farragut’s new head football coach during a press conference at the school. He replaces his … [Read more...]