BY DAVE LINK Coach Ricky Norris ripped into his Webb School of Knoxville boys’ basketball team at halftime Tuesday night. The Spartans trailed visiting Cookeville by nine points, and Norris and his staff were not happy. “We challenged them … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Cranfill and Barnett have big day on Norris; Points Race Update; Brandon Card Open results
BY DAVE LINK Camdyn Cranfill lost the big bass, but it didn’t stop him and Hayden Barnett of the Kingston Fishing Team from having a big day on Norris Lake. It was Nov. 18, the second stop on the Tennessee BASS Nation’s Bass Pro … [Read more...]
Hardin Valley Academy basketball teams score a sweep over Lenoir City on Thursday night
BY DAVE LINK It was a tough Thursday night for first-year Lenoir City head basketball coaches Dylan Brewster and Shelley Collier. Hardin Valley Academy didn’t show any mercy for the two visiting coaches. No reason. Brewster and Collier know how … [Read more...]
OVERTIME CLASSIC: Defending 4A champion Bradley Central outlasts 2023 Class 2A runner-up McMinn Central, 71-70
BY DAVE LINK ENGLEWOOD – Bradley Central sophomore forward Kimora Fields didn’t forget the bad memories from her trip to McMinn Central last Jan. 30. It was the night the Bearettes lost their only game of the 2022-23 season by a 75-69 … [Read more...]
Fulton Falcons (6-0), Gatlinburg-Pittman Lady Highlanders (5-0) win RecruitMe Thanksgiving Tournaments at Farragut
BY DAVE LINK Fulton’s boys and Gatlinburg-Pittman’s girls earned championships Saturday night in the RecruitMe Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament at Farragut. Both teams made big postseason runs last spring with Fulton winning the Class 3A … [Read more...]
ALCOA TORNADOES trounce Giles County in Class 3A state semifinal; Program secures chance at 9th consecutive state title
BY DAVE LINK ALCOA – Alcoa running back Elijah Cannon will make his fourth straight trip to the Class 3A state championship game next Friday. This trip will be different. It’s the last hoorah for Alcoa’s 18 seniors – including … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Cherokee Chiefs fishing tandem notch first win
BY DAVE LINK Jacob Berryhill and Isaac Chandler of the Cherokee Chiefs Fishing Team should’ve known it was their lucky day a couple of Saturdays ago. The seniors at Cherokee High School were fishing in the third stop of the Tennessee BASS … [Read more...]
Clinton Dragons magical playoff run in Class 5A bracket comes to heartbreaking end, 24-20, at hands of Walker Valley
BY DAVE LINK CLINTON – Clinton’s football team ran out of magic Friday night. Walker Valley of Cleveland rallied from a 14-point deficit and beat the Dragons 24-20 in the Class 5A state quarterfinals. Clinton (6-7) was making its … [Read more...]
WHAT WE LEARNED on Night Two of the 2023 KOC TipOff Classic at Farragut High School
BY DAVE LINK Karns’ Lauren Trent is enjoying a rarity as a basketball coach with every player returning from last season’s team. “I’ve never had a team with zero seniors,” Trent said before Tuesday’s KOC Tipoff Classic at Farragut. “Last … [Read more...]
EVERYTHING WE LEARNED on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at the KOC TipOff Classic
BY DAVE LINK Halls boys’ basketball coach Clint Sharp has an early goal for the 2023-24 season – stay healthy. It didn’t happen last year for the Red Devils. At the beginning, four starters were out with injuries, and Halls was 7-9 midway … [Read more...]