MURFREESBORO – Two teams from District 4-AAA made their appearances Tuesday afternoon in the state soccer quarterfinals at Siegel Soccer Complex. Hardin Valley Academy survived and advanced. Bearden did not. The Bulldogs lost to Brentwood … [Read more...]
Brad Cochran resigns as head girls basketball coach at Lenoir City High School
BY DAVE LINK Brad Cochran’s stint as the Lenoir City girls’ basketball coach is over after two seasons. Cochran resigned as the Lady Panthers’ coach Sunday and told the team Sunday night. “I’m going to pursue other coaching opportunities,” … [Read more...]
2023 STATE TENNIS PRIMER: The Teams and Players to Know
BY DAVE LINK Catholic tennis coach Rusty Morris has been around the Knoxville-area tennis scene for a long time, and he can’t recall a player being more dominant than senior Maeve Thornton. The Furman signee has not lost a high school match in … [Read more...]
‘Job’s Not Finished’ – Bearden Bulldogs boys soccer team downs Science Hill, 2-0, to win state sectional; Celebration not in order yet
BY DAVE LINK Hold the confetti. No celebration yet. The Bearden boys’ soccer team earned the program’s 16th trip to the state tournament with Saturday night’s 2-0 victory over visiting Johnson City Science Hill in the sectional round. Yet … [Read more...]
Anna French’s walk-off homer in the ninth sends Farragut Lady Admirals to 4A Softball State Tournament
BY DAVE LINK Farragut’s softball team was one out — and one strike — from elimination Friday night in the Class 4A state sectional game against visiting Morristown West. … [Read more...]
HISTORY MADE: Sweetwater Wildcats oust Pigeon Forge with 8-6 sectional series clinching victory Thursday night
BY DAVE LINK SWEETWATER — Cars jammed the parking lot. Fans stood in rows around packed bleachers at Sweetwater’s baseball field. History was made Thursday night when the Sweetwater baseball team earned the program’s first-ever trip to the … [Read more...]
POSTSEASON COVERAGE: Bearden Bulldogs blast Oak Ridge, 6-0, to advance to Region 2-AAA Championship
BY DAVE LINK Bearden’s Hayden Tate was cut from the soccer team last year after tryouts and was relegated to the practice roster. But he didn’t quit. Now a senior, Tate made the team this year, earned a starting forward’s job, and is the … [Read more...]
Farragut Softball relishes home again in 14-3 win over Powell in Region 2-4A semifinal; PHOTO GALLERY INCLUDED
BY DAVE LINK There is no place like home for the Farragut softball team. The Lady Admirals continued to dominate on their home field Monday, run-ruling Powell 14-3 in five innings in the Region 2-4A elimination semifinals. Farragut (30-5), … [Read more...]
Lenoir City Baseball making its push towards Spring Fling in Murfreesboro; Panthers win Region 3-3A
LENOIR CITY — Lenoir City’s baseball team is back in the position it was in last season when it fell one victory short of the Class AAA state tournament. The Panthers want to take the next step this year to state in Murfreesboro. Senior … [Read more...]
Tobias Hageltorn, West Rebels down Oak Ridge, 3-1, for the District 3-AAA Soccer Championship
BY DAVE LINK Tobias Hageltorn has been at West High for less than a year, and he sounds like a Rebel for life. The junior exchange student from Denmark set West’s single-season goals record Friday night, scoring a goal in the Rebels’ 3-1 … [Read more...]