BY DAVE LINK OAK RIDGE – Get ready for a road trip. That’s what Oak Ridge girls’ basketball coach Paige Taylor told her team after Saturday night’s 53-52 victory over visiting Sevier County in a Class 4A state sectional game. “Since I … [Read more...]
REGION 2-4A BOYS SEMIFINALS: Oak Ridge eliminates Bearden, Maryville ousts Farragut (March 4, 2025)
BY DAVE LINK OAK RIDGE — Maryville and Oak Ridge were the last teams standing Tuesday night after the Region 2-4A boys’ tournament semifinals at Wildcat Arena. Call it survival of the fittest. Maryville moved closer to repeating as region … [Read more...]
REGION 2-4A GIRLS SEMIS: Oak Ridge, Bearden will play Wednesday for tournament title
BY DAVE LINK OAK RIDGE — Coach Paige Taylor and the Oak Ridge girls’ basketball team cleared a big hurdle Monday night in the Region 2-4A elimination semifinals at Wildcat Arena. With a 70-62 victory over Farragut, the Lady Wildcats … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Karns seventh-grader Brody Bible reels in ‘big one’ / Hayden Barnett, Camdyn Cranfill win HS event
BY DAVE LINK Karns Middle School seventh-grader Brody Bible didn’t know what bit his Chatterbait on Nickajack Lake during the Tennessee Bass Nation’s Southeast Division trail stop Feb. 22. Neither did his boat captain, Don Bible, who’s Brody’s … [Read more...]
Webb Spartans make late fourth-quarter push to secure a Division II-AA Final Four berth
BY DAVE LINK The Webb School of Knoxville boys’ basketball team survived another pressure cooker Saturday night. Juniors Alex Leeth and Cam Swearengen combined for 29 points as the Spartans posted a 44-35 victory over Christian Brothers of … [Read more...]
DIVISION II GIRLS REPORT: Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville Catholic, The King’s Academy secure Final Four berths
BY DAVE LINK Coach Greg Hernandez couldn’t be happier with the way his Webb School of Knoxville girls’ basketball team started Friday night’s Division II-AA state quarterfinal against visiting Briarcrest Christian School of Memphis. It looked … [Read more...]
PLAYOFF REPORT: Maryville Rebels piece together District 4-4A Tournament Title Run; top Bearden 63-62 in finale
BY DAVE LINK Maryville’s basketball team won the District 4-4A tournament Tuesday night and delivered a gut punch to Bearden in the process. The Rebels almost blew a 14-point lead with a little more than 3 minutes left but held on for a 63-62 … [Read more...]
District 4-4A Girls Championship: Natalya Hodge drops 37 in Bearden’s district tournament title win over Farragut
BY DAVE LINK Bearden junior point guard Natalya Hodge had a huge game Monday night and helped her head coach, Justin Underwood, reach a milestone victory. Hodge scored 37 points as the No. 1-seeded Lady Bulldogs beat No. 2 Farragut 56-43 for … [Read more...]
PLAYOFF REPORT: Bearden Bulldogs, Maryville Rebels set to meet in Boys District 4-4A Tournament Title Game
BY DAVE LINK It’s not hard to find a rivalry game in District 4-4A basketball. Just ask the Bearden boys. The top-seeded Bulldogs posted a 72-64 victory over rival and No. 4-seeded Farragut in the District 4-4A tournament semifinals Saturday … [Read more...]
PLAYOFF REPORT: Webb Spartans and Lady Spartans claim Division II-AA East region championships
BY DAVE LINK Webb School of Knoxville’s basketball teams won Division II-AA East Region championships Friday night on their home floor, making their paths to the state Final Four less difficult. And they went about earning region titles much … [Read more...]