Get in on some of the top storylines and details coming out of Night 1 of the 2024 Knoxville High School basketball jamboree. From commitments and transfers to the loaded teams and rebuild jobs. Dave Link has you covered in this jamboree … [Read more...]
Maryville Rebels author much different outcome in rematch with Science Hill in 6A second round win
BY DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – Maryville’s football team needed a last-minute rally to pull out a 23-17 victory over Science Hill on Sept. 20 in Johnson City. It was a totally different ballgame Friday night. … [Read more...]
Specialist MVP: Mikel Van Pelt — See how the Gibbs kicker is making his name known in 2024
BY DAVE LINK Placekickers dream of attempting a last-second field goal, and some wait years for the chance to try one. Gibbs junior Mikel Van Pelt got the chance in just his second game as the Eagles’ starting kicker. It was Aug. 30, and … [Read more...]
FCA Fishing Files: Karns seniors Clayton Kelley, Hunter Owens win Bass Pro Shops event; Alcoa angler Jackie Hatfield picks up a W
BY DAVE LINK Karns senior Clayton Kelley couldn’t pre-fish Cherokee Lake prior to the Tennessee BASS Nation’s Bass Pro Shops event last Saturday (Nov. 2) because he was in fall practice with the Beavers’ baseball team. Instead, Kelley relied on … [Read more...]
Bronson Scrivner, Loudon Redskins come back to eliminate Stone Memorial, 33-21, in Class 4A first round
BY DAVE LINK LOUDON – Loudon’s football team overcame a 14-0 deficit and an upset bid on its home field Friday night. Bronson Scrivner played a monster role in it. The Redskins’ senior quarterback accounted for 354 total yards and four … [Read more...]
D.J. Hunter, Bearden Bulldogs dart past Jefferson County 49-14 in Class 6A first-round win
BY DAVE LINK Bearden sophomore quarterback D.J. Hunter has been slowed by injuries for much of the season, but nothing slowed him down Thursday night. … [Read more...]
Lenoir City ‘feels good’ about Week 11 win and heading to the Class 5A playoffs on positive note
BY DAVE LINK Lenoir City’s football team found some momentum Friday night going into next week’s Class 5A state playoffs. Junior quarterback Luke Chadwick ran for three touchdowns and the Panthers’ defense dominated during a 37-6 victory over … [Read more...]
Down 21-0, Maryville Rebels (9-1) rally in second half to win at Farragut in Week 11
BY DAVE LINK Maryville football coach Derek Hunt doesn’t know what his seniors told the rest of the team Thursday night at halftime when it was trailing Farragut by a 21-0 score. Whatever the seniors said struck a nerve. The Rebels (9-1, 5-0 … [Read more...]
Bearden’s run of girls soccer titles ends in PKs in 2024 championship
BY DAVE LINK CHATTANOOGA – Bearden’s bid for a fourth consecutive state championship in Class AAA girls’ soccer came up short Saturday afternoon in a controversial penalty-kick shootout. The Lady Bulldogs lost to Germantown Houston 4-2 in the … [Read more...]
Oak Ridge overcomes injuries to win 1-seed out of Region 3-5A via victory over Lenoir City
BY DAVE LINK LENOIR CITY – Oak Ridge got defensive Friday night and earned the top playoff seeding from Region 3-5A. The Wildcats held Lenoir City’s veer offense to 142 total yards while generating just enough offense for a 17-7 victory. Oak … [Read more...]