By DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – The Catholic girls’ tennis team pulled off a monumental feat Wednesday afternoon at the Adams Tennis Complex. The Lady Irish (10-0) defeated Chattanooga Baylor 4-2 in the Division II-AA state championship match, … [Read more...]
Webb Spartans (19-0) have one game left: the Division II-A state championship
By DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Living the dream. That was how the Webb School of Knoxville boys’ soccer team spent Wednesday in the Division II-A state soccer semifinals. Junior team captain Ben Pensky had two goals and two assists as the … [Read more...]
CLASS AA SOCCER: Sevier County, Greeneville open tournament with quarterfinals wins
By DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Sevier County’s soccer team survived a scare Tuesday night during the Class AA state quarterfinals. The Smoky Bears (19-1-2) had a 3-0 lead with 9 minutes to play and held on for a 3-2 victory over Murfreesboro … [Read more...]
CLASS AAA SOCCER: Bearden survives in PKs; Farragut bows out to unbeaten Oakland
By DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – There is no better time to be perfect on penalty kicks than at the state tournament. Just ask the Bearden soccer team. The Bulldogs (19-3-1) made all five of their penalty kicks Tuesday afternoon at Siegel Soccer … [Read more...]
Webb Spartans (18-0) head to state semifinals in Division II-A soccer
By DAVE LINK The Webb School of Knoxville boys’ soccer team stormed into the Division II-A state final four with a 5-0 quarterfinal victory Saturday afternoon over visiting University School of Nashville. The Spartans (18-0) are two wins from a … [Read more...]
Farragut gets past Seymour, 9-2, to return to state and defend its 2019 Class AAA championship
By DAVE LINK Hunter Merrick was sitting in the dugout when Farragut’s 2018 baseball season ended with a 2-1 loss to Seymour in the Class AAA state sectional round. Merrick did all he could Friday to keep it from happening again. … [Read more...]
Greenback Softball to play for its first-ever trip to a state tournament
By DAVE LINK GREENBACK – It’s been a banner season for the Greenback softball team, but not Wednesday night. The Lady Cherokees made their first-ever appearance in the Region 1-A championship game and lost to visiting North Greene, 8-5. But … [Read more...]
Hardin Valley soccer gets past Oak Ridge, 2-0, to set up region championship showdown at Farragut
By DAVE LINK OAK RIDGE – Junior midfielder Collin Combs and his teammates on the Hardin Valley Academy boys’ soccer team got closer to their desired destination Tuesday night. … [Read more...]
Gibbs sophomore Reilly Byers leads Eagles to state sectional berth
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Gibbs’ Reilly Byers didn’t flinch when he found out he’d be pitching in Monday’s Region 2-AA elimination semifinals at Alcoa. Instead, he delivered. The sophomore left-hander fired a two-hitter and the Eagles (26-7) … [Read more...]
HEADY MOVE: Jake Skipper uses noggin to decide District 4-AAA championship
BY DAVE LINK Jake Skipper had a soccer moment he will never forget Friday night. … [Read more...]