MURFREESBORO -- A pair of young guns led the charge for Webb’s girls at Wednesday’s Division II-A state track and field championships at Rockvale High School. Eighth grade jumper Lennox Langham and ninth grader distance runner Anna Graves racked up … [Read more...]
Youth-laden Gibbs softball holds own in loss to defending champs; Lady Eagles must win twice Thursday
By MIKE BLACKERBY MURFREESBORO -- The final score suggested otherwise, but Gibbs held its own for six innings Wednesday against defending state Class AA softball champion Forrest. A five-run uprising in the top of the ninth gave the powerhouse Lady … [Read more...]
Farragut softball continues its course toward Class AAA championship game
BY MIKE BLACKERBY MURFREESBORO -- At this stage, nothing figures to come easy from here on out. Nonetheless, Farragut continued its march through the winner’s bracket of the state Class AAA softball tournament on Wednesday as the Lady Admirals … [Read more...]
CLASS AA SOFTBALL – Gibbs starts week with win; Union County falls into losers’ bracket
BY MIKE BLACKERBY MURFREESBORO -- East Tennessee went one for two Tuesday in the opening day of the state Class AA softball tournament. Gibbs, making its 34th state tournament appearance, pinned a 6-0 setback on Greenbrier. The Eagles (30-11) move … [Read more...]
Bay Griffin continues to ‘be awesome’ for CAK baseball; Warriors on mission for four-peat
By MIKE BLACKERBY MURFREESBORO -- Bay Griffin isn’t going to dazzle with his metrics, but Christian Academy coach Tommy Pharr wouldn’t trade his pitching ace for the world. Griffin went the distance for the Warriors Tuesday night in a 5-1 win … [Read more...]
Farragut softball finds a way to win its first state tournament game in 13 years
By MIKE BLACKERBY MURFREESBORO -- Farragut can beat you in so many ways. Tuesday it was Cameron Young’s turn in the opening round of the state Class AAA softball tournament. The Lady Admirals’ standout senior third baseman drilled a line … [Read more...]
Farragut junior Avery Flatford crafts masterpiece on the mound; sends Lady Ads to state
By MIKE BLACKERBY When Farragut pitcher Avery Flatford is on target she’s untouchable, unhittable and perhaps even unbeatable. Such was the case on Saturday at Farragut as Flatford propelled the Lady Admirals to a 2-0 blanking of Tennessee High in … [Read more...]
Sevier County boys soccer heads back to Class AA state with unfinished business to tend to
By Mike Blackerby SEVIERVILLE - Sevier County has some unfinished business to tend to next week in the state soccer tournament in Murfreesboro. It has been two years in the making. The Smoky Bears are back in the final eight of the state after … [Read more...]
Lucas Nordin, once again, comes through for Bearden soccer team against West
MIKE BLACKERBY Bearden’s Lucas Nordin is turning into quite the nemesis for West’s soccer team. For the second game in a row between the two teams, Nordin supplied the only goal as the host Bulldogs knocked off the Rebels 1-0 in overtime Thursday … [Read more...]
Farragut edges Powell in Region 2-AAA championship classic; but hurdles loom before any possible rematch
By MIKE BLACKERBY Just moments after Farragut edged Powell 2-1 on Wednesday to claim the Region 2-AAA softball title the speculation began. Will the two powerhouse teams meet again next week in Murfreesboro in the eight-team state softball … [Read more...]