BY DAVE LINK Walker LaRue and Jackie Hatfield of the Alcoa Fishing Team were winners on the Tennessee Bass Nation circuit in previous seasons with other co-anglers. But not together as co-anglers. Until a couple of weekends ago. The … [Read more...]
THE NEW QB1s (2025): Webb Spartans in early stages of preparing new starting quarterback for this fall
BY DAVE LINK Webb School of Knoxville football coach Don Mahoney isn’t rushing a decision on the Spartans’ starting quarterback for the 2025 season opener Aug. 22 against Upperman. Mahoney is taking the same approach as last year when current … [Read more...]
Travis Mains agrees to be next head boys basketball coach at Knoxville Catholic; girls coaching position now open
BY DAVE LINK Catholic has hired a familiar face to coach its boys’ basketball team. Travis Mains, head coach of the Catholic girls since 2020, was announced Wednesday as the Irish’s new boys’ coach to replace JaJuan Smith, who led Catholic to a … [Read more...]
Oak Ridge rallies in the fourth quarter in 4A sectional win over Sevier; Wildcats return to state for first time since 2021
BY DAVE LINK OAK RIDGE – The Oak Ridge basketball team has an element this season that’s different from the others Aaron Green has coached in his 15 seasons with the Wildcats. “It’s the biggest team I’ve ever had,” Green said after … [Read more...]
Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats rallied in second half for 53-52 win over Sevier County in 4A sectional
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...]