BY DAVE LINK Hold the confetti. No celebration yet. The Bearden boys’ soccer team earned the program’s 16th trip to the state tournament with Saturday night’s 2-0 victory over visiting Johnson City Science Hill in the sectional round. Yet … [Read more...]
Anna French’s walk-off homer in the ninth sends Farragut Lady Admirals to 4A Softball State Tournament
BY DAVE LINK Farragut’s softball team was one out — and one strike — from elimination Friday night in the Class 4A state sectional game against visiting Morristown West. … [Read more...]
HISTORY MADE: Sweetwater Wildcats oust Pigeon Forge with 8-6 sectional series clinching victory Thursday night
BY DAVE LINK SWEETWATER — Cars jammed the parking lot. Fans stood in rows around packed bleachers at Sweetwater’s baseball field. History was made Thursday night when the Sweetwater baseball team earned the program’s first-ever trip to the … [Read more...]
POSTSEASON COVERAGE: Bearden Bulldogs blast Oak Ridge, 6-0, to advance to Region 2-AAA Championship
BY DAVE LINK Bearden’s Hayden Tate was cut from the soccer team last year after tryouts and was relegated to the practice roster. But he didn’t quit. Now a senior, Tate made the team this year, earned a starting forward’s job, and is the … [Read more...]
Farragut Softball relishes home again in 14-3 win over Powell in Region 2-4A semifinal; PHOTO GALLERY INCLUDED
BY DAVE LINK There is no place like home for the Farragut softball team. The Lady Admirals continued to dominate on their home field Monday, run-ruling Powell 14-3 in five innings in the Region 2-4A elimination semifinals. Farragut (30-5), … [Read more...]
Lenoir City Baseball making its push towards Spring Fling in Murfreesboro; Panthers win Region 3-3A
LENOIR CITY — Lenoir City’s baseball team is back in the position it was in last season when it fell one victory short of the Class AAA state tournament. The Panthers want to take the next step this year to state in Murfreesboro. Senior … [Read more...]
Tobias Hageltorn, West Rebels down Oak Ridge, 3-1, for the District 3-AAA Soccer Championship
BY DAVE LINK Tobias Hageltorn has been at West High for less than a year, and he sounds like a Rebel for life. The junior exchange student from Denmark set West’s single-season goals record Friday night, scoring a goal in the Rebels’ 3-1 … [Read more...]
Bearden Bulldog Soccer eliminates rival Farragut, 6-0, from 2023 postseason
DAVE LINK Bearden soccer coach Ryan Radcliffe wanted his team to make a statement Wednesday night. Consider it done. … [Read more...]
Heritage Softball defeats Farragut, 7-3, to secure region berth and District 4-4A title game berth
BY DAVE LINK Heritage freshmen Katelyn Russell and Portlyn Bennett played like polished veterans on the softball field Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Farragut Soccer rallies late for 3-2 district quarterfinal win over Lenoir City; rival Bearden is up next
BY DAVE LINK LENOIR CITY — Anders Deets didn’t start for Farragut’s soccer team Monday night, but he was in the match with the season on the line. The junior forward scored in the 79th minute, lifting the No. 5-seeded Admirals to a 3-2 victory … [Read more...]