BY DAVE LINK Farragut’s baseball team pulled out a 9-3 victory at Bearden on Monday night, but there wasn’t the usual celebration after beating its longtime rival. “We played really pitiful baseball for about six innings,” Farragut coach Matt … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE REPORT (2022): The Loudon Redskins
LOUDON – Aiden Ivey wants to make up for lost time this fall with Loudon’s football team. The junior outside linebacker/tackle missed the 2021 season with a torn meniscus sustained last summer sliding into second base while playing … [Read more...]
Loudon takes rematch with rival Lenoir City thanks to sterling pitching in 1-0 win
By DAVE LINK LENOIR CITY – Loudon’s Dawson Walker picked a good time to pitch his best game of the season. The 6-foot-3 junior right-hander threw a five-hitter Friday night as the Redskins beat rival Lenoir City 1-0 in a non-district … [Read more...]
Karns and Grace Christian Softball combined for 26 runs and 30 hits in offensive battle
BY DAVE LINK It was a hit-fest Thursday afternoon when Karns posted a 14-12 non-district softball victory over visiting Grace Christian Academy. … [Read more...]
Farragut solves HVA pitching in final inning; Admirals split a (sort of) doubleheader with the Hawks
By DAVE LINK Senior right-hander Jaxson Pease had faith in his Farragut baseball teammates Tuesday night. The Admirals faced a 1-0 deficit with one out in the top of the seventh inning at Hardin Valley Academy, which had junior right-hander … [Read more...]
Eli O’Hara, Sawyer O’Hara win MEGA Juniors; B.J. Collins and Banks Shaw take MEGA High School
Sawyer and Eli O’Hara don’t fish year-around, but when they do fish, watch out. The cousins for the Alcoa Fishing Team’s juniors primarily fish in the spring, and in four tournaments this season, have two victories. Sawyer is in the seventh … [Read more...]
Braden Suggs beginning to be one Bearden’s ‘dudes’ on the mound
BY DAVE LINK Braden Suggs may have worked his way back toward the top of Bearden’s pitching rotation Saturday afternoon. The junior right-hander allowed four hits and three runs (one earned) over six innings during the Bulldogs’ 6-3 victory … [Read more...]
Bekah Duck defining her role for Maryville High School softball
ALCOA – Bekah Duck has found her niche in the pitcher’s circle for the Maryville softball team. The sophomore left-hander starts games in center field and enters as a reliever, and that was the case again Friday afternoon. … [Read more...]
Bearden drops Farragut 3-0 while freshman Logan Nelson posts clean sheet in first start in goal
BY DAVE LINK Freshman goalkeeper Logan Nelson got his first start for the Bearden boys’ soccer team Thursday night against visiting rival Farragut. Nelson got the clean sheet – and not much of a workout. … [Read more...]
Logan Carroll and Meigs County survive 12-inning affair in hard-fought win at Loudon
By DAVE LINK LOUDON – Logan Carroll didn’t get the job done Monday night for his Meigs County baseball team, but he made up for it Wednesday night. … [Read more...]