BY JESSE SMITHEY Claire Brock was the second one up the ladder Friday night -- after CAK girls' basketball coach Abby Williams went first, of course. Brock showed no hesitation and no trepidation about climbing up to snip off a piece of the … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES – Feb. 19-20, 2019 (Tuesday/Wednesday)
BOXSCORES - Feb. 19-20, 2019 BASKETBALL BOYS Grace Christian 48, Northpoint 41 Grace 9-14-11-14 NPC 10-9-6-16 Grace (48): Grant Ledford 20, Jalen Geer 13, Marable 8, Crawley 5, Nordhorn 2 NPC (41): Flowers 16, Norfleet 19, Brown 4, Edwards … [Read more...]
Harriman rings up 91 points in District 3-A Tournament Championship win
BY DAVE LINK HARRIMAN – Jaylen McCullum provided the early spark Wednesday night and the Harriman boys basketball team rode it to the District 3-A tournament championship at Roane State Community College. The 6-foot-1 senior guard scored 25 of … [Read more...]
STEP ONE COMPLETE: Bearden boys win District 4-AAA Tournament
BY JESSE SMITHEY MARYVILLE - As the Bearden boys' basketball team sauntered to midcourt Tuesday night to accept their District 4-AAA Tournament championship, you got the feeling they weren't at all satisfied. Sure, the Bulldogs had just won by … [Read more...]
Special season continues brewing for Sweetwater basketball
LOUDON – Something special is brewing with the Sweetwater boys basketball team, and it kept percolating Tuesday night. The Wildcats put forth their best defensive effort of the season in a 58-21 victory over Sequoyah in the District 5-AA … [Read more...]
2019 Region Tournament Pairings
2019 REGION TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS GIRLS State Sectionals - Saturday, March 2 Class A Midway 54, North Greene 52 Oneida 57, Cosby 52 Class AA Grainger 44, Northview Academy 36 South Greene 65, Gatlinburg-Pittman 60 DeKalb County 44, … [Read more...]
Lady Tornadoes overcome slow start to win District 4-AA over Kingston
BY JESSE SMITHEY Making one field goal in the first quarter wasn't the ideal start to the District 4-AA title game for the Alcoa High School girls' basketball team. But what the Lady Tornadoes lacked in accuracy in the first eight minutes … [Read more...]
Furious second-half rally steers Maryville past Bearden for District 4-AAA title
BY DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – Scott West wouldn’t repeat what he told his Maryville girls’ basketball team at halftime Monday night. The Lady Rebels’ coach simply called it “a little come-to-Jesus speech” when they trailed Bearden by eight points in … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES – Monday, Feb. 18, 2019
BOXSCORES - Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 BASKETBALL GIRLS Farragut 61, William Blount 41 Farragut 21-10-8-27 Blount 4-8-8-21 Farragut (61): Brooke Christian 14, Macy Barnes 11, Avery Strickland 11, Carbaugh 9, Rogers 5, Wyatt 4, Duncan 3, Willis 2, … [Read more...]
Six area wrestlers bring home TSSAA state individual titles Saturday
When it comes to high school wrestling in East Tennessee, the Pigeon Forge program basically sets the bar. And the Tigers added to their history this past week at the TSSAA Individual Wrestling Championships in Franklin. Two weeks after winning … [Read more...]