BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Carol Mitchell, the legendary head coach of Gibbs Softball, did some offseason calculations following the Lady Eagles' 2024 Class 3A state championship win. Curiosity stirred, and Mitchell needed to … [Read more...]
Burgess, Burkhart steer Alcoa Softball to Class 2A state semifinal victory
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Alcoa sophomore Grayson Burgess occupied the No. 8 spot Thursday in a loaded Lady Tornadoes’ batting lineup, yet she showed why she may just wield the hottest bat on the team this week. The sophomore went 2 for 3 … [Read more...]
2025 KOC SPRING FLING TRACKER — Coalfield, Greeneville Baseball win on Day ONE (Wednesday, May 21)
GREENEVILLE 4, SOUTH GIBSON 1 Greeneville scored its 10th win in a row, knocking off South Gibson by a 4-1 count Wednesday in a game played at Smyrna. Kobe Mundy's single to short left gave Greeneville a 3-1 advantage, as the left fielder dove … [Read more...]
CLASS 2A SOFTBALL: Alcoa Lady Tornadoes power their way into Position A in 2A bracket
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — The scouting report on Halle Bailey might not mention “power hitter” much. But that doesn’t mean she can’t go yard. Bailey, a junior and University of Tennessee commit, showed that Wednesday night. The … [Read more...]
CLASS 3A SOFTBALL: Gibbs Lady Eagles knock off Heritage, 3-2, in second-round game
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Given that her Gibbs softball team would have to play a morning game and afternoon game Wednesday to open the TSSAA Class 3A state tournament, longtime Lady Eagles head coach Carol Mitchell wondered how her team … [Read more...]
TENNIS RECAP: Catholic Lady Irish aim for 5-peat, CAK boys reach Division II-A finale
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — You’ve heard this before. And so has the Knoxville Catholic girls tennis team. But to the Lady Irish, the storyline never gets old. The Lady Irish will play for a Division II-AA State Championship for a fifth … [Read more...]
Vols baseball commit Mikee Teasley and Greeneville star Carson Quillen win Mr. Baseball Awards
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Neither Mikee Teasley nor Carson Quillen got to play a TSSAA state tournament baseball game Tuesday, as inclement weather put the squash on that. Nothing, though, dampened their spirits Tuesday morning at the … [Read more...]
Former Bearden coach Josh Jones finds new coaching role with Catholic
BY JESSE SMITHEY Josh Jones, the former Bearden High School head football coach, has settled into his new digs this spring. Jones was officially hired as an assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach for Knoxville Catholic High School, which just … [Read more...]
2025 KOC Postseason Tracker — Saturday, May 17
The 2025 TSSAA Spring Fling begins early next week. So the last spots to make it into the field were up for grabs today. … [Read more...]
The 2025 KOC Postseason Tracker — Friday, May 16
Coalfield and Sweetwater earned baseball state tournament berths. So did Farragut softball, Heritage softball, and Gatlinburg-Pittman soccer. Get all the details and top performers below... … [Read more...]