BY MIKE BLACKERBY MURFREESBORO -- With the game tied 1-1 against Halls in the sixth inning, Jefferson County’s Abbie Ferguson rounded first base and seemed unsure as she headed to second after launching a fly ball to left field. “Coach was just … [Read more...]
(FREE READ) — Alcoa softball season ends; TKA advances
By Mike Blackerby MURFREESBORO -- Alcoa’s storybook softball season came to an end Wednesday in the state Class AA tournament. Coach Sarah Bailey’s Lady Tornadoes exited with a 7-0 loss to Sequatchie County (32-11) in the losers bracket. The story … [Read more...]
Alcoa Softball’s first trip to state in 13 years comes with opening-round nerves
By Mike Blackerby MURFREESBORO -- Alcoa’s first trip to the state softball tournament since 2006 came with some predictable jitters. The Lady Tornadoes dropped their Class AA opener to Creek Wood, 8-0, Tuesday at McKnight Fields. … [Read more...]
Gibbs softball suffers run-rule loss in opening round of Class AA state tournament
By Mike Blackerby MURFREESBORO -- Somehow, some way, 10-time champion Gibbs must find a way to rebound from perhaps its worst defeat in state tournament history. Forrest, which moved up from Class A two years ago, played near-perfect softball … [Read more...]
Return to State Tournament doesn’t go as planned for Loudon soccer
MURFREESBORO -- Fairview served up a Spring Fling helping of payback to the Loudon soccer team Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Class AA state tournament. … [Read more...]
Halls Softball clinches first state tournament berth since 2002
By Mike Blackerby Bryan Gordon’s gut feeling was that something good was about to happen Saturday night when freshman Aspen Calloway came to the plate in the seventh inning with the game on the line for Halls in its Class AAA sectional softball game … [Read more...]
FREE READ: State Decathlon and Pentathlon Results
By Mike Blackerby As expected, Campbell County senior Christian Shouse battled Brentwood’s Jett Kinder to the wire Friday at the state Division I Large School decathlon in Clarksville. Kinder, a junior, repeated as state champion with 7,077 points, … [Read more...]
Jefferson County needs 11 innings to down Farragut and advance to state, 1-0
By Mike Blackerby DANDRIDGE – As Friday’s Farragut at Jefferson County softball game morphed into a marathon scoreless battle, Lady Patriots coach Hillary Love was looking for one big hit by her team. She got the next-best thing. … [Read more...]
Sixth-inning homer lifts Halls Softball to Region 2-AAA championship
BY MIKE BLACKERBY The motto all season for the Halls High School softball team has been to “check it off” one goal at a time. After Thursday’s 3-2 decision over homestanding Farragut Thursday in the Region 2-AAA championship game, the Lady Red … [Read more...]
Dramatic homer gives Jefferson County Softball a home sectional game
BY MIKE BLACKERBY MORRISTOWN – Abbie Ferguson did it again. Jefferson County’s first baseman crashed a dramatic three-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to give the Lady Patriots a 5-3 softball win over Morristown East … [Read more...]