2025 POSTSEASON TRACKER powered by KOC — Friday, May 9
Region Tournament baseball started Friday night. District Tournament softball continued. And some soccer district championships were played. See the standouts.
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Paige Taylor steps down as Oak Ridge head girls basketball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY Paige Taylor had to do the thing that no head coach wants to do: tell her team
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Knoxville Catholic introduces Micah Scheetz as new girls basketball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY It took a minute. But the Knoxville Catholic High School girls basketball team has its new head
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Halls eliminates rival Central in OT of district soccer semifinals
BY DEAN FOX After 60 minutes of frustration, Halls’ soccer team had its finest hour Wednesday night. Down a goal
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Frankie Manrod, HVA Hawks eliminate Farragut, 2-1, in District 4-AAA Tournament semifinal
BY DAVE LINK Frankie Manrod missed once Wednesday night. He didn’t miss the second time.
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2025 KOC POSTSEASON TRACKER — Wednesday, May 7
Check out some of the area’s top individual and team performances from postseason play Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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Gibbs standout Chase Norman grows into legit college football prospect
BY JESSE SMITHEY The last few months, Chase Norman has captured the attention and imaginations of college football recruiters.
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5STAR PHOTOS powered by KOC: CAK Warriors at Lakeway Christian Academy Lions baseball (May 6, 2025)
5Star Preps stopped by the CAK Warriors and Lakeway Lions matchup on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. All pics are by Danny Parker.
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Alcoa Baseball claims District 2-2A Tournament Championship with 14-4 win over Pigeon Forge
BY DAVE LINK ALCOA — Alcoa’s baseball team will carry momentum into the Region 1-AA semifinals after winning its 15th
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CAK storms past Lakeway in Division II-A East region semis; legendary coach Tommy Pharr gets 1,000th win
BY MATTHEW LUTEY WHITE PINE — CAK baseball coach Tommy Pharr has seen plenty of runs, hits, balls and strikes during
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