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High school sports scores and highlights: District baseball takes the stage
High school sports on the diamond was back in full action on Thursday as District Tournament play carried on with local teams vying for tickets to regionals. While some teams got bounced from district play, other advanced straight to this weekend's title games. Meanwhile, things are heating up on the...
Carroll boys win track invitational in Bristol
Nathanael Dalton won two events May 4 as Carroll County’s boys’ track team won the VA Relays at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va. Carroll County head coach Shawn Montgomery said the first-place boys’ finish was the program’s first invitational win in many years, though he wasn’t sure exactly how long it had been. Carroll County’s girls also had a big day, finishing second out of 11 teams. Dalton won...
Kedrian Johnson awarded April Player of the Month honors in British Basketball League
Former West Virginia University hooper Kedrian Johnson earned April Player of the Month honors in the British Basketball League, the league announced Friday morning. Johnson averaged 17.4 points, 4.6 assists and five rebounds per game for the Bristol Flyers in the month of April. He is averaging 15.4 points per game on the season.
Elizabethton upsets TN High in baseball while SHHS and Crockett pick up softball wins
(WJHL) — Busy night on the high school baseball and softball fields where some teams were playing to stay alive. We’ll start in Bristol where top-ranked Tennessee High faced Elizabethton. The Vikings entered the game 11-0 in the conference and the top seed but the Cyclones pulled the upset by winning 5-4. The Vikings host […]
Air Force vet and King tennis coach to head up free tennis program for kids
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — An Air Force veteran is heading up a free tennis program for kids in the Tri-Cities this summer. Rodger Acklin is also the head tennis coach at King University. News 5's Rebecca Pepin caught up with him on the court today, along with his young...
Huskies Clinch Region Berth After U-H Loss, Unaka Win In District 1A Tourney
BLUFF CITY — Despite an 11-4 loss to the University High Buccaneers in the District 1-A tournament on Saturday at Sullivan East, the North Greene Huskies were able to turn things around in the following game against the Unaka Rangers, winning 14-1. With the win over the Rangers, North Greene gets a rematch with University in the district championship game at 5 p.m. Monday at Sullivan East High School. The Huskies have also clinched a Region 1-A tournament berth. ...
Tennessee High holds off Unicoi Co., while Lebanon rolls past Virginia High
(WJHL) — High school baseball tonight in Bristol the Unicoi Co. takes on the number one school in the state of Tennessee High. top of the second, devil’s Nicky Satterly hits the ball left of center, it’ll roll past the Vikings. however, he would be left stranded on the first Bottom of the second, Viking’s […]
Borderline Billiards hosts second day of Brunswick Invitational
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – Borderline Billiards hosted the second day of its Brunswick Invitational Tournament on Thursday with some of the top players in the world competing. The Women’s Professional Billiard’s Association (WPBA) Borderline Brunswick Invitational is a 5-day tournament hosting 80 professional players. The tournament is serving as the soft opening for Borderline Billiards’ […]
PREP ROUNDUP: Halley Pitches North Greene To Tourney Win
BLUFF CITY — Aidan Halley pitched a complete game and the North Greene Huskies backed him with error-free defense in a 5-2 win over Unaka in the first round of the District 1-A baseball tournament on Thursday at Sullivan East High School. In his seven innings, Halley gave up six hits, walked one and struck out seven. Both Unaka runs were earned. Halley threw 86 pitches, 57 for strikes. North...
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