SPORTS
High school sports: Dobyns-Bennett soccer, Tennessee High softball win district titles
The heat of postseason carried on Thursday as several local teams across the region on both the diamond and pitch clawed their way to regionals in elimination games, while others claimed district crowns. In Bristol, David Crockett survived elimination and punched their ticket to regionals and the District 1-AAA title...
#2 Tennessee Falls 2-1 to No. 10 LSU in the SEC Quarterfinals
AUBURN, Ala. – It was another pitcher’s duel between No. 2 Tennessee and No. 10 LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC Softball Tournament, with the Tigers emerging with a 2-1 win. Tennessee (40-10) managed five hits – all singles – off LSU starter Kelley Lynch. Tennessee will learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday, May 12 […]
High school sports scores and highlights: May 7, 2024
District tournament play continued to roar on in East Tennessee, while local teams across Southwest Virginia continue to push towards the postseason with districts coming up shortly. In the District 1-AAAA softball tournament from Gray, Dobyns-Bennett Lady Indians took down top-seed Daniel Boone 3-1 to advance to title day on...
PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Rebels Reach District Title Game
The South Greene Lady Rebels reached the District 1-2A softball championship game with a 12-6 win over the West Greene Lady Buffaloes in the semifinals on Tuesday. South Greene, now 17-8, will host Johnson County in the championship game at 5 p.m. Thursday. West Greene’s season ends at 8-15. In Tuesday’s win, the Lady Rebels scored three runs in the first inning and four in the second. ...
Kirsten Heber Game Report: vs Providence Academy
Kirsten Heber turned in nothing short of a gem on Tuesday: she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her third in a row with more than five strikeouts. This year, Heber has an ERA of 5.43 over 77.3 innings pitched.
PHOTO GALLERY: Unicoi ends RCS' baseball season
JOHNSON CITY — Unicoi County used a consistent barrage of timely hits to roll to a 10-0 win over Rogersville City School on Monday (May 6) in the Class A Section 1 baseball semifinals at Boones Creek Elementary School. The loss ended the season for the Warriors. “I can’t put into words how hard this team has worked,” said RCS head coach Matt Price. “To make it this far with this team has been an incredible journey. They’ve given 100% effort 100% of the time.” ...
Power forward, Crawford commits to ETSU men’s basketball
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The ETSU Buccaneer men’s basketball team has been busy shopping for talent in the NCAA portal this week. Last week, they got a commit from 6 foot 11 Roosevelt Wheeler out of V-C-U; today, 4-star overtime elite power forward Brandon Crawford committed to the blue and gold. The 6-foot-9 Crawford, […]
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