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Walker Valley Advances In 5-4A Softball With Win Over McMinn County
The Lady Mustangs weren't worried about of few rain drops and an almost two hour delay because of a downpour at the scheduled start time did nothing to dampen their determination when it came to Game 1 of the District 5-4A softball tournament. The Feitsy Fillies cranked out 14 hits...
Tellico season ends after effort at Kingston
Tellico Plains was holding its own with host Kingston in Wednesday’s District 3-2A play-in game for five innings, but a six-run bottom of the sixth led the No. 3 Yellow Jackets (14-12) to eliminate the Bears (5-17) with a 14-4 six-inning win. “I told the seniors I love them. Great group of kids and I appreciate all they have given me for four years. To the other guys, I said we just have to get better,” Tellico Plains coach Heath Ware said. ...
Softball Recap: Tellico Plains extends home winning streak to six
Tellico Plains entered their tilt with Roane County with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Roane County Yellowjackets on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Tellico Plains has won by exactly two runs.
Steele's Early Goal Seals Win For Soddy Daisy
Soddy Daisy got the best of McMinn Central’s men’s soccer team last night for a senior night thriller. The Soddy Daisy Trojans faced the McMinn Central Chargers at home as the season begins to wrap up. The game was not a give away by any means. The Chargers put up a good fight but ultimately lost 1-0.
Sweetwater avenges Central losses by besting Lady Chargers in district tournament
A week ago, Sarah Davies told her softball team not to make plans for Friday. That message came through Thursday night. The Lady Wildcats found a way to paste the challenges and lessons learned this spring into one game, beating McMinn Central 7-3 in the District 3-2A play-in round. The Lady Chargers swept Sweetwater in the regular season, but the Lady Wildcats (8-16) pushed across a five-spot in a one-run...
Panthers thrash Chiefs in District 5-3A Play-In game
The Lenoir City High School baseball team dismantled the Sequoyah Chiefs 13-1 in the District 5-3A play-in game Wednesday night. The game was a swift one as Lenoir City jumped out to an early lead and continued to keep the offensive pressure up at the plate. As a result, the Panthers run-ruled their opponent in just five innings. “At this point, you have to have fun and compete, and that’s...
McMinn County Edges Walker Valley To Take Lead In 5-4A Series
CHARLESTON, Tenn. — In a near repeat of their first meeting this season it took a final at bat run to lift McMinn County over Walker Valley in the District 5-4A semifinal series opener, Thursday at Mike Turner Field. While the 1-0 tally in early April took en extra...
Soccer: Scott High shuts out Tellico Plains for non-district win
HUNTSVILLE | Scott High scored three goals in each half and picked up a 6-0 win over Tellico Plains Tuesday for a non-district win in the regular season home finale. Skye Babb got the scoring started off an assist by Aidan Roberts in the 31st minute. The senior would later score a second goal, increasing his late-season goal total to 14 in the past 12 days.
Sequoyah held to two hits in play-in defeat to Lenoir City
Sequoyah’s season came to an end in Wednesday’s District 5-3A play-in game, being held to two hits and losing 13-1 to No. 5 Lenoir City in five innings. The Panthers jumped out to a four-run lead in one half-inning before adding pressure in the later frames, stunning Sequoyah in the single-game elimination round. “After the last game, you just remind the guys coming back that it takes hard work to...
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