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High school sports scores and highlights: April 17, 2024
Wednesday was an off day for many teams in the area on both the diamond and soccer pitch - leaving one big matchup in TSSAA baseball between Science Hill and Greeneville. The Hilltoppers' early lead would never relinquish after adding a pair of runs and hanging on to take down the Greene Devils 5-3.
Britton, Derry, Kelley, Thompson Named All-State
North Greene senior Jason Britton, Chuckey-Doak senior Christian Derry, South Greene senior Cooper Kelley and Greeneville sophomore Trey Thompson have been named all-state in boys basketball by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association. A Class A all-state selection, Britton led North Greene to the state tournament, averaging 29.3 points while shooting 36.5 percent from 3-point range and pulling down 6.4 rebounds per game. In December, Britton passed former Greeneville star Ja’Kobi...
TUSCULUM ROUNDUP: Taylor In Mountain Empire Hall Of Fame
Tusculum University football coach Billy Taylor was inducted into the National Football Foundation Mountain Empire Hall of Fame on Saturday. Joining Taylor in the 2024 induction class were Cecil Puckett, Heath Miller, Robbie Norris and Garry Roberts. Taylor was named Tusculum’s 17th football coach in December. Taylor was a three-time letterman and starting quarterback at...
PREP ROUNDUP: Cocke County Cools South Greene's Bats
Not much went right for the South Greene Lady Rebels in their home softball game against Cocke County on Wednesday. In a 9-1 loss, the Lady Rebels mustered just three hits off Lady Red pitcher Hailee Hartsell. “We got beat by a good team,” South Greene Coach Amy Hawk said. “They hit the ball, but I feel like we battled to the end. We never got our bats started. We...
High School Standouts: CDHS’ Derry forms lasting bonds as two-sport athlete
LOWER AFTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – At 6-foot-9-inches tall, Chuckey-Doak senior Christian Derry is pretty easy to pick out of a crowd. “I’ve always been just a little bit taller than the other guy,” he smiled. It’s part of the reason he latched onto basketball at such a young age. “Played for Doak – the midgets […]
PREP ROUNDUP: Athletes Shine At Track Meets
KINGSPORT — The Greeneville track team had one of its best meets yet, with several great individual performances on Tuesday in the Big 11 Conference meet at Dobyns-Bennett. Out of 10 teams, the boys took fourth place and the girls took sixth. Science Hill took the top spots in both boys and girls events. Olivia McClintock ran the fastest 100 meter dash time, finishing in 12.99. In the 200, McClintock...
South Greene's Brooks Continues Basketball Career At Johnson University
After becoming South Greene’s leading scorer during the 2023-2024 season, Hailey Brooks decided to take her talents to Johnson University on Tuesday, when she signed her letter of intent to play basketball for the Lady Royals. “It’s kind of insane, I still feel like a freshman,” Brooks said with a laugh. “But it feels great and I’m excited. I’ve worked my whole life for this and it’s a really good feeling, for sure. There were points that I didn’t think I was going to make...
Patriot Invitational draws 18-team field
BLUFF CITY — A competitive 18-team field hit the track at Sullivan East Middle School on Saturday, April 13, for the 2024 Patriot Invitational. Greeneville finished atop the boys’ team scores with 127 points to second-place Liberty Bell’s 80. In the girls’ team standings, Liberty Bell topped the field with 123.5 points to Indian Trail’s 81. RCS posted the highest local finish, coming in fifth in the boys’ standings and tied for sixth in the girls. The RCS boys were just three points out of...
Quillen, Richards Lead Greeneville's Run-Rule Win At Cherokee
ROGERSVILLE — Behind the arm of Carson Quillen and the bat of Colton Richards, the Greeneville Greene Devils run ruled the Cherokee Chiefs 14-0 in five innings on Monday. Quillen drew the start and tossed 4 1/3 innings. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out six. “We came here and took care of business,” Greeneville coach Andy Collins said. “We did what we needed to do. Of...
PHOTO GALLERY: Chiefs bounce back for senior night win
ROGERSVILLE — The Cherokee baseball team bounced back from a rough Monday loss to conference-leading Greeneville to pick up a senior night win over Claiborne on Tuesday. Before Tuesday’s game, the Chiefs honored seniors Cole Putnal, Noah Hunter, Jacob Brooks, Bryce Elliott and Keaton Lawson and their families on the field. Then, the quintet went to work doing what they’ve done all year — leading the Chiefs into battle. “They...
Knights Can't Hold Lead, Tie MoEast
AFTON — It was a tale of two halves in Chuckey-Doak’s home match against Morristown East on Tuesday. By the end of the first half, the Black Knights held a 3-1 lead, but the Hurricanes scored two unanswered goals in the second and the match ended in a 3-3 tie. Chuckey-Doak’s offense came out with some fire, scoring all three of their goals within a minute of each other. Johnathan...
Lady Huskies Turn Back Lady Knights
AFTON — North Greene left Chuckey-Doak with an 8-5 victory on Tuesday, but the Lady Black Knights fought tooth and nail, nearly mounting a late inning comeback. “Very competitive game,” Chuckey-Doak coach Gene Ward said. “We always have pretty good matches with North Greene. It seems like they’ve been getting the better of us here lately, but we didn’t quit. We tried to put a couple across in the seventh inning, but the girls kept playing hard. And I’m proud of that.” ...
TUSCULUM ROUNDUP: Tusculum's Padilla Third In SAC Championship
SALISBURY, N.C. — Tusculum University sophomore Reagan Padilla posted a 54-hole career low total 220 including a final round 72 to finish tied for third place at the 2024 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Golf Championship. The Pioneers closed out the tournament with a final day 313 to record a three-day score of 954 and finish ninth in the team competition. Anderson University, the seventh-ranked team in NCAA Division II, claimed...
Thursday night high school baseball and softball round-up
(WJHL) — Thursday night was a busy night on the high school baseball and softball fields. In Johnson City, the Science Hill Hilltoppers welcomed John Battle out of Virginia to TVA Credit Union ballpark, and the Trojans coached by former major league baseball player Jimmy Gobble the toppers all they could handle before falling 6-5. […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Bulldogs upend Lady Falcons
CHURCH HILL — The Claiborne Lady Bulldogs did what they could to spoil senior night for Volunteer softball on Tuesday night, hanging a 10-0 District 2-3A loss on the Lady Falcons. Claiborne racked up 15 hits and took advantage of three Volunteer errors to invoke the run rule after the sixth inning. Volunteer managed just four hits in the game and struck out nine times. The Lady Falcons didn’t let...
TUSCULUM ROUNDUP: Wingo IVA Offensive Player Of Year
Deklan Wingo of Tusculum University men’s volleyball was named the 2024 Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (IVA) Offensive Player of the Year, announced in the yearly awards on Tuesday. Additionally, he was named to the all-tournament team. Wingo, a native of Chester, Virginia, won the league’s offensive player of the week honors an incredible four times throughout the season. The junior outside hitter averaged 3.47 kills per set on a .231 hitting percentage. Wingo has accumulated 371 kills, 20 assists, 16 service aces, 150 digs, and 33...
Teams Announced For NAIA Volleyball Invitational
The 2024 NAIA Women’s Beach Volleyball Invitational will be played April 25-27 at the Hardin Park Beach Volleyball Complex in Greeneville. On day one, the competition will open with pool play, and all teams will advance to a single-elimination bracket following pool play. Admission is free. Teams in the field of eight include Arizona Christian University, Ave Maria University (Fla.), Corban University (Ore.), Ottawa University Surprise (Ariz.), Park University (Mo.),...
Carmichael breaks record as CCHS track finds success in Farragut
This past weekend, Cocke County’s track and field program competed at the Farragut Secret Safe Place Invitational in west Knoxville. In the biggest news of the day, CCHS freshman Karmine Carmichael set a new PR and a new CCHS record in the 400-meter dash. She came in fifth place with a time of 1:01.54, breaking the record in just her second experience running in that event within her first ever...
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