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Vols' commit Colton Denton hits three-run home run in district tournament
No. 1 seed Farragut High School (Farragut, Tennessee) defeated No. 4 seed Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville, Tennessee), 16-3, Thursday in the second round of the District 4-4A Tournament at John Heatherly Field. Colton Denton, a 2025 catching prospect and Tennessee commitment, went 1-for-1 for Hardin Valley. He hit a three-run...
Panthers take battle off a walk-off double in extra innings
The third Battle of the Bridge baseball confrontation lived up to the hype as Lenoir City and Loudon competed in a back-and-forth extra inning District 5-3A matchup at LCHS Friday. Things looked good for the Panthers as they held a 3-1 lead in the top of the seventh and put Loudon down to their final out. However, a deep home run to center field hit by Loudon senior and University of Tennessee baseball commit Jaxon Walker kept the game going and tied it up 3-3. ...
Greenback Softball showing no signs of slowing down
Back on March 12, the Greenback School Lady Cherokee softball team suffered a 16-4 loss against the Wewahitchka High School Gators during the start of the season’s Beach Tournament held in Panama City Beach, Florida. Fast forward nearly a month later, and the Lady Cherokees have not lost a single game since. In fact, over the past 14 confrontations Greenback’s softball team has dominated their opponents and played some of the best softball not only in Loudon County but in District 4-1A as well. ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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.
Oak Ridge tennis players advance to 2nd round of district tournament
Oak Ridge High School senior Jacob Proffitt exhibited resilience and exceptional tactics winning his first round singles match Thursday, May 2, after losing the first set 3-6 to Maryville’s Ephraim Dee. Jacob roared back taking the next two sets 6-3, 6-3 and the match to advance in TSSAA’s District 4-AA “Individual” Tournament.
Lenoir City outlasts Alcoa in overtime 3-2
The Lenoir City High School soccer team faced an uphill battle as they entered the final 18 minutes of the match … down 2-0 against district rival Alcoa High School Thursday at home. Throughout the night, the Panthers struggled to get things going and now had to play against the clock as well as the Tornadoes. Down the stretch Lenoir City got off multiple shot attempts on Alcoa’s goal, but...
Senior Center table tennis mixed doubles tournament draws record turnout
In front of a record turnout at the Oak Ridge Senior Center, Kermit Raxter and Ruth Gove defeated Gary and Barb Dlouhy 13-11, 3-11, 12-10, 6-11, and 11-9 to win the recent mixed doubles table tennis tournament. Both teams narrowly advanced to the finals after winning fifth-game deuce matches in...
Lenoir City’s Dual athlete Drew Henry commits to Maryville College
Maryville College will welcome Lenoir City High School’s baseball standout Drew Henry next season as he signed his commitment papers Thursday inside the LCHS Sports Hall of Fame. During his signing, the room was full of friends, family, teammates and current and past coaches all wanting to witness the big step in Henry’s athletic and academic career. The offer to play college baseball comes as no surprise as Henry has continued to build off an exceptional junior year on the baseball field. The dual basketball...
Soccer: Scott pulls away for 3-0 win at Greenback
GREENBACK, Tenn. | Maybe it was a case of looking ahead to next week's important district tournament game at Anderson County. Whatever the case, Scott High's game at Greenback on Thursday was a surprising struggle — but one the Highlanders ultimately won, 3-0, for their fourth win in six matches to close out the regular season.
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