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Mike Marlar On Port Royal Duel With RTJ: 'We Had An Awesome Race'
Hustling to keep up with Ricky Thornton Jr.’s blazing pace, Mike Marlar felt like he was in a real-life game of Mario Kart during Sunday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Port Royal Speedway. For starters, giving chase kept Marlar as entertained as a child immersed in...
Proffitt’s Ponderings: All-Americans in close proximity
Through its storied history, Cocke County has produced quite a few notable athletes. Rarely, though, have any of them been linked in the way Wade Butcher, Chris Jones and Steve Spurrier were. Butcher became an All-American at Vanderbilt, receiving an induction into the National Football Foundation’s Hall of Fame in 1961. Jones led Cocke County...
Cosby shows ‘grit’ to clinch share of regular season district title
WASHBURN — Cosby sophomore Ella Hicks took a deep breath, stepped into the batter’s box and ripped a two-RBI double up the middle of the field at Washburn High School on Monday afternoon. The runs tied Cosby with Washburn at 2-2, as Hicks slid into second before unleashing a celebratory yell toward the Cosby dugout. Moments later, after she had stolen third, Hicks capitalized on a Washburn defensive error when...
PREP ROUNDUP: Rebels Take Two At Grainger
RUTLEDGE — The South Greene Rebels baseball team swept a doubleheader at Grainger on Monday, winning the first game 6-0 and the second game 5-3. In the 6-0 victory in the first game, Dustin Crum drew the start on the mound and pitched 3 2/3 innings for the win. He gave up three hits, walked one and struck out three. South Greene’s Brendan Lisenby tossed 1 1/3 innings of perfect...
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