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Joines walkoff leads Tellico to comeback win over Sweetwater
Tellico Plains needed to make something happen in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday. The Lady Bears trailed rival Sweetwater by two runs in a District 3-2A contest before freshman Addison Joines completed the comeback. With the top of the lineup up, Tellico made the noise. After being held steady by Sweetwater’s defense for six frames, the hosts combined for five hits in the seventh inning, with the crowing...
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. ...
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...
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 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. ...
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 Game Preview: Tellico Plains Plays at Home
Tellico Plains is 0-3 against Roane County since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tellico Plains Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Roane County Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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