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Lady Rebels Fall In 10 Innings In Title Game
After coming alive in the first pair of innings, the South Greene bats faltered, opening the door for Johnson County to steal a 4-3 win in 10 innings in the District 1-2A softball tournament championship game on Friday at South Greene. “We really wanted to win and our girls played tough,” South Greene coach Amy Hawk said. “We just didn’t hit the ball today. I think it was just an off night at the plate. Sometimes you can really want something too much and put...
Brooks Pitches, Hits North Greene Into Final
ELIZABETHTON — North Greene’s Hannah Brooks got the best of a pitchers’ duel and also had the decisive hit in the Lady Huskies’ 2-0 win over Cloudland in the winners bracket final of the District 1-A softball tournament on Thursday at Unaka High School. North Greene, now 12-8, earned a spot in the championship game on Friday, awaiting the winner of the Cloudland-Unaka elimination game. The Lady Huskies also secured a spot in the Region 1-A tournament. ...
Troy baseball rallies for 6-5 win over App State in Sun Belt tournament opener
Troy used a six-run fifth inning and some (mostly) shutdown relief pitching on the way to a 6-5 victory over Appalachian State in the Sun Belt tournament on Wednesday at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery. The third-seeded Trojans (37-20) advance to face No. 2 Southern Miss (38-18) at 4 p.m. Thursday,...
Louisville Transfer Luke Burgess Commits to Appalachian State
Luke Burgess officially committed to Appalachian State this past saturday after entering the transfer portal portal on April 22nd. Burgess was one of the recruits/commits of the #FlyVille 2023 class, and while Burgess was not one of the top tier recruits of that class, he did embrace Louisville as much as anybody on the team last year. Burgess was a 3-star recruit ranked as the 685th overall recruit in 2023, while being the 9th best player in Indiana and the 44th best offensive tackle according to 247sports.
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