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NET athletes fare well at state events
Northeast Tennessee athletes, including some from Hawkins County, showed up and showed out during Spring Fling 31, the TSSAA Championships for high school spring sports, and during the TMSAA State Championships for middle schoolers. Overall, the eastern section of the state certainly held its own across the board. Here’s a quick recap. TRACK & FIELD ...
PHOTO GALLERY: Volunteer boys finish third in Class AA
MURFREESBORO — The Volunteer boys tied for third overall in the team standings at the 2024 TSSAA Class AA Track & Field Championships on Tuesday, May 21, at Middle Tennessee State University’s Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium. In individual events, Hawkins County’s high school contingent produced two state championships and three state runners-up. Volunteer’s Jacie Begley and Roman Borghetti-Metz swept the girls’ and boys’ 800-meter runs to earn the state titles. Each of their state championships is featured in a separate story online...
Hawkins County 4-Hers earn top finishes in state archery contest.
The Hawkins County 4-H Archery Club has been practicing each week in preparation for the State Contest in Cookeville. The 4-Hers that have been working toward this contest are: Kahleya Shirkey, Cypress Griffith, Alyssa Jones, Mylia Law, Kyler Drinnon, Chadd Carpenter, Brie Rejdych, Alex Jones, Aaron Sims, Will Charles, and Dalton Collier. 4-Hers must understand the marksmanship, the safe and responsible use of firearms, the principles of hunting and archery,...
Sports briefs: Kingsport Aquatic Center hosting Sunset Swim
KINGSPORT — The Kingsport Aquatic Center will host a sunset swim event at the outdoor lap pool on May 31 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The event will be limited to 200 people and online pre-registration is encouraged. The cost is $6 per person, and you must be 16 years old or older to attend without a parent or guardian. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3UwkLFS. You can also register by clicking on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or by going to www.kingsporttn.gov and clicking on...
Rec League Notes: Riverview Splash Pad opens Saturday for summer season
KINGSPORT — The Riverview Splash Pad (1101 Martin Luther Jr. Dr.) will open for the summer season on Saturday (May 25) and will remain open until the end of September. The splash pad will be active from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. every day during the summer. The splash pad can be turned on during these hours by rubbing the silver activator pad located on the wall between the restrooms. ...
Northeast Tennessee high schools send squads to 2024 Spring Fling
(WJHL) – From Kingsport to Greeneville, a whole host of high school squads from the far corner of the state began their journey to the Spring Fling and their respective state championships. Greene Devils baseball hopped a bus Monday afternoon, with the hopes of repeating as Class 3A state champions. Greeneville earned that trophy in […]
Face the Musick with Chiefs' Coward
ROGERSVILLE — Face the Musick is a player profile in which local athletes answer 15 random, rapid fire questions from sports editor Carmen Musick. The lighthearted feature is designed to highlight middle and high school athletes from Hawkins County. Elizabeth Coward Cherokee freshman Sports: Cross country, track, basketball ...
Photos: Kingsport’s first ‘School’s (Almost) Out Skatepark Day’
Kingsport, Tenn. (WJHL) – Wheels were turning at the first ‘School’s (Almost) Out Skatepark Day’ event on Sunday. The free event, held at Scott Adams Memorial Skatepark, celebrated the approaching start of summer vacation. The day included a range of activities, from skateboarding to booths where attendees could paint their own grip tape, mini skateboards […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Warriors bring home two gold medals, one silver
CLARKSVILLE — The Rogersville City School girls added two more state titles to the trophy case on Saturday, and another Lady Warrior finished as a state runner-up, during the TMSAA Class A Track & Field Championships at Austin Peay State University’s Fortera Stadium. Those top finishes helped catapult the Lady Warriors to a third-place finish in the state meet, just two points shy of collecting the state runner-up hardware. Jonesborough,...
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