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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 […]
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 […]
Prep Roundup: D-B softball is state-bound; Lady Warriors rally for M7 District title
(WJHL) – Local high school softball teams on both side of the state line took home some hardware on Friday night. In Kingsport, Dobyns-Bennett blanked Farragut in a Class 4A sectional, 5-0, to punch its ticket to the state tournament. Julianne Tipton pitched a complete-game shutout, while Claudia Maness and Hailey Porter each launched home […]
Boone and Crockett stadium construction on track for football season
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL)—Construction of two football stadiums within the Washington County School district is underway and expected to remain on schedule for the season next school year. The changes are coming to the home side of the stadiums at Daniel Boone High School and David Crockett High School. Both schools are receiving new bleachers, […]
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