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Lady Vols' commit Elsa Morrison records home run in region tournament game
2025 Tennessee softball commit Elsa Morrison hit a home run for Farragut High School (26-10) in its 4-0 victory over Central High School on Monday. The contest took place in Tennessee’s Region 2-4A Tournament semifinals. Morrison went 1-for-3, recording one home run, one run and one RBI for Farragut.
Four local students headed to TCAT-Athens after signing day
Several Monroe County students have chosen their next step in education. Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) — Athens held a SkillsUSA signing day event at the school last Tuesday, with four students from the local area inking on the dotted line with the vocational school. Hayden Astrauskas of Sweetwater High School, Shawn Barnes of Sequoyah High School, Jamie Goodman of Sweetwater High School and Colton Simms of Tellico Plains...
The final class at Fort Craig School graduates MHS
Graduation for the Maryville High School Class of 2024 was last week, but for 13 of them, they first had to travel back to 2012. That’s the year each was enrolled at Fort Craig School of Dynamic Learning as kindergartners; as they exited at the end of that 2012 school year, it closed. Ana Elam, Allie Wheeler, Allie Barham, Ollie McQueen, Ashlyn Mullins, Braden Hearon, Eli DeSha, Ellanah Looney, Olivia McGuigan, Avery Sinclair, Adam Kirkham, Luke Wilcox and Jack Patterson are some of the last...
Two future Vols contribute in Farragut's series opening win versus Science Hill
Two future Tennessee baseball players made contributions for Farragut High School in its victory in game No. 1 of TSSAA state sectionals on Wednesday. The contest took place in Farragut, Tennessee. Farragut defeated Science Hill High School, 9-4, to open a best-of-three series. Center fielder Brennon Seigler went 2-for-4 for...
Local high schools celebrate graduation ceremonies
All three local high schools sent their seniors off with graduation celebrations last week. Sweetwater High School held its ceremony Thursday night on the football field, while Sequoyah High School recognized their seniors Friday night in the gym and Tellico Plains High School’s ceremony was held Saturday morning in the gym. This year’s seniors began their high school career during the COVID-19 pandemic response. ...
Loudon Baseball secures Region 3 Runner-Up, punches ticket to Sectionals
The Loudon High School baseball team competed in the Region 3 Tournament over the weekend. The tournament was held at Signal Mountain High School. While the Redskins fell to Signal Mountain 11-1 in just five innings on Saturday, they were able to mount comebacks against Heritage and Soddy Daisy high schools — winning both elimination games 4-2 on Sunday! They will now face off in a three-game series against Tullahoma...
Clemson University's Kaitlyn Meadows Wins Prestigious Ecology Policy Award
Kaitlyn E. Meadows, a master’s student at Clemson University, has received the 2024 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award from the Ecological Society of America. This award provides graduate students with experience in science policy, enabling them to work with lawmakers, federal agency officials, and ecologists at the nexus of science and public policy. Meadows, from Maryville, Tennessee, studies in the Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson.
Teacher salaries could increase for Blount County Schools faculty
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — Blount County Schools' teacher salaries could be increasing soon. The Blount County Commission will vote on the county's budget for the next fiscal year on June 20, and that includes a recommendation for an allocation of money to Blount County Schools. That allocation would allow the...
Maryville's Own Reeves Triplets to Continue Family Engineering Legacy at UT
The Reeves triplets, Walker, Jackson, and Grey, are graduating from the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee (UT). Born on October 18, 2001, in Maryville, Tennessee, the triplets have followed their parents, Jason and Dawn Reeves, into the field of engineering. Both parents are UT alumni and established engineers, making this graduation a continuation of the family's tradition in civil engineering.
Vols’ signee Brennon Seigler hits home run in state tournament game
Farragut High School defeated Central High School, 20-0, at John Heatherly Field in Farragut, Tennessee. Friday’s contest took place in the Region 2-4A state tournament in Tennessee. 2024 Tennessee baseball signee Brennon Seigler went 1-for-3 and hit a solo home run in Farragut’s win against Central. Farragut (33-5) will host Oak Ridge High School in the Region 2-4A championship game on Saturday. First pitch is slated for 11 a.m. EDT. Oak Ridge defeated Maryville, 7-1, in Friday’s other Tennessee state region tournament game. Seigler committed to the Vols and head coach Tony Vitello as a high school freshman in Dec. 2020. PHOTOS: Tony Vitello through the years
Teacher's legacy lives on through 13 students awarded scholarships
The legacy of a former Alcoa High School teacher will live on through 13 students who have been awarded scholarships through Mr. P’s Foundation. The foundation, which honors the memory of Dennis “Mr. P” Pershing, awarded $42,500 to the recent grads during the Alcoa High School Senior Day. The students are able to use the scholarship for college, trade school, or technical school. ...
Support Local Scholars at the 2024 Vols of Honor Invitational in Loudon County
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Vols of Honor Scholarship Endowment, invites you to the second annual Vols of Honor Invitational. This event is organized in collaboration with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Folds of Honor Foundation. All proceeds will support the Vols of Honor Scholarship Endowment at the University.
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