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Laek steps down as Volunteer girls basketball coach
CHURCH HILL — Volunteer High School has launched a search for a new head coach for its girls basketball program following the resignation of Twin Lakes Conference co-coach of the year Caroline Laek. Laek notified Volunteer athletic director Jeremy Bailey of her decision to step down on Monday. “Due to health reasons, I am unable to continue as the girls’ basketball coach at Volunteer High School. Over the past eight...
Duffield, May 07 High School Baseball⚾ Game Notice
There are 2 high school Baseball⚾ games in Duffield. The Eastside High School baseball team will have a game with Rye Cove High School on May 07, 2024, 15:30:00 CST. The Eastside High School baseball team will have a game with Rye Cove High School on May 07, 2024, 17:00:00 CST.
PHOTO GALLERY: RCS advances to area championship
GRAY — The Rogersville City School Warriors won a marathon 22-12 game against Fall Branch and then exploded past Sulphur Springs 17-7 on Saturday at Ridgeview to reach the Area 2-A baseball championship game and secure a berth in sectional tournament. RCS is scheduled to battle host Ridgeview for the Area 2-A championship on Monday (April 29) at 5 p.m. Results of that game will not be available in time for Wednesday’s print edition. However, because three teams from each area advance, both teams will...
PHOTO GALLERY: Eighth Grade Night at SMS
SURGOINSVILLE — The Surgoinsville Lady Eagles swept a doubleheader from Fall Branch during eighth grade night on April 23. Before the game, the Lady Eagles honored eighth graders Erica Bellamy, Alisson Orellana and Ava Worley and their families on the field.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: D-B edges Cherokee in finale
KINGSPORT — Cherokee clawed its way back from a 7-3 deficit to put the pressure on 4A Dobyns-Bennett on Saturday, but the Tribe made the plays when it counted to hold on for an 8-7 nonconference win. The Chiefs racked a quartet of D-B pitchers for nine hits in the game. Parker Travis finished 2 for 2 with a pair of RBIs. Cole Putnal had an RBI double in the seventh to close the gap to one run, but the Chiefs couldn’t push the other...
High school roundup: Russell’s RBI-single lifts Lady Falcons to victory
CHURCH HILL — Haley Russell singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Lady Falcons held on for a 3-2 District 2-3A win over Grainger on Tuesday night. Sydney New was 2 for 3 with a home run for the Lady Falcons. Jenna Thomas doubled and drove in a run. Jayden Ford added two hits, while Zetta Smith and Russell had one each. Hadley...
PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Panthers win third straight
CHURCH HILL — The Church Hill Middle School Lady Panthers’ softball team celebrated eighth grade night with a 10-0 win over Sullivan East on Thursday, April 18. The win capped a 3-1 week for the Lady Panthers, who bounced back from a tough 9-6 loss to TA Dugger on Monday to beat Robinson 5-4 on Tuesday, Sevier 20-7 on Wednesday and East 10-0 on Thursday. Following the game, the Lady Panthers honored eighth graders Khloe Sanders, Kendall Wilmoth, Emersyn Templeton, Emily Walker, Alyssa McCloud and...
RCS, CHMS compete at Liberty Bell
JOHNSON CITY — Rogersville City School and Church Hill Middle School tuned up for next week’s sectional track and field meets with some stiff competition at the Liberty Bell Middle Invitational by Blackburn, Childers, Steagal held Thursday, April 18, at Science Hill High School. RCS had a solid night with a lot of personal bests in a competitive field that included a number of Class AA schools. The RCS girls finished seventh in the 16-team field; the RCS boys finished sixth. Church Hill got a...
PHOTO GALLERY: Sevier sweeps Church Hill
CHURCH HILL — Church Hill scored first, but Sevier answered quickly and cruised to a 10-1 varsity middle school baseball win over the Panthers in the first of two five-inning games on Monday (April 15). Sevier jumped out to an early lead in game 2 and never looked back en route to a 13-4 victory to complete the sweep. In between games, CHMS recognized eight members of its baseball team...
High school roundup: Greene Devils blank Chiefs
ROGERSVILLE — Senior Austin Beets scored a pair of goals to lead Greeneville to a 6-0 win over Cherokee in District 2-AA soccer action on Tuesday (April 16) at Mike Sivert Field. Beets had one of four first-half goals for the Greene Devils. Seniors Brody Inscore and David Fisher and freshman Jude Dyer each added a goal in the opening half. Senior Connor Stayton scored two minutes into the second...
PHOTO GALLEY: RCS Warriors roll past Fall Branch
ROGERSVILLE — The Rogersville City School Warriors hit the ball early and often Tuesday (April 16) evening, winning 16-4 on eighth grade night over the visiting Fall Branch Cardinals. Conner Lyons and Teegan LeRoy shared pitching duties for the Warriors. The Warriors led 4-1 after one inning, 8-1 after two, 12-4 after three and were ahead 16-4 when the game was called after four innings. “I’m proud of the effort...
PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Falcons top Lady Chiefs in rivalry game
ROGERSVILLE — The Volunteer Lady Falcons had a big afternoon at the plate Monday at Cherokee High School, defeating the Lady Chiefs 19-5 in the Hawkins County rivalry game to earn a District 2-3A victory. “We came out and hit it tonight,” said Volunteer coach Jackie Strickler. “We haven’t been outside in weeks, and we’re starting to get a little healthier. We hit well all the way down the lineup. It was Rylee Smith’s first-ever game pitching, and I thought she did a good job....
Middle school roundup: Spiller’s hat track fuels Warriors’ win
KINGSPORT — Eighth grader Jackson Spiller turned another hat trick in Rogersville Middle’s 7-2 win over Sullivan Heights on Tuesday night to become the school’s all-time leading scorer for a single season. Spiller’s three goals against the Huskies brings his season total to 16. Alexis Lozano chipped in two goals for the Warriors, while Emmett West and Jackson Zill added one goal each. ...
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