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Lady Eagles beat Hancock County for district rivalry win
COSBY — Anytime Cosby and Hancock County go head-to-head, the game at hand will not be for the faint of heart. Cosby softball coach Mike Bryant is all too aware of that fact, noting that these games “are intense from start to finish, and they are extremely competitive with a lot of emotion.” That’s what happens in a rivalry that has been labeled by some across this area as the...
Sports briefs: Rogersville Flying Fish seeking swimmers
ROGERSVILLE — The Rogersville Flying Fish will hold an informational meeting and summer swim signup session on Friday, April 19, from 5-7 p.m. at the Rogersville Parks and Recreation Building. Anyone age 6 and older who can swim across the pool independently is eligible to swim with the Flying Fish in the East Tennessee Swim League. Second-chance signups and a kickoff pool party will be held June 2 at the Rogersville City Pool. Sports physicals April 20 at Cherokee ...
Patriot Invitational draws 18-team field
BLUFF CITY — A competitive 18-team field hit the track at Sullivan East Middle School on Saturday, April 13, for the 2024 Patriot Invitational. Greeneville finished atop the boys’ team scores with 127 points to second-place Liberty Bell’s 80. In the girls’ team standings, Liberty Bell topped the field with 123.5 points to Indian Trail’s 81. RCS posted the highest local finish, coming in fifth in the boys’ standings and tied for sixth in the girls. The RCS boys were just three points out of...
Quillen, Richards Lead Greeneville's Run-Rule Win At Cherokee
ROGERSVILLE — Behind the arm of Carson Quillen and the bat of Colton Richards, the Greeneville Greene Devils run ruled the Cherokee Chiefs 14-0 in five innings on Monday. Quillen drew the start and tossed 4 1/3 innings. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out six. “We came here and took care of business,” Greeneville coach Andy Collins said. “We did what we needed to do. Of...
D-B edges Cherokee in Tribe Classic
KINGSPORT — Dobyns-Bennett’s Tegan Begley singled to score Maddox Martin in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Indians to a 5-4 win over the Chiefs on Saturday at J. Fred Johnson Stadium. Martin led off the seventh with a double to left field. Graham Irvin put down a sacrifice bunt to move Martin to third, and Begley singled him in for the game-winner. It was D-B’s second walk-off win of the day. Mason Kerkhoff had doubled to drive in Jaylen Thomas to...
Cherokee's Barker signs with UVA Wise
ROGERSVILLE — Lady Chiefs’ golfer Lilli Kate Barker will be continuing her athletic career at the college level. She signed scholarship papers with UVA Wise in a ceremony on Wednesday, April 10, at Cherokee High School. “UVA Wise is my favorite of the schools I visited. I’m really excited about it,” Barker said. “I’ve been wanting to play in college for three years now, and now that it’s here I’m really excited about it. I’m looking forward to it and excited to see what’s to come in the future.” She is the daughter of Scott and Terri Barker. Cherokee High School golf coach (and sister) Kelli Lawson said, “I’m a proud coach and sister. She’s worked hard, and she deserves it.” UVA Wise is an NCAA Division II school and competes in the South Atlantic Conference.
Face the Musick with Falcons' Cox
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. Cameron Cox School: Volunteer Grade: Junior ...
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.
Chiefs' Mowell shines at Frank Carver Invitational
BRISTOL — Cherokee freshman Leah Mowell made the most of a sunny Saturday at the 18th Frank Carver outdoor track and field invitational at Tennessee High, taking gold in the shot put and silver in the discus. Mowell’s winning heave of 39 feet, 3 inches in the shot put was less than three inches off the meet record and broke the long-standing Cherokee school record that had been around since before she was born. The previous record, held by Anna Galbreath, had stood since 1993...
Sports briefs: VHS baseball plans Alumni Night
CHURCH HILL — The Volunteer baseball team will host Alumni Night on Thursday, April 25, when the Falcons host the Cherokee Chiefs at Joey Seaver Field. Game time is 7 p.m. Alumni should plan to arrive between 6 and 6:15 p.m. to participate in a ceremony before the game. Those planning to attend should RSVP by April 23 to coach Josh Peterson or VSN’s Hannah Sawyer (vhssportsnetwork.com). VHS cheerleading tryouts...
Coach Gladson: Teaching teamwork, leadership, and a desire to succeed
Forrest Gladson spent much of his life in sports, and now he has the job he always wanted: football coach, basketball coach and athletic director at Rogersville City School. Early Life Forrest is the son of Brenda and the late Larry Gladson. Larry was a high school athlete and a Rogersville Warrior football player. Forrest came from a family of athletes. His uncle, David Gladson, was a high school football...
TMS wins Lady Chiefs Softball Classic
ROGERSVILLE — The Tennessee Middle School Lady Vikings rolled through pool play and beat Liberty Bell in the title game to claim the championship in the Lady Chiefs Softball Classic on Saturday, April 6. Eight teams competed in the annual middle school tournament, which was rescheduled from earlier in the season due to the weather. Locally, only Rogersville Middle School was able to participate on the new date. The Lady Warriors dropped a 15-0 decision to Liberty Bell and lost 23-0 to Ridgeview in Pool...
PHOTO GALLERY: Falcons flip script, win game 2
CHURCH HILL — Volunteer flipped the script on county rival Cherokee on Tuesday, April 9, at Joey Seaver Field with a pair of double plays and a masterful pitching performance to win 3-2 in the second game of the series. Cherokee won Monday’s game by a 2-1 margin. District 2-3A teams play a home-and-away series on back-to-back nights and then meet once more later in the season to determine the final standings and postseason seedings. Volunteer will host Cherokee again on April 25 in the...
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