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Tellico announces new coaches in baseball, cross country, soccer, track and field
Tellico Plains announced three new head coaches on May 23. A pair of coaches return to the head coaching role while soccer pairs a new face with a returning assistant. Chris Hollinghead and Mitchel Witt return to helm the baseball program and the cross country and track and field programs, respectively. Nathan Lynn will join...
Bob Kesling speaks to Kiwanis
Voice of the Vols Bob Kesling spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Sweetwater’s meeting on Thursday, with people from around the area turning out to hear him. One of those was Athens resident Jordan Curtis, who snapped a selfie with the longtime University of Tennessee broadcaster for football and men’s basketball. Meeting Bob Kesling
Tellico’s Wiseman wins gold twice, Hawk places at Class A State Championship
Darrah Wiseman has more gold around her neck. The Tellico Plains junior won her fifth and sixth career gold medals at the TSSAA Class A State Championship meet on May 21. Wiseman moves to six medals in six events. Bears’ senior Nicholas Hawk added more medals to his resume as well, finishing fourth in the...
Sweetwater turns head, shines with another appearance in the Class 2A State Tournament
MURFREESBORO — Sweetwater baseball’s season came to an end in the Class 2A state tournament for the second consecutive season. The Wildcats won 32 games this season — the most wins in a single season based on the records available — while repeating as District 3-2A champions. Another season of success, building on Sweetwater and coach Travis Watson’s legacy of baseball, ended May 22 with a 9-8 loss to Smith...
Sweetwater’s season ends to Owls’ walkoff in Class 2A State Tournament
MURFREESBORO — With a runner standing on third base in the bottom of the seventh, a quick glove on the ball might have helped Sweetwater to extend its season but, when Smith County’s Wyatt Claywell sent the ball into the gap behind the second baseman, hopes were dashed. The winning run quickly scooted across the plate, propelling the Owls to a 9-8 walkoff win over Sweetwater on day two of the Class 2A state tournament at Stewarts Creek High School on May 22. ...
Sweetwater baseball finds itself in a familiar spot
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WATE) — Sweetwater has only made one other state championship appearance, but Riverside is a familiar opponent. The Wildcats played the Panthers in their first state game in program history in 2023. Riverside jumped out to a 4-0 lead early in the contest, and it looked like the Panthers were going to roll to […]
Frye represents Sweetwater at Class A Championships, places seventh in 1600m
Four months ago, Sweetwater’s McCade Frye was just a new face around a track. Now he is a state-level competitor. The Sweetwater sophomore placed seventh in the 1600m run at the TSSAA Class A State Championship on May 21 in Murfreesboro. “It was amazing. I know that he works really hard on his running and he runs a lot. To see him get to run yesterday was great,” Sweetwater coach...
Panthers route Sweetwater Wildcats 13-0 in spring scrimmage
The Lenoir City High School football team recently hosted the Sweetwater Wildcats in a spring scrimmage matchup held Monday, May 13. The pre-season scrimmage featured the Panthers getting a live look at another team while getting valuable reps in on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. While Lenoir City took the contest 13-0, first-year head coach Scott Cummings said there are several things that can be improved. ...
Riverside’s Wallace strikes out 13 Wildcats, Sweetwater falls into elimination bracket
Sweetwater baseball has been in this spot before. The Wildcats started the Class 2A state tournament off with a loss to Decatur County-Riverside, knocking the team into the elimination bracket. A result that emulates Sweetwater’s run in last year’s tournament. Riverside picked up a 5-3 win in the opening round over Sweetwater on May 21 at Stewarts Creek High School in Smyrna. ...
Hawk shines in day two of state decathlon, finishes fourth overall
Nicholas Hawk told his coach at the beginning of the season how his finishes throughout his track and field career at Tellico Plains have left him one spot shy of earning a medal. A few months later and that is no longer true for the senior. The spring was full of accomplishments for Hawk, all that ended with Hawk placing fourth in the Class A State Decathlon on May 16 at Dean Hayes Stadium on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. ...
Tellico run game looks strong in spring scrimmage at Copper Basin
Tellico Plains walked off its home field feeling confident Thursday. The Bears executed who they want to be smoothly — pounding the pigskin on the ground to five touchdowns to Copper Basin’s one. A 30-6 win to wrap up the program’s spring schedule showed the signs of what a senior-latent Tellico team hopes to be this fall. ...
Ace’s Home Run Hangout: where a love for baseball can carry on forever
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — “Heroes will be remembered but legends never die,” said Hagan Gibby, Ace Mason’s bestfriend and cousin. That line is from “The Sandlot,” Ace Mason’s favorite movie. The movie tells the tale of how friends make life better, all while playing baseball. However in this story, that friend is Ace. “Bigger than […]
Sweetwater dominates Pigeon Forge, returns to Class 2A state tournament
Sweetwater keeps finding ways to win. The Wildcats have faced elimination four times this postseason, but the program has not looked shaken in those moments. The team delivers with its back against the wall. Falling behind 1-0 in a three-game series was not a deterrent and Friday’s win proved again that the Wildcats can deliver under pressure. ...
Sequoyah depth shows off in spring scrimmage
Sequoyah ended its spring schedule with a scrimmage against McMinn Central Wednesday in Madisonville. The night showed some of the biggest differences about Sequoyah this season. Most notably, the amount of depth the program has. The Chiefs ran nearly 60 players Wednesday, all getting at least five snaps. Eleven different linemen played along with five running backs, three quarterbacks and 13 receivers. ...
Facing elimination, Sweetwater outlasts Pigeon Forge; forces another game three
Backs against the wall, Sweetwater forced a winner-take-all game three after 14 innings of baseball on Thursday. After a 6-4 loss in game 1, the Wildcats found a 3-1 win over Pigeon Forge in a must-win nightcap. The Wildcats (31-10) have pitched out their two aces — Kai Correll and Caleb Powell — who stood tall on the mound, but will be unavailable to pitch in the game that decides...
Sweetwater wraps up spring with scrimmage against Lenoir City
Despite giving up two scores to none in the spring’s scrimmage at Lenoir City on May 13, Tommy Bunch knew he was in a good spot. In his first look at his new team against someone else, Bunch and his staff were happy with what they saw. Several younger players stepped into roles on offense and defense while the returning veterans handled their new responsibilities. “I learned about some specific...
Meigs completes football scrimmage, McMinn and Central to come
Meigs County rising sophomore wide receiver Bowen Combs hauls in a 40-yard touchdown pass from fellow rising sophomore Colt Howard during the Tigers’ scrimmage with Lakeway Christian Friday at Meigs County High School. McMinn County High School scrimmaged Monday night in Georgia and McMinn Central is set to scrimmage at Sequoyah Wednesday. See more about Meigs’ scrimmage inside Wednesday’s edition. Meigs completes football scrimmage, McMinn and Central to come
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