Sports

The Roane St. Raiders men’s golf team poses for a photo op at the NJCAA DII Men’s Golf National Championship in Plymouth, Ind. Pictured left to right are Seth Robinette (Fr. – Kingsport, Tenn.), Caleb Tipton (Fr. – Elizabethton, Tenn.), Nick Daugherty (So. – Clinton, Tenn.), Louie Stott (Fr. – …

Grace Christian Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of Dominic James Wright and Angela Phillips Wright as their next high school girls’ co-head basketball coaches.  They are a well-known local duo of basketball royalty — and one of a handful of husband-and-wife coaching tandems in the state. They may …

Coalfield’s Levi Brasil waits to start the Bottom of the 7th Inning today at Eagleville, HS in the Class 1A State Baseball Tournament. Coalfield won 6-4. Photo by Cathy Bird The Yellow Jackets of Coalfield surged ahead of the Red Devils of Jo Byrns High School (Cedar Hill, Robertson County) …

(TWRA) Tennessee’s turkey hunters will find several changes in store for the 2023 spring season. The changes were made by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission to benefit the state’s wild turkey population. The spring turkey season will open Saturday, April 15, two weeks later than in previous years. The …

HUTCHINSON, Kansas – The Roane State Raiders men’s basketball team ended their historic 2022-23 season in the Hutchinson Sports Arena on Monday, March 20. In what could have been the team’s first-ever win in an NJCAA Division I Tournament game, a tremendous second half comeback ultimately fell short of earning …

Tennessee Smokies Stadium will be cashless this year SEVIERVILLE, TN – The Smokies announced today that Smokies Stadium will be a cashless venue beginning in 2023. This includes transactions involving tickets, food and beverage, merchandise, parking, and all other parts of a Smokies game or event. The decision to go cashless follows …

Approves Chattanooga as host of BlueCross Bowl in 2023 and 2024 March 1, 2023 The TSSAA Board of Control met in Hermitage on Wednesday, March 1 to address numerous items on the agenda, including a discussion regarding a shot clock in basketball and a mandatory penalty when fans have been …

Roane State Community College Gymnasium, Harriman Roane State Community College (RSCC) will host the TCCAA / NJCAA Region VII Basketball Tournament, March 3-7, 2023, at the college’s main campus in Roane County. Men’s and Women’s teams from ten Tennessee community colleges will be competing in the tournament. Winners will advance …

Fishing (Photo Submitted) Applications are open for the John Thurman Trout Adventure Camp for middle-school-age girls and boys, scheduled June 19-24 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The camp, sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited (TU) and supported by proceeds from TU’s Tennessee Conservation License Plate, is based …

(Oak Ridge Schools Press Release) Oak Ridge High School has named Derek Rang as its new head football coach.  Coach Rang’s Dresden High School Lions won the 2016 State Championship. Coach Rang has an overall head coaching record of 86 – 29 at Powell, Dresden, Gatlinburg-Pittman, and Lewis County High …