Area Sports

The Smith County High Owls and the Gordonsville High Tigers recognized their football teams in their annual postseason banquets. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER

Left to right: Cameron Spivey (Maryville College), John Ross Hord (University of the Cumberlands), Jaden Apple-Gibbs (Greenville University). Trio of Owls sign to play college football

HORD NOMINEE FOR AWARD Last week, Smith County High senior John Ross Hord was nominated for The Tennessean’s I Am Sport award which recognizes mid-state area student athletes for their accomplishments off the field and their involvement in community service. Public voting on the seven nominees began on January 22 and runs through Monday, March…

STUNNED!! GHS HALF COURT BUZZER BEATER An epic comeback and a buzzer-beating three from junior guard Tyler Gregory led to a thrilling victory for the Gordonsville High Tigers basketball team over District 6A power the Monterey Wildcats last Friday night in “Tiger Town”. Gregory’s half-court dagger as time expired gave Gordonsville a 62-61 win. A…

PARLIMENT RECEIVES BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP Former Tiger Bobby Parliment Earns Scholarship To KY Wesleyan Bobby Parliment, a 2017 graduate of Gordonsville High School, has been offered a full scholarship to play baseball at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, KY. Bobby has been a starting pitcher at Roane State Community College in Harriman, TN.

PIRATES CAGE TIGERS The 2019 playoff run for the Gordonsville High School Tigers football team came to an end last Friday night as they were shutout by the Associated Press No.1 team in Class 1A the South Pittsburg Pirates 40-0 in the state quarterfinals. “Well, I did not think we executed very well,” said Gordonsville…

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Keep up with the Courier Sports Twitter page at twitter.com/CarCourierSport South Pittsburg 40 – Gordonsville 0  • Final Score as available

BREAKING: GAME MOVED BACK TO FRIDAY DUE TO POTENTIAL WEATHER, THE GHS – SO. PITT GAME HAD BEEN MOVED TO THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 PM, IT IS NOW BACK ON FRIDAY AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED. GHS CONTINUES IN STATE PLAYOFFS The Gordonsville High School football team’s Cinderella run through the Class 1A playoffs will face its toughest…

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Keep up with the Courier Sports Twitter page at twitter.com/CarCourierSport Loudon Co. 41, Smith Co. 7 Gordonsville 17, Whitwell 7 Scores as available

SECOND ROUND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS The Gordonsville High School Tigers and the Smith County High Owls earned their spots in round two of the high school football playoffs. The squads earned their victories in different fashions as the Big Blue won a physical affair on the road at Copper Basin 20-6 after a sluggish…