Area Sports
MISS SOFTBALL KAILEY PLUMLEE – Tigerettes standout freshman pitcher nets award from TSCA
By Shea Haile Courier Sports Last Tuesday, the (TSCA) Tennessee Softball Coaches Association released their postseason awards. Gordonsville High freshman Kailey Plumlee was named the Class A Miss Softball winner for the Middle Tennessee area. Plumlee put together a phenomenal freshman campaign in her second season as the Tigerettes’ ace in the pitcher’s circle as…
Read MoreGordonsville’s Linder named Middle TN Girls Golfer of the Year
Gordonsville High School junior and star golfer Sophie Linder added another accolade to an impressive resume on the links as she garnered back-to-back Middle Tennessee Girls Golfer of the Year awards. Linder was named the Girls Golfer of the Year last Wednesday at the Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards in Nashville at Marathon Music…
Read MoreTigerettes softball pounces into Final Four; Tigers baseball among top six teams
The Gordonsville Tigerettes went 2-2 this past week in the Class A State Tournament. The Tigerettes lost their first game to Huntland, 6-1. They followed that up with two commanding victories over Peabody and Dresden to stay alive, but their season came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Jo Byrns. The Gordonsville Tigers…
Read MoreOWLS BBALL BOASTS 6AA DEFENSIVE MVP, COACH OF THE YEAR
OWLS BBALL BOASTS 6AA DEFENSIVE MVP, COACH OF THE YEAR The Smith County High Owls basketball team completed one of their best regular seasons in recent years during their 2021-2022 campaign. As a result, the program racked up a multitude of awards last week when District 6AA announced its superlatives. The selections were highlighted by…
Read MoreOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND
OWLS CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND The Smith County High Owls basketball team advanced to the District 6AA Championship game with a 45-41 victory over Westmoreland at Watertown last Saturday night. The game was a close affair with the top-seeded Owls making just enough plays to overcome the fourth-seeded Eagles. Smith Co. improved to 24-5 overall but missed…
Read MoreGHS NAMES ALUM/FORMER OAKLAND ASST. JACKSON AS FB COACH
GHS NAMES ALUM/FORMER OAKLAND ASST. JACKSON AS FB COACH The Gordonsville High School football program sent shock waves across the landscape of Tennessee High School football last week when the school announced 2003 GHS graduate Stephen Jackson as the new head coach of the Tigers. Jackson takes the reins of the storied Big Blue program…
Read MoreGHS FOOTBALL COACH RESIGNS
GHS FOOTBALL COACH RESIGNS There will be a changing of the guard for the Gordonsville High Football team next fall after head coach Scott Clemons announced last Friday that he will be stepping down as the head coach of the program. Clemons, a 1989 graduate from GHS and former Tiger football player, guided Big Blue…
Read MorePIRATES’ QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE TOPPLES GHS
PIRATES’ QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE TOPPLES GHS The stage was set for a very familiar scene to fans of the Gordonsville High Tiger football last Friday night as Big Blue made the trek to South Pittsburg’s Beene Stadium for a Class A Quarterfinal test against an ultra talented and stout Pirates football team. For the fourth…
Read MoreGVILLE TIGERS FB QUARTERFINALS
G’VILLE TIGERS FB QUARTERFINALS Gordonsville versus South Pittsburg has become a staple in the Class A High School football playoffs and this Friday night the two storied programs will add another chapter to their rivalry as they meet in the Quarterfinals at South Pittsburg’s Beene Stadium. Gordonsville, the Region 4-1A champion with an 11-1 record…
Read MoreSTATE TITLE THREE-PEAT
STATE TITLE THREE-PEAT GHS Golf’s Linder Captures Dramatic Third Championship Gordonsville High’s Sophie Linder claimed her third straight individual state golf title after a dramatic Day Two in the 2021 TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association) Division I Class A Girls Golf State Championship last Friday at Sevierville Golf Course. Linder’s title run saw her…
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