Area Sports

By Shea Haile Courier Sports PIKEVILLE — A combined 80 points and 709 yards of total offense was the storyline in the Gordonsville High Tigers 45-35 loss to Class 2A elite Bledsoe County last Friday night in high school football action.  As the fourth quarter began, Gordonsville trailed 35-14. Big Blue outscored the hosting Warriors 21-10…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  The Smith County High Lady Owls volleyball team completed a historic postseason run as the 2024 unit became the first in program history to qualify for Substate / Sectionals.  The Black-and-Gold’s postseason surge began in the District 8A Tournament where the Lady Owls claimed a 3-2 semifinal victory over Trousdale…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports  WESTMORELAND — The Smith County High Owls football team travelled to Westoreland for a Region 3-2A matchup last Friday night. The Owls had won the previous four matchups over the Eagles by posting shutouts during that span. Westmoreland, who beat East Robertson 7-6 15 days earlier, needed a win over the…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team welcomed Region 4-1A foe Red Boiling Springs to “The Jungle” as GHS celebrated Homecoming.  Big Blue, a top-ten ranked unit in Class A, flexed their muscle with a 46-8 victory over the Bulldogs. The Tigers improved to 2-0 in region play and…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls football team faced 5-2 Jackson County in Homecoming 2024 last Friday night in Carthage.  The Owls needed a win to wrap up a playoff berth in Region 3-2A.  Smith Co. used a 21-0 second half surge to key a 35-14 victory over the Blue…

SUBMITTED The Smith County Lady Owls Soccer Team has done it again.  For the fifth year in a row they are District Champions.  The Lady Owls finished this regular season 11-2-1 with a District Record of 6-0. This past week the District Tournament was hosted at York Institute.  On Tuesday Smith County played York in…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  CHAPEL HILL — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team played the role of Homecoming spoiler and got back on track with a 36-19 victory over the Forrest Rockets last Friday night in Chapel Hill. Big Blue ended a two game skid as they faced their first road test in four…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports BAXTER — The Smith County High Owls football team played their second straight game against a No.1 ranked team last Friday night when they traveled to Baxter. The 6-0 Upperman Bees sat atop Class 4A in the statewide rankings as last week the Owls played the 2A top-ranked squad East Robertson.…

SUBMITTED The Gordonsville High Tigerettes and the Smith County High Lady Owls volleyball squads concluded their annual regular season series last Wednesday evening with an in-school battle at GHS. After clinching a dramatic 3-2 victory in their first meeting, Big Blue secured a 3-0 over their Black-and-Gold rivals.  Gordonsville would improve to 21-1 overall with…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  Smith County High Lady Owls soccer standout and Gordonsville High senior Aubrey Felice has cemented her spot in SCHS soccer history after reaching the 100 goal milestone.  Felice netted the memorable 100th goal during the Lady Owls August 29th clash against Greenbrier.  The senior has continued to add to her…