Area Sports
OWLS SOCCER REACH DISTRICT SUMMIT
SUBMITTED On Thursday May 11th, the Smith County Owls Soccer Team became the 7A District Champions after a perfect District run. York hosted the District Tournament this year. The semifinal games were played on Tuesday May 9th, with Watertown taking on Jackson County, followed by Smith County and York. Watertown beat Jackson County 2-0 to…
Read MoreNEXT LEVEL TALENT; Owls’ trio continue gridiron careers
By Shea Haile Courier Sports CARTHAGE — Last fall, the Smith County High Owls football program saw the 2022 unit reignite the Black-and-Gold fan base and set the stage for blockbuster games featuring the Owls in Carthage. Three senior Owls that were instrumental in the team’s success: Bryce Currie, Jimmy Enoch and Dane Woodard have…
Read MorePERFECT GEM — Adams’ flawless outing powers Tigers in 7-0 victory over Westmoreland
By Shea Haile Courier Sports SOUTH CARTHAGE — The Gordonsville High Tigers baseball team got a gem from starting pitcher Kyle Adams as the junior turned a perfect game performance in Big Blue’s 7-0 win over Westmoreland last Thursday at Crump Paris Park. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
Read More4x Champion Linder signs with Ole Miss
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — Sophie Linder, the first four time state champion in Gordonsville High athletics history, has chosen a Southeastern Conference (SEC) school and top caliber program to continue her career. Linder, who captured the individual Class A / Small Class golf title each of her four years at GHS, will…
Read More4 TIME STATE CHAMP
Gordonsville High senior Sophie Linder cemented her place among the all-time greats in TSSAA sports history last Tuesday afternoon — sinking a birdie putt in a sudden-death playoff to win her fourth consecutive TSSAA Individual Girls Golf State Championship. Linder becomes only the fourth golfer ever to win four individual state titles in TSSAA history…
Read MoreOWLS’ REVENGE
Defense, freshman QB lead physical Owls to dominant win, avenge back-to-back losses to Tigers By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The county’s two high school football teams met on the gridiron last Saturday night to kickoff the 2022 regular season at Owl Stadium in Carthage. Smith Co. used their superior size to break a two-game…
Read MoreSeveral county all-star teams battling in state tournaments
The following Smith County All-Star teams are participating in ongoing state tournament action: – Senior League Baseball All-Stars – 10u Baseball All-Stars – 8u Coach Pitch Softball All-Stars – 12u Softball All-Stars – 14u Softball All-Stars – 12u Baseball All-Stars …
Read MoreMISS 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…
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