Area Sports

TEE TIME: SOPHIE LINDER Sophie Linder has won more than two dozen golf tournaments over the past six years, thus she’s accumulated a small galaxy of first-place trophies, but her new, bright red Ping golf bag is likely the sweetest of them all. With scores of 72, 69 and 68, a one-under total, the South…

GHS YEARBOOK DEDICATION Former Head Football Coach One Of Four Recognized In School’s Annual Publication The Gordonsville High Yearbook staff recognized four members of “Big Blue Nation” following the 2017-2018 school year. The yearbook was dedicated to former Tiger football head coach Ron Marshall while former special assistant coach Michael King, the school’s prior principal…

DAVIS INKS WITH TREVECCA Gordonsville High baseball pitcher Hunter Davis decided to continue his career on the diamond last week. Davis signed with Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. “I felt like it was a really good fit academically and I really enjoyed visiting the campus,” said Davis. “It is a very pretty campus and it…

CLASS AA MR. BASEBALL Owls’ Goolsby Lands Top Honor From TBCA Smith County High baseball’s Bryant Goolsby made the trek to Murfreesboro last Tuesday morning as a Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (TBCA) Class AA Mr. Baseball finalist. By the end of the presentation, Goolsby was hoisting new hardware as the 2018 TBCA Class AA Mr.…

GOOLSBY MR. BASEBALL FINALIST Smith County High baseball’s senior catcher Bryant Goolsby has been selected as a finalist for the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association’s Class AA Mr. Baseball award. Goolsby has led the Owls offensive production on the diamond throughout his four year career. This season, the Black-and-Gold bomber has compiled a batting average of…

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TOURNEY ACTION Three area high school teams will continue their seasons on the diamond. The Gordonsville High Tigers, the Gordonsville High Tigerettes and the Smith County High Owls secured district championships in their respective divisions and have earned the right to host region semifinal games. The Gordonsville High Tigers baseball team defeated…

POPE REACHES 200 WIN MILESTONE Last weekend, the Smith County High Owls baseball team gave head coach Scott Pope his 200th career coaching victory with an 8-2 victory at Eagleville in the first game of a doubleheader. Smith County High baseball head coach Scott Pope picked up his 200th and 201st wins as head coach…

BLACK & GOLD ELITE: KING/SHEPPERSON The high school basketball duo of Shamar King and Jaylon Shepperson have left their mark on the court at Smith County High. King and Shepperson combined for 3,237 points during their four years playing for the Owls basketball squad. Shepperson’s 1,658 points is believed to be No.2 on the Owl…

NEW SCHS GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH New head coach Greg Bibb will now lead the Smith County High Lady Owls basketball program after the departure of former head coach Scott Moore. Bibb takes over the Lady Owls’ program after collecting a decade of head coaching experience at local boys basketball powerhouses Pickett County and Van Buren…

SMITH COUNTY BASKETBALL COACH RESIGNS The Smith County High School Lady Owls basketball program will be seeking a new head coach this offseason following the resignation of former head coach Scott Moore. “I want to sincerely thank the administration who gave me the opportunity to coach and mentor these young ladies over the past three…