Area Sports

PIRATES DRAFT BRUSH CREEK’S JENNINGS The small Smith County community of Brush Creek was thrust into the spotlight June 13 when the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Brush Creek resident Steven Jennings 42nd overall in the second round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. “It was really a dream come true,” said Jennings about being taken…

TIGERS ROAR WITH FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE Program’s Second Consecutive State Trip Comes Up 1 Step Shy Of Class A Title Game The Gordonsville Tigers baseball team saw their season came to an end with a loss to Loretto last Thursday afternoon at Murfreesboro Riverdale in the Class A state tourney semifinals. The Big Blue ended…

GORDONSVILLE BASEBALL TIGERS REACH CLASS A STATE FINAL 4  The Gordonsville High Tigers’ bid at reaching the TSSAA Class A state championship baseball game fell victim to an 11-1 loss to top-ranked Loretto in a semifinal duel at Murfreesboro Riverdale on Thursday afternoon. Jacob James did not allow a hit in hurling 34-3 Loretto to…

BACK TO ‘BORO Tigers Return To Class A State Tourney For the second year in a row, the Gordonsville Tigers baseball team made the Class A state tourney with a 10-1 victory at Silverdale Academy in Chattanooga last Saturday afternoon in sub-state play. Gordonsville’s opening round opponent in the state tourney will be Huntingdon (27-6).…

2017 District 8-A Baseball/Softball Tournaments

DISTRICT 8AA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

SPORTS: CRAIGHEAD RETIREMENT Jeff Craighead was presented with a ball commemorating his 23-year career at Defeated Elementary. Craighead had his first 20-win season in 2014 and completed a perfect season in 2015 with a 24-0 record. Under his direction, Defeated made 10 state tournament appearances (1996, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).…

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PREVIEWS OWLS CARTHAGE — Competition will be the main theme early on for the 2017 Smith County Owls baseball team. At the end of last year the Owls had one senior on the field as an everyday starter and many young players on the field. While many players established themselves in certain…

BASKETBALL TOURNEY MAGIC Owls Miracle Play Nets ESPN, National Attention It makes no difference whether you compare the Smith Co. High Owls’ stunning, buzzer-beating play of last Monday night’s District 8AA Basketball Tournament by channeling the high school’s football program or to Duke University’s basketball lore of the Grant Hill / Christian Laettner infamous shot.…