Friday, November 06, 2009

Senior trio full of spirit for Highlanders   For the first time in school history the Cloudland Highlanders have went co-ed with its cheerleading squad. Three seniors are on the team led by Sarah Pate, Amber Clawson and Mikey Starnes.

Cyclones begin quest for state championship   After pulling the plug on the first stab at pairings, the TSSAA appeared to make amends on their second attempt. Now, the march toward the Blue Cross Bowl begins in earnest tonight for all five local teams, including the Elizabethton Cyclones who were awarded a number one seed and three games at home should they take care of business.

Warriors upset-minded in first round   The underdog Warriors (5-4) face a stern test when they meet No. 7 Gatlinburg-Pittman (9-1) tonight in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs at Benny Hammonds Stadium.

Long first round trip to Rockwood in store for Rangers   It will be a long tough journey for Unaka this Friday, as they travel down to Rockwood to take on the 8-2 Tigers in the first round of the 2A Playoffs.

 

Thursday, November 05, 2009

 

 

The Comets were hoping to sweep Fall Branch but instead got 'Ajaxed' by the Cardinals.

 

 

 

Hampton's boys and girls each opened the middle school basketball season in impressive fashion on Tuesday evening.

 

 

 

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Tennessee cornerback Cortland Finnegan is fast, very fast. And he refuses to even think about racing teammate Chris Johnson.

 

 

 

They're not out stealing the young girls' hearts like the two guys from that Toby Keith song, but Eugene and Roy Johnson have captured a special place among Cloudland football fans for a number of years.

 

 

Milligan wins second straight

Milligan College -- The Milligan College women's basketball team knocked off Berea College (Ky.) for their second win of the season Tuesday night at home. The Lady Buffs (2-0) beat the Lady Mountaineers (0-1) by a final of 78-73.

 

 

 

KNOXVILLE (AP) -- Dan Williams doesn't garner the kind of attention safety Eric Berry gets. He hasn't racked up as many tackles as linebacker Rico McCoy or as many sacks as defensive end Chris Walker.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

 

 

The Comets were hoping to sweep Fall Branch but instead got 'Ajaxed' by the Cardinals.

 

 

 

Hampton's boys and girls each opened the middle school basketball season in impressive fashion on Tuesday evening.

 

 

 

Lyons is the daughter of Jamie Schaff and Richard Lyons and has been playing soccer since she was five because she said her parents made her.

 

 

 

JOHNSON CITY -- Despite having three players on the bench in street clothes - including preseason All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) - the ETSU men's basketball team showed some depth in its first public performance of the 2009-10 season, rolling to a lopsided 113-61 victory over nearby Milligan College in exhibition play Tuesday night at Memorial Center.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

 

 

Kenneth Chambers was one of the elite high school girl's basketball coaches in East Tennessee for seven seasons before his departure as Unaka's head coach last year. Now he's back on the sideline at Hunter Elementary as the boys head coach after a year's absence from the game.

 

 

 

It may not have been mapped out, but the basketball season opened in fine form for Milligan College's women.

 

 

 

The event allowed all the officials in Region One to come together for a time of fellowship with other officials and their spouses plus award the 2009 Ralph Stout Sportsmanship Awards sponsored by Wal-Mart to schools from five conferences along with the Bobby Dodd Award given to the school with the highest overall marks given by the officials during the 2009 football season.

 

 

 

Monday, November 02, 2009

 

 

While the Warrclones had a short day in cruising into the Elizabethton Parks & Rec Flag Football League championship, The Dynasty had to work a bit harder.

 

 

 

Once the early scoring was gotten out of the way, Saturday's Watauga Junior Athletic League Junior Pee Wee championship was decided defensively.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 01, 2009

 

 

Unfortunately for the Cyclones, they would see their starting quarterback, an offensive lineman, their kicker-receiver-defensive back, and a starting defensive back succumb to injuries and have to come out of the contest.

 

 

 

"Rachel always has a smile on her face when she cheers," Micah Nash said. "She is willing to try any stunt that I ask her to do. She is one of the best flyers on the team."

 

 

 

Saturday, October 31, 2009

 

 

For the first time in school history the Cloudland Highlanders have went co-ed with its cheerleading squad. Three seniors are on the team led by Sarah Pate, Amber Clawson and Mikey Starnes.

 

 

 

After pulling the plug on the first stab at pairings, the TSSAA appeared to make amends on their second attempt. Now, the march toward the Blue Cross Bowl begins in earnest tonight for all five local teams, including the Elizabethton Cyclones who were awarded a number one seed and three games at home should they take care of business.

 

 

 

The underdog Warriors (5-4) face a stern test when they meet No. 7 Gatlinburg-Pittman (9-1) tonight in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs at Benny Hammonds Stadium.

 

 

 

It will be a long tough journey for Unaka this Friday, as they travel down to Rockwood to take on the 8-2 Tigers in the first round of the 2A Playoffs.