No. 5 seed Tennessee overcame a 23-point first-half deficit and took a two-point lead with 24 seconds remaining before South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso banked-in a three-pointer as time expired to give the top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Gamecocks a 74-73 win on Saturday night in the semifinals …

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This weekend kicks off another year of elite rowing competitions in Oak Ridge, reaffirming its standing as America’s rowing capital. Nestled on the shores of Melton Hill Lake, Oak Ridge Rowing Association (ORRA) will host a series of regattas in 2024, showcasing its dedication to the sport o…

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As the SEC’s outright regular season champion, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team will be the No. 1 seed in the 2024 SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

A team consisting of only Rockwood girls Baylor Reed, Adyson McKinney, Abby Cofer and Jenna Williamson won two tournament games and the championship Saturday at Harriman Community Center. The team is coached by Brian Reed and Matt Reed (not pictured).

Jordan Sears helped lead UT Martin to a regular-season title with a big week, cementing his selection as this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

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The Roane State Raiders (22-6) and Lady Raiders (17-12) have earned spots in the TCCAA / Region 7 Basketball Tournament to be held March 8 — 12, 2024, at Motlow State Community College’s Moore County Campus in Tullahoma.

Thursday night it was celebration time in Harriman as the Blue Devils stormed over the visiting Jellico Blue Devils and laid claim to the Region 2 Class A Tournament Title 82-59. The contest was supposed to be a duel between the two teams superstars, Harriman’s Jordon McCullum and Jellico’s …

Roane State women’s basketball Head Coach David Harnish (center) was honored between games Saturday afternoon. Harnish was inducted into the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame.

TSSAA Girls Basketball Sectional Finals were played Saturday night with the Midway Lady Wave hosting the visiting District 1 runner-ups North Green Lady Huskies. The Lady Wave coming off a OT victory on Wednesday night over Sunbright to claim the Regional Title. The Lady Wave come in with th…

The TSSAA Class 1A Girls East Regional Championship Tournament came to an end Wednesday night in Harriman as the Lady Waves of Midway and the Lady Tigers from Sunbright faced off in the Championship game. The 32 minutes of the game were so exciting, they decided to play an extra 4 for good m…

After a topsy-turvy year, the season has finally come to a close for the Kingston Lady Jackets.

The 2024 TSSAA Boys Class 1A Regional opened in Harriman on Tuesday night with the two top seeds slated to see action. In the first game of the evening the District 3 Champion Jellico Blue Devils face off with the Midway Green Wave. The home standing Harriman Blue Devils and the Oliver Sprin…

The Ladies version of the TSSAA Regional Tournament began on Saturday at various locations and featured 8 local teams. Saturday’s winners were Sunbright with a 51-30 win over Rockwood, Oakdale with a 56-48 win over Coalfield, Midway a 57-32 winner over Wartburg Central and Harriman a 38-34 w…

Crowds fill the Midway High School Gymnasium as the Lady Waves roll in a win at the start of the regional tournament pulling over 57-32 over the Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Waves have shown incredible team work these season and push off hard and fierce from the start which is what had made them …

Crowds fill the Midway High School Gymnasium once more as the Green Waves roll in another win at the start of the a Midway Green Wave/ Wartburg Bulldog duel as Green Waves are able to pull out a 74-41 victory.

Late last Saturday night, the Rockwood Tigers faced off against the Oliver Springs Bobcats in a deadlock of a regional match up. Both sides of the bleachers were packed as the Bobcat’s student section roared in their neon ensembles while Oliver Springs set off, immediately turning out a 3 po…

The TSSAA Boys Regional Quarterfinals between Districts 3 and 4 began on Saturday evening. Four ranked teams from each District paired off with the higher ranked team hosting. Jellico, the District 3 Champion received a bye due to the suspension of Oakdale and Greenback earlier in the season…

The Midway Lady Waves were able to weather a late game surge from the Oakdale Lady Eagles that lasted into two overtimes in order to take the District 3A Championship game Tuesday night at Midway Middle School, 49-43.

The Kingston Yellow Jackets didn’t leave any doubt as to who the District 3AA Champions were going to be Tuesday night as they raced to a 82-70 win against district tournament host McMinn Central.

2024 TSSAA District 3 Boys and Girls Tournament wrapped up on Monday and Tuesday in Oliver Springs. Monday night was the completion of the Girls side of the bracket. All 4 teams in tonight’s action will advance to next weeks Regionals which are being held in Harriman. Region 2 will be made u…

The Kingston Lady Jackets ensured they’d move on to the region part of the playoffs Monday night with a 55-46 victory against the Tellico Plains Lady Bears in the District 3AA Consolation game at McMinn Central.

For the first time since 2003, the Midway Green Wave played for a district championship, but the Harriman Blue Devils proved to be too athletic, taking the District 4A title, 62-42 Tuesday evening at Midway Middle School.

The 2024 TSSAA Districts 3A and 4A Girls and Boys Basketball Tournaments began on Thursday night and continue through next Tuesday night. The host schools this year are Midway and Oliver Springs. Midway is hosting the District 3A Girls and Boys Tournament while Oliver Springs is hosting the …

Roane State Raider, Sebastion Tidor, hit 1,000 points for his collegiate career last week against Vol State. Tidor is only the second in the history of Roane State to have achieved the milestone.

It was a high scoring affair Friday night as the Kingston Yellow Jackets were able to pull away from the Sweetwater Wildcats in the second half to win the District 3AA Semifinal game, 85-78.

Often when the Rockwood Tigers are involved in a basketball game, one can expect a low scoring, defensive minded contest.

The District 4 TSSAA Girls Basketball Tournament got underway on Tuesday night in Harriman as the Lady Devils hosted the Greenback Lady Cherokees in a play in game to determine which of the two teams would advance to the Tournament which begins on Thursday in Midway.