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Today's Sports

  • Ladd brings FCA back to Roane

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    Football season is a busy time of year for Luke Ladd.

    No Ladd isn't coaching one of the many high school teams in the area. But he does spend a lot of time in the locker room and on the field speaking to Roane, Loudon and Morgan County players as part of his mission with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

    “I tell them what God has put on my heart,” Ladd said. “I challenge the players to make good choices both on the field and off. I challenge them to choose to serve God and not the world.”

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  • Gough's pass lifts Jackets...

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    There have been a lot of great players that have made a lot of great plays over the years when Harriman and Kingston get together on the gridiron. None, however, may have made two bigger plays than Kingston senior quarterback Kyle Gough.

    Last year, with Kingston trailing 18-14, Gough connected with Nathan Ladd from 36 yards for a touchdown out with 2:35 left to play and that play proved to be the game-winner in Kingston’s 20-18 victory over the Blue Devils.

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  • Football season set to kick off

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    After weeks of grueling practices in the hot August sun and countless scrimmages, it's finally football time in Roane County as all five county teams open play Friday night and now many of the questions surrounding Oliver Springs, Harriman, Rockwood, Kingston and Midway will finally begin to be answered.

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  • 'Cats, Tigers scrimmage...

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    Fans of the Rockwood Tigers and Oliver Springs Bobcats have spent a lot of time this preseason saying which team is better on Internet message boards and they pointed to a Thursday scrimmage at Rockwood as the measuring stick between the two teams.

    However, fans will still have to wonder as the Tigers and Bobcats battled to a 2-2 tie in varsity action wile each team added a junior varsity touchdown.

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  • Roane teams compete in jamboree

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    Roane County football fans got a preview of four of the five county teams Friday evening as Oliver Springs, Harriman, Midway and Rockwood participated in the 2009 Roane County Football Jamboree played at Oliver Springs' D.J. Brittan Field.

    The news was good for the most part as Oliver Springs, Rockwood and Midway all posted shutout wins in their 20-minute quarter while Harriman and Sunbright battled to a scoreless tie in the jamboree's first varsity quarter.

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  • Waves tie Tigers, 2-2

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    The Midway Green Waves hosted Meigs County Thursday evening in their final scrimmage of the fall and Craig Moser's squad tied the Class AAA Tigers 2-2 in touchdowns scored.

    However, despite tying the bigger school, the Green Wave skipper wasn't pleased as he felt too many mental breakdowns hurt his team on the both sides of the ball.

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  • Panthers stone Harriman, 19-0

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    The Harriman Blue Devils opened fall camp with two strong scrimmage performances against Monterey and Sweetwater.

    The Blue Devils were hoping to make it a perfect three-for-three Tuesday evening and build confidence heading into their Aug. 28 season opener at Kingston, but Stone Memorial put a dent in those plans as the Panthers rolled to a 19-0 victory over Harriman.

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  • Kingston shows improvement in...

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    After struggling to move the ball during their first scrimmage at Tyner on Tuesday, the Kingston Yellow Jackets bounced back Friday with a much better showing during a four-way scrimmage at Webb School of Knoxville.

    At Tyner, the Jackets amassed just 125 yards of offense in 53 plays, but against Wartburg, Karns and Webb on Friday, Kingston rolled up a total of 309 total yards in 59 plays.

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  • Tigers enjoy trip to Pigeon Forge

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    Last Monday, the Rockwood Tigers scored on three of their four varsity possessions in rolling to a 21-0 victory over Meigs County in Rockwood's first fall scrimmage.

    Thursday evening, the Tigers took the field again and were even more impressive as they scored on all four varsity possessions in picking up a 24-0 victory in a scrimmage at Pigeon Forge.

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  • Jackets stung by Rams

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    Roane Newspapers

    Kingston head coach Vic King knew going into fall practice that replacing all 11 offensive and 10 defensive starters from last season's playoff team would mean his Yellow Jackets would need some time to work out the kinks heading into their season opener against Harriman on Aug. 28.

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