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Today's Sports

  • King pleased with tune up

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    rcsports@bellsouth.net

    The Kingston Yellow Jackets saw a lot of different looks Friday evening as Vic King’s squad took on Webb, Wartburg and Seymour in a four-way scrimmage at Webb.

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  • Rockwood starts strong; stumbles...

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    rcsports@bellsouth.net

    In what was clearly a tale of two halves Thursday evening, the Rockwood Tigers battled Coalfield and Pigeon Forge to a 4-4 tie in a three-way scrimmage at Civitan Field.

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  • Preseason work underway

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    rcsports@bellsouth.net

    Preseason fall scrimmages are all about getting better no matter the outcome.

    For Harriman head coach Travis Tapp, his Blue Devils may have beat Sequoyah Tuesday night 2-1 in varsity touchdowns scored, but he was anything but happy with his team's performance.

    "I'm very disappointed with how we played," Tapp said. "We didn't play with any intensity and we fumbled way too much. You can't win games when you turn the ball over as much as we did tonight."

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  • Wartburg's defense shines

    By BRIAN LANGLEY

    Morgan County News

    WARTBURG — Defense was the theme of Sunbright and Wartburg’s three hours of scrimmage against each other last Friday evening.

    When the final tally came in, Wartburg’s varsity enjoyed a 1-0 win, while the Bulldogs came out with a 2-0 victory in junior varsity action.

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  • Miller becomes newest Oakdale...

    By BRIAN LANGLEY

    Morgan County News

    Randy Miller is the newest head football coach in Morgan County. He takes over the Oakdale High School program looking to help turn things around.

    Miller replaces Chip Strickland, who left after only one season as head coach.

    Miller coached at Cumberland County during the 2007 high school season as the receivers coach.

    Miller is familiar with the teams around the area having grown up, played and coached at Clinton.

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  • August heats up with grid...

    By BRODY JONES

    Roane Newspapers

    August in Tennessee means that high school football is just around the corner. With three weeks left until the season opener for many teams in the area, the early days of August are the time for scrimmages to fine-tune the teams for a 10-game regular season grind.

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  • King gets good look at team...

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    rcsports@bellsouth.net

    The Kingston Yellow Jackets took the field for the first time against anyone other themselves Friday evening as Vic King's squad hosted the Clinton Dragons.

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  • Several big games highlight 2008...

    By GOOSE LINDSAY

    rcsports@bellsouth.net

    With the start of the 2008 season only three weeks away (four weeks for Kingston), a lot of Roane County football fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the upcoming season.

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  • 'Dogs, Tigers work together

    By BRIAN LANGLEY

    Morgan County News

    WARTBURG—Dan Shoemaker and Johnny Harrison go way back. The two played high school football against each other back in the early 1980’s in the old Sequatchie Valley Conference days. Shoemaker played at Lookout Valley, while Harrison played at Bledsoe County.

    The two have renewed their rivalry by building a coaching friendship, which will benefit both the Sunbright and Wartburg football teams.

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  • Miller tabbed to lead Eagles

    Randy Miller has been named as the new head football coach at Oakdale.

    He was informed Saturday and met with the team on Monday prior to the start of the first official day of practice.

    “It’s exciting and I’m looking forward to what we can do here at Oakdale,” Miller said.

    Miller, who is originally from Clinton, coached at Cumberland County last season as a receivers coach.

    A complete story about Miller will appear in next week’s Morgan County News.

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