KODAK — For the second time this season and the first time in East Tennessee, the Smokies take on the Huntsville Stars, Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, beginning tonight at Smokies Park. The Smokies won the first five-game series 4-1 on April 15-19. As of May 20, the Stars are 18-25 on the year and 9.5 games out of first place in the North Division of the Southern League.
JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman junior shortstop Brittany Hefner has added to her laundry list of honors in 2013 with a first team All-American selection from the NFCA. Hefner, the SAC and Daktronics’ Southeast Region Player of the Year, was the only player from the southeast region on the first team and the only player from the South Atlantic Conference on any of NFCA’s three All-American teams. The Talbott, Tenn. native
CHATTANOOGA — For the second straight game, the Chattanooga Lookouts won in walk-off fashion as they scored an unearned run in the 11th inning to defeat the Tennessee Smokies 5-4 in the series finale at AT&T Field. The Smokies finish their ten-game road trip 7-3 but fall to 4.5 games back of first place in the Southern League’s North Division. After losing last night on a walkoff wild pitch, the
It’s time to sign up for Lakeway Little Tennis camp! This camp will teach tennis basics along with providing a fun atmosphere for kids to learn to love tennis. We will play games, practice coordination, and get plenty of exercise. Camp will be at Frank Lorino Park in Morristown. Ages 5-10. The dates are June 11th—July 11th Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm-7pm for Camp 1. Participants will receive a T-shirt. Camp
KODAK — Looking to get back on the winning track, the Tennessee Smokies were unable to score late and lost their third straight game to the Birmingham Barons, 9-7. The loss, in front of 6,497 at Smokies Park on Thursday’s Safe Kids Health and Awareness Day, was Tennessee’s sixth consecutive defeat and drops their record to 15-17. After last night’s high-scoring 14-inning affair, both teams continued where they left off,
The Spiders took down the Crickets 14-5 in boys’ minor league. Ethan Kelley’s HR, Brandyn Hoaase’s two hits, and Cole Henson’s two hits led the Spiders, while Lucas Cowan, Jordan Shiflett, and Alex Savalaggio each recorded one hit in the loss. Carson Shockley is credited with the win, while Conner McFayden gets the loss. The Grasshoppers blanked the Hornets 10-0. Dylan Ellison led the Grasshoppers with a HR, while Hayden
JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has signed two players – one out of high school and one transfer from Morehead State – for 2013. Toledo Central Catholic’s CJ Bussey and Morehead State’s Sawyer Williams will both be available for the Eagles next season. “These guys fill some needs that we saw after this past season,” Benson said. “On their visits, they meshed well with our
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Walters State’s five-year wait to take the field
JEFFERSON CITY — A day after making the NFCA All-America first team,