Sports
Pantier named TCCAA Baseball Player of the Year, 8 Senators make All-TCCAA Teams
COLUMBIA, TN – Walters State’s Holden Pantier was named the 2026 TCCAA Baseball Player of the Year on Thursday.
The Country Club to host U.S. Open local qualifiers for first time
The first stage of the U.S. Open golf championship is coming to Morristown on Tuesday.
Grizzlies fall to Greeneville in district title game, advance to regions
GREENEVILLE – Making it to the regional baseball tournament is always a goal for the Grainger Grizzlies and they did just that by advancing to the district final over the weekend.
ROUNDUP: Patriots win district title for first time since 2017
After surviving in extras to open the tournament against Sevier County, Jefferson County ran the table in the District 2-4A Tournament and beat William Blount, 7-1 to capture its first title in nine years.

Lady Senators fall in TCCAA/Region 7 Tournament to Chattanooga State, 4-2
COLUMBIA, TN – Walters State battled late on Sunday evening against Chattanooga State in the TCCAA/ Region 7 Softball Tournament, but the Lady Senators could not get over the hump and fell 4-2.
Bean station’s owens earns first BFL win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League event at Watts Bar Lake
SPRING CITY, Tenn. – Boater Kenneth Owens of Bean Station, Tennessee, caught a total of five bass weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Watts Bar Lake. The tournament, hosted by Rhea County Department of Tourism - Fish Spring City, was the second of five events of the season for the BFL Volunteer Division. Owens earned $2,140 for his victory.
Smokies win 2-of-3 weekend games to close series with Rocket City
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Knoxville Smokies closed out their trip to Rocket City by winning two of three games over the weekend.
Eagles draw No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne to open SAC Tournament
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (31-17) meets third-seeded #21 Lenoir-Rhyne (35-11) in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. from Ron Christopher Stadium in Wingate, North Carolina.
Lakeway Christian puts 4 wrestlers on TSWA All-State team
Following its three-peat as TSSAA Division II-A/ AA Dual Wrestling State Champions, Lakeway Christian saw four of its wrestlers appear on the TSWA All-State team on Friday.
ROUNDUP: Patriots walk off Sevier County
Just nine-days after it no-hit the Smoky Bears, Jefferson County found itself in extras with Sevier County to open the District 2-4A Tournament.

