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LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL, TUESDAY 3/7/23 GIRLS’ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AAA: Elizabethton 66 Dyersburg 54 Jackson South Side 44 Upperman 31…Elizabethton vs. JSS in a semifinal Thursday South Gibson 46 Dyer County 29 Livingston Academy 63 Greeneville 60…Livingston vs. S. Gibson in the second Thursday semifinal AAAA: Green Hill …

LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD, MONDAY 3/6/23 BOYS’ SECTIONALS AAA: Volunteer 95 Halls 71 Unicoi County 77 Carter 63 Fulton 58 Stone Memorial 54 AAAA: Sevier County 70 Karns 59 Dobyns-Bennett 64 William Blount 63 AA: Alcoa 64 Tyner Academy 43 Brainerd 71 Gatlinburg-Pittman 66 A: University High …

(Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service/MRN.com) William Byron won the most important race Sunday afternoon — by inches off pit road. Quick work by Byron‘s pit crew enabled the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver to beat teammate Kyle Larson off pit road for an overtime restart in the Pennzoil 400 …

LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD GIRLS’ SECTIONALS, SATURDAY AAA: Elizabethton 57 Halls 40 Greeneville 68 Seymour 43 AAAA: Bearden 71 Daniel Boone 50 Sevier County 56 Heritage 39 AA: Gatlinburg-Pittman 66 Meigs County 25 McMinn Central 68 Alcoa 53 A: North Greene 40 Oneida 39 Hampton 65 Harriman …

LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD, THURSDAY 3/2/23 BOYS’ REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS R2AAA: Halls 63 Carter 61 R2AAAA: Karns 74 William Blount 69 R2A: Oneida 73 Greenback 43 R1AA: Alcoa 72 Gatlinburg-Pittman 55 BOYS’ SECTIONAL ROUND, MONDAY 3/6/23 AAA: Volunteer at Halls Carter at Unicoi County AAAA: Sevier County at …

LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD, WEDNESDAY 3/1/23 GIRLS’ REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS Region 2-AAA: Seymour 51 Halls 32 Region 2-AAAA: Bearden 68 Heritage 55 Region 2-AA: McMinn Central 75 Meigs County 37 Region 1-AA: Gatlinburg-Pittman 46 Alcoa 43 Region 2-A: Oneida 64 Harriman 51 BOYS’ REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS, THURSDAY 3/2/23 Region …

The TSSAA Board of Control met in Hermitage on Wednesday. Items on the agenda included a discussion regarding a shot clock in basketball and a mandatory penalty when fans have been removed from contests. While no decisions were reached following the discussion of ejected fans, the Board did, after a …

LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD, TUESDAY 2/28/23 BOYS’ REGION SEMIFINALS Region 2-AAA at Carter Carter 59 Clinton 42…The homestanding Hornets ended Clinton’s season despite a gritty defensive effort and 14 points from Lebron Booker. In the end, Carter was able to convert more effectively on the offensive end …

LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD, MONDAY 2/27/23 GIRLS’ REGION SEMIFINALS REGION 2-AAA at Seymour Seymour 65 Clinton 34…Playing on their home floor Monday, the Seymour Lady Eagles eliminated the Clinton Lady Dragons with a 65-34 win. Seymour led 17-10 after one quarter but blew the game open in …

Monday, Jellico High School announced that DJ Osborn has been notified that he “not be retained” as the Lady Blue Devils’ head basketball coach next season. In a statement, Jellico Principal Danny Oakes writes, “We are moving into a new district and region next school year, and we feel that …