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Today's Sports

  • Local middle school golfers fare...

    On Monday, the Greens at Deerfield hosted the Tennessee District Middle School Golf Tournament with teams from Clinton, Lake City, Jellico, Norris, Norwood, Jacksboro and LaFollette participating.

    In the girls’ portion of the tournament, LaFollette finished 2nd with a team score of 114 and Jacksboro finished 3rd with a score of 117. 

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  • Chapman places 2nd in pentathlon

    CCHS senior Kristin Chapman placed 2nd Monday afternoon in the Section 1-AAA Pentathlon at the Hardin Valley Academy. The top two finishers advance to the state meet next month at Murfreesboro. Chapman’s total score was 2,902 points.

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  • Goins stars at Vol Track Classic

    Shayla Goins made the most of her opportunities last weekend at the prestigious Volunteer Track Classic.

    The Campbell County High School senior won the hammer throw and placed in all three events she was allowed to enter.

    Goins set a school record in the hammer throw (94-7), took 3rd in discus (115-6) and placed 5th in shot put (35-7.5). 

    The Lady Cougars placed 7th out of 50 scoring teams at the meet.  

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  • Cougars outlast Panthers, 13-7

    Campbell County High School’s varsity baseball team picked up its 10th win of the season Friday night with a 13-7 triumph over Cumberland Gap at Brown-Archer Field.

    Aaron Chapman had a productive game at the plate and on the mound for the Cougars (2-12 district, 10-15 overall).

    With his bat, Chapman went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI. He also pitched nearly half the game before being relieved by freshman Tate McGhee with one out in the top of the fourth and Campbell County leading 5-4.

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  • Lady Cougars split doubleheader...

    Seniors took center stage Monday afternoon for the Campbell County High School softball team.

    The Lady Cougars celebrated Senior Day with a 9-7 victory over the Knoxville Ambassadors in game one of a varsity doubleheader.

    First baseman Mary Hickman, one of three CCHS seniors honored during a ceremony between games, put Campbell County on the scoreboard with a 3-run double to left field in the first inning. That gave the Lady Cougars an early 3-0 advantage.

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  • CCHS senior Bray picks Carson-...

    Corey Bray, captain of the Campbell County High School boys’ golf team, announced Monday that he will attend Carson-Newman College this fall.

    Bray is the quintessential student athlete.

    In the classroom, he has a 4.1 grade point average, 29 on the ACT and is tied for 5th in his senior class. On the golf course, Bray had a stroke average of 38 while leading the Cougars to a share of 2nd place at the 2011 District 3-AAA Tournament.

    “He has been a huge asset the past two years,” Campbell County coach Jeremy Cox said.

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  • Middle school athletes showcase...

    Middle school athletes from Campbell County earned high marks Thursday afternoon during the Sectional Track and Field Championships held at CCHS.

    Athletes finishing among the top 4 in their respective events qualified for the Meet of Champions on May 8 at the Hardin Valley Academy.

    In the girls’ competition, Jacksboro finished 4th in the team standings.

    Lady Eagles’ distance specialist Gracie Faulkner won the 800-meter run and was runner-up in the 1,600-meter run.

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  • Boys' soccer team is off to...

    The Campbell County United boy’s middle school soccer team remains unbeaten after its first two matches.

    CC United, which is 1-0-1 overall with one win and a tie, will put its record on the line this afternoon (Thursday) at Clinton. The match is scheduled to begin 6 p.m.

    On Monday afternoon at Norris, CC United won 5-2 in a game called early due to stormy weather. Jake Ward scored two goals, while Jacob Lasley, Mathew Laxton and Noah Elorifi had one each.

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  • Local fishermen win championship

    Two Campbell County bass fishermen did quite well for themselves last weekend while competing in the Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail on Pickwick Lake in North Alabama.

    Brian Jordan and Michael Smith won the 2012 FOM Stren Team Series National Championship after hauling in 62.83 lbs. of bass during the three-day event.

    Their prizes included a few thousand dollars in prize money and a brand new, fully rigged 21-foot Skeeter bass boat with 250 horsepower Yamaha motor worth around $72,000.

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  • Chambers making an impact for...

    Despite his freshman status, Matt Chambers is playing more like a veteran for a rapidly improving Walters State Community College men’s golf team.

    Chambers, a mass communications major from Jacksboro, qualified for all five of the Senators’ matches. That includes the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Tournament scheduled later next month at Plymouth, Ind.

    During Walter State’s victory last week in the Aramark Collegiate Invitational at Etowah Valley, NC, Chambers posted his best individual finish of the season. 

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