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Today's Sports

  • Winners crowned at county...

    Valley View Elementary’s boys, who had a losing record at the end of the regular season, were unlikely candidates to claim a championship during the Campbell County Basketball Tournament last week at Wynn.

    However, the Bobcats managed to upset two higher seeded teams on their way to a large school elementary boy’s title.

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  • Elk Valley nets 3 county titles

    To say this is a banner year for Elk Valley would be an understatement.

    Last weekend, the school won a record three championships during the Campbell County Basketball Tournament at Wynn. This is also the first year that Elk Valley has put four teams in the county finals.

    “They were still pretty excited at school (on Monday),” said Nancy Douglas, who coached all four teams for the Elks.

    “They were saying, ‘Can you believe this?’ They’re all real good kids.”

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  • Eagles take two out of three...

    LaFollette and Jacksboro Middle met Monday night at the LMS gym for a district basketball matchup.

    The junior varsity boy’s team picked up the only win of the night for the home team, winning by a 24-20 count. Ethan Jeffers led the Owls with nine points, while Seth Pebley scored five points for the Eagles. In girl’s varsity action, the Lady Eagles kept their perfect record intact with a 37-29 victory. Jamie Mynatt led Jacksboro (10-0 overall) with 12 points, while Marie Roach had eight points for LaFollette (5-6 overall).

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  • CCHS girls fall at Oak Ridge

    The Campbell County High School varsity girl’s basketball team suffered a 76-62 setback at Oak Ridge last week.

    Jessica Moore led the Lady Cougars with 22 points, followed by Candice Seiber with 14, Lindsay Evans with eight, Kristin Chapman seven, Shayla Goins and Maria Foust four each, Courtney Morris two and Courtney Miller one.

    Seiber was leading rebounder with five boards.

    Morris made a team-high four assists. Chapman blocked three shots.

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  • Lady Eagles climb to 11-0

    A special season continues for the Jacksboro Middle School girl’s varsity basketball team.

    The unbeaten Lady Eagles claimed their 11th victim Thursday night with a 39-10 rout of visiting Lake City. Whitney Williamson led all scorers with 10 points for Jacksboro, followed by Michaela Smith with eight, Krista Williams and Jamie Mynatt six each, Whitney Sawyers four, Hannah Owens and Courtney Charles two each, and Megan Caudill one.

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  • Cougars dealt double defeats by...

    The best boy’s basketball team in District 3-AAA during the 2008-09 regular season is still the team to beat this year.

    Knoxville Central lit up the scoreboard Tuesday night with a 112-79 rout of Campbell County. The win allowed the Bobcats to avenge a pair of embarrassing late season losses last year to the Cougars.

    Senior guard Brett Wade scored 22 points to lead six Central players in double figures. Darnell Williams had 17, Dre Mathieu 16, Linwood  Holloway 13, Zeek Holden 12 and Julian McBee 11.

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  • Lady Owls top Horace Maynard

    The LaFollette Middle School girl’s varsity basketball team picked up a 37-19 district win over Horace Maynard last week.

    Kendra King led all scorers with 16 points, including a trio of 3-point goals, for the Lady Owls.

    Marie Roach chipped in nine points, followed by Chelsey Finkenbine six; Rachel Heatherly, Amber Guy and Summer Daniels two each. LaFollette lost the girl’s junior varsity game, 24-21. Kassie Kibler led the Lady Owls with six points, followed by Katie Hamblin with five; Sissy Bailey four; Adriona Sammons; Guy and Ashley Whited two each.

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  • Cougars top Panthers, 91-76

    Cumberland Gap High School’s boys fell into the same trap Friday night that have claimed many victims the past couple of basketball seasons.

    The Panthers (4-3 overall) played right into Campbell County’s hands during a 91-76 loss at home. The Cougars set a season high for points this season while winning for the third time in five outings.

    “We got them to play our tempo, and it was our type of game,” said Campbell County coach Barry Jones.

    “The last thing we want to do is slow it down.”

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  • Evans named one of the top...

    Several Campbell County High School football players were honored last week by the District 3-AAA coaches.

    CCHS junior Keenan Evans shared lineman of the year honors with Josh Norman from Oak Ridge. Joining Evans on the 2009 all-district first team were CCHS teammates Tyler Amburgey, Trevor Nolan and Brad Hicks. Arnie Meredith was voted academic all-district. Honorable mention all-district candidates for the Cougars included Wesley Cook, Tyler Oakes, Ben Muse and Donovan Long.

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  • Blue Devils turn in good effort...

    Jellico has proven it can play basketball with the big boys.

    In two of their first six games this season, the Class A Blue Devils have gone toe-to-toe with Class AAA teams Knox Halls and Clinton before falling short down the stretch.

    During Monday night’s home game against a talented and athletic Clinton squad, Jellico had a 32-31 halftime lead but couldn’t hold it. The Dragons ended up winning by 18 points, 75-57, but the Blue Devils showed what they’re capable of when they outscored Clinton 24-6 during a second quarter blitz.

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