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Today's Sports

  • Tennessee Wildife Resources...

    Deer season for archers
    set to open on Saturday
    Deer season for archers will open statewide in Tennessee on Saturday, Sept. 25. Dates in all deer hunting units are the same again this year.: Sept. 25-Oct. 29, Nov. 1-5 and Dec. 6-17.
    The antlerless deer bag limit for each unit is: Unit A (4), Unit B (2) and Unit L (3 per day). The antlered deer bag limit is a total of three for the year.

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  • Cove Lake hosts meet for...

    Campbell County elementary and middle school cross-country runners did well during last week’s home meet at Cove Lake State Park.
    In the elementary boy’s division, Blake Kibler placed 3rd overall with a time of 7:57, followed by Eric Phillips, 7th (8:03), Jared Bane, 9th (8:06), Timmy Zupancic, 25th (8:39) and Riley Faulkner, 26th (8:41).
    Others competing were Nick Phillips, Ty Seiber, Ethan Cox and Connor Baird.

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  • County high school football...

    Dorian Eskridge ran for three touchdowns Friday night to help The Hardin Valley Academy football team avenge last year’s loss to Campbell County.
    The Hawks (2-0 district, 3-1 overall) defeated the visiting Cougars, 56-21, and moved into second place in the District 3 standings behind unbeaten Powell.
    Campbell County (0-3 district, 0-5 overall) remains in search of its first win.
    Hardin Valley built an early 14-0 lead in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the game. Eskridge scored on the second play from scrimmage, and then added another TD with 9:30 left.

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  • Lady Blue Devils volleyball team...

    The Jellico High School volleyball team is off to a 4-5 start this season.
    The Lady Blue Devils, who made their first-ever substate appearance in 2009, were unbeaten (2-0) in district play as of last week. Jellico owns victories over rival Campbell County, Wartburg, Coalfield, the Knoxville Ambassadors and Knoxville Christian.

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  • Sports calendar

    Basketball sign-ups
    Youth basketball sign-ups will begin on Monday, Sept. 27 at the LaFollette Community Center. Girls and boys, ages 5 thru 12, are eligible to participate. Sign-up hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday until October 16.

    Golf tournament

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  • Largemouth bass continue to bite...

    The following is a weekly summary of the fishing conditions on Norris Lake as reported by creel clerks from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).
    The lake level continues to fall. On Monday, Sept. 20, it was 1,009.35 feet, about a foot lower than it was the previous week.
    On the lower end of the lake, the surface temperature ranges from 79 to 81 degrees. Farther upstream, the water gets slightly warmer.
    The lake is clear, with as much as eight feet of visibility at some locations on the lower end.

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  • Blue Devils tame Lions, 33-14

    Jellico High School’s football team scored more points Friday night than it did in the first two games combined.
    The result was a 33-14 home victory over The King’s Academy that gave the Blue Devils (1-2 overall) their first triumph of the season.
    Jellico’s last win came in October 2009 against District 4 rival Oakdale.
    The Lions (0-3 overall) are still searching for their first victory this year.

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  • Eagles blank Avery Trace; Owls...

    Jacksboro’s football team stayed unbeaten Thursday night at Cookeville with an impressive 14-0 victory over Avery Trace Middle School.
    The Eagles (4-0) had possession of the ball for all but 11 seconds of the opening quarter. Paul Courdle ran for a touchdown to put Jacksboro on the scoreboard. Quarterback Kaine Peel hit Jesse Sharp with a 2-point conversion pass to give Jacksboro an 8-0 lead headed to the second quarter.

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  • JHS boys, Campbell middle...

    Jasper Budd and Ethan Shelly led the Jellico High School boy’s cross-country team to its first-ever victory Thursday during the Scott County Invitational at Oneida.
    The Blue Devils placed three runners in the top 5 and five in the top 23 to edge Cumberland Gap by two points.
    Budd (18:37) and Shelly (19:13) finished one-two overall. Lee England (20:48) was fifth, followed by Brady Huddleston, 19th; Cody Malicoat, 23rd; and Chase McDaniel, 26th.
    Micah and Matt Wade, who placed fourth and seventh overall, carried Cumberland Gap.

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  • CCHS golf teams play well...

    Campbell County High School golfers placed among the leaders last week during matches at LaFollette and Beaver Brook.
    The Cougars lost by five strokes, 148-153, to two-time defending Class AAA state champion Farragut on Thursday at the LaFollette Country Club. The Hardin Valley Academy finished a distant third with a team score of 178.
    Corey Bray and Trevor Huckaby each shot 37 for the Cougars, followed by Logan Baird and Bryce Roach each with a 39.
    Stuart Thomas shot a 1-under par 35 to lead Farragut.

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