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Men’s tennis brings home big win

Men’s tennis brings home big win

Carson-Newman (4-8) picked up a second straight victory by sweeping Covenant (0-12) 9-0 on the road on Friday. In singles play, Derek Holdway (Woodstock, Ga.) defeated Jeffrey Cox in the no. 3 spot 6-0, 6-0. In the no. 1 position, Juan Perez (Ecuador) swept Roy Anderson 6-0, 6-0. Dalton Moore (Gate City, Va.) went 6-0, […]

Eagles sweep Covenant on the road

Eagles sweep Covenant on the road

Carson-Newman (6-7) ran through Covenant College (1-8) 9-0 in Chattanooga on Friday afternoon. In singles play, Patricia Guerreiro (Portugal) kicked off the wins for the Eagles at no. 2 beating Sarah Carter 6-0, 6-1. Haleigh Chastain (Knoxville, Tenn.) followed suit triumphing over Kelsey Whitted 6-1, 6-1 in the no. 3 spot. At no. 1 singles, […]

Lady Eagles clinch win on the road

Lady Eagles clinch win on the road

Carson-Newman (5-7) brought home a 5-4 win after travelling to North Greenville University (2-8) Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles clinched the match at no. 4 singles when Jennifer Ott (Knoxville, Tenn.) came out on top with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Haley Hardwick. At no. 2 singles, Patricia Guerriero (Portugal) handily defeated Maggie Elliott 6-1, 6-3. […]

Hensley’s heroics help Eagles to doubleheader sweep of Newberry

Carson-Newman (24-12, 8-4 South Atlantic Conference) found some pop at the plate in crucial situations from a youthful source. Freshman outfielder Kelli Hensley (Knoxville, Tenn.) laid down a perfectly executed suicide squeeze and knocked in a game winning run to help the Eagles to a doubleheader sweep of Newberry (15-17, 3-9 SAC) Friday afternoon at […]

Heartbreak finds Eagles in pitchers’ duel at Smokies Park versus LMU

Heartbreak finds Eagles in pitchers’ duel at Smokies Park versus LMU

Last year in Carson-Newman’s game at Smokies Park, the Eagles got a walk-off victory over LMU. This year, the Eagles (13-19, 9-10 SAC) would find no such ninth-inning magic in a 2-1 loss to the Railsplitters (18-16, 11-8 SAC). The loss is the Eagles 12th straight and Carson-Newman’s eighth loss in the streak by three […]

Carson-Newman run rules rival Tusculum in doubleheader split

Carson-Newman (22-12, 6-4 South Atlantic Conference) picked up a split with league-leader Tusculum (20-13, 8-2 SAC). The Eagles run ruled the Pioneers to start the day 13-4 in six innings before a Carson-Newman rally fell short in the seventh in the nightcap to lose 3-1. “Game one we put a bat on the ball and […]

Eagles complete play at Lander Bearcat Classic

Eagles complete play at Lander Bearcat Classic

The Carson-Newman men’s golf team finished the three-round Lander Bearcat Classic at the Greenwood Country Club, Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles competed alongside three nationally-ranked clubs in Belmont Abbey, USC Aiken and Georgia Southwestern. The three ranked teams grabbed the three spots on the podium with Belmont Abbey seizing the win. The Crusaders’ Adam Hedges came […]

Spring Athletes

Spring Athletes

The Jefferson County athletic fields were alive with action last week, as the majority of the Spring Athletes at JCHS were involved in games or meets. On Thursday, the Patriot Men’s Soccer team played host to the Greenville Greene Devils. The Patriots have had a strong season start, handedly defeating both Davy Crockett and Cherokee […]

Eagles bow to Newberry 8-1

Eagles bow to Newberry 8-1

Jen Ott (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Haleigh Chastain (Knoxville, Tenn.) pulled out a 9-8 (10-5) win at no. 2 doubles to salvage the point over Tara Lamers and Ariel Strong. However, Newberry (9-7, 2-2 SAC) won every singles match to stop Carson-Newman’s (4-8, 0-5 SAC) win streak at two matches. Stefy Stand (Portugal) stood her ground […]

Allen seizes win at no. 5 singles, but Newberry plows past C-N

Allen seizes win at no. 5 singles, but Newberry plows past C-N

Jonathan Allen (Lenoir City, Tenn.) won a three-set tiebreaker at no. 5 singles with David Sons 4-6, 6-4, 10-2, but Carson-Newman (2-9, 0-5 SAC) dropped its fifth straight SAC match 8-1 to Newberry (8-7, 1-3 SAC) The Wolves swept the doubles point, but Paul Birdsong (Woodstock, Ga.) and Derek Holdway (Woodstock, Ga.) made things interesting […]

Errors doom Eagles as No. 17 Catawba sweeps Carson-Newman

Errors doom Eagles as No. 17 Catawba sweeps Carson-Newman

No. 17 Catawba (25-8, 13-5 South Atlantic Conference) swept a pair of seven-run games from Carson-Newman (13-18, 9-9 SAC) 12-5 and 13-6 Saturday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. The Eagles made nine errors between the two games. The losses are Carson-Newman’s 10th and 11th straight – the most consecutive losses in school history. […]

Elliot’s bomb brings Eagles back from brink against league-leading Bears

Elliot’s bomb brings Eagles back from brink against league-leading Bears

Carson-Newman (21-11, 5-3 SAC) snatched momentum late Wednesday night at Bears Field against Lenoir-Rhyne (22-7, 6-2 SAC). After falling in game one of a doubleheader 6-4, the Eagles were a strike away from being swept. However, Cassie Elliot (Johnson City, Tenn.) sent a 2-2 pitch over the wall in center to knot game two at […]

Carson-Newman picks up pressure-packed comeback win over Tennessee Wesleyan

Carson-Newman picks up pressure-packed comeback win over Tennessee Wesleyan

Trailing 4-1 in its match with Tenn. Wesleyan (6-4), Carson-Newman (4-6) needed to be flawless to win its second straight match. The Eagles provided such perfection at in the third through sixth singles matches to scoot out of the Carson-Newman Tennis Complex with a 5-4 win Friday afternoon. The match started well for the Eagles […]

Perez shines, but Eagles lose to Tennessee Wesleyan 6-3

Perez shines, but Eagles lose to Tennessee Wesleyan 6-3

Juan Sebastian Perez (Ecuador) accounted for Carson-Newman wins at no. 1 singles and no. 1 doubles, but his efforts weren’t enough as the Eagles (2-7) dropped a 6-3 match to Tennessee Wesleyan (5-4) Friday afternoon at the Carson-Newman Tennis Complex. Perez beat Alex Laguza 6-0, 6-0 in singles after partnering with Austin Mackay (Oak Ridge, […]

Catawba hurlers ground Eagles 8-0

No. 17 Catawba (23-8, 11-5 South Atlantic Conference) pitchers struck out 16 Carson-Newman (13-16, 9-7 SAC) batters in an 8-0 win Friday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. Catawba starter Nick Lomascolo (7-1) took a no hitter into the sixth before toss eight complete innings of shutout ball. He fanned 13 of the Eagle […]

Lady Patriots Shut Out Lady Trojans In 6-0 victory

Lady Patriots Shut Out Lady Trojans In 6-0 victory

The Lady Patriots Softball Team hosted neighboring County rival Morristown West on Tuesday. Fresh off dual district wins, the Lady Patriots shut out the Lady Trojans in a 6-0 victory that advanced their district record to 3-0 and their overall to 3-1. The Lady Patriots were scheduled for a make up game on Wednesday against […]