Muey, Wiley Look to Build off Overseas Experience
For a third straight year the ETSU volleyball team was represented in the European Global Challenge. A year after Megan Devine, Meredith Hardy and Jessica Schafer participated in the event, rising senior Katie Muey and junior Khadijah Wiley made the trek overseas to improve on their game last month. Prior to the five Buccaneer players […]
Parrilla Announces 2014 Carson-Newman Cross-Country Schedule
Carson-Newman cross-country coach Tony Parrilla announced his squad’s upcoming 2014 schedule, which features four meets against Division I competition. The Eagles will face stout competition at the Louisville Classic hosted by the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Last year’s Louisville Classic featured 20 D-1 teams. “One of the things that I wanted to do in […]
Strudwick Releases 2014 Fall Women’s Golf Schedule
Carson-Newman head women’s golf coach Suzanne Strudwick will see her squad take on five events in the fall of 2014, including two at PGA Tour event sites and another against Division I competition. The Eagles play host to the Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate in Sevierville to begin the season before heading to Pinehurst for the […]
Golf Teams Dominate Opener
Jefferson County opened their golf season on Monday in style, with dominating performances by both boys and girls teams. The team’s opened their season at Patriot Hills Golf Club in Jefferson City. On the boys side they defeated the Chiefs with total of 141-162, while the Lady Patriots outshot Cherokee 79-120 Kelsey Haun led the […]
Pugh Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar
Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for Divisions I, II and the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA, and ETSU men’s golfer Rhys Pugh (Pontypridd, Wales) received the prestigious academic honor on Thursday. Pugh, who was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team in May, has recorded a 3.387 cumulative grade point average. The sport management […]
Rattana Wins Twice to Advance to Chick Evans Junior Amateur Semifinal
Tusculum College incoming freshman Ciara Rattana went 2-0 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinal of the 34th annual Chick Evans Junior Amateur Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Itasca Country Club. Rattana, a native ofWestern Springs,Illinois, opened the day with a 3 & 2 win over Maria Harrast ofOak Brook,Illinois in […]
Dakota Norton Named to GCAA All-American Scholar Team
Tusculum College’s Dakota Norton has been named to the 2013-2014 NCAA Division II Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar Team. Norton is one of 74 Division II golfers in the country to be recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). To be eligible, an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at […]
Tusculum Duo Tabbed to USA College Football Preseason All-American Team
Tusculum College’s Justin Houston and Wesley Powell have been selected to the 2014 USA College Football Division II Preseason All-America first team. Houston, a 5-8, 180-pound junior receiver, earned Beyond Sports Network All-America third team accolades last year as he established TC single-season records with 110 receptions, 1,347 receiving yards and 1,914 all-purpose yards. His […]
UT’s Maggitt and C-N’s Alderman Nominated for 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
University of Tennessee linebacker Curt Maggitt, and Carson-Newman defensive lineman William Alderman were just announced as a nominee for the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® — the most prestigious off-the-field honor in college football. More often than not, college football players are remembered for their accomplishments on the field and are rarely recognized for […]
Pioneers Release 2014 Men’s Soccer Schedule
The 2014 Tusculum College men’s soccer schedule has been released as the Pioneers will play a 16-match regular-season slate, including 11 South Atlantic Conference contests. Of the 16-match schedule, 10 will be against programs that posted winning seasons in 2013, three which advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament, including the national runner-up. Tusculum head […]
C-N Soccer Prepares for the Fall with Summer League Play
Several members of the Carson-Newman men’s and women’s soccer teams have thrived on their summer league teams. “We always like our players,” Carson-Newman head soccer coach Richard Moodie said, “to go and play and get the experience, and then come back fresh.” For the men, Marius Staalby (Trondheim, Norway) and Lucas Siqueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil), […]
ETSU Football Coaching Clinic Speaker Schedule Released
The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Tuesday the speaking schedule for the second annual Carl Torbush/ETSU Football Coaching Clinic presented by Appalachian Orthopaedic Associates on Saturday, July 19th inside the Martha Culp Auditorium on the ETSU campus. The clinic, which will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., will feature Torbush […]
ETSU Women’s Basketball Volunteers at One Acre Cafe
Members of the ETSU women’s basketball team and coaching staff visited One Acre Café of Johnson City on Monday to lend a helping hand. “There was no better way for our players to greet me upon my return from the Caribbean Basketball Championships than with a day of service at One Acre Café,” said ETSU […]
Patriots Need A Little Help From Friends
The Jefferson County Patriots Football Team may not take the field for a few weeks but they have been hard at work this summer preparing for the upcoming season and raising funds for necessary equipment. The JCHS Sideline Club spends months every year raising funds and the players themselves also contribute through fundraising activities such […]
Improved but still “Miles to go” for Patriots
The Jefferson County High School Football Team played its final 7 on 7 skill position scrimmage on Thursday. It was a 3-way scrimmage against the Powell Panthers (5-5 2013) and the class 5A state runner-up from a year ago, West Rebels (13-2 2013). For those that are unfamiliar, skill positions consist of Quarterbacks, Running backs, […]
Tennessee Announces Jeff Jarnigan as “Voice of Neyland Stadium”
The University of Tennessee announced today that Jeff Jarnigan is the new public address announcer at Neyland Stadium and will begin his new role when the Volunteers kick off their 2014 season against Utah State on August 31. Jarnigan follows the legendary Bobby Denton, whose iconic voice was well-known and revered by Volunteer fans during […]
