Successful Season Ends in State Quarterfinals
The most successful season in Jefferson County history came to an end Wednesday afternoon as the Patriots fell to Oak Ridge in the quarterfinals of the TSSAA state tournament, 66-45. Jefferson County head coach said “They were the better team, they beat us.” He added “There have not been many times I’ve been able to […]
Patriots Bounce Back, Get Revenge, 2-1
One day later, one more run, one victory for the Jefferson County Patriots. One day after getting beat, 20-1, by a Seymour Eagle team that couldn’t seem to miss the ball with the bat, the Patriots got their revenge. There wasn’t much resemblance in the two games, with Seymour having 17 hits on Monday night […]
Piedmont Cheers JCHS Boys Basketball Team
The Jefferson County High School Boys Basketball team got a real send off Tuesday morning as their bus passed by on its way to Murfreesboro to play Oak Ridge Wednesday in the state tournament. As the bus approached Piedmont they could hear the cheering crowd chanting, “Watch Us Fly”!
Patriots Drop Opener to Seymour
Jefferson County opened their 2014 campaign Monday evening against the Seymour Eagles, however it was not the start that the Patriots had hoped for this year. The Eagles dominated the game throughout, and the Patriots struggled to get much offense going in the opener. Seymour tallied 17 hits en route to a 20-1 victory over […]
Lady Pats Fall In State Quarters
The old saying, “speed kills”, wasn’t the case in Jefferson County’s loss to Mt. Juliet in the state quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon. Vertical challenge was certainly in play, however, as the Lady Golden Bears had three girls on the court at all times that were taller than anyone on the Jefferson County roster, keeping the game […]
Turnovers doom Eagles to SAC tournament quarterfinal upset
Carson-Newman (19-8) coughed the rock up 21 times, one away from a season high, en route to an 80-72 home loss to Coker (15-12) Wednesday in a two versus seven matchup in the Food Lions South Atlantic Conference quarterfinals. The loss is Carson-Newman’s first at home since a senior day defeat to Wingate to close […]
Big innings, big bats help C-N to doubleheader sweep of Concord
Carson-Newman (15-5) halted a losing streak at four games by sweeping Concord (10-5) 8-5 and 7-4 Tuesday afternoon at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex. The Eagles worked their way to the wins with a seven-run inning in game one and a five-run frame in game two. Brittany Hefner (Talbott, Tenn.) clobbered a pair of homers […]
PATRIOTS BORO BOUND FOR FIRST STATE APPEARANCE
The Jefferson County Patriots boys’ basketball team are headed to the state tournament for the first time in school history. Powell High School struggled holding the crowd that was in attendance to see the Patriots make history. With the win Jefferson County continues to add to its now 30 wins (Most in school history) and […]
JEFFERSON COUNTY GIRLS STATE BOUND!!!!!
A standing room only crowd at Farragut High School saw an incredible sub-state game between Jefferson County and Farragut. The stakes were incredibly high and the level of play and intensity was even higher. In a back and forth game throughout, the Lady Patriots willed their way to their first state tournament appearance since the […]
Patriots Fall In Regional Final 63-52
Jefferson County fell to Dobyns-Bennett Thursday night, for the second time in three weeks. The Indians used their speed and size to subdue the Patriots in the Region 1-3A Championship game. Despite the loss, the Patriots still advance to the school’s second ever appearance in the state sectional game (sub-state) and will travel to Powell […]
Maury vs. White Pine In Middle School Wrestling Action
Maury Middle School and White Pine School wrestlers met on the mat for a hard fought match on February 20, 2014. Maury won the match, with 7 victories by pins. White Pine has a much smaller squad and had to forfeit several matches because they lacked a competitor in each weight class. It was an […]
Lady Pats Lose Heartbreaker, Still Alive
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots lost a heartbreaker in the TSSAA Region 1-3A championship game Wednesday night. The Lady Patriots fell to rival Morristown West, in their fourth meeting of the season. With the loss, however, the Lady Patriots still advance to the State Sectional (sub-state) tournament, and will play at Farragut Saturday night. The […]
Patriots Closeout Tennessee High, 58-44
It was a story of two halves on Tuesday night, in a ball game that was closer than the score may indicate. The first half saw two teams that struggled on the offensive end, turning the ball over, and missing open shots. The second half however, saw two teams that played aggressive defense and scored […]
Lady Patriots Dominate D-B, Clinch Sub-State Birth
It was evident from warm ups, to the last whistle, the Lady Patriots meant business in their Region 1 -3A semifinal game against the Lady Indians of Dobyns-Bennett. On February 5th the Lady Patriots fell to Dobyns-Bennett, 46-30, 19 days later the Lady Pats dominated a bigger, faster Lady Indian team, 54-35. For much of […]
Moodie releases men’s soccer signing class for fall 2014
Carson-Newman head soccer coach Richard Moodie announced the eight men’s soccer signees for the upcoming fall season. “We obviously want to do better,” Coach Moodie said, “than what we did last year. Bringing in these kids, it’s important we brought in the right ones.” Tanner Heath, the son of Michael and Kristi Heath, is a […]
Eagles pound Panthers with 30 hits in doubleheader sweep
Carson-Newman (13-1) belted 30 base knocks en route to an 11-5, 10-2 doubleheader sweep of Kentucky Wesleyan (4-6) Tuesday afternoon at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex. Kelli Hensley (Knoxville, Tenn.) accounted for six of those hits. The sophomore extended a hitting streak to 17 consecutive games, the longest of any Eagle on the roster. “I […]
