Kelley gets SAC Player of the Week honor
Carson-Newman third baseman Sara Kelley has been named the South Atlantic Conference Player of the week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Kelley becomes the second Eagle in as many weeks to haul in the honor after Kelli Hensley won it a week ago. Kelley earns the honor following a 5-1 week for the Carson-Newman […]
Eagles, Railsplitters renew rivalry Wednesday
Lincoln Memorial (22-2, 18-2 South Atlantic Conference) has already wrapped up a South Atlantic Conference regular season championship, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t intrigue when Carson-Newman (18-6, 15-5 SAC) invades Tex Turner Arena Wednesday night. Carson-Newman is ranked ninth in the Southeast Region and trying to extend its region best seven-game win streak. The […]
Patriots Top Hilltoppers, 61-53
It was the first round of the TSSAA Region 1-3A basketball tournament, Saturday night. However, someone forgot to tell Jefferson County and Science Hill that this was not the championship game. The energy in the building was as high as the energy on the court, and the two teams definitely left everything on the floor. […]
Lady Patriots Keep Rolling
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots kept rolling Friday night in the first round of the region 1-3A tournament. They continued their run of stingy defense as they held the 4-seed, Daniel Boone, to just 33 points. Jefferson County would outscore the Lady TrailBlazers, 32-19 in the second half and cruise to a 50-33 win to […]
Eagles and Pioneers split doubleheader Saturday
The Carson-Newman Eagles (10-5, 5-4 South Atlantic Conference) took game two of a doubleheader 7-2 over the Tusculum Pioneers (7-5, 5-3 SAC) while the home team won game one 10-9 Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Park. “We had to grind this day out,” head coach Tom Griffin said about the afternoon at the ball park. “Yesterday […]
LADY EAGLES FALL TO QUEENS 69-64
The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (14-12, 11-9 South Atlantic Conference) women’s basketball team fell to the Queens Royals (6-18, 5-15 South Atlantic Conference) by a 69-64 score at Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Lady Eagles, and the win for Queens was its first after dropping 11 games […]
District Champs!!!
On a night where the intensity was sky high, the Jefferson County Patriots were able to top the Sevier County Smoky Bears, 51-36, for the district 2-3A tournament championship. Sevier County came in to the contest, red hot, winners of six straight games. The Smoky Bears were also averaging 58.3 points per game in their […]
Patriots Win and Advance, 59-49
Jefferson County advances to the district 2 class 3A tournament championship, after defeating the Morristown West Trojans for the third time this season, 59-49. Jefferson County used an efficient offense (46.3%) and a balanced defense to advance. The first quarter saw a very determined and physical West team come out ready to play taking an […]
LADY EAGLES TRAVEL TO FACE BREVARD
The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (12-11, 9-8 South Atlantic Conference) women’s basketball team will continue a busy week of basketball by traveling to face the Brevard Tornados (7-14, 6-11 South Atlantic Conference) at Boshamer Gymnasium in Brevard, N.C., on Monday evening at 6 p.m. Carson-Newman is in the midst of a season-long six-game losing streak, and […]
CARSON-NEWMAN FINISHES SIXTH AT CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Carson-Newman Eagles men’s and women’s swimming teams concluded their stay at the 2014 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship meet at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on Sunday. Sunday’s events wrapped up a busy weekend of swimming for the Eagles as Carson-Newman continues its inaugural season of intercollegiate varsity swimming. In the women’s competition, Carson-Newman finished […]
Seniors Honored for Winter Sports at JCHS
Seniors for the winter sports at Jefferson County High School were honored Friday night. Sport’s that were included in the festivities were swimming, dance team, cheerleading, girls’ basketball, and boys’ basketball. Highlight of the evening was when senior girls’ basketball player and Brenau University signee, Autumn Dodson, was rewarded a basketball commemorating her 1,000+ point […]
PERFECTION!!!!
The Jefferson County Patriots basketball team completed a perfect regular season in district play Friday night(14-0). The Patriots won the opening tip and dominated the game throughout, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Jefferson County came in to the contest boasting the district’s best scoring defense, holding opponents to just 43.4 points per […]
Big East Duels Tournament
Maury Middle School wrestlers placed second behind West View Middle School in a contest too close to call until the final match of the competition, missing first place by just 6 points in the tournament held Saturday, February 8 at Lincoln Heights Middle School. Jefferson Middle School and White Pine School also competed in the […]
Turnovers Doom Patriots, 57-44
In a battle of two first place teams, and arguably the two hottest teams in the state, Jefferson County fell to Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett 57-44. The Patriots came in on a 12 game winning streak, while the Indians came in to the contest winners of 10 in a row. It was a highly contested ball game […]
Maury Wrestling Team Wins Decisive Victory over East Ridge
The Maury Middle School wrestling team won a decisive victory over East Ridge Middle School on Tuesday, February 4th. The Maury varsity wrestlers had a great showing, with 12 wins out of 15 matches. The junior varsity wrestlers also performed well, winning 5 out of 11 matches. The Maury wrestling team is coached by Head […]
National Signing Day at JCHS
It was National Signing Day all across America Wednesday, and at Jefferson County High School it was no different. Three Jefferson County athletes signed letters of intent on Wednesday, stating they would be continuing their athletic careers and gaining further education at local colleges or universities. Summer Hayes – Walters State Community College (Softball) As […]
