Nighthawks Fall In Battle Against Louisiana 58-20
The Knoxville Nighthawks battle Louisiana for the third time Friday night at the Knoxville Civic Center Coliseum. Early on the Nighthawks had a 10-3 lead, but it just wasn’t mean to be as the Nighthawks fell 58-20. Louisiana’s quarterback Chris Mitchell threw for seven touchdowns and 265 yards. Buc’s wide receiver Jordan Rideaux caught six […]
Mincey adds five to program for 2013
Carson-Newman head women’s basketball coach Mike Mincey announced the signing of four native Tennesseans and one Pennsylvanian to the Eagles’ women’s basketball program Tuesday. Kailyn Brooks (Lafayette, Tenn.), Kaitlyn Cupples (Clinton, Tenn.) join Carson-Newman out of high school, while Taylor Peterson (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.), Whitney Kyle (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Jessica Poole (Harrisburg, Pa.) transfer […]
McCord adds one to inaugural signing class
Carson-Newman head swimming coach Paige McCord has rounded out her inaugural swimming signing class with one final female swimmer to bring the final tally to 31 signees. Nancy Claire Smith comes to C-N from Franklin, Tenn., and Franklin High School. “Nancy Claire brings a lot to our women’s team in the individual medley and breaststroke […]
Nighthawks getting ready for 3rd game against Lehigh Valley
The Knoxville Nighthawks (2-7) will take on the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (5-4) Saturday, May 25 th at 7:00 pm EST at Stabler Arena. The Knoxville Nighthawks have begun preparations for their third meeting of the year against the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. Lehigh Valley won the first two meetings but Knoxville is looking to stop the […]
Eagles add 16 to football recruiting class
Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks has announced the signing of 16 players to bring the Eagles’ 2013 recruiting class to 50. Lucas Fishman (Morristown, Tenn.), 5-9, 185 pounds, LB Twitter: @LucasFishman The team captain for Morristown West. Fishman was an all-Lakeway region selection and an all-state selection his junior and senior seasons. Helped MWHS […]
Hefner honored with NFCA All-American status
Carson-Newman junior shortstop Brittany Hefner (Talbott, Tenn.) has added to her laundry list of honors in 2013 with a first team All-American selection from the NFCA. Hefner, the SAC and Daktronics’ Southeast Region Player of the Year, was the only player from the southeast region on the first team and the only player from the […]
Emanuel, Van Bruggen named finalists for Excellence in Aquatics Award
Carson-Newman linebacker Jarell Emanuel and head athletic trainer Mike Van Bruggen have been named finalists for the 2013 Excellence in Aquatics Award. The award recognizes athletic training professionals and the athletes they treated who, despite all odds, garnered superior rehabilitation results through innovative, and sometimes unconventional, methods involving aquatics as a medium to help achieve […]
Two-Sport Athlete Brian Jordan announces a series of baseball/softball camps aimed at scouting talent and inspiring children.
When former MLB star, Brian Jordan played for the Atlanta Braves, he made his childhood dreams come true. Since 1998 and more so since his retirement from baseball in 2006, Jordan has worked tirelessly within his children’s foundation to give less fortunate kids opportunities through health, fitness, literacy and scholarships. That mission is at the […]
Morgan announces hiring of Strudwick to helm women’s golf program
Carson-Newman athletic director Allen Morgan has announced the hiring of 23-year LPGA tour professional Suzanne Strudwick as Carson-Newman’s next women’s golf coach. “It was extremely important to me that Suzanne was capable of working with younger players,” Morgan said, “But what was most important to me when I talked with Suzanne was her commitment to […]
Moodie adds three to women’s soccer signing class
Carson-Newman director of soccer Richard Moodie has announced the signing of three student athletes to the C-N women’s soccer class of 2017. The signings bring the Eagles’ total to 12 for the year. Kendall Morrison, Aubree Cable and Susann Kneifel are C-N’s late signees. A geographically diverse lot, Morrison hails from White House, Tenn., Cable […]
Hefner earns Southeast Region Player of the Year honors, three others join her on all-region squads
Carson-Newman junior shortstop Brittany Hefner (Talbott, Tenn.) has been named the Daktronics’ Southeast Region Player of the Year by the district’s sports information directors. Hefner was Carson-Newman’s only first team selection for both the Daktronics’ all-region team and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association all-region team. Bri Shoemake (Ooltewah, Tenn.) and Kelli Hensley (Knoxville, Tenn.) took […]
Nighthawks getting ready for rematch against Lehigh Valley
The Knoxville Nighthawks (2-6) will take on the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (3-4) Saturday, May 11th at 7:00 pm EST at the Knoxville Civic Center Coliseum. The Knoxville Nighthawks are preparing for their second game against the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. The Nighthawks lost to Louisiana last Saturday 45-37 in a very close game. Knoxville looks to […]
Griffin announces hitting and pitching camp dates, June 10-13, 2013
Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has set the Eagles’ all-phases, hitting and pitching camps for the middle of June. The all-phases camp is set from June 10-13 from 9 a.m. to noon. The hitting camp runs Jun 17-18 and the pitching camp June 19-20. The all-phases camp is geared toward ages 6-13 and covers […]
Volleyball adds two to 2013 signing class
Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Shannon Mincey has added a middle blocker and a defensive specialist to the Eagles’ 2013 signing class. JaLesa Beaver (Katy, Texas) and Eileen Anderson (North Hunterdon, N.J.) join early signees Jessica Sokol and Taylor Lowe to bring Mincey’s total signees to four. JaLesa Beaver: A four-year varsity letterwinner and starter for […]
A Family Tradition
For Arden Cogar, timbersports is more than a competition. It’s a family tradition. Six generations of his family have competed in the sport going back several decades. “I have a grandfather, a great uncle, my father, 16 cousins a wife and daughter and myself who have all competed in the sport,” said Cogar. “My father […]
C-N soccer to utilize GPSports vests
Carson-Newman’s soccer teams will be one of the first three American institutions to partner with GPSports – a biometrics and GPS-based technology that will enable Carson-Newman soccer’s coaching staff to better train its athletes. Carson-Newman joins the Atlanta Falcons and Baylor Bears as the first American users of the product. The software is popular among […]
