Eagles celebrate senior day, try to secure SAC tourney bid
Carson-Newman (17-22, 12-12 South Atlantic Conference) will honor six seniors Friday when it begins its final SAC series with Anderson (15-30, 7-17 SAC) Friday at 3 p.m. at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. Alex Britt (Salisbury, N.C.), Kevin Franchetti (Highland, Ind.), Ryan Fillers (Greeneville, Tenn.), Zach Long (Jefferson City, Tenn.), Chris Armstrong (Blaine, Tenn.) and […]
Siebert helps Eagles to split with Lions
Elayna Siebert (Knoxville, Tenn.) pounded out six hits in eight at bats and drove in three runs as Carson-Newman split a doubleheader with Mars Hill Wednesday afternoon at Ponder Park. Mars Hill took game one 2-1 before the Eagles sealed game two with a 5-2 margin. “Siebert just came out very aggressive hitting where we […]
Eagles unveil 2013 football schedule
Carson-Newman will play its first three games of its 2013 campaign inside the friendly confines of Burke-Tarr Stadium. Shorter, 2011 national runner up Wayne State and North Greenville highlight the Eagles’ nonconference schedule. Carson-Newman opens the year on a Thursday night, Sept. 5 when the GLIAC’s Wayne State Warriors roll into town. “It’s the scariest […]
Eagles crush Brevard and bring home second conference match victory
Carson-Newman (7-11, 2-6 SAC) crushed Brevard (2-17, 0-9 SAC) Friday afternoon 8-1 to win back-to-back matches. In singles play, Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) beat Richie Liell 6-2, 6-2 in the no. 5 spot. At no. 1 singles, Juan Perez (Ecuador) won 6-3, 6-3 against Johannes Kloster . Freshman Jonathan Allen (Lenoir City, Tenn.) brought in […]
Lady Eagles fall at Brevard
Carson-Newman (8-11, 2-6 SAC) lost to Brevard (5-12, 3-6 SAC) on the road Friday afternoon 4-5. Freshman Brooke Sanderson (Evans, Ga.) performed well at no. 5 singles and brought home a victory. She beat Nirvana Silva 6-0, 6-1 to win back-back matches. Patricia Guerreiro (Portugal) triumphed over Michelle Prata at no. 2 singles with a […]
Baseball adjusts start time of Anderson series
Carson-Newman baseball has moved back the start time of Friday’s start with the Anderson series from 2 to 3 p.m. in a preemptive strike to give the field a chance to dry following a Thursday forecast of severe thunderstorms. Carson-Newman can clinch a spot in the SAC tournament with a win over the Trojans. The […]
Lady Eagles drop match to Patriots
Carson-Newman (8-10) fell to the University of Cumberlands (5-5) 7-2 Tuesday afternoon in Williamsburg, Ky. Freshman Brooke Sanderson (Evans, Ga.) brought in a point for the Eagles in singles play. She defeated Shelby Muff after a tiebreaker 6-1, 2-6, 10-8. At no. 6 singles, Lindsay Collette won by default. Sanderson teamed up with senior Megan […]
Eagles find victory against the Patriots
Carson-Newman (6-11) came home with a 7-2 win against the University of the Cumberlands (3-10) Tuesday afternoon. In singles play, Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) defeated Daryl Macleish in a close match 7-6, 10-6 in the no. 5 spot. At no. 6, Daniel Douglas (Knoxville, Tenn.) beat Cody King 6-2, 6-4. Jonathan Allen (Lenoir City, Tenn.) […]
Eagles improve 13 strokes at day two of Agnes McAmis Memorial
Carson-Newman’s women’s golf team improved 13 strokes for round two of the Agnes McAmis Memorial tournament Tuesday in Greeneville, Tenn. C-N finished tied for 12th Monday. The Eagles shot a 334 before following it with a 321 in the second round. With a new day, the women completed round two, tying with opponents, University of […]
Barger, Cannon, Fishback, Isom and Julian enter C-N Athletics Hall of Fame
Carson-Newman will inducted five new members into its athletic hall of fame in a ceremony Saturday morning. This year’s inductees are David Barger (Administrator, ’70), Jerry Cannon (Basketball, ’67), Joe Fishback (Football, ’90), Mark Isom (Football, ’85) and Lib Julian (Basketball/Baseball, ’58). “These honors are deserved for these men who excelled not only on the […]
Roberts rakes and Britt fires a gem as Eagles take series with Wolves
Brandon Roberts (Davie, Fla.) went four-for-nine at the dish with five RBI to help propel Carson-Newman (16-22, 12-12 South Atlantic Conference) to a doubleheader split with Newberry (24-19, 10-12 SAC) Saturday at the Smith Road Complex. “His parents were there and maybe it had a calming effect,” Carson-Newman head coach Tom Griffin said with a […]
Trojans rally for two over Carson-Newman
Carson-Newman (26-14, 8-6 South Atlantic Conference) left 20 runners stranded throughout a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Anderson (32-9, 9-4 SAC) 5-3 and 7-6. Anderson scored seven unanswered over the final two innings of the series to complete a comeback win in game two on a walk off home run from Abby Child. Brittany […]
Lady Eagles bring home big win against Railsplitters
Carson-Newman (8-7, 2-5 SAC) brought home its second conference victory with a win against Lincoln Memorial (5-7, 3-4 SAC) Sunday afternoon at the Carson-Newman Tennis Complex. The Eagles have now won four of their last six to garner a winning record for the year. In singles play, senior Tiffany Delias (Morristown, Tenn.) shredded Summer Robinson […]
Men’s tennis drops conference match to LMU
Carson-Newman (4-10, 1-6 SAC) dropped a conference match to Lincoln Memorial University (9-4, 6-1 SAC) 8-1 Sunday afternoon. Freshman Juan Perez (Ecuador) came close to a victory at no. 1 singles but the match resulted in a loss to Philipp Hoffmann 7-5, 6-3. In doubles play, the team of Dalton Moore (Gate City, Va.) and […]
Blassingame and Childs take the gold at the Wofford Invitational
Once again, sophomore Cassandine Blassingame grabbed the gold in the men’s long jump, Saturday at the Wofford Invitational. Blassingame has managed to land in the first place spot for the long jump in the last four events this season. His jump of 7.24 meters provisionally qualifies him for nationals. On top of taking the gold, […]
Eagles take first in four events at Rome Shorter Invitational
Carson-Newman’s men and women’s track and field teams traveled to Shorter College, to compete in the Rome Shorter Invitational in Rome, Ga. Both Eagle teams finished at respectably high positions with 15 Eagles in top 10 positions and four in first place. For the men’s group, sophomore Cassandine Blassingame landed in the first place spot […]
