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No guarantees, but Gaddis plans to win every game

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Meet and Greet for Joe Gaddis

Several hundred people listen to Joe Gaddis during a Thursday evening reception for the returning Oak Ridge Wildcats football coach.

He can’t guarantee that the Oak Ridge Wildcats will win every game this fall, but returning football coach Joe Gaddis said he plans to.

Gaddis said he and his staff will revitalize fan support and increase the number of players. They will also rebuild confidence and excitement in the football program, Gaddis said during a Thursday evening reception at Oak Ridge High School Wildcat Arena.

We’re bringing it back, Gaddis told a few hundred people at the reception. Some of them wore T-shirts that said Gaddis’ Gang.

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Dodgeball tournament champions announced

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Dodgeball Tournament Champions

The dodgeball tournament champion Ryan Goslings are, from left, Ben Williams, Patrick Williams, Ryan Mihealsick, Patrick Rader, Jishan Lakhani, Ross Landenberger, and Lauren DuBose. Not pictured is Coach Jill Landenberger. (Submitted photo)

The Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board hosted a Youth Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday, March 2.

The double-elimination tournament featured six teams with players ranging from sixth grade through 12th grade.

The Goslings faced off against the Globo Gym Purple Cobras in the championship match, with the Goslings winning 3-2.

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Catch the Leprechaun 5K at Melton Lake Greenway on Saturday

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The American Cancer Society Catch the Leprechaun 5K starts at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Oak Ridge waterfront.

It is an Irish-themed 5k, and participants are encouraged come adorned in green, a press release said. It’s a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

The course will follow Melton Lake Drive and Melton Lake greenway. One lane of Melton Lake Drive will be closed from 8-8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

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Defense, team effort propel Wildcats past Sevier County to state tournament

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Jaylin Henderson of the Oak Ridge Wildcats

Jaylin Henderson scores with about two minutes left in the first half, helping to lead the Oak Ridge Wildcats to a 61-45 win over the Sevier County Smoky Bears in a sectional game at Wildcat Arena on Monday.

Defense and a team effort propelled Oak Ridge past the Sevier County Smoky Bears on Monday, sending the Wildcats basketball team to the state tournament for the first time since 2007.

The final score was 61-45.

Oak Ridge (28-5) will find out who they play in Murfreesboro next week during a drawing on Saturday.

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Former football coach Joe Gaddis coming back to Oak Ridge

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Note: This story was last updated at 3:31 p.m.

Former Oak Ridge High School football coach Joe Gaddis is returning to Oak Ridge, school officials announced Monday.

Gaddis will be a teacher and head football coach at Oak Ridge High School. He will replace Scott Blade, who resigned to accept a position in Williamson County.

Gaddis has an overall 258-112 record in his 30 years as head coach. Almost half of those wins—or 119 of them—came while he served as head coach at Oak Ridge High School, where he coached from 1988 until 1998, an Oak Ridge Schools press release said.

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Oak Ridge Wildcats win regional championship over Maryville

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The Oak Ridge Wildcats boys basketball team won a regional championship game 71-54 over the Maryville Rebels on Thursday night.

Oak Ridge took an early 14-0 lead and never looked back, although Maryville was able to occasionally cut the lead to single digits. Oak Ridge had a 20-point lead with less than a minute to play.

The Wildcats will host the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 7 p.m. Monday at the Wildcat Arena.

City announces spring swimming classes

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The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department has announced the spring class schedule for swimming lessons and lifeguard certification.

Here is more information from a press release:

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Soccer Club of Oak Ridge has soccer academy in March

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Girls Soccer Academy

The Soccer Club of Oak Ridge is offering a soccer academy in March for boys and girls between 5 and 8 years old.

The academy includes eight weeks of training that starts March 19 at Katie Hunter Field in Oak Ridge.

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Father-daughter hike at UT Arboretum on Saturday

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Father Daughter Hike at UT Arboretum

Jeff Holt, pictured above in the green jacket and baseball cap, will lead a Saturday morning hike for fathers and daughters at the University of Tennessee Arboretum in Oak Ridge. (Submitted photo)

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will have its 2013 Father-Daughter Hike on Saturday at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge.

The hike starts at 9 a.m. Saturday in the UT Arboretum parking lot at 901 S. Illinois Ave.

To learn more about the Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org.

First Oak Ridge nature walk Saturday

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The Oak Ridge Environmental Research Park’s first spring nature walk of 2013 will focus on studies of the American woodcock and winter astronomy on Saturday, Feb. 23.

The walk from 5:30-9 p.m. will include opportunities to view demonstrations of the American woodcock’s elaborate flight displays. Also, a trained falconer from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will have two different hawks on hand for participants to learn about.

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Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch has 5K race, food, fun to raise funds

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Daniel McFee at Citizens Police Academy

Oak Ridge Community Resource Officer Daniel McFee is pictured above during a presentation on bicycle and motorcycle officers during a Citizens Police Academy.

The Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch Program will host a 5K race and community event on April 20 to raise funds for the program.

The race will begin and end on Badger Avenue behind the American Museum of Science and Energy. It will start at 8:30 a.m. and the fun, food, and games will begin at 10 a.m., immediately after the race awards ceremony, a city press release said.

The Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch Program began in 2005 with Sgt. Shannah Newman partnered with a handful of citizens, the release said. The program has since grown to about 1,000 members, 180 blocks, 21 districts, and an executive board of citizen volunteers.

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Three found after unexpected camping trip

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Information from WYSH Radio

Rescue crews located three people reported missing after not returning from an ATV ride uninjured Saturday morning.

Crews from the Anderson and Morgan County rescue squads as well as crews from the Marlow and Briceville volunteer fire departments and others assisted in the search for a grandfather, father, and son who went riding Friday on Windrock Mountain, got lost, and had to camp out in the elements overnight. The trio was located Saturday morning and, aside from one mild case of hypothermia, was safe and sound.