The Clinton High School Baseball Booster Club has a Military Appreciation Night at the Clinton-Oak Ridge baseball game on Tuesday, April 18.
The junior varsity game starts at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Clinton Fairgrounds.
Vernon’s Burnins will be served at 5:30 p.m. for veterans and active military, an event flyer said. [Read more…]
After an 11-0 loss to Walker Valley on Tuesday, Oak Ridge squeezed past the Mustangs 9-8 with two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning at home on Thursday, March 30, 2017. It was considered a big team win. Oak Ridge junior Jacob Ownby (44) scored the tying run, and senior Brice Mlekodaj (6), front left, scored the winning run on a two-strike “squeeze,” or bunt, by freshman Donovan Black. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
After an 11-0 loss to Walker Valley on Tuesday, Oak Ridge squeezed past the Mustangs 9-8 at home on Thursday.
It was considered a big team win. Down by one late in the game, the Wildcats (5-7) scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to take the victory. They had already battled back from an 0-4 deficit earlier in the game.
“It was a great team effort,” Oak Ridge Coach Mark Garrison said.
The Wildcats tied the Mustangs 7-7 in the sixth inning with help from a two-run double by Logan Williams. The junior was 4-of-5 at bat and he didn’t give up any runs on the mound, Garrison said.
Walker Valley (7-4) took a one-run 8-7 lead in the top of the ninth inning. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Wildcats traveled to Anderson County on Tuesday evening to play their second district match of the season and came away with a 7-3 victory over the Mavericks.
First half goals for the Wildcats came from juniors Casey Nigh and Carson McGhee as well as senior Austin Vinyard.
Seniors Matt Friedman and Matt Malagon, with one goal each, and Jonas Grayson, with two goals, finished the scoring in the second half for Oak Ridge.
The Wildcats travel to Clinton on Friday for a 6 p.m. kick off against the Dragons.
Tuesday scoring against Anderson County
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By Oak Ridge Soccer Coach Jeff Trombly
The Oak Ridge Wildcats traveled to Halls on Thursday to face the Red Devils.
Halls scored first to take a 1-0 lead in the district soccer game.
The Wildcats fought back to answer with four goals to take the lead 4-1 at halftime.
Goal scorers included senior Austin Vinyard, junior Carson McGhee, and sophomore Nathan Kidder. [Read more…]
Garry Kreis
Information from WYSH Radio
Former Coalfield Head Football Coach Garry Kreis passed away Monday morning after battling brain cancer.
Kreis played wide receiver for the University of Tennessee in the late 1960s after playing high school football at Oliver Springs. He landed at Coalfield as an assistant coach in 1979 as a teacher, head basketball coach, and assistant football coach. In 1987, he was promoted to head coach of the Coalfield football team and held that post until his retirement in 2008. [Read more…]
Vicky Wallace, center, and Melissa Orsick Peplow, right, with her daughter Sarah, all of Oak Ridge, participated in last year’s Breakthrough Run for Autism. With them are three members of Knox Moms Run This Town. Vicky and Melissa were “Team 2 for 1” in the race. (Submitted photo)
The Breakthrough Run for Autism will be held April 8, with Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville inviting individuals, teams, and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities to participate.
The 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at Regal Cinemas Pinnacle Stadium 18 in Farragut’s Turkey Creek. The run, held during National Autism Awareness Month, supports Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville, a nonprofit organization committed to helping adults facing the challenges of autism in the East Tennessee region.
Lori Tucker, WATE-TV news anchor, will serve as honorary chair of the run and will be the emcee during the awards ceremony. Chelsey Vaughan, who serves on the Autism Breakthrough Foundation board, is the race director. [Read more…]
Garry Kreis
By J. Brad Jones
COALFIELD—The people of Coalfield and Oliver Springs have put aside their sports rivalry to come together to honor one of their own.
Garry Kreis, also known as “High Pockets,” played his high school football in Oliver Springs and at the University of Tennessee before becoming a teacher at Norwood Middle School in Anderson County.
In 1979, he became the assistant football coach at Coalfield High School, as well as the head basketball coach and teacher. For the next 28 years, Coach Garry Kreis was Coalfield football. Garry was assistant coach until 1987, when he became the head coach. He continued that role through 2007.
Recently, Garry Kreis was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and was doing very well with that until he received the bad news that the cancer had spread to his brain. Coach Kreis was placed in hospice care on March 14, 2017, where he remains now. However, Garry’s health has been deteriorating rapidly.
The community has begun several projects to honor the memory of Coach Garry Kreis for his continued dedication and support of the Coalfield community. [Read more…]
Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge
You can join a park ranger for a bike ride down Melton Lake Greenway on Saturday.
The Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which includes Oak Ridge, will present a free program on Saturday, March 25, at 10 a.m. The program will begin at Elza Gate Park, former entry point to the Secret City, and continue down Melton Lake Greenway. Rangers will stop several times along the bike ride to point out the rich history that is found within the Oak Ridge area, a press release said.
Elza Gate Park is located at 101 Oak Ridge Turnpike in east Oak Ridge. If you need directions, maps are available at the National Park desk in the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, or you can call (865) 576-6767. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Wildcats won the championship game 1-0 over Lowndes High School from Valdosta, Georgia, during the Taxslayer Border Classic Soccer Invitational in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday, March 18, 2017. (Photo submitted by Cathy Lawless)
By Jeff Trombly
The Oak Ridge Wildcats traveled to Augusta, Georgia, this past week to participate in the Taxslayer Border Classic Soccer Invitational hosted by Greenbrier High School.
The 36-team tournament was held over three days and included teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Oak Ridge High School was the only team from Tennessee in this year’s tournament.
The Wildcats won their first match against a very talented Walton High School team from suburban Atlanta 4-3 in a penalty kick tie-breaker. There was a 1-1 draw during regular time, when Carson McGhee scored for Oak Ridge. McGhee, a junior, scored when he slammed home a rebound from a corner kick by senior Austin Vinyard.
Oak Ridge junior goalkeeper Austyn Lincoln saved two Walton penalty kicks in the tie-breaker to lead the Wildcats to victory. [Read more…]
Here is the 2017 Oak Ridge High School track and field schedule. The first meet is Saturday at Hardin Valley. [Read more…]
The 2017 Oak Ridge High School softball team is pictured above. (Submitted photo)
Note: This story was updated at 2:25 p.m.
Here is the 2017 Oak Ridge High School softball schedule.
As of Saturday, the softball team was 1-1 (1-0 in District 3-AAA).
Oak Ridge defeated Knox Central 6-5 on Thursday at Fountain City Park in a district game, said Nelson Glover, Oak Ridge softball coach. Seniors Jenna Murphy and Kelsey Benjamin provided multiple hits along with timely extra base hits from Bailey Watkins (sophomore), Hannah Tobler (junior), and Kaitlan Paine (senior).
Junior pitcher Caroline Tobler picked up her first win, pitching three scoreless innings to close out the game, Glover said.
The Oneida tournament in which the Cats were scheduled to play three games on Saturday, March 18, will be postponed until March 25, with games to be announced, Glover said.
Oak Ridge senior Tajion Jones (3), a Mr. Basketball finalist, scored 12 points during a 63-60 loss for the Wildcats in a Class AAA boys’ state semifinal game at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro on Friday, March 17, 2017. (Photo by Kindell Moore)
MURFREESBORO—Oak Ridge kept it close, but Memphis East prevailed 63-60 in a state semifinal basketball game in Murfreesboro on Friday. Here are photos by Kindell Moore.
It was one of two semifinal games in the Division I Class AAA BlueCross Basketball Championships at Middle Tennessee State University.
