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Soccer: Undefeated in district, Wildcats play Karns in championship Wednesday

Posted at 3:37 pm May 9, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Pictured above is Oak Ridge sophomore Jonathan Rodriguez (11) during a 3-2 loss to Hardin Valley at home on April 26, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Pictured above is Oak Ridge sophomore Jonathan Rodriguez (11) during a 3-2 loss to Hardin Valley at Oak Ridge High School on April 26, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Undefeated in the district this season, the Oak Ridge Wildcats will play Karns in the championship game in the District 3-AAA tournament at home tonight.

The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at the Pro2Serve Soccer Complex at Oak Ridge High School.

Oak Ridge beat Powell 3-0 in a semifinal game on Monday to advance to the district championship. Nathan Kidder, Carson McGhee, and Jordan Snyder scored goals for Oak Ridge in that game. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Carson McGhee, District 3-AAA championship, District 3-AAA tournament, Jonathan Rodriguez, Jordan Snyder, Nathan Kidder, Oak Ridge, Pro2Serve soccer complex, soccer, Wildcats

Football photos: Oak Ridge-Karns

Posted at 2:25 pm October 2, 2017
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Oak Ridge junior linebacker K-Juan Stacey-Wright (16) tackles Karns junior wide receiver Thomas Harper (10) during a 49-3 homecoming win for the Wildcats on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Also pictured are sophomore linebacker Jacob Adams (44) and senior linebacker Matt Thompson (23). (Photo by Luther Simmons)

Oak Ridge junior linebacker K-Juan Stacey-Wright (16) tackles Karns junior wide receiver Thomas Harper (10) during a 49-3 homecoming win for the Wildcats on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Also pictured are sophomore linebacker Jacob Adams (44) and senior linebacker Matt Thompson (23). (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

Nine Oak Ridge Wildcats scored in a 49-3 rout of Karns in the homecoming football game on Blankenship Field on Friday. Seven different Wildcats scored touchdowns, and two kickers added extra points. Here are photos by Luther Simmons. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Caleb Martin, Carson McGhee, football, Jacob Adams, Jeremy Mitchell, K-Juan Stacey-Wright, Karns, Kevin Reedy, Luther Simmons, Matt Thompson, Matthew Calhoun, Oak Ridge, Ramar Hawkins, Thomas Harper, Tyrell Romano

Nine Wildcats score in 49-3 homecoming win over Karns

Posted at 6:55 pm September 30, 2017
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Oak Ridge junior wide receiver Kai'Reese Pendergrass (12) is tackled by Karns sophomore Trey Hawkins (7) during a 49-3 homecoming win for the Wildcats on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Also pictured are Oak Ridge seniors Jaycen McGhee (6) and Johnny Stewart (2). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge junior wide receiver Kai’Reese Pendergrass (12) is tackled by Karns sophomore Trey Hawkins (7) during a 49-3 homecoming win for the Wildcats on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Also pictured are Oak Ridge seniors Jaycen McGhee (6) and Johnny Stewart (2). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Nine Oak Ridge Wildcats scored in a 49-3 rout of Karns in the homecoming football game on Blankenship Field on Friday.

Seven different Wildcats scored touchdowns, and two kickers added extra points.

It was the third region win for Oak Ridge (5-2, 3-0 Region 3-5A) and the third straight win for the Wildcats.

The three remaining regular-season games are all region games:

  • Clinton (2-4, 0-2) at home on Friday, October 13;
  • at Powell (5-2, 2-2) on Friday, October 20; and
  • at Fulton (5-1, 2-0) on Friday, October 27.

The Wildcats do not play this coming week.

Oak Ridge finished with a season-high 324 yards rushing on 33 carries and five touchdowns on Friday. The previous high was 112 yards rushing against Farragut on September 8. That was the only other time this season that the Wildcats have had more than 100 yards rushing in a game. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Adarius Cox, Beavers, Blankenship Field, Brady Hutson, Caelan Thompson, Caleb Martin, Carson McGhee, Carter Alexander, Cobe Angel, Daniel Kitts, Edson Castro, football, Herbert Booker, homecoming, Jaylen Heyward, Jeremy Mitchell, Joe Gaddis, Johnny Stewart, Jordan Graham, Kai'Reese Pendergrass, Karns, Mark and Shawna Haste, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Region 3-5A, Teahzjawon Hodge-Harper, Trey Hawkins, Tyrell Romano

Football: Wildcats improve to 4-2 with win over Sevier County

Posted at 2:00 am September 26, 2017
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Oak Ridge senior linebacker Adarius Simpson (24) makes a tackle against West at home on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. In the background is senior linebacker Cobe Angel (22). (Photo by Luther Simmons)

Oak Ridge senior linebacker Adarius Simpson (24) makes a tackle against West at home on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. In the background is senior linebacker Cobe Angel (22). (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats improved to 4-2 for the season with a 30-14 win over Sevier County at home on Blankenship Field on Friday.

The Wildcats are now 2-0 in Region 3-5A. Their remaining four games are all region games.

After their season-opening win at home against Hardin Valley, the Wildcats:

  • lost 28-25 in a non-region game at Dobyns-Bennett in Kingsport on August 25,
  • won 17-15 in their first region game at Campbell County on September 1,
  • were shut out 41-0 at Farraugt, a non-region opponent, on September 8, and
  • won their second region game, 23-13, over West at home on September 15.

The win over Sevier County this past Friday night was the second straight win for the Wildcats.

Here are the four games remaining, all Region 3-5A games:

  • at home against Karns (2-4, 0-3) on Friday, September 29;
  • at home against Clinton (2-3, 0-1) on Friday, October 13;
  • at Powell (5-1, 2-1) on Friday, October 20; and
  • at Fulton (4-1, 2-0) on Friday, October 27.

All games start at 7:30 p.m.

Here are highlights of the season so far: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Adarius Simpson, Admirals, Alec Keathley, Blankenship Field, Braden Collins, Caleb Martin, Cam Burden, Campbell County, Carson McGhee, Charlie Martinez, Cobe Angel, Colin Russell, Cougars, David Clary, Dobyns-Bennett, Farragut, football, Gavin Wilkinson, Hardin Valley, Herbert Booker, Isaiah Gibbs, Jack Armstrong Stadium, Jack Replogle, Jackson Snodgrass, Jacob Adams, Jake Evans, Jared Galloway, Jaycen McGhee, Jeffrey Bersch, Jeremy Mitchell, Joe Gaddis, Johnny Stewart, Jordan Graham, Kai'Reese Pendergrass, Kyle Carter, Luther Simmons, Mark and Shawna Haste, Oak Ridge High School Wildband, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Preston Wardell, rebels, Region 3-5A, Sevier County, Smoky Bears, TJ Johnson, Trariq Hardin, West, Zach Rutherford

Seven ORHS students among thousands at national scholastic chess championships

Posted at 12:45 am May 16, 2017
By Gilbert Chan Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge High School freshman Edward Moran, left, bears down to win his last-round match against a senior from Maryland to clinch second place. (Submitted photo)

 

There were 1,585 high school category entrants among the 5,578 students from across the country competing in the 2017 USChess SuperNationals tournament, which was held May 12-14 at the Opryland Convention Center in Nashville. ORHS juniors Bronson Burdick, Andrew Chan, and Carson McGhee, as well as freshmen Justin Blanchard, Edward (“Bear”) Moran, Logan Ogle, and Mack Patrick were among them, joined by former world champion Garry Kasparov, who made the ceremonial first move.

The school’s top score was Bear Moran’s 6.5 of a possible 7 in the U800 category, which was a clear second overall behind only a junior from Florida who had the only perfect score of the 220 players in that division. The ORHS players overall had a winning percentage of more than 55 percentage against the top competition in the United States.

Each year, there are national competitions for elementary (K-6), junior high (K-9), and high school (K-12). Every four years, these championships are combined in one venue as “SuperNationals.” The organizers stated this was the largest chess tournament in history in terms of participants. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: 2017 USChess SuperNationals, Andrew Chan, Bear Moran, Bronson Burdick, Carson McGhee, chess championships, Edward "Bear" Moran, Edward Moran, Garry Kasparov, Justin Blanchard, Logan Ogle, Mack Patrick, national scholastic chess championships, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, ORHS chess

Soccer: Wildcats win second district game of season

Posted at 1:23 am March 31, 2017
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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
[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Austin Vinyard, Carson McGhee, Casey Nigh, Clinton, Dragons, Jonas Grayson, Masa Kato, Matt Friedman, Matt Malagon, Mavericks, Oak Ridge Wildcats

Soccer: Wildcats fight back to beat Halls

Posted at 11:48 am March 27, 2017
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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…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Austin Vinyard, Carson McGhee, Halls, John Belbeck, Jonathan Rodriguez, Nathan Kidder, Oak Ridge, Red Devils, soccer, Wildcats

Oak Ridge wins Taxslayer Border Classic soccer tournament

Posted at 9:52 am March 20, 2017
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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)

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…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Vinyard, Austyn Lincoln, Carson McGhee, Central High School, Columbus High School, Dean Stetzel, Greenbrier High School, Jeff Trombly, Lowndes High School, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, soccer tournament, Taxslayer Border Classic Soccer Invitational, Walton High School

Oak Ridge schools advance to state chess team finals

Posted at 2:23 pm March 11, 2017
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Several Oak Ridge teams advanced to the state chess team championship this month after a regional tournament in Lenoir City on March 4.

Two teams from Oak Ridge High School qualified, and so did teams from Jefferson Middle School, Woodland Elementary School, and Linden Elementary School, a press release said.

The Tennessee Chess Association regionals held at Lenoir City High School on Saturday, March 4, included 151 students on 32 teams from 18 schools across East Tennessee, the press release said. In each of the four grade divisions, the top four teams qualified to play in the state team championship at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville on March 25.

The K-9 division was won by the ORHS freshman team of Logan Ogle (captain), Justin Blanchard, Edward (“Bear”) Moran, and Minwoo Kim, the press release said. They were tied for first with top-rated Episcopal School of Knoxville at the end of the last round, necessitating a blitz (10 minute) match to determine the winner. This match was tied 2-2 so a second match followed, which ORHS won. This matched the result of the 2016 ORHS freshman team, which also won the team regionals in a playoff. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrew Chan, Carson McGhee, chess team, Edward Moran, Jefferson Middle School, Justin Blanchard, Linden Elementary School, Logan Ogle, Michael Lambert, Michael Ma, Minwoo Kim, Oak Ridge High School, state chess team championship, Tennessee Chess Association, Woodland Elementary School

McMinn County gives Oak Ridge first loss, 28-24

Posted at 12:47 am October 8, 2016
By Tyler Wombles Leave a Comment

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Note: This story was updated at 1:55 a.m

ATHENS—When the Oak Ridge Wildcats traveled to Athens on Friday night to face McMinn County, despite the Cherokees’ impressive 5-1 record, they probably were not expecting a loss.

But that’s exactly what happened, as the two teams swapped leads throughout the contest, and the Cherokees just barely escaped with the win, 28-24.

“They whipped us,” Oak Ridge head coach Joe Gaddis said. “To their credit, they whipped us. And I think they whipped us on both sides of the ball.”

McMinn County burned seven minutes and 20 seconds off the clock on their first offensive possession, with all but one of the plays designed runs, and concluded the drive with a Zane Byas touchdown carry to put the Cherokees ahead 7-0. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Adarius Simpson, Caleb Jackson, Campbell County, Carson McGhee, Cherokees, Joe Gaddis, Johnny Stewart, Jordan Graham, Knoxville Webb, McMinn County, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Tee Higgins, Xavier Abernathy, Zane Byas

Caleb Jackson scores twice, recovers two turnovers in Wildcats’ win at Lenoir City

Posted at 5:39 pm September 18, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge senior Caleb Jackson (25) scored two touchdowns for the Wildcats on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, and he recovered two Lenoir City turnovers during a 45-8 win over the Panthers in Lenoir City. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

LENOIR CITY—Oak Ridge senior Caleb Jackson scored two touchdowns for the Wildcats on Friday, and he recovered two Lenoir City turnovers during a 45-8 win over the Panthers.

Senior wide receiver Tee Higgins, a Clemson commitment, added three touchdowns for Oak Ridge.

The Wildcats scored on their first four drives, once after intercepting Lenoir City sophomore quarterback Gabe Williams.

Halfway through the regular season, Oak Ridge is undefeated at 5-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 3-5A.

Lenoir City fell to 1-4 and 0-2 with the loss at home on Cecil Thomas Field.

Oak Ridge plays Sevier County (1-4, 1-1 Region 1-5A) at home on Blankenship Field at 7:30 p.m. September 23. It’s Homecoming Night. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Adarius Cox, Adarius Simpson, Anderson County, Blankenship Field, Brantley Stockett, Caelan Thompson, Caleb Jackson, Carson McGhee, Chase Kimbro, Gabe Williams, Jacob Gross, Jaret Miner, Joe Gaddis, Johnny Stewart, Jordan Graham, Kyndall Clark, Landon Miller, Lenoir City, Oak Ridge, Panthers, Region 3-5A, Sevier County, Tee Higgins, Wildcats, Wilson Hammer

Soccer photos: Oak Ridge and Halls

Posted at 12:28 pm May 14, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge freshman John Belbeck (22) tries to evade Halls players during a 10-2 district championship win at home on Friday, May 13, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Oak Ridge won the District 3-AAA championship with a 10-2 victory over Halls at home on Friday. Here are photos from the game.

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Oak Ridge sophomore forward Carson McGhee (15) dribbles the ball during a 10-2 district championship win over Halls at home on Friday, May 13, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Media, Photos, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Vinyard, Blake Clowers, Brent Robinson, Carson McGhee, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA championship, Halls, Joel Turner, John Belbeck, Lewis Wang, Masa Kato, Matthew Malagon, Oak Ridge, soccer, Stefan Mortl

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