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Lady Wildcats win championship in Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic

Posted at 11:58 pm December 29, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the championship game in the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic basketball tournament, beating Jefferson County 49-36 at Greeneville on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the championship game in the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic basketball tournament, beating Jefferson County 49-36 at Greeneville on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 30.

GREENEVILLE—After finishing second the past two years, the Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the championship game in the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic basketball tournament in Greeneville on Saturday, beating Jefferson County 49-36.

It’s the sixth time Oak Ridge (15-2, 3-1 District 3-AAA) has won the title in 10 appearances in the tournament final. The Lady Wildcats have been runner-up four times, including in 2016 and 2017, when they lost to Bradley Central. Oak Ridge’s last championship win in the tournament was in 2002.

The team didn’t want to settle for second place again this year.

“When you want to play for championships, you want to win championships,” Oak Ridge Coach Paige Redman said.

It was the second championship win for Oak Ridge in about a week. The Lady Wildcats won their division championship in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix on Saturday, December 22.

Oak Ridge senior guard Jada Guinn was named the most valuable player of both tournaments. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic, basketball, basketball tournament, Bri Dunbar, Cayla Smith, championship, Jada Guinn, Jefferson County, Kali McMahan, Khamari Mitchell-Steen, Lady Patriots, Makayla Alvey, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Paige Redman, Shatyrah Copeland, Taliah Davis

Wildcats win Tabernacle Baptist Thanksgiving championship in Bahamas

Posted at 10:38 am November 29, 2015
By John Huotari 1 Comment

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The Oak Ridge Wildcats, pictured above with their coaches, won the Tabernacle Baptist Thanksgiving championship game in the Bahamas on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, beating the home team, St. Georges Jaguars, 69-54. (Photo courtesy Paige Green)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 11:05 a.m.

During their second trip to the Bahamas, the Oak Ridge Wildcats won the Tabernacle Baptist Thanksgiving Tournament championship game on Saturday, beating the home team, St. Georges Jaguars, 69-54.

It was the first championship for the Wildcats in the tournament. The boys basketball team also played in the Tabernacle Christian Academy Invitational Tournament in 2013, when they finished 3-2, said broadcaster David Clary of Prepradio.com.

This year, the Wildcats finished 5-0 in the Bahamas.

Junior Tee Higgins was named the most valuable player of the tournament. Higgins drilled four three-pointers and finished with 25 points, according to Grandbahamasports.com. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: championship, Cherokee, Darel Middleton, David Clary, Javien Johnson, Jefferson County, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Siegel, St. Georges Jaguars, St. Rita's High School, Tabernacle Baptist Thanksgiving Tournament, Tabernacle Christian Academy Invitational Tournament, Tajion Jones, Tee Higgins, Wildcats

Oak Ridge plays Halls in district volleyball semifinals, championship game follows

Posted at 1:59 pm October 7, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

2015 District 3-AAA Volleyball Tournament

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats will play Halls in the semifinals of the 2015 District 3-AAA Volleyball Tournament at Halls today.

The semifinal game starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 7. The championship game starts at 7 p.m.

Anderson County and Gibbs are playing in the other semifinal game at 5:30 p.m. today.

The Lady Wildcats beat Powell 3-0 in a quarterfinal game on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals.

Here is more information on the high school volleyball tournaments, courtesy of our news partner WYSH Radio in Clinton: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: 2015 District 3-AAA Volleyball Tournament, Anderson County, championship, Clinton, Gibbs, Halls, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Powell, volleyball

Honors: Tri County Comets softball team wins championship in Chattanooga

Posted at 10:57 am July 4, 2014
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Front row from left to right are Addison Griffith, Lexi Hammock, Kyleigh Cawood, Braylen Melton, and Kenzie Hardie. Second row from left to right are Emory Thompson, Madison Starkey, Kaylee Hickman, Ryleigh Hargis, Sailor Presley, Hannah McKinney, and Lilly Denham. Pictured in the back row are coaches Amy Cawood, Matt Griffith, Head Coach Kelley Griffith, Chris McKinney, and Joe Presley. (Submitted photo)

 

The Tri County Comets 6u softball team won the 2014 SEAA Recreational World Series at Warner Park in Chattanooga from June 20-22.

Six teams competed: Tri County Comets, Cleveland Express, Meigs County Heat, Cleveland Heat, Middle Valley Aftershock, and East Brainerd Breeze.

This was a two pool double elimination tournament. On Saturday, the team lost the first pool game but bounced back and won the second. Rain delayed the games until Sunday. Then, the Tri County Comets came out and played five games in the blazing heat and won the championship.

The Comets played a total of seven games with a record of 5-2.

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: championship, Chattanooga, SEAA Recreational World Series, softball, Tri County Comets, Tri County Comets 6u, Warner Park

Local FIRST robotics teams dominate regionals, advance to national competition

Posted at 6:29 pm April 2, 2013
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2 Comments

First Robotics Competition

From left, Oak Ridge High School’s Andreas Franco feeds discs into the team’s robot as Tag Groff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory mentor Mark Buckner, and Amelia DiAngelo manage the controls. (Photo by Jason Richards/ORNL)

Frisbee-flinging robots took over the Knoxville Convention Center last weekend, as thousands of high school students, mentors, and volunteers gathered for the third annual FIRST robotics Smoky Mountains regional competition.

Local teams Hardin Valley Academy, Oak Ridge High School, and Halls High School netted the championship title in a nail-biting finale at the regional event, qualifying them to compete in the national finals held April 24-27 in St. Louis. A team from Roane County High School, which won the Rookie All Star award, is also bound for nationals. The four high schools are among 14 teams sponsored by UT-Battelle, the managing contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The FIRST robotics competition gives high school teams six weeks to design, build, and program a complex robot that can meet the intense demands of the year’s game. Throwing discs and climbing pyramids were among the challenges of the 2013 game, called Ultimate Ascent. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: 2013 FIRST robotics competition, Blount County, Catholic High School, championship, Craig Blue, FIRST Dean's List Finalist, FIRST Robotics, Halls High School, Hardin Valley Academy, Heritage High School, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Mark Buckner, Maryville High School, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Quality Award, regional competition, Roane County High School, Rookie All Star, Sydney Buckner, Ultimate Ascent, UT-Battelle

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