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Soccer: Oak Ridge to play in district championship at Karns

Posted at 11:29 am May 9, 2019
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The Oak Ridge Wildcats soccer team beat Halls 5-0 in a District 3-AAA tournament game at Halls on Tuesday, and the boys will play Karns in the district championship game this evening (Thursday, May 9).

The boys’ game is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. at Karns.

The two teams also met in last year’s district championship. Karns won that game 3-2.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: High School, Sports Tagged With: District 3-AAA tournament, Karns, Oak Ridge Wildcats, soccer

Lady Wildcats win fourth straight district championship

Posted at 3:00 pm February 22, 2019
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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won their fourth straight district basketball championship with a 47-40 win over Campbell County at Karns on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won their fourth straight district basketball championship with a 47-40 win over Campbell County at Karns on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

KARNS—The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won their fourth straight district basketball championship with a 47-40 win over Campbell County at Karns on Tuesday.

The girls rallied from a nine-point 24-15 deficit in the second quarter to take a lead that they didn’t give up at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Wildcats outscored the Lady Cougars 10-5 in the final quarter to expand their margin.

Oak Ridge senior Jada Guinn was named most valuable player of the District 3-AAA tournament, which was played at Karns High School. Guinn has been named district tournament MVP three of the past four years: 2016, 2018, and 2019.

“It feels good,” Guinn said after the Tuesday night win. She said the competitive Campbell County game helped prepare Oak Ridge for the next level, which includes the Region 2-AAA tournament that starts today (Friday, February 22). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: basketball, Bri Dunbar, Campbell County, David Clary, District 3-AAA tournament, district basketball championship, district tournament MVP, Farragut, Haley Comer, Jada Guinn, Lady Cougars, Lady Wildcats, Madison Brady, Oak Ridge, Paige Redman, Region 2-AAA tournament, Skylar Boshears, William Blount

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

Posted at 3:37 pm May 9, 2018
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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

Lady Wildcats finish as district runner-up, play Farragut in Region 2 semifinal Tuesday

Posted at 4:43 pm October 17, 2017
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Oak Ridge freshman Katelyn Mattus (13) scored four goals in the 5-0 shutout win over Halls in a District 3-AAA semifinal win at the Pro2Serve Oak Ridge Soccer Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (Photo by Linda Ripley)

Oak Ridge freshman Katelyn Mattus (13) scored four goals during the 5-0 shutout win over Halls in a District 3-AAA semifinal game at the Pro2Serve Oak Ridge Soccer Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (Photo by Linda Ripley)

 

The Oak Ridge girls’ soccer team finished second in District 3-AAA, and the Lady Wildcats will play Farragut in a Region 2-AAA semifinal game today (Tuesday, October 17).

Today’s game is an elimination game, meaning the season is over for the loser. The winner will be guaranteed at least two more games, the Region 2-AAA championship and a Class AAA sectional game. The sectional games will determine which eight teams will play in the Class AAA state tournament.

The District 3-AAA tournament championship game was Thursday at Powell Middle School. Powell, the top seed in the district tournament, won 6-0. Oak Ridge was the number two seed.

It was the third year in a row that Oak Ridge (10-8-1, 3-1 District 3-AAA) and Powell (13-3-1, 4-0) played for the District 3-AAA championship—and the fourth time in five years. The Lady Wildcats won last year 2-0, and the Lady Panthers defeated Oak Ridge 1-0 in 2015.
[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Abby Brewer, Alex Rouse, Alyssa Tittsworth, Ashlynn Riikola, Bailey Taylor, Bearden, Carter Valencia, District 3-AAA championship, District 3-AAA semifinal, District 3-AAA tournament, Emily Carlevato, Farragut, girls soccer, Haley Howerton, Halls, Hannah Miller, Hardin Valley, Janie Lewis, Jeff Trombly, Jordan Blair, Karns, Katelyn Mattus, Katie O'Brien, Katie Roach, Katrina Williams, Kelsie Giannelli, Lady Admirals, Lady Panthers, Lady Wildcats, Linda Ripley, Maddie Peters, Mark Smith, Oak Ridge, Powell, Pro2Serve Oak Ridge Soccer Complex, Rachael Brewer, Rachel Ross, Raygan Scarbrough, Region 2-AAA, Sami Jaffery, Taylor Del Toro, Zneyah Mclaughlin, Zoe Van Hook

Playoffs today: Volleyball regional tournament, girls soccer district tournament

Posted at 12:25 pm October 10, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats volleyball team will play in the Region 2-AAA tournament at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge volleyball)

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats volleyball team will play in the Region 2-AAA tournament at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge volleyball)

 

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats volleyball team will play in the Region 2-AAA tournament at home today, and the girls’ soccer team will play in the District 3-AAA tournament, also at home.

The volleyball team (24-9) won the District 4-AAA championship on Tuesday, October 3. With a 6-0 district record, the girls were undefeated in District 4-AAA and the top seed in the district tournament.

Oak Ridge, the District 4 champion, will play Heritage, the District 3 runner-up, in a regional semifinal in Wildcat Arena at 5:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, October 10).

The two teams met twice during the regular season. The Lady Mountaineers won the first one 3-0 at Heritage on September 25. The Lady Wildcats won the second game 2-1 in the Courtside at Concord Tournament on September 30. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Bearden, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA championship, District 3-AAA semifinal, District 3-AAA tournament, District 4-AAA, girls soccer, girls soccer district tournament, Halls, Hardin Valley, heritage, Lady Mountaineers, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Powell, Pro2Serve Oak Ridge Soccer Complex, Region 2 championship, Region 2-AAA, Region 2-AAA tournament, regional semifinal, volleyball, volleyball regional tournament, Wildcat Arena

Volleyball: Lady Wildcats win District 4 championship

Posted at 6:52 pm October 5, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the District 4-AAA volleyball championship in Wildcat Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the District 4-AAA volleyball championship in Wildcat Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Oak Ridge won the District 4-AAA volleyball championship on Tuesday, sweeping Bearden in three straight sets. It’s the second year in a row the girls have won a district championship and the fourth district championship for Oak Ridge in five years.

The District 4-AAA tournament was played in Wildcat Arena at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats (24-9, 6-0 District 4-AAA) advanced to the championship game by beating Halls in three straight semifinal sets.

The scores of the Oak Ridge-Halls semifinal sets were 25-14, 25-17, and 25-18.

The scores of the Oak Ridge-Bearden championship sets were 25-12, 25-23, and 25-17.

Lady Wildcat senior Olivia Milloway was named most valuable player of the district tournament. Seniors Emily Lawless and Reagan Dickens were named to the All District Tournament Team. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Ainsley Patrick, Bearden, Buzz Patrick, Dave Kolodney, District 3-AAA tournament, District 4-AAA, District 4-AAA volleyball championship, Emily Lawless, Halls, JJ Valencia, Lady Bulldogs, Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Olivia Milloway, Paige Halcrow, Piper Halcrow, Rachel Clement, Reagan Dickens, Region 2-AAA, volleyball, Wildcat Arena

After loss to Halls, Oak Ridge plays Clinton in elimination game today

Posted at 1:02 pm May 8, 2017
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Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today

Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today

 

KARNS—After an 8-0 loss to Halls on Sunday, Oak Ridge will play in a district tournament elimination game today (Monday, May 8).

The season will end for the loser. The winner will move on to play the loser of the Halls-Karns game in the District 3-AAA baseball tournament on Tuesday. The Halls-Karns game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. today at Karns High School.

The Oak Ridge-Clinton game is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. today at Karns High School.

Oak Ridge (13-15) beat Clinton (13-21) twice during the regular season. The first was an 8-0 win at home on Monday, April 17, and the second was a 5-1 victory at Clinton two days later, on Wednesday, April 19.

Before the Sunday loss to Halls (17-11), the Wildcats had lost once to the Red Devils during the regular season, a 7-2 defeat on Thursday, April 20. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: baseball, Ben Aird, Chris Van Hook, Clinton, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA tournament, Graham Elkins, Halls, Ian Campbell, Jacob Ownby, Logan Williams, Mark Garrison, Oak Ridge, Red Devils, Seth Caldwell, Wildcats

Softball photos: Oak Ridge vs. Anderson County, Central

Posted at 1:56 pm May 3, 2017
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Oak Ridge shortstop Kaitlan Paine (13) trying to catch a Central runner out at third base during an 8-0 loss to the Lady Bobcats at home on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Here are photos from the recent Oak Ridge softball games against Anderson County and Central in Oak Ridge. The Lady Wildcats lost to Anderson County 20-1 on Monday, April 17, and they lost to Central 8-0 on Wednesday, April 19.

We will try to add photo captions as we can. See our most recent softball story on a 14-2 play-in win over Campbell County on Tuesday for a spot in the District 3-AAA tournament that starts at Halls on Wednesday, May 3. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, Campbell County, Central, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA tournament, Kaitlan Paine, Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge, softball

Soccer: Wildcats finish first in district with win over Campbell County

Posted at 1:59 pm May 2, 2017
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This photo is property of Allen Greene. Unauthorized use of this photo is not permitted without consent.

Oak Ridge’s Brent Robinson, who was then a junior midfielder, heads the soccer ball during a 3-1 loss to Dobyns-Bennett in a Class AAA sectional in Kingsport on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Now a senior, Robinson scored two goals in a 5-2 win at Campbell County on Monday, May 1, 2017. (File photo credit: Allen Greene/TriCitiesSports.com)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats boys’ soccer team finished first in District 3-AAA after beating Campbell County 5-2 on Monday. It was the last district game of the regular season.

The Wildcats will play at Maryville, a District 4-AAA team, at 7 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 2).

Because of a bad weather forecast for Thursday, the final regular-season home game against Farragut, also a District 4 team, has been moved to Wednesday. The Oak Ridge-Farragut game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Oak Ridge Soccer Complex at Oak Ridge High School. It will be Senior Night.

Oak Ridge Coach Jeff Trombly said senior Brent Robinson scored two goals against the Cougars on Monday. Seniors Masa Kato and Austin Vinyard had one each, and sophomore Cris Avila also scored. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Vinyard, boys soccer, Brent Robinson, Campbell County, Christian Avila, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA tournament, District 4-AAA, Farragut, Jeff Trombly, Maryville, Masa Kato, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Soccer Complex, Oak Ridge Wildcats

Soccer: With win tonight, Wildcats would finish undefeated in district

Posted at 11:48 am May 1, 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 are pictured above in this file photo after winning 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)

 

If they win tonight at Campbell County, the Oak Ridge Wildcats will finish the regular season undefeated in District 3-AAA.

The game starts at 6 p.m. Monday, May 1, at Campbell County.

A win would also clinch first place in the district and give the Wildcats home-field advantage in the District 3-AAA tournament, Oak Ridge Coach Jeff Trombly said.

The district tournament is scheduled to start Saturday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Campbell County, Central, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA tournament, District 4-AAA, Farragut, Jeff Trombly, Maryville, Oak Ridge Wildcats, soccer

Tied with Oak Ridge, Fulton wins on free throw with 0.2 seconds left

Posted at 3:17 am February 12, 2017
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Oak Ridge Guinn Drive Fulton Feb 11 2017 Simmons

Oak Ridge sophomore Jada Guinn (24), shown driving to the basket here, scored a game-high 27 points during a 48-47 loss at Fulton on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The game was decided on a free throw with 0.2 seconds left. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

KNOXVILLE—It was the closest game of the year for the Lady Wildcats, and it was decided on a free throw after a controversial foul was called with 0.2 seconds left.

The half court foul, beyond the three-point line, sent Fulton junior LayLay Manning to the line to shoot three times. Giving hope to Oak Ridge fans, who wanted overtime, she missed the first two. But after timeouts were called, Manning dropped in the third free throw, giving the Lady Falcons a 48-47 win over Oak Ridge in a non-district game on Saturday, the last of the regular season.

It was a battle throughout, with the two teams regularly trading leads. Most of the time, neither team led by more than four points. One reporter compared it to a state championship game.

Fulton (22-4, 7-2 District 3-AA) was led by Keke McKinney, a 6-foot-1 senior forward who announced in October that she is going to Kentucky. She scored 22 points in the hot, loud, packed Jody Wright Arena on Saturday.

Oak Ridge (24-3, 16-0 District 3-AAA) was led by Jada Guinn, a 5-foot-8 sophomore guard. She scored a game-high 27 points, with 18 in the second half alone. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Desiree Bates, District 3-AAA tournament, Fulton, Jada Guinn, Janae Fuqua, Jody Wright Arena, Keke McKinney, Lady Falcons, Lady Wildcats, LayLay Manning, Mykia Dowdell, Oak Ridge, Paige Green

Wildcats again undefeated in district, play Maryville tonight

Posted at 10:48 am May 3, 2016
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Oak Ridge junior defender Stefan Mortl (2) dribbles against Clinton during a 3-0 win for the Wildcats at home on Friday, April 29, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

For the second year in a row, the Oak Ridge Wildcats were undefeated in the district in regular season soccer games. It’s the third time in the past four years that the Wildcats were undefeated in District 3-AAA during the regular season.

But the regular season isn’t over yet. Oak Ridge (11-5, 7-0) has two non-district games remaining, one against Maryville at home tonight (Tuesday, May 3) and the second at Farragut on Thursday, May 5.

Players and Oak Ridge Coach Jeff Trombly have said those final two games are a good prelude to the competition that the Wildcats could face in the post-season, particularly the Region 2-AAA tournament.

Oak Ridge got its seventh district win this year at home against Clinton (6-4, 1-1) on Friday, April 29. The Wildcats outshot the Dragons 36-3 in that 3-0 win. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Blake Clowers, Brandon Stanley, Clinton, Connor Jones, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA tournament, District 4-AAA, Dragons, Farragut, Jeff Trombly, Joel Turner, Jordan Nichols, Jose Rodriguez, Lewis Wang, Maryville, Matt Warmbrod, Noah Calhoun, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Region 2-AAA tournament, soccer

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