The Region 2-AAA basketball tournament semifinals will be played in Oak Ridge this evening.
The Oak Ridge Wildcats will take on Heritage at 7:30 p.m. That game will be preceded by a match between Bearden and Maryville that starts at 6 p.m.
The games will be played at the Oak Ridge High School Wildcat Arena. [Read more…]
Racing in the USRowing Club National Championships in Oak Ridge on Saturday consisted of heats and semifinals, setting up the second round of finals on Sunday. (Photos courtesy USRowing)
By Luke Reynolds/USRowing
If Saturday’s racing on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge could be summed up in a few words, it would be these: wet, saturated, and exhausted. The athletes—some on their fourth day of racing—rowed through a consistent, steady drizzle, and at times, a heavy downpour.
Such was the case for Sagamore’s junior B quadruple sculls boat coming off the water after its heat.
“This is my second race of the day, so I’m pretty exhausted,†Sagamore junior Patrick Ansalon said. “Today’s race went … not so well. We had a U17 eight, which got fourth, and I was in a composite four that qualified for finals tomorrow.â€
Luckily though, the rain let up around 1:45 p.m. during the break and held off for the majority of the afternoon. Around the race course though, conditions remained muddy and saturated from the several hours of continuous rain.
Saturday’s racing consisted of heats and semifinals setting up the second round of finals on Sunday. [Read more…]
Harborside Rowing at the at the 2014 USRowing Club National Championships in Oak Ridge. (Photos courtesy USRowing)
By Ella Odland/USRowing
“‘Olé, olé, olé,’ rang out across Melton Hill Lake Friday morning as crews battled for the title of club national champion in the first bout of finals at the 2014 USRowing Club National Championships.
The “olé” cheer could be heard during every race in which Harborside Rowing competed. Harborside won a gold medal in the lightweight women’s intermediate pair and two silver medals—one in the women’s senior four with coxswain and one in the lightweight women’s intermediate pair.
“We still have a lot to go; we are very excited,†said Harborside coach Hugo Guardo. “We hope the next three days are also good. It was a great day for Harborside.â€
As for the unique “olé” cheer, Guardo says that it stems from his Mexican heritage, and it is something the crew has done for a few years now.
“It is one of the first things the kids learn,†Guardo joked. [Read more…]
Pictured above from left are coordinator Ken Mayes, Catherine Humphreys, Sadie Lloyd, coach Sharon Wiliford, Joseph Andress, Lawrence Zhang, Henry Shen, and Greg Mills, DOE-ORO representative.
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A team of students from Oak Ridge was among 14 teams of middle and high school students who won their regional competitions for the 2014 National Science Bowl this past weekend and are advancing to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April.
The Oak Ridge team is from Jefferson Middle School. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the winners on Monday.
“The National Science Bowl challenges students to excel and heightens their interest in fields vital to America’s continued scientific advancement,†Moniz said. “Congratulations to these students for advancing to the National Finals. I wish them the best of luck in the competition.†[Read more…]
