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Soccer: Lady Wildcats to play for district championship

Posted at 12:18 pm October 17, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge girls soccer team will play for a district championship against Powell tonight (Thursday, October 17).

The game will start at 7 p.m. at the Pro2Serve soccer stadium at Oak Ridge High School.

This will be the fifth year in a row that Oak Ridge and Powell have played for the District 3-AAA championship.

The top two teams in the district, the Lady Wildcats and Lady Panthers met once during the regular season, and Oak Ridge won 2-1 in overtime. It was the girls’ first victory over Powell since 2016. That’s when the Lady Wildcats last won the district championship in a 2-0 victory at Powell.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: District 3-AAA championship, district championship, girls soccer, Halls, Katelyn Mattus, Katie O'Brien, Lady Panthers, Lady Wildcats, Maddie Peters, Oak Ridge, Powell, soccer, Taylor Del Toro

Soccer: Lady Wildcats to play Halls in district semifinal

Posted at 1:09 pm October 15, 2019
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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats soccer team will play Halls in a district semifinal game at home today (Tuesday, October 15).

The game will start at 7 p.m. at Oak Ridge High School.

Oak Ridge defeated Halls 8-1 during the regular season on Tuesday, September 10.

Here are scoring summaries from recent Lady Wildcats games, according to Oak Ridge Lady Soccercats on Twitter:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports Tagged With: Alyssa Tittsworth, Halls, Jaiden Weston, Jennie Pont Briant, Katelyn Mattus, Katie O'Brien, Lady Wildcats, Lilah Brown, Maddie Peters, Oak Ridge, Powell Lady Panthers, Sami Jaffery, soccer, Taylor Del Toro

Volleyball: Oak Ridge is 9-1 overall, 4-0 in district

Posted at 1:02 pm September 3, 2019
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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats are 9-1 overall this volleyball season, and they are 4-0 in district games.

The team will play again after the Labor Day weekend, traveling to Knoxville Catholic on Tuesday and to play district opponent Powell on Thursday.

Here are summaries of games this season submitted by Buzz Patrick, with some light editing.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Ainsley Patrick, Bearden, Brenna Allred, Buzz Patrick, Campbell County, Catholic, David Kolodney, Halls, Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge, Paige Halcrow, Powell, Showdown at the Sunsphere, volleyball, West

Softball: Oak Ridge to play Karns in elimination game

Posted at 12:09 pm May 6, 2019
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The 2019 District 3-AAA softball tournament bracket is pictured above. (Photo courtesy Karns Softball)

Oak Ridge will play Karns in an elimination game in the District 3-AAA softball tournament at Powell tonight.

The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Monday, May 6.

Oak Ridge, the number seven seed in the district tournament, finished the regular season 18-17-1, according to the team record posted on CoachT.com.

The Lady Wildcats were bumped into the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination softball tournament with a 15-0 loss to Powell (32-6), the number two seed, on Thursday night, and they upset Central (3-24-1), the number six seed, in an elimination game late Saturday morning to keep their playoff hopes alive.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Central, Clinton, District 3-AAA softball tournament, Halls, Karns, Oak Ridge, softball

Wildcats play for district championship tonight

Posted at 3:56 pm February 17, 2018
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Levert Smith (5) of Oak Ridge during a District 3-AAA semifinal game against Anderson County at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Levert Smith (5) of Oak Ridge during a District 3-AAA semifinal game against Anderson County at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

HALLS—The Oak Ridge Wildcats will play for a district championship against Powell at Halls tonight (Saturday, February 17).

The Wildcats (20-6) advanced to the title game by beating Anderson County 69-61 in a District 3-AAA semifinal game at Halls on Friday.

Powell (18-10) made it to the championship game with a 75-45 win over Karns in the other boys’ district semifinal game on Friday.

The Wildcats and Panthers also played in the district championship game last year, when Oak Ridge won 86-58.

On Friday at Halls, the Oak Ridge gained a 16-2 lead over Anderson County (20-12) in the first four minutes of the district semifinal, but the Mavericks then scored nine straight points to keep it close. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Aaron Green, Anderson County, Brandon Irwin, Campbell County, District 3-AAA championship, District 3-AAA semifinal, district championship, district semifinal, Halls, Isaiah Johnson, Joe Kesterson, Jordan Hembree, Karns, Lady Wildcats, Levert Smith, Marcus Smith, Marquis Gallaha, Mavericks, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Powell, Seth Caldwell, Spencer Chandler

Oak Ridge girls’ soccer photos

Posted at 5:17 pm October 17, 2017
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Seniors on the Oak Ridge girls' soccer team are pictured above on Senior Night on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, with family members. From left they are Alex Rouse (11), Zoe Van Hook (17), and Katie Roach (6). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Seniors on the Oak Ridge girls’ soccer team are pictured above on Senior Night on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, with family members. From left they are Alex Rouse (11), Zoe Van Hook (17), and Katie Roach (6). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Here are photos from a few recent girls’ soccer games by John Huotari of Oak Ridge Today and Linda Ripley and Luther Simmons. See summary of recent games here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Alex Rouse, Carter Valencia, girls soccer, Halls, Izzy Wang, Jennie Pont Briant, John Huotari, Katelyn Mattus, Katie Roach, Lilah Brown, Linda Ripley, Luther Simmons, Maddie Peters, Madeline Davis, Muskaan Vohra, Nina de Almeida, Oak Ridge, Pro2Serve Oak Ridge Soccer Complex, Rachel Ross, Sami Jaffery, Sarah Hammons, SaRhi Wright, Taylor Del Toro, Zoe Van Hook

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.
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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

Volleyball: If they beat Halls on Tuesday, Lady Wildcats will be undefeated in district

Posted at 10:56 am September 17, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats will play their last regular-season district game against Halls at home at Wildcat Arena on Senior Night, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge High School Volleyball)

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats will play their last regular-season district game against Halls at home in Wildcat Arena on Senior Night, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge High School Volleyball)

 

If they beat Halls on Tuesday, the Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats volleyball team will be undefeated in the district during the regular season.

The Tuesday evening game at home is the last district game of the regular season. The junior varsity match starts at 5 p.m., and varsity play begins at 6 in the Wildcat Arena at Oak Ridge High School. It’s also Senior Night, and the last regular-season home game.

The Lady Wildcats (20-4) are currently 5-0 in District 4-AAA, and they are ranked 12th in the state, according to MaxPreps.com.

The girls’ five district wins started late last month: at Powell (3-0) on August 31, at home against Karns (3-0) on September 5, at Bearden (3-0) on September 7, at West (3-1) on Tuesday, and at home against Campbell County (3-0) on Thursday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Campbell County, David Kolodney, Emily Lawless, Halls, JJ Valencia, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Reagan Dickens, volleyball, Wildcat Arena

Soccer: Lady Wildcats win four straight games

Posted at 8:30 pm September 13, 2017
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Pictured above during a 2-1 win over West at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, is freshman Lilah Brown (12). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Pictured above during a 2-1 win over West at Oak Ridge High School on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, is freshman Lilah Brown (12). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats soccer team has won its last four games, and the girls have won both of their district games this season.

The most recent win for the girls was a 2-1 victory at home against West on Tuesday. That was a non-district game.

Before that, the Oak Ridge girls won their last three games. Those were a 8-1 win at Heritage on August 30, a 3-1 victory at home against Grace Christian on August 29, and an 8-3 win at Campbell County, a district game, on August 22.

In their first district game on August 17, the Lady Wildcats (6-2-1, 2-0 District 3-AAA) beat Halls 8-0 at home.

Oak Ridge is playing at Farragut (5-5, 3-0 District 4-AAA) in a non-district game at 7 p.m. today (Wednesday, September 13).

Here is the girls’ record of wins and losses so far this season: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Rouse, Alyssa Tittsworth, Bearden, Campbell County, Farragut, Grace Christian, Halls, Hardin Valley, heritage, Jeff Trombly, Karns, Katelyn Mattus, Katie O'Brien, Lady Wildcats, Laura Snyder, Lilah Brown, Megan Newport, Oak Ridge, Powell, Sarah Hammons, soccer, Taylor Del Toro, West

Soccer photos: Oak Ridge-Halls in District 3-AAA semifinal

Posted at 1:19 pm May 12, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today

Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today

 

Oak Ridge senior forward Austin Vinyard scored four goals and had one assist as the Wildcats advanced to the District 3-AAA soccer championship with a 6-0 semifinal win over Halls on Wednesday. Here are photos from the game by John Huotari of Oak Ridge Today. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Vinyard, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA semifinal, District 3-AAA soccer championship, Halls, Oak Ridge, soccer

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