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Ticket prices could increase for football, basketball games starting July 1

Posted at 6:57 pm June 16, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Ticket prices for Oak Ridge Wildcats football and basketball games could increase a dollar or two, although not for students at basketball games, starting July 1.

The price increases will be considered by the Oak Ridge Board of Education during a meeting that starts at 6 p.m. Monday, June 19, at the Robert J. Smallridge School Administration Building at 304 New York Avenue.

If approved, the changes would go into effect July 1.

Ticket prices have not increased since the 2007-2008 school year, according to the school board agenda. Meanwhile, expenses for transportation, officials, equipment, security, emergency services, and other required items for athletics have increased significantly. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, High School, K-12, Sports Tagged With: basketball, football, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge Wildcats, ticket prices, varsity basketball games, varsity football games

Tennis: Four Wildcats to compete in district tournament finals today

Posted at 1:17 pm May 9, 2017
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Pictured above from left are Jimin Lee, Archer Marlow, and Andrew and Ethan Brady. (Photo courtesy ORHS Tennis)

Pictured above from left are Jimin Lee, Archer Marlow, and Andrew and Ethan Brady. (Photo courtesy ORHS Tennis)

Four Oak Ridge Wildcats will compete in the finals of the district tennis tournament starting at 4 p.m. in Knoxville today (Tuesday, May 9).

The finals are at Tyson Park in Knoxville, near the University of Tennessee campus and the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and Alcoa Highway.

The semifinals were Monday. Pictured in the photo at left with scores from Monday’s matches are, from left to right, Jimin Lee 6-4, 7-6(5) verus Kaleigh Basilio (Halls); Archer Marlow 7-5, 6-2 versus Harrison Campbell (Halls); and Andrew and Ethan Brady 6-1, 7-6(4) versus Hollingsworth/Plyler (Halls).

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrew and Ethan Brady, Archer Marlow, district tennis tournament, Jimin Lee, Oak Ridge Wildcats, ORHS tennis, tennis, Tyson Park

Tennis: Wildcats play in district semifinals today

Posted at 11:05 am May 8, 2017
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Oak Ridge High School team members playing in the district tournament tennis semifinals at Tyson Park in Knoxville on Monday, May 8, 2017, are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles). (Photos courtesy ORHS Tennis)

Oak Ridge High School team members playing in the district tournament tennis semifinals at Tyson Park in Knoxville on Monday, May 8, 2017, are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles). (Photos courtesy ORHS Tennis)

 

Oak Ridge Wildcats will play in the district tournament tennis semifinals in Knoxville today (Monday, May 8).

The semifinals start at 4 p.m. at Tyson Park in Knoxville. That’s near the University of Tennessee and near the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and Alcoa Highway.

Oak Ridge High School team members playing today are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles).

You can follow ORHS Tennis on Facebook or on Twitter for more information.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Archer Marlow, Audrey Chrisman, district tournament tennis semifinals, Ethan and Andrew Brady, Jasleen Narula, Jimin Lee, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Wildcats, tennis, Tyson Park

Wildcats in district tournaments today in baseball, softball, tennis

Posted at 9:40 am May 8, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Wildcats are playing in district tournaments today (Monday, May 8) in baseball, softball, and tennis.

Semifinals of the district tennis tournament begin at 4 p.m. today at Tyson Park in Knoxville. Oak Ridge High School team members playing today are Archer Marlow (singles), Ethan and Andrew Brady (doubles), Audrey Chrisman and Jasleen Narula (doubles), and Jimin Lee (singles).

The baseball game starts at 5:30 p.m. today at Karns. Oak Ridge will play Clinton in a District 3-AAA baseball tournament elimination game. The season ends for the loser. The winner will play the loser of a Karns-Halls game on Tuesday. Oak Ridge lost to Halls 8-0 in its first-round district tournament game at Karns on Sunday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, Archer Marlow, Audrey Chrisman, baseball, Clinton, district tournament, Ethan and Andrew Brady, Halls, Jasleen Narula, Jimin Lee, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Powell, softball, tennis

Oak Ridge plays Halls in first round of District 3 baseball tournament Friday

Posted at 4:45 pm May 2, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Wildcats baseball team is pictured above huddled with Coach Mark Garrison after playing Gibbs at Bobby Hopkins Park on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats will play the Halls Red Devils in the first round of the District 3-AAA baseball tournament at Karns on Friday.

Oak Ridge (13-14, 6-6 District 3-AAA) is the number five seed in the district, while Halls (15-11, 9-3) is number four.

The winner of the Oak Ridge-Halls game will advance to play on Saturday against the winner of a game between Karns, the number one seed, and the number eight seed, either Clinton or Campbell County.

The loser of the Oak Ridge-Halls game will play the loser of the Karns-Clinton/Campbell County game. That game is also scheduled for Saturday at Karns. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA baseball tournament, Halls Red Devils, Karns, Oak Ridge Wildcats

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

Kevin Steen, Red Sox pitching prospect from Oak Ridge, critically injured in car crash in Florida

Posted at 3:05 pm April 27, 2017
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Kevin Steen (3) and Jaylin Henderson (2) are pictured playing basketball for the Oak Ridge Wildcats against Dobyns-Bennett in March 2014. (File photo by Ned Jilton II/Kingsport Times News)

Kevin Steen, a Boston Red Sox pitching prospect from Oak Ridge, was critically injured in a car crash in Florida late Wednesday night, according to the Red Sox and a CBS affiliate in Boston.

Steen was taken to a southwest Florida hospital, identified as Lee Memorial Hospital, in critical condition following the crash.

“The thoughts and prayers of the entire Red Sox organization are with minor league player Kevin Steen, who sustained serious injuries in a car accident in Florida last night,” the Red Sox said in a statement on Thursday morning. “The club will update his condition at the appropriate time.”

News reports said another car veered over a median and struck the SUV that Steen, 20, was driving. CBS Boston said the striking vehicle went airborne before crashing into Steen’s SUV. That striking vehicle caught fire, and the driver died on the scene, CBS Boston said.

The Red Sox selected the right-handed Steen in the ninth round of the 2014 draft. He has pitched 30 games in the minor leagues over the past three seasons, with 26 of them starts. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Pro, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Boston Red Sox, car crash, CBS Boston, Kevin Steen, Oak Ridge Wildcats, pitcher

Soccer: So far, Oak Ridge undefeated in district

Posted at 1:32 pm April 21, 2017
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Oak Ridge senior forward Austin Vinyard (9), battling Daniel Van Buren (25) of Powell here, scored two goals against the Panthers in a 6-0 win at the Oak Ridge Soccer Complex on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Pictured at right is freshman forward Warren Stetzl (23). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge senior forward Austin Vinyard (9), battling Daniel Van Buren (25) of Powell here, scored two goals against the Panthers in a 6-0 win at the Oak Ridge Soccer Complex on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Pictured at right is freshman forward Warren Stetzel (23). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

With two district games remaining, the Oak Ridge Wildcats are undefeated in District 3-AAA. The Wildcats improved to 8-3-2 overall at Karns on Thursday and to 6-0 in District 3-AAA.

Oak Ridge defeated Karns 4-1 on Thursday and, in their previous district game, beat Powell at home 6-0 on Tuesday, April 11.

The two remaining district games are at Central on Monday, April 24, and at Campbell County at 6 p.m. Monday, May 1.

In the meantime, Oak Ridge plays Hardin Valley Academy at home in a rescheduled non-district game that starts at 7 p.m. today (Friday, April 21). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Vinyard, Casey Nigh, Christian Avila, Daniel Van Buren, Dean Stetzel, District 3-AAA, Dobyns-Bennett, Hardin Valley Academy, Jeff Trombly, Jonathan Rodriguez, Karns, Masa Kato, Nathan Kidder, Oak Ridge Soccer Complex, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Panthers, Powell, Ricky Rodriguez, Smoky Mountain Cup, soccer

Soccer photos: Oak Ridge-Powell

Posted at 12:57 pm April 21, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge freshman Jonathan Rodriguez (11) scored two goals in the second half of a 6-0 win over Powell at the Oak Ridge Soccer Complex on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge freshman forward Jonathan Rodriguez (11) scored two goals in the second half of a 6-0 win over Powell at the Oak Ridge Soccer Complex on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

With two district games remaining, the Oak Ridge Wildcats are undefeated in District 3-AAA. The Wildcats improved to 8-3-2 overall at Karns on Thursday and to 6-0 in District 3-AAA.

The Wildcats boys’ soccer team has two district games remaining. The first is at Central on Monday, April 24, and the second is at Campbell County at 6 p.m. May 1.

Oak Ridge plays Hardin Valley Academy at home in a rescheduled non-district game that starts at 7 p.m. today (Friday, April 21).

Here are photos from an April 11 game against Powell at home at the Oak Ridge Soccer Complex. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports Tagged With: Austin Vinyard, Austyn Lincoln, boys soccer, Campbell County, Casey Nigh, Central, Christian Avila, Daniel Van Buren, Dean Stetzel, District 3-AAA, Hardin Valley Academy, Jonathan Rodriguez, Karns, Masa Kato, Nathan Kidder, Oak Ridge Soccer Complex, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Powell, Stefan Mortl, Warren Stetzel, Will Dallas

Baseball: Wildcats win 3 of last 5 district games, play Clinton Monday

Posted at 2:56 pm April 17, 2017
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Oak Ridge junior catcher Jacob Ownby (44) is pictured above during a 6-4 loss to Powell at Bobby Hopkins Field on Friday, March 31, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge junior catcher Jacob Ownby (44) is pictured above during a 6-4 loss to Powell at Bobby Hopkins Park on Friday, March 31, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats have won three of their last five district baseball games. They have three more district games this week, including one at home today (Monday, April 17) against Clinton and then another at Clinton on Tuesday.

The Wildcats (9-10, 3-4 District 3-AAA) will then travel to Halls on Thursday.

Today’s varsity game against Clinton (10-15, 1-6) is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. at Bobby Hopkins Park. The junior varsity game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Here are summaries of recent district games: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, baseball, Bobby Hopkins Field, Brice Mlekodaj, Campbell County, Chris Van Hook, Clinton, Halls, Ian Campbell, Jacob Ownby, Levi Everett, Logan Williams, Lukas Gurley, Mark Garrison, Matt Grim, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Powell, Seth Caldwell

Baseball photos: Oak Ridge-Powell

Posted at 2:06 pm April 17, 2017
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Oak Ridge junior Ian Campbell (24) pitches to Powell during a 6-4 loss to the Panthers at Bobby Hopkins Field on Friday, March 31, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge junior Ian Campbell (24) pitches to Powell during a 6-4 loss to the Panthers at Bobby Hopkins Park on Friday, March 31, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge Wildcats lost to Powell 6-4 at the end of March. Here are photos from the game by John Huotari. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Ben Aird, Bobby Hopkins Park, Chris Van Hook, Donovan Black, Ian Campbell, Jacob Ownby, Jonas Payne, Logan Williams, Lukas Gurley, Mason King, Matt Grim, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Panthers, Powell

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