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Lady Wildcats will play in District 3 championship Saturday

Posted at 6:48 pm February 16, 2018
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Oak Ridge senior Desiree Bates (20) scored 17 points for the Lady Wildcats in a 62-38 District 3-AAA semifinal win over Powell at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge senior Desiree Bates (20) scored 17 points for the Lady Wildcats in a 62-38 District 3-AAA semifinal win over Powell at Halls on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

HALLS—The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats will play in the District 3-AAA basketball tournament championship on Saturday. It’s the third year in a row that the girls have made it to the district championship.

On Friday at Halls, Oak Ridge advanced to the championship game by beating Powell 62-38 in a district tournament semifinal game after trailing 21-14 at halftime.

Oak Ridge was led by junior Jada Guinn with 18 points. Ten of those were in the first half, which was most of the Lady Wildcats’ offense in the first two quarters. Guinn shot 8-for-8 from the free throw line during the game.

Senior Desiree Bates scored 17. She had three three-point shots in the third quarter, when the Lady Wildcats outscored the Lady Panthers 30-8. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, Campbell County, Desiree Bates, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA basketball tournament championship, District 3-AAA semifinal game, district championship, Haley Schubert, Jada Guinn, Lady Panthers, Mykia Dowdell, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Powell

Basketball: Oak Ridge plays Blackman on Saturday

Posted at 11:51 pm January 19, 2018
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The Oak Ridge boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will play Blackman of Murfreesboro at Wildcat Arena at Oak Ridge High School on Saturday afternoon.

The girls’ game starts at 3 p.m., and the boys’ game begins at 4:30 p.m.

The Blackman Blaze (17-0, 4-0 District 7-AAA) are undefeated. The Wildcats are 11-5 overall, and 7-0 in District 3-AAA.

Oak Ridge beat Blackman 57-53 last season, on December 10, 2016. The two teams had previously met in the Class AAA state championship game on March 15, 2014, when Blackman won 60-58. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: basketball, Blackman Blaze, Karns, Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Powell, Wildcat Arena, 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.
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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

Gaddis gets 300th coaching win

Posted at 11:51 pm October 13, 2017
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Oak Ridge Coach Joe Gaddis talks to the Wildcats football team after a 42-6 win over Clinton on Blankenship Field on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. It was Gaddis' 300th coaching win. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge Coach Joe Gaddis talks to the Wildcats football team after a 42-6 win over Clinton on Blankenship Field on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. It was Gaddis’ 300th coaching win. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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

Oak Ridge Coach Joe Gaddis got his 300th win as a football coach during a 42-6 win over Clinton on Friday.

Gaddis is only the seventh football coach in Tennessee to get 300 career wins, and he is one of only two active coaches with 300 wins, Oak Ridge school officials said. Gary Rankin of Alcoa is the other. Rankin was the first in Tennessee to win 400 games, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported in September.

Fans and players, parents and coaches, and students and school officials celebrated Gaddis’ milestone 300th win with a brief ceremony on Blankenship Field on Friday that included fireworks and photos, and signs and a football painted with the number 300 that was presented to Gaddis.

More than half of Gaddis’ wins have been at Oak Ridge, where he is 162-36. Gaddis first coached at Oak Ridge for 11 seasons, from 1988 to 1998, and he is in his fifth season back, after returning in 2013.

“I’m coaching at the best place there is to coach,” Gaddis said. “This is just a special place.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Caleb Martin, Clinton, Dragons, football coach, Gary Rankin, Herbert Booker, Jeremy Mitchell, Joe Gaddis, Johnny Stewart, Josh Breeden, Martin McDonald, Mike Mullins, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Panthers, Powell, TJ Johnson, Tyrell Romano, Wildcats

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

Soccer: Even in defeat, Trombly was upbeat

Posted at 11:03 am September 19, 2017
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Oak Ridge junior goalkeeper Laura Snyder (1) is pictured at center at Farragut on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

Oak Ridge junior goalkeeper Laura Snyder (1) is pictured above at Farragut on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

FARRAGUT—Even in defeat, Oak Ridge High School girls soccer coach Jeff Trombly was upbeat.

“Obviously, we want to win, but this is a game that we’ve been looking forward to,” Trombly said after his Lady Wildcats dropped a 2-0 decision to Farragut Wednesday night at Farragut Soccer Stadium. “This was a good test for us.

“This game is always a good test for us because it shows us where we’re at. I think we held up pretty well. And hopefully, we we’ll see them again down the road.”

Oak Ridge, which was 6-3-1 after the game, fell behind early when Lady Admirals junior Amy Cloud scored in the second minute of the non-district match.

Farragut, which was then 6-5, was dominant in the opening half, and the Lady Wildcats struggled to gain possession and sustain any pressure in their offensive third of the field. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Alyssa Tittsworth, Amy Cloud, District 3-AAA, Drew Payne, Elizabeth Everling, Farragut, Jeff Trombly, Jennie Pont Briant, Katelyn Mattus, Katie O'Brien, Kelsie Giannelli, Lady Admirals, Lady Wildcats, Laura Snyder, Lilah Brown, Maddie Peters, Muskaan Vohra, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Powell, Skylor Keane, Smoky Mountain Cup, Taylor Del Toro, Zoe Van Hook

Volleyball: Undefeated in district, Lady Wildcats win 12 straight

Posted at 4:12 pm September 14, 2017
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Pictured above during a 3-0 district win at Bearden on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, is Oak Ridge senior Olivia Milloway (13). (Photo by Luther Simmons)

Pictured above during a 3-0 district win at Bearden on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, is Oak Ridge senior Olivia Milloway (13). (Photo by Luther Simmons)

 

Undefeated in their district, the Oak Ridge volleyball team has won 12 straight games. They’ll play another district game, their fifth of the season, at home today (Thursday, September 14) at Oak Ridge High School.

The Lady Wildcats (19-4, 4-0 District 4-AAA) have played four district teams since August 31. They won in three sets at Powell on August 31, at home against Karns on September 5, and at Bearden on September 7.

In their most recent district game, they beat West 3-1 at West on Tuesday.

Oak Ridge will play Campbell County in a district match this evening in the Wildcat Arena at Oak Ridge High School. The junior varsity games start at 5 p.m., and varsity play begins at 6 p.m.

Under this year’s classification, Oak Ridge is in District 4 in Class AAA’s Region 2 along with Bearden, Campbell County, Karns, Halls, Powell, and West. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Ainsley Patrick, Bearden, Buzz Patrick, Campbell County, Cathy Lawless, David Kolodney, Emily Lawless, JJ Valencia, Karns, Lady Wildcats, Luther Simmons, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge volleyball, Olivia Milloway, Paige Halcrow, Piper Halcrow, Powell, Reagan Dickens, volleyball, West, 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

Softball: The season’s over, but they’re proud of their effort

Posted at 5:03 pm May 11, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats softball team and coaches are pictured above on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats softball team huddles with Coach Nelson Glover and Coach Judy Siebert on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The softball season is over for the Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, but coaches and players are proud of the effort in their last game, a 1-0 district tournament loss to Anderson County on Monday.

Oak Ridge, the number eight seed in District 3-AAA, played into the district tournament with a 14-2 win over Campbell County, the number nine seed, at home on Tuesday, May 2.

The Lady Wildcats then had to play Powell in a District 3-AAA quarterfinal at Halls. Powell was the top seed in the district tournament and undefeated in District 3-AAA during the regular season, with a 16-0 record.

Oak Ridge Coach Nelson Glover said the girls were outmatched against the Lady Panthers, and they lost 15-0 on Wednesday, May 3.

That loss bumped Oak Ridge into the losers bracket of the district tournament on Monday, May 8, also at Halls. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, Bailey Watkins, Campbell County, District 3-AAA, District 3-AAA quarterfinal, district tournament, Emily Brewer, Hannah Tobler, Jenna Murphy, Judy Siebert, Kaitlan Paine, Kelsey Benjamin, Lady Mavericks, Lady Panthers, Mollie Turner, Monica Porter, Nelson Glover, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Powell, softball

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

Softball: Oak Ridge plays into district tournament

Posted at 4:49 pm May 3, 2017
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Oak Ridge sophomore Hannah Phillips (17) pitches against Campbell County during a 14-2 win for the Lady Wildcats in a play-in district tournament game at home on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Oak Ridge played into the District 3-AAA softball tournament with a 14-2 win over Campbell County at home on Tuesday.

It was the play-in game between the eighth and ninth seed in the district. Oak Ridge, the number eight seed in District 3-AAA, will now play Powell, the number one seed, in a first-round district tournament game at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 3) at Halls.

Campbell County (6-15, 0-11 District 3-AAA) was the number nine seed and will not play in the district tournament.

The play-in game on Tuesday ended after four innings because of a run rule. If there is agreement, those games end when one team is up by 15 runs after three innings, 12 runs after four innings, or 10 runs after five innings.

The Lady Wildcats (12-16-1, 3-13) also beat the Lady Cougars twice during the regular season, with both games in April.

“I thought we finally hit our stride offensively,” Oak Ridge Coach Nelson Glover said after the Tuesday night play-in win. “We did what we were supposed to do against this team.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County, Bailey Watkins, Campbell County, District 3-AAA, district tournament, Hannah Phillips, Jenna Murphy, Judy Siebert, Kaitlan Paine, Kelsey Benjamin, Kiana LaRock, Lady Bobcats, Lady Cougars, Lady Mavericks, Lady Panthers, Lady Wildcats, Mikaela Porter, Mollie Turner, Monica Porter, Nelson Glover, Oak Ridge, Powell

Softball photos: Oak Ridge wins play-in game over Campbell County

Posted at 2:12 pm May 3, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats played into the District 3-AAA softball tournament with a 14-2 win over Campbell County in four innings at home on Tuesday.

Oak Ridge, the number eight seed, is scheduled to play Powell, the number one seed, in the first round at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 3) at Halls. It’s a double-elimination tournament, meaning the loser of today’s game will have a chance to play on in the district tournament.

Here are photos from the Tuesday night win over Campbell County. We will try to add photo captions as we can. [Read more…]

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

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