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Roane State volleyball wins region tourney

Posted at 6:48 am November 1, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Roane State Raiders volleyball team won the NJCAA Region VII tournament Saturday with a 3-1 win over Walters State. (Photo from Roane State)

The Roane State Raiders volleyball team won the National Junior College Athletic Association Region VII tournament Saturday in only the team’s second year of competition.

The Raiders, the top seed in the tournament, defeated Walters State 3-1 in four sets: 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, and 25-21.

The win was the Raiders’ third victory over the Senators this season and improved the team’s record to 18-4, a press release said.

Head coach Steve Dallman said after the match, “Those kids gave 150-percent out there. (The win) is about Roane State athletics and not just us.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Front Page News, Sports Tagged With: Cleveland State, Katharine Roberts, Madison Boyd, Mattie Arnett, Mattie Boyd, National Junior College Athletic Association, NJCAA, Region VII tournament, Richard Bland College, Roane State Raiders, Southeast District A championship, Steve Dallman, Taryn Lane, volleyball, Walters State

Roane State basketball players visit Roane Academy youth

Posted at 12:18 pm June 6, 2017
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

From left are Grant Holt, Roane Academy Activities Director Andre McCullum, Coach Alan Holt, Garrett Crandell, Blake Ervin, Tyler Thompson, and Ricky Shearman. (Photo by Roane State)

From left are Grant Holt, Roane Academy Activities Director Andre McCullum, Coach Alan Holt, Garrett Crandell, Blake Ervin, Tyler Thompson, and Ricky Shearman. (Photo by Roane State)

 

ROCKWOOD—Five members of the Roane State Raiders basketball team recently took time off from studying for finals to become role models for some Roane Academy youth.

Squad members spent the afternoon of April 26 at the Roane Academy, a residential facility for adolescent males who have experienced complex trauma. Currently in the state child welfare system, the children have been exposed to multiple traumatic events—such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, multiple losses—that can have substantial and lasting effects if left untreated.

Teresa Duncan, vice president of workforce development for the college, became familiar with Roane Academy through visits its residents have made to local athletic events as rewards for growth and change that shows in treatment progress and safe, healthy decisions. In response, she contacted Roane State Raiders Head Coach Randy Nesbit, requesting that the team spend some time with Roane Academy youth.

Raiders team members Grant Holt, Garrett Crandell, Blake Ervin, Tyler Thompson, and Ricky Shearman interacted with Roane Academy residents, from playing pickup basketball games to dunking exhibitions to simply talking with them. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, K-12 Tagged With: Blake Ervin, community service, Garrett Crandell, Grant Holt, Randy Nesbit, Ricky Shearman, Roane Academy, Roane State, Roane State Raiders, role models, sports, Teresa Duncan, Tyler Thompson

Roane State to celebrate Nesbit’s 25 years of coaching

Posted at 11:07 am January 23, 2017
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Head Coach Randy Nesbit and Roane State’s 1992-93 Men’s Basketball Team. (Photo courtesy Roane State Community College)

Head Coach Randy Nesbit and Roane State’s 1992-93 men’s basketball team. (Photo courtesy Roane State Community College)

 

Roane State Community College is celebrating 25 years with Men’s Basketball Head Coach Randy Nesbit on Saturday, January 28, when the Roane State Raiders take on Dyersburg. The game is at 4 p.m., with a reception to follow.

A 1980 graduate of the Citadel, Nesbit began his Roane State coaching career in the fall of 1992 after serving as assistant to Citadel’s Head Coach Les Robinson. A three-year starting point guard on Robinson-coached basketball teams, Nesbit was a key member of The Citadel’s 1979 team that won 20 games, a first for the college. Captain of the 1980 team, Nesbit was selected to the 1979 and 1980 All-Southern Conference second team and paced the 1978 team with a 54.0 field goal percentage and a 92.5 free throw percentage in 1980, which was the second-best in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. He tied a school mark with 13 assists in a 1979 game against Marshall, and established the school’s season record of 120 dishes that season, holding the school’s record for most career assists (324). Nesbit played only three years after having transferred from Gulf Coast Community College. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, College, Education, Front Page News, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: men's basketball, Randy Nesbit, Roane State Community College, Roane State Raiders, Roane State’s head basketball coach, Teresa Duncan

Roane State Shooting Sports Team places second at nationals

Posted at 5:02 pm November 13, 2016
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

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The Roane State Shooting Sports Team places second nationally at the Scholarship Clay Target Program (SCTP) National College Championships. From left are Nathan Hembree, Nathan Wattenbarger, Ty McCaskey, Madeline Kittrell, Assistant Coach Kevin Hembree, Head Coach Kenneth Carey, Assistant Coach James Wattenbarger, Lauren Sanders, Andy Carey, Andrew Smith, and Codey Dean. (Submitted photo)

 

By Bob Fowler

CROSSVILLE—These marksmen—and women—are among the nation’s best.

The eight-member Roane State Community College Shooting Sports Team was on target for runner-up high overall national champion team, along with two national runner-up wins and a third place finish in the Scholarship Clay Target Program (SCTP) National College Championships.

“We’re very proud of the team and their accomplishments,” volunteer head coach Kenneth Carey said of the squad’s achievements in the SCTP competitions, held October 28-30 in Marengo, Ohio. “They have an excellent work ethic. Their practice and ability and skill proved to be a force nationally.”

Some 271 athletes representing teams from 16 states participated. The Raiders are in the Division 3 category—squads with 10 members or less. That division was “by far the most competitive,” Carey said, because 14 teams were involved.

Roane State’s Raiders competed against teams from the University of Alabama, Arizona State, and Florida State, among others. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: Andrew Smith, Andy Carey, Bob Fowler, Codey Dean, James Wattenbarger, Kenneth Carey, Kevin Hembree, Lauren Sanders, Madeline Kittrell, Nathan Hembree, Nathan Wattenbarger, National Rifle Association, NRA, Owen Driskill, Roane State, Roane State Raiders, Roane State Shooting Sports Team, Scholarship Clay Target Program, Scholarship Clay Target Program National College Championships, SCTP, shooting spots, skeet shooting, sporting clays, trap shooting, Ty McCaskey

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