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Wildcats hold off late rally by Science Hill to leave with 10-point win

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Oak Ridge senior Tajion Jones (3) had a game-high 20 points during an 82-72 win over Science Hill in the Champion Chevrolet Shootout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Photo by Robert Kell)

 

JOHNSON CITY—Oak Ridge held off a late rally by Science Hill on Saturday to leave Johnson City with their second win in two days.

The undefeated Wildcats (11-0, 5-0 District 3-AAA) beat Science Hill 82-72 in the Champion Chevrolet Shootout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City on Saturday.

That victory came one day after they beat Cleveland, which had also been undefeated, 76-56.

The Wildcats led the Hilltoppers 70-42 after three quarters on Saturday. [Read more…]

Dowdell again leads Lady Wildcats over Science Hill

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Oak Ridge junior Mykia Dowdell (34) had a game-high 14 points during a 57-36 win over Science Hill in the Champion Chevrolet Shootout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. (Photo by Robert Kell)

 

JOHNSON CITY—Oak Ridge junior Mykia Dowdell again led the Lady Wildcats to a win over Science Hill.

Last year, Dowdell scored 18 in the 49-32 Oak Ridge win over the Lady Hilltoppers at Wildcat Arena.

This year, she scored a game-high 14 points against Science Hill in the Champion Chevrolet Shootout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City on Saturday. This year, the Lady Wildcats (10-1, 5-0 District 3-AAA) won 57-36.

It was the Lady Wildcats’ second win of the Champion Chevrolet Shootout. They also beat Cleveland 69-35 on Friday. [Read more…]

In battle of two undefeated teams, Oak Ridge emerges with win

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Oak Ridge senior E.J. Bush (2) led the Wildcats with 20 points during a 76-56 win over Cleveland in the Champion Chevrolet Shootout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City on Friday. Dec, 16, 2016. (Photo by Robert Kell)

 

JOHNSON CITY—Oak Ridge and Cleveland were both undefeated top-ranked teams before they played in Johnson City on Friday, and only the Wildcats remained undefeated afterward. Oak Ridge beat Cleveland 76-56 in the Champion Chevrolet Shootout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City.

The Wildcats are now 10-0 overall and 5-0 in District 3-AAA.

The Blue Raiders are now 11-1 overall and 4-0 in District 5-AAA.

Like the earlier girls’ game, the boys’ game was closer in the first half: 16-15 after the first quarter, and 32-30 at halftime. But Oak Ridge had a 20-6 run through most of the third quarter and an 8-0 run in the last part of the fourth quarter. [Read more…]

Oak Ridge qualifies for state tournament in seven track, field events

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Oak Ridge freshman Kate Hausladen qualified for this month’s state track and field tournament by finishing first in the girls 300-meter hurdles and third in the 100-meter hurdles in the Section I Championship at Science Hill High School on Saturday, May 14, 2016. (Photo by Allen Greene Photography)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 12:30 p.m.

Eleven Oak Ridge athletes have qualified for this month’s state tournament in seven track and field events. Three athletes—freshman Kate Hausladen, sophomore Jose Villegas, and senior Tyler Boullie—will each compete in two events.

Hausladen finished first in the girls 300-meter hurdles at Science Hill High School on Saturday with a time of 47.47. She was third in the 100-meter hurdles at 16.86.

Boullie was second in the boys 800-meter run at 1:56.04. He was also on the boys 4×800-meter relay team that finished third at 8:05.88. The other members of that relay team are Villegas, senior Thomas Colburn, junior Jacob Etheridge, and alternate Reid Dukes, a junior.

Besides qualifying as a member of the relay team, Villegas also qualified for state by finishing fourth in the boys 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:57.14.

To qualify for state, an athlete or team must finish in the top four in an event. Saturday’s qualifying meet was the Section I Championship at Science Hill in upper East Tennessee.

Also qualifying for state were: [Read more…]

Lady Wildcats win tournament championship 2-0 at Science Hill

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The undefeated Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the championship soccer game 2-0 in the Science Hill Tournament in Johnson City on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Welsh)

 

The undefeated Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats won the championship soccer game 2-0 in the Science Hill Tournament in Johnson City on Saturday night.

The Lady Wildcats beat Tates Creek High School of Lexington, Kentucky, in the final game, Oak Ridge Coach Jeff Trombly said. It was Oak Ridge’s third match of the tournament.

The score was 0-0 at halftime in the competitive championship game, Trombly said. The two teams were fairly even in terms of shots on goal, he said.

Trombly said freshman forward Kate Hausladen scored first for Oak Ridge at about the 65th minute on a cross behind the defense from junior right back Leah Scudder. [Read more…]