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Oak Ridge, others cheering for Higgins in Super Bowl

Posted at 11:19 am February 13, 2022
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak-Ridge-Higgins-TD-Catch-Clinton-Thomas-Aug-18-2016-Web-Cropped
Oak Ridge wide receiver Tee Higgins (5), who was then a senior, catches a 17-yard pass from junior quarterback Johnny Stewart before falling backward into the end zone for a touchdown near the left pylon, putting the Wildcats ahead of the Clinton Dragons 42-7 with 2:57 left in the first half at Clinton on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Higgins is defended here on his second TD catch by Clinton senior J’Quan Thomas (5). (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

People in East Tennessee and others across the country will be cheering for former Oak Ridge Wildcat Tee Higgins in the Super Bowl this evening (Sunday, February 13), and another former Wildcat, Zach Witherspoon, will be on the sidelines.

Higgins is a standout wide receiver who played for Oak Ridge and Clemson University, and he is playing in his second season for the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals (10-7-0) play the Los Angeles Rams (12-5-0) at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The game will be broadcast on NBC at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Coverage of Super Bowl 2022 will air live on NBC and Peacock starting at 12 p.m. Eastern.

The Bengals advanced to the Super Bowl by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in overtime on January 30, with a game-winning 31-yard field goal by rookie kicker Evan McPherson. You can watch highlights of that game here and here, and read a scoring summary here.

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Filed Under: College, Front Page News, High School, Pro, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: AFC Championship, basketball, Cincinnati Bengals, Clemson University, David Clary, football, Los Angeles Rams, Oak Ridge, Super Bowl, Tee Higgins, Wildcat, Zach Witherspoon

Area hoops squads to stay on court after Christmas

Posted at 12:05 pm December 22, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

With the pre-Christmas tournaments wrapped up, attention will turn for some area teams to post-Christmas basketball tournaments next week.

The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats will take part in the Andrew Johnson Bank Classic in Greeneville next week, starting play against Jefferson County on Wednesday.

The Wildcat boys will participate in the Arby’s Classic at Tennessee High in Bristol and will open up Tuesday against Science Hill, a team Oak Ridge beat 82-72 last weekend in Johnson City. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Andrew Johnson Bank Classic, Arby's Classic, basketball tournaments, Clinton Lady Dragons, Jefferson County, Jim Cordell Christmas Classic, Lady Mavericks, Mavericks, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Renasant Bank Classic, Science Hill, Wildcat

Myers: Community should do more to honor former Wildcat Jennifer Azzi

Posted at 9:46 am April 19, 2016
By Alex Myers 3 Comments

Jennifer Azzi

Jennifer Azzi, left, is pictured above in this photo from a gold medal celebration in 1996. (Photo courtesy David Clary via Alex Myers)

 

Growing up in Oak Ridge, I learned quickly that the folks here love their high school athletics. All it takes is one trip to historic Blankenship Field on a fall Friday night to get a sense of how this town feels about sports.

However, recently it’s occurred to me that there has been a terrible injustice to one of our own. One of Oak Ridge’s most decorated athletes has gone relatively unrecognized to my generation.

Jennifer Azzi is the athlete I’m talking about. From right here in Oak Ridge, Azzi graduated and went on to play Division One basketball at Stanford. While at Stanford, she compiled a list of accomplishments that would impress any sports junkie. Helping Stanford to win their program’s first women’s basketball national championship, Azzi was also named Final Four MVP. While this alone should be enough for her to be celebrated around town, Azzi didn’t stop there. She was named the 1990 Naismith National Player of the Year, and for those who are unaware, that’s essentially college basketball’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. Azzi was also named Pac 10 player of the year for the 1989-90 season. She was a two time Kodak All-American for her play during the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons.

Azzi went on to be an eventual first-round draft pick in the WNBA draft.

And if that didn’t make your jaw drop, here’s the icing on the cake. In 1996, Azzi helped make not only East Tennessee proud, but her country proud as well when she and her teammates on the USA Women’s National Basketball Team won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta. Let’s face it, she wasn’t good; Jennifer Azzi was simply amazing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Front Page News, High School, Opinion, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 1990 Naismith National Player of the Year, Alex Myers, All-American, basketball, David Clary, David Scott, Final Four MVP, Jennifer Azzi, Jill Prudden, Lady Wildcat basketball, Lady Wildcats, national champion, NCAA tournament, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Olympic gold medalist, Pac 10 player of the year, Paige Green, Stanford, University of San Francisco, USA Women’s National Basketball Team, Wildcat, WNBA

Four inducted into Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame

Posted at 9:53 am September 24, 2015
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Butch Jones, Dave Moore, and Regina Kirk at Blankenship on Sept. 18, 2015

University of Tennessee Volunteers football coach Butch Jones, left, is pictured with former Oak Ridge High School athletes Dave Moore and Regina Kirk on Homecoming Night on Blankenship Field on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Moore and Kirk were inducted into the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Four former Wildcat athletes were inducted into the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame at halftime on Homecoming Night on Friday, September 18, at Blankenship Field.

The four were picked by the board of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame. They are:

  • Lowell Wilson—1953, track, football;
  • Dennis Strickler—1968, tennis;
  • Dave Moore—1972, football; and
  • Regina Kirk—1984, basketball.

The 2015 class covers four different sports in four different decades.

A reception with refreshments was held at the Soup Kitchen following the game.

Here are photos of the inductees on Homecoming Night, when the Wildcats played Lenoir City, as well as a brief summary of their athletic careers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Butch Jones, Dave Moore, Dennis Strickler, Homecoming Night, Lowell Wilson, Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame, Regina Kirk, Wildcat

Four former Wildcats to be inducted into OR Sports Hall of Fame on Friday

Posted at 10:18 pm September 17, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Four outstanding former Wildcat athletes will be inducted into the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame at halftime at this Friday’s game with Lenoir City at Blankenship Field.

The four have been picked by the board of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame. They are:

  • Lowell Wilson—1953, track, football;
  • Dennis Strickler—1968, tennis;
  • Dave Moore—1972, football; and
  • Regina Kirk—1984, basketball.

This 2015 class covers four different sports in four different decades.

A reception with refreshments will be held at the Soup Kitchen following the game, organizers said.

“Please attend the game and come greet these new members and welcome them as new inductees to the ORSHoF,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: basketball, Blankenship Field, Dave Moore, Dennis Strickler, football, Lowell Wilson, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame, Regina Kirk, tennis, track, Wildcat

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