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It was another busy weekend of high school basketball across East Tennessee. Saturday, the Clinton Dragons hosted #5 Science Hill in a boys-only game. Here is specially-submitted summary. (Article by Fred Strohl, Special to WYSH) The Clinton Dragons gave visiting No. 5-ranked Science Hill all it could handle before the …

Congratulations to the Anderson County High School wrestling team, which won its third consecutive District title last night at the District Dual meet held at AC.

ACTV will present its first ever live broadcast of high school wrestling in Anderson County tonight (Thursday) at 6pm.  The event is the District Duals, and the participating teams are Anderson County, Clinton, Powell, and Karns.  The winner will be District champions for this season, and the host school, Anderson …

(Tennessee Smokies) Smokies Stadium will be one of the venues for the 2020 Tennessee Smokies Super Regional Tournament held on June 25-28, 2020. Athletes will be guaranteed one game inside the proud Chicago Cubs Double A Affiliate’s Stadium. Manager of Outside Events and Merchandise, Alex Eleas, commented, “The tournament is …

Two Anderson County High School volleyball players have been recognized with statewide honors. Junior Lady Mavs Morgan McMurray and Hannah Freeman were both selected for the Class AA All-State volleyball team this week by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association.

Former Oak Ridge two-sport staandout and Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins announced on Twitter Wednesday that he will forego his senior season at Clemson and enter this spring’s NFL Draft. The 6-4, 215-pound Higgins was part of three straight ACC championship football teams at Clemson and won a national title …

It was another busy night of high school basketball across East Tennessee. Playing a surprise road doubleheader after a power outage Tuesday morning canceled classes at Clinton High School, the Dragons and Lady Dragons took different paths to big District wins at Central. In the opener, the Lady Dragons erased …

Earlier this morning, a transformer near Clinton High School was struck by lightning, knocking out power to the school. Students were immediately sent home, while teachers and staff members remained on campus. As a result of the outage, tonight’s basketball doubleheader between the Clinton Dragons and the Central Bobcats, originally …

(Tennessee Smokies) The Smokies have announced their Smokies Invitational on March 13, 2020, held at Three Ridges Golf Course (6101 Wise Springs Road, Knoxville, TN 37918). The day’s events begin at 11:30 a.m. with lunch followed by a 1:00 p.m. tee time. Smokies Invitational will feature a round of golf, …

The high school basketball season continued in full swing over the weekend. Friday, the Campbell County Lady Cougars won at Clinton, 77-61, as Emily Ellison (28 points) and Madison Brady (24) combined for 52 points. Sarah Burton led Clinton with 22 points, while Naiyah Sanders scored 19. In the nightcap, …