Local Sports

The 17th Annual Big Ed’s Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Community Mediation Services of Anderson County is Friday, April 27, at the Oak Ridge Country Club. The tournament starts at 8 a.m. Friday, April 27, in a scramble format. Golfers will get a complimentary breakfast, beverage carts, and a smoked barbecue lunch …

(Tennessee Smokies) The Tennessee Smokies won their third straight game and clinched the series against the Montgomery Biscuits in Montgomery on Wednesday night with a 4-2 victory. It is the first three-game win streak of the season for the Smokies, who moved to 6-6 on the year with the win. The …

High school baseball scoreboard Wednesday April 18th: Oak Ridge 6 Clinton 3…Anderson County 5 Powell 4…Harriman 5 Oliver Springs 4…Central 8 Campbell County 1. High school softball scoreboard Wednesday April 18th: Halls 8 Oak Ridge 0…Oliver Springs 7 Oneida 6. SPHL Semifinals Wednesday April 18th: (Game 1) Peoria Rivermen 6 …

(UT Athletic Department release) University of Tennessee Chancellor Beverly Davenport announced Thursday that Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer has signed a four-year contract. Fulmer took over as UT’s Director of Athletics on Dec. 1, 2017. “Phillip has been a great partner over the last four months and I commend him for the …

(Tennessee Smokies) The Tennessee Smokies picked up a 6-1 extra innings win against the Montgomery Biscuits on Tuesday behind solid pitching and a five-run tenth inning. Duncan Robinson produced another strong outing on the mound for the Smokies. Robinson pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one run on six hits. He did not walk …

High school baseball scoreboard Tuesday April 17th: Oak Ridge 5 Clinton 3…Powell 2 Anderson County 1…Central 9 Campbell County 0…Harriman 14 Oliver Springs 1…Rockwood 9 Midway 7. High school softball scoreboard Tuesday April 17th: Clinton 8 Campbell County 1…Powell 6 Anderson County 2…Midway 14-15 Oakdale 2-4…Wartburg 5 Sunbright 3.

(MRN) Kyle Busch nudged race leader Kyle Larson off his line and then kept the Number-18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in front over the final six laps to win Monday’s rain-delayed Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s now back-to-back Cup Series wins for Busch, who was also victorious …

(Tennessee Smokies) The Tennessee Smokies defeated the Montgomery Biscuits 7-3 on Monday night in Montgomery. The Smokies got a great pitching outing from all four pitchers as they cruised to a win. Trevor Clifton got the start for the Smokies and was excellent in his outing. Clifton threw five innings, allowing no …

High school baseball Friday April 13th: Clinton 13 Sequoyah 6…Alcoa 21 Anderson County 5…Union County 23 Campbell County 0…Pickett County 10-14 Oakdale 1-1…Tellico Plains 8 Wartburg 6…Bell County (KY) 9 Jellico 1. Saturday April 14th: Oak Ridge 11 Cocke County 0. High school softball Friday April 13th: Hardin Valley 10 …

(MRN) Ryan Preece got the best of race leader Brandon Jones on the day’s final restart and then drove away to victory on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, collecting a one hundred thousand-dollar bonus in the opening round of this year’s “Dash-4-Cash” promotion. Preece started seventh, won Stage-2 and led …