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Sevier County sinks Admirals in BankFirst Classic

BY BRIAN HAMILTON JEFFERSON CITY – Sevier County wasted no time letting everyone know that 2024 wasn’t a fluke. On a rainy Saturday night in Burke-Tarr Stadium at Carson-Newman, the Smoky Bears dismantled a 6A Farragut team for a 27-7 win. “Farragut’s a good football program, we know their coach, we know their players and we knew nothing would be easy on either side of the ball, ” Sevier County head coach Todd Loveday said. “I felt like we played well. We played really mature, until we took what they gave us and capitalized a few times when we had …

Bearettes defeat Stone Memorial behind Faulkner’s four goals

BY BRIAN HAMILTON SEVIERVILLE – Sevier County came into its second game of the Smoky Mountain Cup on Saturday afternoon looking to rebound from a 3-0 loss to Concord Christian the previous night. “We gave up (a goal) in the first half and in the second half we made a few mistakes that led directly to goals and it’s just the way the game of soccer works,” Sevier County head coach Tim Bohanan said of Friday night’s loss. “It happened and we had to find a way to bounce back and that was our challenge today.” It’s safe to say …

Alcoa defeats Maryville 28-21 for third win in four years

BY BRIAN HAMILTON ALCOA – It was the 97th edition of the Battle of Pistol Creek. Like many of the previous editions, everyone in attendance knew what you could expect, a close game with several climactic, pivotal moments. Friday’s rendition of the bitter rivals proved to be just that. For the second consecutive year, Alcoa came away with a crucial stop in the red zone to hold on a late lead and come away with a close victory, winning 28-21. The Tornadoes seniors will go out 3-1 against Maryville, a team that it had only beaten once between 2011 and …

Northview Academy sweeps Pigeon Forge to open district play

BY BRIAN HAMILTON KODAK – The 2025 season arrived with high expectations for Northview Academy, as the Lady Cougars bring back most of their core and the fact that the region is much more favorable now. The last two teams to defeat NVA and deny them a shot at state were Anderson County and Gibbs, who are both now in Class 3A. Pigeon Forge opened the season hoping to turn the corner, after a 10-13 2024 campaign and 4th place district finish. The Lady Cougars did not disappoint on Tuesday night, however, sweeping the Lady Tigers 25-16, 25-17, and 25-19. …

South-Doyle hands Lady Highlanders second loss in TKA tri-match

BY BRIAN HAMILTON SEYMOUR – South-Doyle had to rally from a 25-23 loss to Gatlinburg-Pittman in the first set to win the second set 25-15 and the third set 15-7, but the Lady Kees overcame the deficit to win 2-1 and hand the Lady Highlanders an 0-2 start to the season. “We came in with one game plan and one girl said she didn’t feel good, so we were like, ‘if she goes down, we’ve got to switch things around,’ and that’s what happened that first game,” South-Doyle head coach Allison Jacobs said after the match. “She played through it …

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