Sevier County vs Stone Memorial

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 Soccer Runner-up

Alcoa falls to Merrol Hyde 2-0 in Class A title game

BY BRIAN HAMILTON CHATTANOOGA – Alcoa went into the Class A championship game on Saturday down several players, as the Lady Tornadoes were without starter Lila Miller and leading scorer Charlotte Tymon suffered a high hamstring pull in the semifinals against CSAS. Alcoa battled hard, but it was not enough to overcome the skill of Merrol Hyde (18-2-1), as the Lady Tornadoes fell 2-0 in the final. “We’ve played a couple down, but we just didn’t have depth,” Alcoa head coach Shane Corley said after the game. “We’ve tried to fill holes where we’ve had them and that’s what we’ve …