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SC baseball hopes to make it a Sevier IMAC sweep
SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County Smoky Bears baseball team has a chance to make history this season.
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LaFollette: It's a rebuilding year for G-P
GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders baseball team is a work in progress after losing seven starters, including their top two pitchers, from a season ago.
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Eagles facing an uphill battle in move up to AAA baseball
SEYMOUR — For years the Seymour Eagles were the driving power in District 3-AA, winning the regular season title for 10-straight seasons under coach Scott Norman.
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Tigers keeping expectations high in move to District 3-AA
PIGEON FORGE — Winning baseball is the established norm at Pigeon Forge, and the Tigers intend to keep it that way.
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G-P senior Colin Meier runs a punt back for a TD last season in this file photo. Meier was the lone G-P football player to be named to the All-State Team this season. Highlanders celebrate another successful prep football season
GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders football squad celebrated another successful football season with an awards banquet held Tuesday night at the Greystone Lodge at the Aquarium in G...
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Fourth-year Pigeon Forge softball coach Jessica Sterling jokes with her team during Tuesday’s practice while Ashley “Wojo” Wojnowski watches on. (Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press) Comfort level high at Pigeon Forge despite lofty goals
PIGEON FORGE — Despite winning 20 games and qualifying for the region tournament for the third straight year a season ago, the Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers are taking a different approach in 2010....
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SAC team wins 5th straight at Chattanooga
SEVIERVILLE — Sevier Aquatic Club recently traveled to Chattanooga and continued their five-year streak of claiming the USA Swimming East District 8-and-under Boys Championship Title.
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New club seeks to instill school pride for SCHS
SEVIERVILLE — With their students coming from several different middle and elementary schools, it’s often hard for large high schools to foster a good sense of team spirit.
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Bearettes will have new faces on the diamond
SEVIERVILLE — Third-year head coach Jill Kroll will lead her Bearettes into battle in a new district this season, and she’ll be doing it with a lot of new faces in the starting lineup.
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Cobey Hitchcock/The Mountain Press G-P senior linebacker Hunter Douglas signed with Maryville College on Thursday afternoon. Sitting, from left are grandmother Nancy Miller, mother Cathy Douglas, Hunter, father Scott Douglas, grandfather Ervin Douglas and grandmother Hazel Douglas. Standing, from left are coach Larry White, defensive coordinator Neal Estes, coach Adrian Watson, sister Kelly Douglas, Kelly’s fiance Brandon Weber, head coach Benny Hammonds and coach Ralph Kidd. G-P’s Douglas inks with Maryville College
GATLINBURG — There’s no place like home, or at least someplace in the vicinity of it. Gatlinburg-Pittman senior linebacker Hunter Douglas signed with Maryville College on Thursday afternoon, and...
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