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Lady Eagles, Tigers lose region championship games
Though both the Seymour Lady Eagles softball team and Pigeon Forge Tigers baseball team lost their region title matchups on Wednesday night, both teams are still alive in the race for Murfreesboro.
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Pigeon Forge junior starting pitcher Wil Crowe gives a pep-talk to his Tigers teammates before the start of Monday night’s game against Alcoa. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Tigers are moving on
PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Tigers battled back from an early 2-0 deficit to earn a guaranteed spot in the sectionals Monday night with a 4-2 win over District 4-AA runner-up Alcoa.
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PF boys doubles squad makes state tournament
KNOXVILLE — For the first time in school history, Pigeon Forge has region champions on their tennis team.
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Achieving their goals: SCHS wins 2-AAA soccer title
SEVIERVILLE — After years of trying, the Sevier County Smoky Bears soccer team has their first-ever district championship.
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James Jinnette fires a first-inning pitch toward home plate during the Tigers 10-0 win over Carter in the District 3-AA championship. Carter finished the game with a no-hitter.
Pigeon Forge’s Jinnette tosses no-hitter in 3-AA championship
PIGEON FORGE — Throwing a no-hitter is special. Firing one in a district championship game is legendary.
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Seymour coach Dayna Carter congratulates junior Lauren Irwin after a two-run triple late in the contest put the Lady Eagles on top 2-0. Darren Reese
Lady Eagles win 1st district title
SEYMOUR — As successful as the Seymour softball program has been in recent years, the Lady Eagles accomplished something Thursday night that they never had before.
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Tigers, Lady Eagles play for district titles tonight
The Pigeon Forge Tigers baseball team and Seymour Lady Eagles softball squads will both be playing for their respective district championships tonight.
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Shocker: Lady Eagles fall to South-Doyle
SEYMOUR — The mighty Seymour Lady Eagles softball team, a favorite to make a return trip to Murfreesboro this season, lost a stunner to District 2-AAA foe South-Doyle 4-1 Tuesday night in the distr...
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Have mercy: Pigeon Forge run-rules Union in 3-AA tourney
PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Tigers started the District 3-AA tournament just the way head coach Mike Guinn likes it — with a rally.
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Lee shuts out Seymour in 2-AAA tourney
MORRISTOWN — The top-seeded Morristown West Trojans threw down their ace against the Seymour Eagles Saturday in the second round of the District 2-AAA tournament.
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Austin Sisk is congratulated by SC assistant coach A.C. Willis after driving in the game-winning RBI Friday night against South-Doyle. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Both Eagles and Bears win in round 1
Both Sevier County teams in the District 2-AAA baseball tournament came away with wins Friday night.
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Lady Eagles hack past Sevier County 14-0
SEYMOUR — The Seymour Lady Eagles’ recent offensive explosion continued Friday, as the team ran roughshod over the visiting Sevier County Bearettes 14-0 in the opening game of the District 2-AAA to...
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Lady Eagles clinch 2-AAA’s No. 1 seed
MORRISTOWN — After a brief lull from their bats, the Seymour Lady Eagles hitters are back with a vengeance.
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Neff shines as Seymour tops Bears
SEYMOUR — The Seymour/Sevier County baseball rivalry grows each time the two teams meet. The Eagles’ 6-4 win Tuesday night was a great example of what a good rivalry should be — well-played, hotly...
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Eagles host Bears in rematch tonight
SEVIERVILLE — The Seymour Eagles (18-10, 8-5 in District 2-AAA) and Sevier County Smoky Bears (20-8, 9-4) will make up an important District 2-AAA matchup tonight at Don Doyle Field.
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James Jinnette swipes second base in the early going of the Tigers 5-0 win over Fulton Tuesday night at Jack A. Parton Field.
Tigers finish 3-AA season unbeaten
PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Tigers needed a win over the Fulton Falcons on Tuesday to finish the 3-AA regular season with a perfect 12-0 record. A day after pummeling the Falcons 16-0, the Tig...
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Sevier County s Ivan Silva rounds the bases after hitting a game-winning home run against Jefferson County Monday night. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Silva slugger: Senior pitcher enters game in relief, hits walk-off homer
SEVIERVILLE — For Sevier County High School senior Ivan Silva, Monday night’s matchup of the Bears and Jefferson County Patriots was a roller coaster of emotions.
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Seymour senior Tyler Crawford signs to play baseball with Austin Peay State University with his family, friends and coaches. Pictured with Crawford are (seated, left to right) his grandmother, Billie Bolden; grandmother, Johnnie Crawford; mother, Melody Crawford; (standing) grandfather, Vernon Bolden; SHS head coach Scott Norman; and father, Steve Crawford.
Crawford will play Division 1 baseball
SEYMOUR — It's rare to find a Division 1 athlete in Sevier County. It's even more rare that athlete's abilities are discovered almost by accident.
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T.J. Lloyd signs papers with Maryville College in the library at Pigeon Forge High School. With him are (seated, left to right) Pigeon Forge coach Billy Moseley; his mother, Heather Giles; his father, Jack Lloyd; and senior teammates (standing, left to right) Nick Swaggerty, Austin Boyd, Derek Parton, Jason Owens and Mohammed Hafeez.
Versatile Lloyd will play for Scots
PIGEON FORGE — T.J. Lloyd is a jack of all trades. The Pigeon Forge senior soccer player, who's started for the varsity since his freshman season, has played nearly every position on the field for...
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G-P base-runner Travis Miller is called out by the home plate umpire despite Cosby s catcher not having the ball. The umpire reversed the call after seeing the loose ball. G-P went on to win 5-0. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Sides pitches Highlanders to 5-0 triumph
GATLINBURG — After their toughest games of the season, the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders have rebounded with two-straight shutouts.
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Sevier County pitcher Austin Sisk threw a complete game in the Bears 3-2 win over Seymour Monday night.
Smoky Bears win Game 1
SEVIERVILLE — Monday night’s matchup of county-rival District 2-AAA powers was all it was cracked up to be.
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Senior SCHS pitcher Marcus Watson, pictured here in early-season action, fired a complete game against Lenoir City.
Seniors play big role in Bears win over Panthers
LENOIR CITY — The Sevier County Smoky Bears baseball team continued their excellent play of late with an 8-2 win over Lenoir City on Saturday.
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Bears and Eagles look ready for classic series
This coming Monday and Tuesday, there’s going to be a showdown. Sevier County and Seymour are on a collision course in the IMAC standings, and the two teams’ two-game series is shaping up to be qu...
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Gatlinburg-Pittman pitcher Corbin Lamb was cruising with eight strikeouts through four innings Thursday night, until a six-error fifth inning doomed the junior and his Highlanders. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Disastrous 5th inning costs Highlanders
GATLINBURG — For four innings the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders and Shelby County (Ky.) Rockets were equals on the diamond, battling to a 2-2 stalemate with no obvious upperhand in either directio...
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Seymour s Grant Gourley competes for the ball in the Eagles 3-2 win over Morristown East Tuesday night. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Late scoring flood lifts Eagles soccer
SEYMOUR — For most of Tuesday night’s game at Householder Field, the Seymour Eagles trailed IMAC rival Morristown East 1-0. But with 20 minutes to go something inside of the Eagles (4-2 overall, 3...
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Bears soccer on 5-game unbeaten streak
SEVIERVILLE — After suffering a tough loss to begin last weekend's tournament at Dobyns-Bennett, the Sevier County High School soccer team has been on quite a roll, which culminated with a 3-0 defe...
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Sevier County s Dillon Cate (12, left) and Austin Sisk (10) celebrate Cate s game-winning Monday night against South-Doyle.
Bears earn walk-off win over South-Doyle
SEVIERVILLE — Dillon Cate couldn’t win the Sevier County Bears’ Monday night game on the mound, so he won it at the plate. The junior, who gave up two unearned runs before exiting in a tie game in...
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Tigers ride Hickey shutout to 3-0 win
PIGEON FORGE — Rainy weather didn’t sideline the Pigeon Forge Tigers and their scheduled opponent during the second day of play at the Smoky Mountain Invitational.
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Celeste Whaley fires a pitch during the Bearettes half of the third inning. Whaley finished the game with 11 strikeouts and did not allow a single baserunner.
Seymour's Whaley fires perfect game against Bearettes
SEYMOUR — For the second season in a row, a Seymour Lady Eagles softball pitcher has tossed a perfect game against county-foe Sevier County.
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Two teams combine for one hit in 2-0 game at Gatlinburg
GATLINBURG — Two call it a pitcher’s duel would be an understatement. A war of arms would be more appropriate.
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Lady Eagles bash Mountaineers 11-0
SEYMOUR — Through two games it looks like this year’s incarnation of the Seymour Lady Eagles softball team is picking up right where last year’s squad left off.
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Pigeon Forge s Morgan Messick rounds third on the way for home in the Lady Tigers 25-0 throttling of Austin-East on Thursday. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Softball games, football scores
PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers softball team put on a clinic Thursday afternoon against Austin-East.
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Jason Davis: Busy spring sports slate starts Monday
With the smell of fresh-cut grass sweeping across a newly-lined field of play, the sounds of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” piping out of tinny outdoor speakers and the smell of buttered popcorn waf...
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Tigers hope to roar in District 3-AA
PIGEON FORGE — By virtue of their program tradition and strong starting pitching, the Pigeon Forge Tigers are yet again poised to compete for the top spot in District 3-AA this baseball season.
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Senior Ryan Myers, pictured here sliding into the plate during a game last season, will likely be the team s top offensive weapon in the lineup. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Highlanders hardball aims for improvement in 2012
GATLINBURG — With a more talented pitching rotation and a solid core of young players, Gatlinburg-Pittman baseball head coach Henry LaFollette expects his Highlanders to be “in the mix” in District...
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Loss to Loudon means no state tourney repeat for PF
ALCOA — Poor starts to the first and third quarters led to the end of the Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers’ season in a 69-53 region tournament semifinal loss to the Loudon Lady Redskins at Alcoa on Monday...
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Coach Ken Wright calls out a play as senior point guard John Gonzalez brings the ball up the court during the Sevier County Smoky Bears 42-40 loss to Dobyns-Bennett Saturday night in the Region 1-AAA tournament. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Bears fall just short against Indians
SEVIERVILLE — Difficulty generating offense against Dobyns-Bennett's athletic zone defense, a big height disadvantage and foul trouble down low was a losing combination for the Sevier County Smoky ...
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State-ranked Alcoa tames Tigers
ALCOA — For a short while, the Pigeon Forge Tigers entertained ideas of an upset victory in a first-round region tournament contest at the Alcoa Tornadoes on Saturday night.
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Seymour sophomore post Payton King gets a two-point attempt after snatching an early offensive rebound in the Lady Eagles 61-49 win over Sullivan South in the Region 1-AAA tournament opener at SHS. Jason Davis/The Mountain Press
Lady Eagles cruise past Sullivan
SEYMOUR — Coach Brandi Stallings’ Lady Eagles team is peaking, and it couldn’t have happened at a better time.
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Girls region tournaments tip tonight
SEVIERVILLE — Tonight Sevier County’s four public high school girls teams take their talent to the hardwood for the first round of their respective region tournaments.
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