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PREVIEW Jr. Cross Country League opened its ninth season The Cumberland County Junior Cross Country league opened the 2015 season March 18, but it took a mammoth effort of cooperation from the CTE Construction Classes at SMHS. Trees crossed the path with branches larger than our five-year-old runners. “We will get it ready. I just need to get back to school and we can do it!" said Damon Koehl, CTE teacher, who is entrusted with the task of setting up the course year after year. “I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart,” Mike Fanelli said. The
2015 season embodies the quote when it mentions “with your heart,” because that is exactly what it took to pull it off. The birth of the junior league cross country program began in 2007, with only 70 runners and three elementary schools. Those original schools were Homestead, Pleasant Hill and Stone. It was born from a dream of Pat and Damon Koehl and Laura and Louie DeLorenzo, who continue to operate the league. Laura coaches junior varsity at Pleasant Hill Elementary and Louie is the official starter of 90 percent of all of the races. Both DeLorenzo’s have given much time to the athletes in Cumberland County.
“We wanted children in the county to have the opportunity to run. They don’t even know if they like it if they aren’t given that opportunity.” Laura DeLorenzo and Pat Koehl’s dream was to open the program to any and every child. From kindergarten to eighth grade, all children may participate. “This junior league program gives them the experience to find out what running is all about. We’ve built, with the help of our coaches, two great feeder programs. It is obvious when you have both high schools’ boys and girls teams qualify for state year after year said Coordinator Pat Koehl, North Cum-
berland teacher and varsity coach, and former CCHS cross country coach. The original name of the league was CCHS Junior League and was later changed to Cumberland County Junior League after more elementary schools joined the program. The first year’s season was run in the fall of the year, but later changed to the spring because of conflicts with the high school cross country schedule. “By running in the springtime, we were able to avoid most of the other sports programs. More athletes were able to participate when they did not have to make a choice of their sport,” said Koehl. Today, there are con-
sistently 600 participants in nine public elementary schools, two private schools, and home school athletes. Coaches with assistants are in place at all schools. The original races were run at Martin Elementary, then moved to First Baptist Church of Crossville. Both places had their unique qualities. “There have been many great memories on both of those courses. Because of parking issues, the venue was changed and SMHS cordially offered their campus. It has been a great spectator course, as parents can see the runners at almost all points.” All timing is donated through the work of Vicki
and Frank Mackzum. Vicki Mackzum, teacher at South Cumberland, coordinates all preregistering, timing and dispensing of numbers. Vicki also does a league website with team and individual results. Frank Mackzum can been seen at all of the races writing numbers to add just one more timing backup. “The Mackzums are a team that graciously give time to our program. They travel across the United States timing major cycling events. What luck having them in our county," said Pat Koehl. "The Cumberland County Rescue Squad continues to offer valuable volunteer assistance with traffic, See JR., page 2C
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PINE VIEW CROSS COUNTRY — Team members are, not in order, Samantha Altum, Kaylee Davidson, Emily Griffis, Hannah Harbin, Cassie Letner, Bella Moore, Ebbie Baird, Cheyenne Hickey, Chloe Morris, Andreamia Parker, Orianna Altum, Skylar Lynn, Emma Newcome, Keegan Butler, Talon Nickence, Cayden Phillips, Tristyn Butler, Luke Honcoop, Jared Spicer, Aaron Crabtree, Layne Gill, Andy Headrick, Lucas Ingram, Jordan Ledbetter, Nate Nelson, Dennis Nickence, James Schillinger, Bryant Carter, L.J. Grayson, Ethan Lynn, Gabe Newcome, Kyle Trentham, Kaylee Parrent, Allison Seiber, Alyssa Berry, Ashley Ingram, Faith Robinette, Maidson Thompson, Brett Carter, Spencer Moore, Logan England, Jackson Godsey, Jeremy Lloyd and Cameron Madewell. The coach is Justin Gibson.
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ate medical care. We really everyone involved, the proappreciate Road ID spon- gram would never have got• Continued from 1C soring us for the fifth year ten off the ground and been emergencies, and runner in a row," concluded Koehl. as successful as it is today.” support during the races. “Without the efforts of Without their help, we would never have the safety and security that is available on the course for our children," said Pat Koehl. “I can’t even name the number of times I have seen Gary jump off his UTV to assist a runner in his or her challenge to make it to the finish.” Road ID continues to supply numbers for our races. They are the lone sponsor for the program. Road ID is a program that provides identification to athletes at a reasonable cost. They believe that in the event of an accident, proper ID is the lifeline. “Without it, emergency Photos submitted personnel could not contact STONE VARSITY GIRLS — Team members include Lindy Livesay, Lexi Proffitt, Erin family members or administer proper and immedi- STONE VARSITY BOYS — Team members include Rassell, Hannah Rigney, Rylyn LeBaron, Taylor McGinnis, Olivia Rassell and Olivia
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STONE JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS — Team members include Maddie Breeding, Jacey Griffth, Breanna Looper, Sophia Johns, Chloe Casteel, Morgan Hall, Peyton McGinnis, Karys Wilson, Shelby Sales, Kyra Goins, Karlee Proffitt, Kendall Rifner, STONE JV BOYS — Team members are, not in order, Spencer Johns, Caleb JohnMorgan Edmonds, Meg Russell, Alexus Bowman, Olivia Smith, Sarah Kiser and son, Robert Freeman, Tristan Hughes, Mykail Kerby, Evan Graff, Rylan Guettner, Kylee Patterson. Gavin Stone, Owen Dobbs and Devin Lively.
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MARTIN JV CROSS COUNTRY: Team members are from left, first row, Poppy Morrison, Destiny Horsley, Zoe Rupe, Justin Barnett, Jackson Barnett, Ariel Baker, Jesla Uribe, Valerie Martin and Isaac Cross; second row, Brooklyn Buffkin, Elisjsha Cross, Dalton Bowman, Jasmin Horsley, Belle Christopher, Dalton Sanders and Ben Clark; third row, Samantha Magdaleno, Meghan Niles, Kelsi Hodgson, Treven McGhee, Christian Filler, Brayden Threet, Gage Kilgore, Sofi Miller and Coach Melissa Buffkin.
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MARTIN VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY — Team members are, from left, first row, Morgan Niles, Madison Buffkin, Audrey Fairman, Damian Brown, Treven McGhee, Lexi Brown and Belle Christopher; second row, Coach Melissa Buffkin, Dylan Wyatt, Grant Owens, Trystan Miller, Maison Gargac and Meghan Niles. Not pictured: Wyatt Fairman.
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NORTH CROSS COUNTRY — Team members are, from left, back row; Bethany Vogt, Payt Bussey, Ethan Norris, Emery Smith, Will Delk, Nick Moore, Jacob Brown, Ethan Smith, Katie Coudriet, Garrett Magnusson and Noah Sisco; second row, Max Cole, Alexus Bowman, John Hitch, Kylee Whittenberg, James Michael Garrett, Bailey Hicks, Lauren Tabor, Harley Conley, Katelyn Wattenbarger, Caleb Smith, Alex Tabor, Will Hecker; third row, Phillip Andrew Garrett, Will Magnusson, Anthony Green, Hayden Cox, Heath Wattenbarger, Kyle Dixon, Bethany Polson, Nathan Sisco, Kayla Green, Ryan Dowlen, Levi Ambrosia; fourth row, Toni LaRue-Garrett, Chloe Whittenberg, Austin Munsey, Conner Bowman, Luke Tippy, Aleaha Sherrill, Dustin Vogt, Kandyn Sterling, Ellie Smith, Marissa Libby, Jackson Gilreath; fifth row, Kaleb Hughes, Jada Libby, Brian Neil, Adison Howard, Kynden Patterson, Alana Bowman, Jack Delk, Mallory Davis, Abigail Jones, Alexander Green and Allie Stover; sixth row, Spencer Bowman, Dillon Whittenburg, Emma Gray, Grace O'Conner, Caden Hale, Skylar Harville, Rylan Patterson, Evin Mosley, Bryson Reeves, Zaylee Reagan and Bryce Stover.
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CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF THE CUMBERLANDS— Team members are, from left, front row, Haley Suggs, Christopher Garrison, Garron Brewer, Katie Phillips, Sydney Wilhite and Lilly Dean; middle row, Jack Williams, Vincenzo Longobardo, Angelina Lawrence, Kylie Phillips and Dakota Webb; back row, Emma Pasquinelly, Carey Garrison, Sophia Brewer, Jessica Longobardo, Chloe Carter and Jasmine Mathis. Not present: Tessa Hayes.
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BROWN CROSS COUNTRY — Team members are, from left, row one, Kaleb Smith, Kierra Gross, Kobly Jones, Alexus Brown, Addison Hill, Caitlyn McCrea, Samantha Rofe, Zakary Kent, Adelyn Speich, Tyler Hutchins, Maggie Lewis and Gavin Overly; row two, Gabby Phillips, Makayla Phillips, Braxton Tollett, Kimberly Kelly, Bryson Wilson, Seth Troglin, Marley Bowers, Lydia Hargis, Apple Elias, Taylor Brown, Andon Kessler, Jayden Emery and Richard Leahy; row three, Aliyah Reagan, Corben Pryor, Dylan Cantrell, Christian Brown, Jaden Easterly, Evan Jennings, Caleb Bowen, Taryn McCrea, Austin Roberts, Michael Scarborough, Kayleigh Bolin and Lauren Brown; row four, Alex Squier, Makayla Davis, Hunter Cooper, Amy Brewer, Noah Burgess, Tessa Brown, Ryleigh Collins, Chyenne Emery, Emma Hill, Morgan Parsons, Emalie Shaver, Elizabeth Squier, Brandon Maclellan and Josh Gooding; row five, Brayden Akins, Sydney Huling, Kylie McCrea, Nolan Conner, Allyson Hubbard, Megan Malecha, Brandon Davis, James Bunch, Bridgit Rofe, Brooke Rockwell, Kailey Lewis, Justin Stamps and Kelly Thurman; and row six, Beth Ann Brewer, Kendall Collins, Rayna Easterly, Autumn Eldridge, Shania Cooper, Morgan Parsons, Logan Weaver, Braden Tollett, Ethan Troglin, Cameron Markham, Kurtis Lewis and Austin Reed.
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HOMESTEAD CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS — Team members include Coach Ashleigh Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Camille Tanner, Leah Burgin, Logan Davis, Seth Denton, Austin Tabor, Somer Davis, Skylar York, Baylee Gunter, Savanna Amos, Kaylee Harris, Coach Sharmain Wyatt, Laney Wiley, Ronnie Cox, Thomas James, Jalynn Baldwin, Kayla Wilson, Bryson Supek, Matthew Bilbrey, Caden Dodson, Jason Wilson, Will Goodwin, Ellie Strong, Rayce Boston, Nathan Houston, McKinley Gunter, Caleb Smith, Xander Ricks, Brock Spigner, Dillon Sullivan, Nolan Wyatt, Damarius Woolfrom, Jada Mae Garrett, Kylie Houston, Sydney Williams, Caleb Lawson, Jack Idema, Ethan Denton, Kayden Esmonde, Austin Gunter, Aubrey Thompson, Taylor Harden, Whitney Proffitt, Elizabeth Velong, Morgan Wilson, Josi Smith, Grace Baldwin, Emery Baragona, Abby Houston, Rita Clayborn, Kylee Tanner, Amelia Campbell, Thomas Arnold, Alli Smith, Hunter Denton, Nathan Wyatt, Taylor Cowley, Carter Wiley, Elizabeth Velong, Ashley Hale, Olivia Mathis, Jake Finley, Susan Nelson, Kyle Speiles, Hunter Withers, Thomas VanVorhes, David Miller, Brock Harris, Lane Ritzko and Britten Crain.
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SOUTH JV CROSS COUNTRY — From left are, front row, Samantha Williams, Keely Frazier, Reagan Freitag, Emma Dykes, Keely Woody, Anna Davidson, Camryn Wood, Lauren Begley, Zoie Quillen, Kellie Wilson and Sophie Forte; second row, Melea Weingarten, Shelby Hawn, Grace Gee, Allison Quillen, Ruby Bridges, Elsey Doris, Rachael Sherrill, Bella Howard, Katie Frazier, Dana Emberton, Haley Pugh and Molly Bridges; third row, Hayden Gore, Rylan Woody, Conner Webb, Logan Dishman, Trevor Knight, Brodee Mathes, Casey Grant, Jordan Propst, Nathan Whittenburg and Ryder Myers; fourth row,Teresa Gray, sponsor; William Cabaniss, Andrew Cabaniss, Cole Hinch, Barbara Bridges, sponsor; Houston Woody, Braeden Woodard, Wyatt Davis and Jodie. Holt, sponsor. Below are runners from the first meet at SMHS March 18.
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From left are, front row, Jay Ott, Gabe Myers, Joey Gates, John Smith, Ryley Phillips, Thomas Conner, Paul Thompson, Jake Lewis and Dylan Cole; second row, Brenton Houston, Ryan Fehr, Justin Shipe, Ryan Burgess, Kevin Uebelacher, Ethan Cunninghamm, Tyler Thompson, Justin Wright and Stephen Chesson; and Coach Dave Prichard, Grant Parrott, Jon Hayes, Nathaniel Wyatt, David Elliott, Matt VanLandingham, Drew Vaden, Morgan Richards and Coach Charles Alva.
CCHS baseball team to improve on 2014 success Jets team can be. Senior Matt Vanlandingham had a productive off-season and looks to be a very key piece to the pitching staff this year. “We really feel like there are five solid guys who can give us deep starts this year. Each one will give us a chance to win every time out,” noted Prichard. Junior Jon Hayes looks to be a key reliever in the bullpen this season, and will likely be used in a few opportunities as a starter on the mound. Sophomore Brenton Houston also looks to have an impact on the mound for the Jets. Prichard said, “We have high expectations for Brenton, as he has worked hard in the off-season and will be an important arm for us this year." Seniors Nathaniel Wyatt and Burgess could also make a few appearances on the mound. Elliott was 2-4 with one save and a 3.128 ERA with 25 strikeouts and 21 walks, while Parrott was 2-4 with two saves and a 3.983 ERA with 37 Ks and 36 BBs. Vaden was 4-2 with an ERA of 3.048, 48 Ks and 33 walks; Richards was 5-4 with two saves and a 2.503 ERA, 53 Ks and 34 BBs; VanLandingham was 2-0 with a 4.364 ERA, 16 BBs and 10 strikeouts; Jon Hayes was 0-0 with a 8.647 ERA with four walks and six strikeouts; Jacob Hayes was also 0-0 with a 14.0 ERA and four walks; and Wyatt was 0-0 with a 7.0 ERA, one walk and one strikeout. Overall, the Jets were 21-15 with seven saves, a 3.229 ERA, 244 Ks and 177 walks in 249.1 innings pitched. The 2015 Jets pitching staff also features many newcomers, including Freshmen Ryley Phillips, Dylan Cole, John Smith and Gabe Myers. Each will get plenty of junior varsity Ed Greif/Chronicle opportunities and look to be Jet senior Ryan Burgess (4) takes his lead from third base during the opening the future of the Jets. “We game of the District 6AAA In-season Tournament at SMHS March 18. Jordan Prof- feel really good about our pitching this season. While fit is the SMHS third baseman. we may not have a dominant guy, we feel like our depth 2015 CCHS baseball schedule will really help us. Along Date Opponent Time with this depth, Coach Lee March 9 @Walker Valley 4 p.m. Henry did a phenomenal March 13 Anderson County @ Pigeon Forge 1:30 p.m. job last year, and we are March 13 Lebanon @ Sevier County 7 p.m. lucky to have him back to March 14 @Sevier County 9 a.m. guide our staff in 2015," March 14 Alcoa @ Sevier County 11:15 a.m. said Prichard. March 18 SMHS (D)• 5 p.m. The infield in 2015 looks March 19 Warren County (D)• 6:30 p.m. to be a strength of the club March 20 White County (D)• 4:30 p.m. and is expected to perform March 20 Rhea County (D• 7 p .m. well for the Jets as a unit. March 21 Cookeville (D)• 5 p.m. Senior Ryan Burgess March 23 @Cookeville JV 5 p.m. anchors the shortstop posiMarch 26 Upperman 5 p.m. tion and is expected to be a March 27 @Meigs County 4:30 p.m. leader defensively. March 28 @Knox Central 2 p.m. “Ryan has an unmatched March 30 @Rhea County(D) 5:30 p.m. work ethic, and we expect March 31 Rhea County(D) 5:30 p.m. him to have a great 2015 April 2 York Institute 5:30 p.m. season,” added Prichard. He April 3 Walker Valley 4 p.m. batted .371 with eight douApril 4 Knox Central 2 p.m. bles and 11 RBIs and had a April 6 @Warren County(D) 5:30 p.m. fielding percentage of .870 April 7 Warren County(D) 5:30 p.m. (295 assists and 746 putApril 9 Mountain Man Classic TBA outs) April 10 Mountain Man Classic TBA Vanlandingham is April 11 Mountain Man Classic TBA expected to man first base. April 13 @Cookeville(D) 5:30 p.m. He batted .250 with one April 14 Cookeville(D) 5:30 p.m. double and one RBI with a April 16 @York Institute 4:30 p.m. fielding percentage of .857 April 17 Livingston 5 p.m. (seven assists and five putApril 20 Stone Memorial(D) 5:30 p.m. outs). April 21 @Stone Memorial(D) 5:30 p.m. “Matt has been a role April 23 @Upperman 5 p.m. player his entire career. April 24 @Livingston 5 p.m. We really challenged him April 27 White County(D) 5:30 p.m. this off-season, and he has April 28 @White County (D) 5:30 p.m. responded well. He is start(D)Denotes District 6AAA games ing to become the player •Denotes District 6AAA in-season tournament
The 2015 Jets Baseball squad looks to build upon last season's 21-win campaign under Coach Dave Prichard. The 2015 team returns eight starters and 14 lettermen from 2014, including All-District performers Nathaniel Wyatt, Ryan Burgess and Grant Parrett. “This 2015 squad returns a lot of players from our successful 2014 season, and we look for them to have another great year. Consistency will be the key for this team. The more consistent we can be, especially offensively, the better we will be. Last season ended just short of reaching some lofty goals. I think our guys have learned from that and are ready to take a step forward. We have placed a lot of emphasis this year on finishing strong,” said
Prichard, who was District 6AAA's 2014 Coach of the Year. The Jets will have both junior David Elliott and senior Grant Parrett seeing time behind the plate. "David and Grant are both key pieces to our pitching staff, and they will share time behind the plate as catchers," said Prichard. "David will man the dish a majority of the time. He had a good sSophomore season, and we look for him to improve upon that this year. Grant will fill in behind the plate as needed, but he is an extremely versatile player that we can use in other areas to benefit the team." Elliott, last season's Rookie of the Year, batted .231 with six doubles and 20 RBIs and a fielding percentage of .964 (215 putouts
and 28 assists), while Parrott hit .330 with 12 doubles, one triple and homer with 18 RBIs and a fielding percentage of .866 (57 putouts and 40 assists). The 2015 pitching staff looks to be very deep, returning many pitchers from last season who recorded several innings on the mound. The returning staff brings back 80 percent of the innings pitched in 2014 as well as a few newcomers. Heading up the rotation will be senior Morgan Richards and Grant Parrett. Richards and Parrett picked up 80+ innings of experience in 2014, and each looks to have a standout season on the bump in 2015. Elliott and Drew Vaden will also see several starts. The more consistency they can provide, the better this
that we had envisioned him to be for our team. The better he plays the better we will be,” said Prichard Third base will be played by both Grant Parrett and junior Justin Shipe, who batted .195 with one double and a fielding percentage of .760 (17 assists and two putouts). Parrett may see a majority of the time at third base, but Shipe will likely see valuable district time at the position and several offensive opportunities. Sophomore Tyler Thompson could also have an opportunity to see time at third base. Thompson was the Junior Varsity Newcomer Award last season. Wyatt is expected to man second base for the 2015 season. As last year's Most Improved Player, he batted .324 with six doubles, one homer and 27 RBIs with a fielding percentage of .914 (79 assists and 60 putouts). “Nathaniel really matured as a player in 2014, and we look for big things from him both defensively and offensively this year,” said Prichard Junior Jacob Hayes will serve as a valuable utility player in the infield, possibly seeing time at either shortstop, second base or first base, while Junior Ryan Fehr may have opportunities to provide and offensive spark for the Jets off the bench. The Jets outfield will have another strong season, with three players who saw significant time in 2014 returning as speedy and skilled defensive threats to opposing hitters. Richards will anchor centerfield, while seniors Ethan Cunningham and Vaden look to have breakout seasons in the corner outfield spots. Houston also looks to be an integral part of the Jets outfield this season. Cunningham batted .278 with two doubles, one triple and 13 RBIs and a had a fielding percentage of .793 (four assists and 19 putouts), while Vaden had a fielding percentage of .861 (22 putouts and nine assists) and hit .087 with one double and two RBIs. Prichard said, “Brenton has had a very good offseason. We hope that he can continue to build on that this spring.” Senior Kevin Uebelacker and juniors Jon Hayes and Tristan Wright will have opportunities to prove that they can fill in when needed in the outfield. Uebelacker won the Junior Varsity Most Versatile Award.
Offensively, the Jets need to improve from a very hot and cold 2014. As a team in 2014 the Jets batted .293 with 60 doubles, four triples, six homers and 164 RBIs. “To be honest, we were a very streaky offensive team last year. We would go on stretches where we hit the ball great and stretches where we really struggled. Unfortunately, at the end of the year, we finished really cold. Our focus this year is to be more consistent offensively. We spend a lot of time focusing on Quality At-Bats and putting ourselves in positions to succeed. In order for us to reach the goals we have set as a team, this has to be a focus. We must finish well,” the veteran Jet coach said. “We look to be a competitive ballclub this spring. We have several questions that must be answered, as do many of the teams in our district. Adding to the intrigue is our district's third year of playing an inseason district tournament during week two, creating a third game against all district opponents. That will force us to find out who we are early in the season. The 2015 in-season district tournament will be held at both Stone Memorial and CCHS March 18-21. We encourage everyone in Cumberland County to come out and see some quality baseball. We will also host our Mountain Man Classic tournament again this year at both CCHS and SMHS April 9-11. We have a great class of competition traveling to Crossville to play in the tournament, featuring two out-of-state teams and Germantown High School, a storied, former championship baseball program from West Tennessee," said Prichard. There are definitely several opportunities for our fans to catch some quality baseball this spring. "To sum it up, our entire ballclub feels that the opportunity to have a great experience this season is right in front of us and well within reach if we can continue to get better every day. We must play strong defense and pitch well. Consistency will be the key for us on offense. I really believe we can make things interesting. I like the makeup of our team. We spend a lot of time talking about family, and these guys have really come together as one. Regardless of what happens, I really like our team and these guys are fun to coach and be around,” concluded Prichard.
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Team members are, from left, Amelia Hawkins, Julie Iles, Sarah Buckner, Carrie Wood and Allysa Wilburn; second row, Kaitlyn Russell, Emily Terpening, Bailey Woods and Amber Johnson; and back row, Taryn Hammonds, Maddie Bernabei, Kassidy Cunningham, Cole Swallows and Amanda Howard.
Lady Jet softball team wants to improve on 2014 When the Cumberland County High School Lady Jet softball team opened the season at Upperman, Samantha Donathan, Bo Woods and Sue Blevins are the coaches for 2015, hoping to improve on last season's 17-20 overall record and 4-5 district mark. Six lettermen return including four starters. Returning players are seniors Bailey Woods, Amber Johnson, Emily Terpenning and Callie Borgialli, junior Carrie Wood and sophomores Maddie Bernabei and Allysa Wilburn. Twelve players from last year's team, including senior Tori Kerley, did not return. Newcomers include
2015 CCHS Softball schedule
Date Opponent March 9 Upperman March 10 Bledsoe County March 12 Warren County (D) March 13-14 Hendersonville Tournament March 16 @Upperman March 17 Stone Memorial (D) March 19 @Warren County (D) March 20-21 Gordonsville Tournament at Cane Creek March 24 @Rhea County (D) March 27 @SMHS (D) March 30 @Cookeville (D) March 31 @Bledsoe County April 2 @White County (D) April 3-4 Ooltewah Tournament April 10-11 Plateau Invitational April 21 Rhea County (D) April 23 Cookeville (D) April 28 @Gordonsville (D) denotes District 6AAA games Sarah Buckner, Kassidy Cunningham, Taryn Ham-
monds, Amelia Howard, Julie Iles, Callie Piper, Kai-
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The Cumberland County High School Lady Jets softball team opened their 2015 District 6AAA schedule with a 6-1 victory over Stone Memorial High School at Jet Park. One of the Lady Jets watches a pitch from SMHS pitcher Ashley Wilson.
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From left are, last row, Coach Laurie Kerr, Michael Methvin, Tyler Boniol, Joshua Han, Pritum Debnath and Madison McLaughlin; middle row, Shelby Kilby, Riddhi Upadhyay, Giselle Marquez, Karina Rodriguez, Morgan Houston, Camie Threet; and front row: Isabel Ager, Rani Patel, Mary Kemp, Brittney Bright, Erika Rodriguez: Not pictured: Karon Wyatt, David Reagon and Blake McLaughlin.
Kerr returns as CCHS tennis coach By Ed Greif
Chronicle sports editor
When the Cumberland County High School tennis teams opened the 2015 season on March 24, Laurie Kerr returned for her second season as head coach looking to improve on the team's 0-11 record last seaon. She returns five lettermen — four girls and one boy. Of those five, four are starters — three girls and one boy. "As we continue to rebuild Jet Tennis, I am looking forward to the season with this amazing group of young people. We
have 13 girls this year — eight of those being beginning players. We will only have five boys this year with two of those young men being beginning players," said Kerr. The girls roster includes Cami Threet, Morgan Houston, Mary Kemp, Madison McLaughlin, Brittney Bright, Shelby Kilby, Rani Patel, Isabel Ager, Karon Wyatt, Erika Rodriguez, Karina Rodirguez, Giselle Marquez and Riddhi Upadhyay. The boys roster is Tyler Boniol, David Reagon, Joshua Han, Pritum Debnath, Michael Methvin and Blake McLaughlin.
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"Players are working hard and learning fast so the improvement I am seeing in this young squad amazes me every day. It is exciting to see young people start tennis and love it so quickly that they want to play and improve. We have five of the top six players returning and I look for them to improve their records from last year with closer matches and more wins. Of the 18 players,
we have only one senior, so we look to be even stronger next year. One of our mottos this year is "40Love" which reminds us of the importance of serving in winning matches and we are focusing on that in practices. We will be co-hosting a two-day, mid- season district tournament this year with SMHS. This is a first for our district and we look forward to that event."
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From left are, front row, Christian Lopez, Austyn Everett, Corey Brooks, Billy Drainas, Isaiah Galvan, Rodolfo Ezequiel and Dustin Davis; second row, Levi Lowe, Drake Isaacson, Jaxson Norri, Jarrett Johnson, Dakota Randolph, Dalton Teeple and Sammy Zeno; and back row, Kyle Higgins, Spencer Romero, Alex Pribanich, Xane Hazelwood, Andrew Phipps, Austin Akers and Devin Watkins.
Jets soccer team opened 2015 with two wins The Cumberland County High School soccer team opened the 2015 season on a positive note for fifth-year head coach Cub Whitson, defeating Smith County 3-1 and York 9-0. Whitson will be assisted by second-year coach Don Griffies. The Jets were 6-7-2 overall and 1-5 in District 6AAA last season and were eliminated in the first round of the district tournament. "Thirteen of our 23 total players are returners from last season. Even though we have 13 returning players we are still pretty young. “Our biggest goal is to make improvements and build on what we did last season. Our district record
obviously didn’t make us very proud last season so we’re looking to bring more to the table this year," said Whitson. The three seniors are Kevin Buffkin, Dustin Davis and Austin Everett. "Kevin and Dustin have both played since their freshmen year and we expect a lot out of them this year, on and off the field. “This will be Everett’s second season playing for us. Our seniors are a pretty versatile group and will be playing all over the field," he added. CCHS has seven juniors. Most of whom have all had quite a bit of playing experience. Alex Pribanich, Christian Lopez, Jaret Johnson,
Xane Hazelwood, Dalton Teeple, Spencer Romero and Andew Phipps round out the Juniors. "These young men have had lofty goals for our program since their freshmen year. Many of them put in a lot of time in the off season, hopefully we’ll see their hard work pay off this year," Whitson noted. There are seven sophomores. "Austin Akers and Sammy Zeino both started for us last season, but all of this class has grown a lot as soccer players over the off season. Brandon Stubbs, Jaxson Norris and Drake Isaacson will offer us more depth this year and new comers Corey Brooks and Kyle Higgins will give us more options
2015 CCHS soccer schedule
Date Opponent March 10 @Smith County March 17 @York Institute March 19 Rhea County (D) March 24 Stone (D) March 26 Kingston March 27 Dekalb Couny March 31 Cookeville (D) April 2 Oneida April 7 @Oliver Springs April 14 @White County (D) April 16 @Warren County (D) April 20 McMinn County (Senior night) April 23 Rockwood Tournament April 24 Knox Karns April 25 Rockwood April 25 Knoxville Ambassadors April 28 @Jackson County April 30 @Livingston (D) denotes District 6AAA matches on the field than we had last season," said Whitson. The six freshmen are Zach Young, Levi Lowe,
Dakota Randolph, Isiah Galvin, Devin Watkins and Billy Drainus. "This group doesn’t
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have a lot of experience but they are very hungry to learn," concluded Whitson.
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Team members are, from left, front row, Madison Perry, Spencer Wallace, Jill Hassler, Hannah Andrews, Kaitlyn Lee, Contessa Wilburn, Kassidy Sommer, Emily Tinch, Ashley Ulloa and Caroline Ong; second row, Elise Dille, Sydney Tabor, Michael Miller, Bobby Johnson, Jordan Hulvey, Devon Schencke, Nathan Philiips, Dylan Wyatt, Bradley Mathis, Toanna Miller, Christy Carter and Kayleigh Johnson; and back row, Coach Ted McCaslin, Ben Tabor, Dylan Pitton, Diego Poore, Alex Pribanich, Seth Randall, Daniel Richards, Nolan McClain, Aza Morrison, James Zglinicki and Caleb Jones. Not present: Assistant Coach Stuart Bowen and Ryan Tabor.
CCHS track team is deep, talented for run to the state When the Cumberland County High School track and field teams opened the season earlier this month, Coach Ted McCaslin returns five girls and 10 boys from the 2014 season. He is assisted by Stuart Bowen. "We have 15 girls and 19 boys on this years team. The girls are heavy with ninth and 10th graders, while the boys have a ton of 10th and 11th graders. We have four seniors on our squad with three of them being four-year lettermen in Kassidy Sommer, Chris-
ty Carter and Brad Mathis. Brad has been a state qualifier for three years and Kassidy for two (injured last year). We look for all of our seniors to make it to the state meet this year," he said. "Our team is deep and talented and should be able to score points in most of the events we compete in and at most meets as well. Once again we are traveling all over the state to see the best of competition and out of state too. I believe that this will be the year that you see a Jet, finally
make it on the AAA medal stand," he concluded. The girls roster includes Hannah Andrews, Christy Carter, Elise Dille, Jill Hassler, Kayleigh Johnson, Katherine Ledbetter, Kaitlyn Lee, Taonna Miller, Caroline Ong, Medlin Parham, Madison Perry, Anna Holt Shaw, Kassidy Sommer, Sydney Tabor, Emily Tinch, Ashley Ulloa, Annalise Wallace and Contessa Wilburn. Taonna Miller was the 2014 Most Valuable Runner and joined Anna Holt Shaw were on both the All
Section II Sub-Section and All-Section II teams. Taonna Miller set school records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters, while Elize Dille set a school mark in the pole vault. The boys roster includes Joe Brown, Jordan Hulvey, Caleb Jones, Kyle Lockwood, Bradley Mathis, Nolan McClain, Michael Miller, Aza Morrison, Nathan Phillips, Dylan Pitton, Diego Poore, Alex Pribanich, Seth Randall, Daniel Richards, Ben Tabor, Ryan Tabor, Dylan
2015 CCHS track and field schedule
Date Meet March 14 Ronnie McClurg/Dalton Rotary Invitational @ Dalton High School March 21 Heiline, AL, Invitational @ Fort Payne High School March 28 Hardin Valley Invitational @ Hardin Valley High School March 31 Cleveland High School Half & Half Meet @ Cleveland High School April 1 Rhea County High School Half & Half Meet @ Rhea County High School April 3-4 Tri-Cities Track Classic• @ Science Hill High School April 9-11 Tennessee Relays• @ UT Tom Black Track April 14 King of the Mountain Series @ SMHS April 23 Great 8 Invitational•• @ Vanderbilt University April 25 Rudy Hensel Mid-state Championships @ Tullahoma High School May 1 Chattanooga Little Caesars Individual Championships•• @ Red Bank May 5-7 Subsectionals @ Walker Valley High School May 12 Sectional•• May 20-22 State championships•• @ MTSU •Performance squad only ••Qualified athletes
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lips, Seth Randall and Ben Tabor, while Kyle Lockwood, Bradley Mathis, Seth Randall and Ben Tabor were All-Section II. Ben Tabor set a school mark in the 3200 meters, while Dylan Wyatt tied the school record in the pole vault.
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Team members include, not in order, Hailey Coudriet, Tiffany Cokkinias, Lexi Hinch, Bailey Rutledge, Aly McNulty, Kassandra Ayala, Berenice Colin, Tabitha Davis, Nicole Grayson, Alley Hale, Amber Howard, Alexis Howard, Sienna Howe, Tesa Johnson, Cheyanne Jones, Alexia Kelch, Anna Kemmer, Achia McDonough, Ashlynn McNulty, Rachel Raulerson, Caitlin Reed, Kaitlin Seiber, Emma Smith, Indy Smith, Emma St. Marie, Marissa Stephens, Claire Tackett, Hannah Turner, Darlene Villalbos, Emma Waldo, Dakota Karge, Jordan Schroeder, Ben Bowman, Tyler Breeding, Caleb Campbell, Lucas Coleman, Connor Crockett, Ashton Dorris, Xavier Findley, Eddie Ford, Nick Griskenias-Muclinic, Dylan Greenwood, Jackson Hughes, Ben Kindred, John Mathis, Cole McDaniel, Dylan Moore, Chris Moore, Ethan Pierce, Patrick Sealand, Zach Stambaugh, Glenn Star, Joe Staton, Christian Staton, Jacob Sweeton, Trevor Tucker, Majer Wattenbarger, Cody Wylins and Ronnie Wyllins.
SMHS track team preparing for successful 2015 As the snow and ice of 2015 gives way to the beautiful weather of spring time, the Stone Memorial High School boys and girls track teams will be preparing for yet another successful season. This season the team boasts a massive squad as more than 70 students are currently representing the school. “Most sports worry about numbers, we don’t have that issue. It’s a really great thing and I am excited about the numbers. Of the roughly 70 we have out probably 2/3-3/4 of them are multi sport athletes. That speaks highly of our coaches pushing our student/athletes to be involved in other sports,” said Coach Matt Bates. Bates is beginning his third year as the track and field coach, and has overall records of 108-99 (boys) and 161-49 (girls), after posting marks of 2978 (boys) and 86-34 (girls) in 2014. He returns 17 starters, including 15 lettermen. The 2014 season saw the
Lady Panther qualify the most ever for the state meet. Hailey Coudriet, Tiffany Cokkinias, Lexi Hinch, Bailey Rutledge, Aly McNulty and Kayli Priestwood all qualified. The only one not returning is Priestwood. Other girls listed on the roster are Kassandra Ayala, Berenice Colin, Tabitha Davis, Nicole Grayson, Alley Hale, Amber Howard, Alexis Howard, Sienna Howe, Tesa Johnson, Cheyanne Jones, Alexia Kelch, Anna Kemmer, Achia McDonough, Ashlynn McNulty, Rachel Raulerson, Caitlin Reed, Kaitlin Seiber, Emma Smith, Indy Smith, Emma St. Marie, Marissa Stephens, Claire Tackett, Hannah Turner, Darlene Villalbos and Emma Waldo. “To send as many to the state meet as we did last year as phenomenal. It was our first year in AAA and a great surprise to get that many through our sectional qualifier,” added Bates. The Panthers have sever-
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Team members include, not in order, Anthony Algeria, Russ Boyd, Sean Branch, Austin Bryant, Garrett Bulloch, Dimitri Camelles, Jared DeBord, Patrick Early, Elmer Estrada, Garrett Hepburn, Joel Hernandez, Marco Hernandez, Cameron House, John Janeway, Justin Johnson, Braxton Lowe, Juan Loza, Avery Lynch, Bailey Mellette, William Mathis, Ismael Mathis, Alex Moore, Conner Myers, Jose Perez, Chad Spicer, Brandon Tollett, Aston Walker, Cameron Weaver, Calvin Wilson, Chad Whithrow, Andrew Wright and Noah McClung. No other team information was received.
Meet March 12 March 20 March 26 April 2 April 10 April 14 April 20-21 April 28 May 1 May 5-7 May 12 May 20-22
2015 SMHS track and field schedule
Date WVHS/CHS Half and Half @ Walker Valley Lakeview/Ft. Oglethorpe Invitational King of the Mountain #1 King of the Mountain #2 Chattanooga Optimist @ Walker Valley King of the Mountain #3 Section 2AAA Pentathlon and Decathlon @ York Institute York Quad for JV/Freshmen Little Caesar's Championships @ Red Bank Subsectional @ Walker Valley Sectional @ Rhea County State championship @ MTSU
al on the boys team who are looking to make up for their short comings last year after just missing out on a trip to the state meet. The boys are lead by several seniors but it is Dakota Karge and Jordan Schroeder who will lead the charge against the stout competition. Other boys listed on the roster are Ben Bowman, Tyler Breeding, Caleb Campbell, Lucas Coleman, Connor Crockett, Ashton Dorris, Xavier Findley, Eddie Ford, Nick Griskenias-Muclinic, Dylan Greenwood, Jack-
son Hughes, Ben Kindred, John Mathis, Cole McDaniel, Dylan Moore, Chris Moore, Ethan Pierce, Patrick Sealand, Zach Stambaugh, Glenn Star, Joe Staton, Christian Staton, Jacob Sweeton, Trevor Tucker, Majer Wattenbarger, Cody Wylins and Ronnie Wyllins. The managers are Kealy Lowe, Megan Shaw, Kristen South and Carabeth Swafford. This Panthers and Lady Panthers will have eight dates on the schedule in addition to the post season
2015 SMHS soccer schedule
Date March 13-15 March 17 March 24 March 26 March 27 March 31 April 2 April 7 April 9 April 16 April 21 April 23 April 24 April 28 April 30 May 4
Opponent Gatlinburg Tournament @Sequatchie County @CCHS (D) Rhea County (D) Kingston @Warren County (D) Jackson County @Oliver Springs @Smith County White County (D) @Loudon Cookeville (D) @Alcoa @Livingston Scott County @ Lenoir City
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meets. Highlighting this years schedule is the return of the King of the Mountain series on March 26, April 2 and April 14. “We filled these three meets up very quickly! I posted them in December and before Christmas break was over they were filled up. We have more depth this year to field than we have ever had. This year will by far be the best yet,” added Bates. Bates wants to make sure that the public knows that they are invited to all three of these meets. The field
events start at 4 p.m. and the running events will start between 4:45-5 p.m. Bates will be assisted by Tim Cokkinias (third year), Drew Delorenzo (second year), Denise Sloatman (first year) and Louie Delorenzo (second year). “We are excited to expand the staff a little bit in numbers. However, we have growth exponential in knowledge of the sport. We look for this to pay dividends for our student athletes,” said Coach Bates.
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Team members are, not in order, Stone McCoy, Austin Robertson, Kelsy Flores, Taylor Orme, Jordan Proffitt, Kegan Mullinox, Austin Helton, Josh Cook, Dalton Barnes, Reese Meadows, Gage Cox, Hunter Pelfrey, Zack Pugh, David Rodreguez, Blake Hicks, Tucker Hedrick, Adam Swenson, Jas Kemmer, Kris Eraza, Cameron Bowman, David Omera and Aaron Kendrick. The coaches are Adam Kefauver, Jess Raby and Trent Stokes.
SMHS baseball team seeks to improve on 2014 mark 2015 SMHS baseball schedule
Date Opponent Time March 9 @ Kings Academy (DH) 3:15 p.m. March 12 @Lenoir City 5:30 p.m. March 18 CCHS (D)• 5 p.m. March 19 White Countty (D)• 4 p.m. March 20 Warren County (D)• 3 p.m. March 20 Cookeville (D)• 8 p.m. March 21 Rhea County (D)• Noon March 25 @Oak Ridge 4:30 p.m. March 26 @Knox Central 5 p.m. March 27 York 5:30 p.m. March 30 Warren County (D) 5:30 p.m. March 31 @Warren County (D) 5:30 p.m. April 2 Lenoir City 5 p.m. April 6 White County (D) 5:30 p.m. April 7 @White County (D) 5:30 p.m. April 9 Clarkrange•• 3 p.m. April 11 Owen County, KY•• 9 a.m. April 13 @Rhea County (D) 5:30 p.m. April 14 Rhea County (D) 5:30 p.m. April 18 Walker Valley @ Gatlinburg-Pittman Tournament Noon April 18 McMinn Central @ Gatlinburg-Pittman Tournament 5 p.m. April 20 @CCHS (D) 5 p.m. April 21 CCHS (D) 5 p.m. April 23 @York 4:30 p.m. April 24 Oneida 5 p.m. April 27 @Cookeville (D) 5 p.m. April 28 Cookeville (D) 5 p.m. •Denots6AAA In-Season Tournament ••Denotes Mountain Man Classic
The Stone Memorial Panther baseball team will be seeking to improve on a 9-18 overall and 2-8 District 6AAA record under secondyear Coach Adam Kefauver and assistant coaches Jess Raby and Trent Stokes. They return five lettermen and one from starter from last season. "Yes we lost 10 seniors and we will go through some growing pains early on. However, I am extremely excited about this group
of guys. During our preseason workouts they have shown a great investment and attitude towards reaching our goals. This investment has created an awesome chemistry. This season will be a marathon. We have to stick to the process and continually get better everyday for us to get results," said Kefauver. His roster has four seniors — Stone McCoy, Austin Robertson, Kelsy Flores and Taylor Orme,
three juniors — Jordan Proffitt, Kegan Mullinox and Austin Helton. The remainder of the roster is filled with eight sophomores — Josh Cook, Dalton Barnes, Reese Meadows, Gage Cox, Hunter Pelfrey, Zack Pugh, David Rodreguez and Blake Hicks and seven freshmen — Tucker Hedrick, Adam Swenson, Jas Kemmer, Kris Eraza, Cameron Bowman, David Omera and Aaron Kendrick.
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The SMHS Panthers played in the District 6AAA In-season Tournament earlier this month. Above, Jordan Proffitt (27) takes a cut during a 7-1 loss to Cookeville. Below, Kelsey Flores (24) and catcher Jace Kemmer (5) listen to instructions from Coach Adam Kefauver during a timeout.
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Panther second baseman Zach Pugh (15) bunts against CCHS’ Jon Hayes (24) in the District 6AAA Inseason Opener March 18. CCHS won the slugfest 17-6. The two teams will play a home-andhome series in late April.
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Team members, not in order, are Jerrica Hale, Savannah Hughes, Taylor Reagan, Ashley Wilson, Ashley Herbert, Cege Baxter, Megan Diem, Kayla Pennycuff, Madison Bowles, Baylee Davis, Ashlyn Friel, Sadie Hicks, Lacie Proffitt, Reece Sojka, Abby Steele, Alyssa Stephens and Haley Tollett.
Bilbrey returns for third season as SMHS coach When the Stone Memorial Lady Panther softball team opened the 2015 season, Brittany Bilbrey returns for her third season as the head coach and returns six lettermen, including four starters. She will be assisted by Zach Bilbrey. "The Lady Panthers are excited for a fresh start this upcoming season. This group of young ladies has committed themselves to an off-season conditioning program and are excited to see what the upcoming season will bring. We started conditioning in the fall and have continued that same intensity into practice. With so many inclement weather days we are all anxious to be able to get out on the field. This year’s team has a mix of experienced upper classmen and a talented sophomore and freshman group. We are proud of the effort that they have shown and expect big things from them," she said. There are four seniors on the roster —
Jerrica Hale, Savannah Hughes, Taylor Reagan and Ashley Wilson, along with junior Ashley Herbert, sophomores Cege Baxter, Megan Diem, and Kayla Pennycuff, and freshmen Madison Bowles, Baylee Davis, Ashlyn Friel, Sadie Hicks, Lacie Proffitt, Reece Sojka, Abby Steele, Alyssa Stephens and Haley Tollett. Bilbrey returns for her third season as the Lady Panther coach and his a 2007 graduate from Maryville College, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in physical education and health. She earned All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors in softball at Maryville College. She was a wellness teacher and softball coach at Rhea County High School from 2007-'10, where she received Chattanooga Times Free Press Coach of the Year honors in 2008.
2015 SMHS softball schedule
Date Opponent March 10 York March 12 @ Wartburg March 16 Clarkrange March 17 @CCHS (D) (greenout) March 19 Rhea County (D) March 20-21 Gordonsville Tournament @ Cane Creek March 23 Midway March 24 @White County (D) March 27 CCHS (D) (Pinkout) March 31 Warren County (D) April 2 Cookeville (D) April 7 White County (D) April 10-11 Plateau Classic April 13 Clarkrange April 14 Rhea County (D) April 20 @ York April 21 @ Midway April 23 @ Warren County (D) April 24 Wartburg (D) denotes District 6AAA games
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Team members include, not in order, Gracy Bilyeu, Bailey Brown, Savannah Brown, Morgan Findley, Ali Harris, Tori Harris, Julia LaBarge, Abi Wightman, Elias Brady, Avery Conley, Landon Hancok, Lane Smith, James Tewell and Stephen Tung.
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The Stone Memorial Panthers tennis team is ready to begin its 2015 season with eight girls and six boys. Recruiting is still under way to add to the starting line-up for the
boys, who finished 5-9 last season. The Lady Panthers finished 10-5. William Taylor has officially come on board as the Panthers court coach this year, although he has
been actively hosting training sessions and tournament opportunities for young players from across the region for several years. Ray Hawn returns as the head coach, replacing Jason
Allen who left at the end of the 2013-'14 school year. Taylor is the tennis director and head pro at the Fairfield Glade Racquet Center, which is generous and accommodating for the
training of tennis enthusiasts for both the young and the young at heart. The top girls player this year is senior Ali Harris who is back in top form, just narrowly missing advancing to the state tournament last season. Five starters return for the Lady Panthers. Junior Stephen Tung is the top returning boys player whose game has great-
ly improved and looks impressive for the 2015 season. Four boys starters return. SMHS first home tennis match was versus CCHS on Tuesday, March 24. The Panthers are scheduled to play 10 matches and two tournaments this season, including a District 6AAA In-season Tournament cohosted with CCHS.
2015 SMHS tennis schedule
Date Match March 12 @ Kingston March 24 CCHS (D) March 27 Rhea County (D) March 27 White County (D) March 28 Warren County (D) March 30 Livingston March 31 @Rhea County (D) April 14 Warren County (D) April 16 Kingston April 20 @Livingston April 21 @Cookeville (D) April 23 White County (D) April 27 Harriman April 28 @CCHS (D) (D) denotes District 6AAA matches
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The Cumberland County High School baseball program placed a Wall of Honor at Jet Park to recognize former players who received accolades during their playing career. Currently, the program has gathered All-District, All-Region, and All-State recognition dating back to 1994. Currently no information has been found for the years 2000, 2006, 2007 or the years prior to 1994. If anyone has any information on players who received AllDistrict, All-Region or All-State awards during those years or prior to 1994 please contact CCHS Head Baseball Coach Dave Prichard at (931) 337-9721 or dprichard@k12tn.net so the CCHS baseball program can recognize those players. The Wall of Honor can be seen on the outside wall of the first base dugout.
Schedule changes Some of the spring sports schedules have been changed or modified because of the rain, snow and ice that plagued Cumberland County in mid-February and early March. A number of non-district events postponed because of the inclement weather will probably not be rescheduled. Make-up dates will be announced in future editons of the Crossville Chronicle. Sports editor Ed Greif would also like to thank everyone who contributed to this section.
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The tradition continues, as 11 former Cumberland County and Stone Memorial athletes are playing baseball, softball and tennis and running track and field at several colleges this spring. Eight are SMHS graduates and three are CCHS graduates. Tennessee Wesleyan College has the largest contingent of athletes — five — Rachel Mathews, softball; Clay Wilson, baseball; Jacob and Justin Simmons, track and field; and Carolyn Pribanich., track and field. Dylan Nelson is playing tennis at Cumberland
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From left are John Cain, Bryan College baseball; Kate VanLandingham, Martin Methodist softball; Makayla Kington, Tennessee Tech track and field; Nathan Greene, Milligan College, baseball; and Lee Presson, Carson-Newman University tennis. University, while Makayla Kington is running track at Tennessee Tech. Lee Presson is playiing tennis at
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John Cain is playing baseball at Bryan College, while Matt Ledbetter is competing for the Roane
State Community College baseball team. These athletes join the other fall and winter sports
athletes who left CCHS and SMHS for the next level.
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