Sports

FUTURE FROM PAGE 127

The Club is funded by three special events - the Bob Kesling Celebrity Golf Classic, Champions Dinner, and Celebrity Auction. The also receive funding from both Greeneville and Greene County Governments, United Way, state, local and federal grants, individuals, civic clubs, churches, businesses and individuals. These funding sources help the organization to keep their fees very affordable for the youth they serve.

The organization has award winning programs and a strong board of directors. In the past year, Rebecca Tipton was awarded the Tennessee Boys & Girls Club Board Member of the Year, and Ted Bryant and Daniel Johnson were both enshrined in the Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame. Carla Bewley and Eddie Yokley serve as state wide board members for the Tennessee Alliance and Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee.

Scott Bullington is the Executive Director, Jessica Poore is the Resource Development Director, Phelan Story is the Teen Coordinator. The board president is Chuck Bowlin. For more information, call 787-9322 or 787-9334 or visit www.ggcbgc. org. The Boys & Girls Club is also on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

Many Options Exist For Sports And Physical Activities

SUN FILE PHOTO Johnson City Doughboys’ Scott Combs (36) scores before Greeneville catcher Canyon Brown can apply the tag during Monday’s game.

A wide variety of sports are available locally to athletes and spectators alike.

ATV/MOTOCROSS RACING

I-81 Motorsports Park

I-81 Motorsports Park, sponsored by Victory Sports, is a park for ATV, motocross and trail riding at 3507 W. Pines Road. It is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to dusk. Permanent restrooms with showers and overnight camping are available.

Website: www.I81motorsportspark.com

Phone: 423-732-0304

Email: i81@earthlink.net

AUTO RACING

Volunteer Speedway

Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap hosts stock car races. The 0.4-mile, highbanked, oval dirt track is located near the intersection of U.S. 11E and Interstate 81 at Exit 23 at 14095 West Andrew Johnson Highway, Bulls Gap, TN 37711.

Super Late Model, Crate Late Model and Hobby Stock are among race classes at the speedway. Overnight camping is available.

For more information, call 423-2355020.

Website: www.volunteerspeedway.com

Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR fans’ need for speed is fueled at the nearby “World’s Fastest Half-Mile.”

Greene County is located about an hour away from NASCAR’s most popular track, Bristol Motor Speedway. Located on Highway U.S. 11E in Bristol, the historic venue can be claimed by this region’s race fans as their home track.

Each spring and late summer, race fans make their way to the legendary highbanked track.

With attendance figures that can top 150,000, Bristol Motor Speedway plays host to some of the largest crowds in professional racing.

The Night Race in August is one of the most popular weeks of racing on NASCAR’s national circuit.

Bristol Motor Speedway’s Fan Zone, which is open year-round, includes interactive displays, a theater and Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway history exhibits.

The weekend comes to a close with the Saturday night classic, the NASCAR Night Race.

Bristol Dragway

Complementing Bristol Motor Speedway is the legendary Bristol Dragway, better known to the racing world as “Thunder Valley.”

The quarter-mile strip hosts the NHRA Full Throttle Series each summer in the form of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Nitro-burning Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars blister the quarter-mile at speeds exceeding 320 mph, while Pro Stock cars provide some of the closest racing in all motor sports. In addition to the NHRA’s visit, a year-long calendar of events keeps the Dragway busy.

Bristol Dragway holds numerous events throughout the summer.

From March through October, the dragway hosts bracket racing, which sees a large number of area racers competing for more than $100,000 in cash and awards.

BASEBALL

Greeneville Flyboys

The Greeneville Flyboys are a high-level MLB Sanctioned summer collegiate wood bat league.

The Flyboys are part of the new Appalachian League which is part of the new PDP or Prospect Development Pipeline of MLB.

Previously, the Flyboys were the Greeneville Reds, affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. Prior to 2018, they