CROSSVILLE - There are big fish and then there are BIG fish.
Tryouts for McMinn County High School baseball will take place 3-5 p.m. Monday, June 8, and Tuesday, June 9. Centers for Disease Control guidelines, including social distancing protocol, will be in effect. Players must bring their own equipment and refreshments.
Spring practice for Charger youth football and cheer is on now taking place.
Two graduating rugby players are reuniting with their former coach and several old teammates in college.
DECATUR — Meigs County football is back, with a few precautions.
Following the 2002 season, John Mullinax announced his retirement as the McMinn County High School head football coach. To which his wife, Joy, exclaimed “Thank God!”
KNOXVILLE — Former McMinn Central golf coach Doug Armstrong won Monday’s East Tennessee Senior Golf Association tournament at Williams Creek.
NASHVILLE - Tennessee’s 2020 Free Fishing Day will go on as scheduled. The day is set for Saturday, June 6, when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters.
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reported one boating-related fatality over the three-day 2020 Memorial Day holiday weekend and also made changes to turkey hunting regulations.
I-75 Raceway
The athletic physicals that area student-athletes get for free every summer are in doubt this year, but are not completely out of the question yet.
NIOTA — Racing is back in McMinn County.
While John Mullinax was an assistant at McMinn County, the Cherokees enjoyed their only undefeated and untied regular season in 1975 led by quarterback John Grubb (now deceased) and Hubert Simpson.
McMinn County boys' basketball will hold open facilities for incoming ninth graders and anyone else interested in basketball at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3. Girls' basketball will hold its open facilities for incoming ninth graders and new players at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 4.
McMinn County football season tickets, reserved parking passes and all sports passes will go on sale June 1, 2 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each of those days under the awning of Cherokee Stadium.
Sign-ups for the McMinn Central middle school football team and cheerleaders will proceed one more time on Tuesday, June 2, from 6-8 p.m. at the Central High School weight room. Sign-ups are open to any student from sixth through eighth grade who attend Mountain View, Englewood and Etowah Ci…
Playing ball may be a possibility this summer after all.
At least one show goes on in Tennessee Wesleyan athletics with the COVID-19 pandemic still a concern.
I never played a down of organized football but was always a fan.
McMinn County boys' basketball will hold open facilities for incoming ninth graders and anyone else interested in basketball at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3.
McMinn County football season tickets, reserved parking passes and all sports passes will go on sale June 1, 2 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each of those days under the awning of Cherokee Stadium.
McMinn Central cheerleading tryouts will be held on June 17 and 18. The new applications for the rescheduled tryouts will be able to be downloaded from the school’s website at www.mcminncentral.com or picked up at the Central High School main office on Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at a…
NIOTA - The green flag dropped finally dropped again at I-75 Raceway in Niota.
The McMinn County High School Golden Girls Dance Team tryouts will be held virtually. Students will receive a UDA video link to the routine on Monday, June 1, and try out virtually on Friday, June 5.
Sometimes making a good career decision isn’t the easy decision.
Claire Beasley is officially set to continue her volleyball career at the college level.
Sign-ups for the McMinn County middle school football team will take place one more time on Thursday, May 28. The sign-up will run 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the McMinn County High School football stadium.
Sign-ups for the McMinn Central middle school football team and cheerleaders will continue on Thursday, May 28, and Tuesday, June 2, from 6-8 p.m. both of those days at the Central High School weight room. Sign-ups are open to any student from sixth through eighth grade who attend Mountain V…
Season tickets will go on sale for McMinn County High School football starting June 1.
The Meigs County football program will hold a parent/player meeting on Monday, June 1, at 7 p.m. on the football field.
VFW Post 5146 of Athens is hosting its 11th Annual Wishes & Dreams Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 13, at Springbrook Country Club in Niota. The rain date is Aug. 18.
The 2020 Memorial Day holiday weekend is upon us and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets along with boating in a safe and responsible manner.
POWELL — Former McMinn Central Charger Bradley Ward is a prime example of taking lessons learned on the field to the real world.
Guidelines for reopening high school athletics in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have been approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
Sign-ups for the McMinn County middle school football team will continue on two more upcoming dates: Tuesday, May 26, and Thursday, May 28.
Sign-ups for the McMinn Central middle school football team and cheerleaders will take place on Tuesday, May 26, Thursday, May 28, and Tuesday, June 2, from 6-8 p.m. each of those days at the Central High School weight room. Sign-ups are open to any student from sixth through eighth grade wh…
Season tickets will go on sale for McMinn County High School football starting June 1.
The Meigs County football program will hold a parent/player meeting on Monday, June 1, at 7 p.m. on the football field.
From underneath the home bleachers of Cherokee Stadium, to the weight room in the football complex, to the practice field, McMinn County High School was teeming with activity Thursday morning.
ENGLEWOOD — McMinn Central held its first football practice of 2020 and it was anything but normal.
Sign-ups for the McMinn County middle school football team will continue on two more upcoming dates: Tuesday, May 26; and Thursday, May 28.
Season tickets will go on sale for McMinn County High School football starting June 1.
McMinn County and McMinn Central begin what they hope is a road back to normalcy for their athletics.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency receives more calls in the spring concerning black bears than any other time of year. Spring is a time of dispersal for young bears and this takes them into new and unknown areas as they search for food, water and shelter.
Sign-ups for the McMinn Central middle school football team and cheerleaders will take place on Tuesday, May 26; Thursday, May 28; and Tuesday, June 2, from 6-8 p.m. each of those days at the Central High School weight room. Sign-ups are open to any student from sixth through eighth grade wh…
The football teams of McMinn County and McMinn Central can finally get back to work — with some restrictions.
Kyle Blassingame wasn’t going to let a lost leg end his athletic career.
Sign-ups for the McMinn County middle school football team will take place on three dates over the next week: Thursday, May 21; Tuesday, May 26; and Thursday, May 28.
Brandon Clunie kept hoping he could return to the tennis court in a McMinn County uniform this spring, even as the senior realized that was increasingly unlikely.
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