The Gate City Blue Devils delivered a terrifying performance on Halloween night, trampling the Wise-Central Warriors with a decisive 42-6 Mountain 7 District victory. The Blue Devils defense was a nightmare for the Warriors the entire night. To say the defense was up to displaying some menacing tactics on Halloween night would have been an understatement. It proved to be […]
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Titans Secure Playoff Berth After Impressive Win Over TW
Sometimes the ball just bounces your way and that was the exact case for Twin Springs on Thursday night against Thomas Walker. The Titans’ special teams recovered three onside kicks and blocked a punt that went for a score in a 48-12 dominating road performance over the Pioneers. Twin Springs backed a superb special team performance with an explosive offense […]
Rye Cove Overwhelms Burton in Cumberland Clash
Rye Cove was rattled early in Friday’s Cumberland District game at the Eagles’ Nest after they gave up a quick touchdown on a lost onside kick. Once the Eagles were locked in, it didn’t take them long to score 40 unanswered points to beat J.I. Burton, 40-7, for their third Cumberland District victory on a chilly Halloween night. It was […]
Rye Cove Lady Eagles Host Patrick Henry Tonight
Rye Cove is headed to the Region 1D volleyball tournament but last Thursday’s battle for the Cumberland tournament title determined seeding in the regional tournament and perhaps an easier opponent to face in the first round. While the Lady Eagles fought tooth-and-nail to beat Eastside in the district finale, their efforts fell short as the Spartans earned the 25-17, 25-10, […]
Local Runners Headed to Class 1 Cross Country Championship
Three local runners will represent their respective schools at Saturday’s Class 1 Cross Country Championship in Salem. Rye Cove’s Ty Hood and Twin Springs’ Colten Johnson and Quila Greear will compete on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Green Hill Park. Hood qualified for the state meet after placing fourth in last Wednesday’s Region 1D meet with a time of 18:03.8. Johnson […]
Hawg’s Emotions Run High as the Regular Season Nears End
And then there was one. One week of the regular season left and all we can ask ourselves is how quickly did this get here. It seems like only yesterday I was grazing the premises of our county schools doing my yearly scouting report prior to the start of yet another season. As you all know, my deep thought process […]
Twin Springs Advances in Region 1D Volleyball
Twin Springs advanced to tonight’s quarterfinal round in the Region 1D volleyball tournament after they knocked off Holston in Monday’s opening game. The Lady Titans upended the Cavaliers 25- 13, 25-18, 17-25, 25-12 on Nov. 3 at home to extend their season. Twin Springs travels to Buchanan County today to face Grundy, who won the Black Diamond District crown. The […]
Rye Cove Drops 25-14 Contest to Chilhowie
Rye Cove’s War Eagles suffered their third loss of the season last Friday in a road game at Chilhowie and as they were beaten by the Warriors. The Eagles held the lead early in third quarter, but the Warriors came back to earn the 25-14 homecoming victory. Following Jacob Jessee’s injury two weeks ago in the district game with Eastside, […]
Second Place
Ty Hood finished second in last week’s Cumberland District cross country meet at Natural Tunnel State Park. He ran the course in 19:29.50 and was edged out of first place by Castlewood’s Parker King by less than 23 seconds.
Twin Springs Advances in District Tourney
The Lady Titans kept their dance card in pristine condition with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-20 victory over visiting J.I. Burton in the first round of the Cumberland District tournament. They advanced to face top-seeded Eastside last night in Coeburn in the semifinals. The winner plays for the tourney title on Thursday night at 8 p.m. while the loser plays for […]
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