Sports

Following the ball to the next level, Gate City senior back fielder Alex Smith recently signed his official intentions to continue his educational and athletic career at Alice Lloyd where he hopes to strengthen the Eagles’ defense. The son of David and Amy Smith of Kingsport, Tenn., Smith grew up in the Red Hill area of Gate City. He attended […]

Two local players earned post-season honors on the Class 1 All-State Softball Team. Rye Cove’s Kenzie Hood earned first team honors as a designated player. Hood, a senior, will play collegiate softball this fall at Bluefield University. Sarah Davidson, a rising senior at Twin Springs, was selected for the second team at second base. Eastside senior pitcher Braelyn Hall is […]

Gate City senior Georgia Griffis, after juggling all of her options, settled on college and plans to continue her volleyball career and education at Alice Lloyd College. The daughter of Jeremy and Tisha Griffis of Hiltons, Griffis attended Hilton Elementary School before she moved to Gate City Middle School and Gate City High School where she earned her diploma as […]

Several Gate City boys soccer players earned post-season honors on the All-Region 2D and All-Mountain 7 teams. Four Blue Devils were named to the Region 2D First Team including Walker Hillman who was selected as the Player of the Year in the region. Coach Aaron Hillman was chosen as coach of the year in both Region 2D and the Mountain […]

Just a week before his graduation from Rye Cove High School, Noah Ramsey signed up to continue his athletic and educational career when he joins the Southwest Virginia Community College baseball team next spring. The son of Leah McDavid, he and his two brothers, Gabriel and Atlas, are the stepsons of Jesse McDavid. As a long-time resident of Duffield, Ramsey […]

The Virginia High School League (VHSL) has announced Todd Tarkenton, former VHSL Executive Committee Chairman and current Principal of Princess Anne High School, as its next assistant director for compliance. Tarkenton brings 30 years of leadership and education experience as a teacher, coach, building principal, and central office director of instruction to the VHSL. His new position will take effect […]

The Cinderella season ended for Gate City boys soccer last Tuesday as they were edged 2-0 by visiting Radford in the Class 2A state quarterfinal at Scott County Sports Complex. It was a bittersweet end for the Devils, who finished with a 20-2-1 record. The Bobcats lost 3-0 to Bruton on June 13 in the state semifinals, while Bruton fell […]

Gate City soccer goalie Erin Hensley signed her intentions to continue her athletic and education career with Jefferson Community College in Watertown, N.Y. on May 9. The daughter of Michele and Bobby Hensley of Kingsport, Tenn., Hensley comes from an athletic family. Her father played football at Gate City High School while her mother participated in volleyball and track at […]

Bays Earns Class 1 Singles Finalist Finish In the second year of Twin Springs tennis, Addy Bays and her doubles partner, Ella Burke, have earned a rare distinction. They finished as finalists in the Class 1 girls doubles final on Friday – the highest tennis finish for a Titan team in school history. Bays and Burke lost 6-1, 6-2 to […]

A pair of Gate City twins are sticking together as they continue their athletic careers in cheerleading at the collegiate level. Megan and Miley Ison, daughters of Mark and Lisa Ison of Mount Carmel, Tenn., officially signed their intentions to join the University of Virginia’s College at Wise cheerleading squad for the 2025 season. Their parents are both originally from […]