Archive for: April, 2011

Non-Competitive 5K Scheduled

Non-Competitive 5K Scheduled

Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville presents its 9th 5K race, the New Balance Girls on the Run 5K, on May 1 beginning at 3 p.m. Girls ages 8 to 14 years old, along with their families, friends and the general public are invited to participate...

 

Tennessee Closes Relays With 7 Wins

Tennessee Closes Relays With 7 Wins

The Tennessee track & field teams got some good work in on the final day of the 45th-annual Sea Ray Relays. The Big Orange also came away with seven victories Saturday, as relay events were the prime focus on a cold and blustery day at Tom...

 

Swim Lessons

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation will be offering swim lessons for children of various skill levels, beginning in May. Children ages 4 years old and older are eligible to enroll.Registration will be available May 2...

 

UT Wins Group B at Natoma Invite

 By Donnie Conley, Media Relations Student AssistantRANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. – The University of Tennessee Lady Vol rowing team closed out its stay at the 2011 Lake Natoma Invitational by capturing first place honors in Group B, finishing...

 

Lions sweep Softball Scots

Lions sweep Softball Scots

Demorest, Ga.- The Scots’ softball team traveled to Piedmont College to battle the Lions for a share of the 2011 GSAC regular season title. The hometown Lions’ hitting and pitching swept the Scots in a Sunday doubleheader by the...

 

Scots Lose to Piedmont

Scots Lose to Piedmont

The Maryville College baseball team dropped their second consecutive Great South challenge and fifth game in a row as the Piedmont College Lions took the second game of a three-game series at Loudermilk Field by the score of 7-2 on Sunday afternoon.Piedmont...

 

Last Weekend at 411

The following are the full results from 411 Motor Speedway during Phoenix Conversions Race Night April 16. Mod-Mini1.(1) #99-Chuck McMahan2.(4) #01-Rocky McNabb3.(3) #39-Jason Carter4.(5) #19-Nick Perry5.(6) #T6-Cindy Poore6.(2) #19-Brad Pressley7.(10)...

 

Seymour Tennis Sweeps Cherokee

Seymour Tennis Sweeps Cherokee

Splits with South-DoyleBy: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThree for four isn’t bad. The Seymour boys and girls tennis team had a successful 2 days of tennis as they swept Cherokee both boys and girls 9-0 on Thursday.  The next day...

 

Seymour Baseball Wins Big One

Seymour Baseball Wins Big One

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comIt was suppose to be the battle of the IMAC.  The winner would take first place in the regular season standings.Well it wasn’t even close as the Eagles thumped the Patriots at Don Doyle Field 14-2...

 

Lady Eagles Softball on Fire

Lady Eagles Softball on Fire

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourhearld.comThe Lady Eagles softball team is scorching hot as they completed another great week defeating unbeaten Jefferson County 3-2 and then later in the week shut out the Sevier county Bearettes 6-0. Both games were...

 

Kobritz’s Corner

A few reflections on the Barry Bonds verdict…1.  After the jury came back with a verdict of guilty on the obstruction of justice charge, Bonds’ lawyers made a motion for judgment “not withstanding the verdict,”...

 

Gridiron Eagles Fishing for Funds

Gridiron Eagles Fishing for Funds

For some high school football coaches, the joy of fishing is something that is only dreamed about between football practices and analyzing game film. In 2010, Seymour assistant coach Matt Shuler decided to turn that love of fishing into an opportunity...

 

Golf Finishes Invitational in 12th

Golf Finishes Invitational in 12th

The Maryville College men’s golf team posted a final round of 318 at the 2011 Emory Spring Invitational tournament in Stone Mountain, Georgia last Tuesday. The combined score of 633 placed the Scots 12th in the 17 NCAA Division III member...

 

Players Earn Honors

Players Earn Honors

The Great South Athletic Conference has announced its weekly honor roll in men’s and women's tennis with Maryville College sweeping the women's awards. Morgan Douglas (Maryville) and Zach Clark (Maryville) grabbed singles honors...

 

Kelley Named Player of the Week

Kelley Named Player of the Week

The Great South Athletic Conference has awarded its Player of the Week honor to Leah Kelley of Maryville College. Kelley earns Player of the Week honor for the second time this season.Kelley's posted video game numbers on the week with her...

 

Weather Forecast

By Bob Becker Have you had a hard time keeping up with the calendar as well as the season's lately?  We have been in this pattern where it gets unusually warm, then we have a round of severe weather, and then it turns around and...

 

Couple Lives Full Lives

Couple Lives Full Lives

By Ben LawsonEdward and Arminda Smeltcer have seen a lot in their 63 years of marriage, but can smile when they say it was well worth the time.Edward grew up near Pittman Center, while Arminda was born in North Carolina.  They met when...

 

City Still Seeks Cause of Deadly Spill

By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comCity officials are still awaiting the outcome of an independent investigation into the plant collapse that killed two workers last Tuesday.The damaged equalization tank spewed more than two million gallons of...

 

Seymour Singer Wins National Anthem Search

Seymour Singer Wins National Anthem Search

By Ben LawsonWhen Vicki Sise flew to New York March 23 to compete in the Mets National Anthem search, she wasn’t expecting to win.  That’s why she was surprised when later she was called into her manager’s office at Delta...

 

Traffic is Old News for Resource Officers

Traffic is Old News for Resource Officers

By Ben LawsonEvery day, rain or shine, the Seymour school resource officers assume their positions on Boyd’s Creek Highway to direct traffic. They’ve had plenty of experience.  Officer Roy Lowe, from Seymour High School, has...