Author Archive: Lee Ramsey

Chesser Signs with Bryan College

Chesser Signs with Bryan College

Robert “Bobo” Chesser with family as he signs with Bryan College (front row left-right) Robert Chesser Sr.(dad), Robert ” Bobo” Chesser, Stephen(brother), Irene(mom). (Back row left-right) Denton Chesser (brother), Don Rekoske Bryan...

 

Lady Eagles Receive Post Season Awards

Lady Eagles Receive Post Season Awards

IMAC Player of the Year Lady Eagle Carly Lewis. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) Although the Seymour softball team didn’t do quite as well as they had hoped to in the TSSAA Class AAA state tournament, several Lady Eagles earned high individual awards. Senior...

 

SMS Takes Second in State Golf

SMS Takes Second in State Golf

Seymour Middle School Golf team state runner-ups for East Tennessee (participants pictured l-r) Mollie Webb, Caroline Hood and Katelyn Witucki. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Seymour Middle School girls’ golf team recently finished second...

 

White Signs with UVW

White Signs with UVW

Eric White of Seymour signs with UVW (pictured l-r front row) Rob White(dad), Eric White, Joni White(mom), baby Eli, Hannah(sister);( pictured l-r back row) Seymour football Coach Jim Moore, Seymour AD Gary Househoulder, Seymour basketball coach...

 

Lady Eagles Make Early Exit

Lady Eagles Make Early Exit

Seymour Lady Eagle Coach Dayna Carter. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Lady Eagle softball team’s season came to a shocking early ending at the TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro last week after losing two games the first day. It was...

 

Seymour Tennis Season Ends

Seymour Tennis Season Ends

Lady Eagle tennis standout Ty Wallen serves. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) Both the boys’ and girls’ teams were eliminated for the season in the District 2-AA tournament at Sevierville City Park. In the first round Aaron Fain and Mary Vasylyeva...

 

Seymour Track Athletes Qualify for State

Seymour Track Athletes Qualify for State

Seymour's Hayden Brooks with one of his winning throws on the way to the state. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) For the first time in three years, the Seymour High School track team has advanced athletes to TSSAA state competition in Murfreesboro. The...

 

Lady Eagles Going to State

Lady Eagles Going to State

Lady Eagle slugger Kerigan Newport watches as one of her hits goes toward the wall. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Lady Eagle softball team has secured their second trip in a row to the TSSAA state high school softball tournament in Murfreesboro...

 

SMS Lady Eagle Golf Runner-Up

SMS Lady Eagle Golf Runner-Up

The Seymour Middle School girls’ golf team took the runner-up spot in regionals. (left to right) Caroline Hood, Mollie Webb and Katelyn Witucki. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Lady Eagle golf team recently placed second in the 2012 East Tennessee...

 

Eagles Soccer Opens District with Win

Eagles Soccer Opens District with Win

Seymour's Robel Scott goes high in the air for the ball. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The District 2-AAA tournament number-two-seed Seymour Eagles opened the tournament with a win over Cocke County 4-1 at Seymour. The Eagles fell behind 1-0 early...

 

Seymour Baseball Season Ends with District Loss

Seymour Baseball Season Ends with District Loss

Seymour's Tyler Crawford watches as the ball flies toward the fence. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Eagle baseball season is over.  After a very successful regular season, the Eagles lost in the district 2-AAA tournament to Morristown...

 

Lady Eagles Take First District Title

Lady Eagles Take First District Title

Seymour's All District Kerigan Newport crosses first base beating the throw. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) For the first time in school history, the Seymour Lady Eagle softball team (35-6) has captured a district tournament title as they defeated...

 

Seymour Tennis Splits Last District Match

Seymour Tennis Splits Last District Match

Lady Eagle Lauren Troutman eyes the return shot. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) In their last district 2-AAA competition of the regular season, the Seymour tennis team split with Jefferson County as the boys won 8-1 and the girls lost 7-2. It was a...

 

Seymour Track Does Well in IMAC

Seymour Track Does Well in IMAC

DJ Griffin of Seymour takes a leap on the high jump. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) Several Seymour athletes did well recently in District 2-AAA Track and Field Championships at Cherokee High School. The best individual performance on the boys’ team...

 

Eagles Earn First District Tournament Win

Eagles Earn First District Tournament Win

Seymour Eagle Nick Walker takes a swing. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Eagle baseball team has made a good start toward a District 2-AAA Championship by winning their first game 6-4 over Morristown East at Morristown West High School in...

 

Lewis Has No Hitter: Lady Eagles Shellac Sevier County

Lewis Has No Hitter: Lady Eagles Shellac Sevier County

Lady Eagle Carly Lewis pitches with the team's lucky helmet (Wilson) on her head. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Lady Eagles started District 2-AAA play like they mean business by trouncing the Sevier County Bearettes 14-0. The Lady...

 

Seymour Baseball Gets Payback

Seymour Baseball Gets Payback

Seymour slugger Cade Snapp at the plate. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) After losing to the Sevier County Smoky Bears a couple of weeks ago, the Seymour Eagles got payback over their top rival at Don Doyle field by a score of 6-4. The Eagles baseball...

 

Crawford Signs with Austin Peay

Crawford Signs with Austin Peay

Tyler Crawford with his family at signing (seated left to right) his grandmothers Billie Bolden and Johnnie Crawford, Tyler and his mother Melody Crawford, (standing left to right) SHS head baseball coach Scott Norman, grandfather Vernon Bolden,...

 

Eagles Baseball Soundly Defeats Anderson County

Eagles Baseball Soundly Defeats Anderson County

Seymour ace pitcher Tyler Crawford fires a fastball against Sevier County. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) In a brief break from the rigorous IMAC schedule, the Seymour Eagle baseball team took apart Anderson County 11-0 at Jack A. Parton Field in Pigeon...

 

Lady Eagles Lose to Lady Patriots

Lady Eagles Lose to Lady Patriots

Lady Eagle catcher Kaitlin Atkins behind the plate against Jefferson County. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Lady Eagle softball team suffered a rare loss to Jefferson County recently by a close score of 2-1. The loss dropped Seymour from...