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Eagles Baseball Opens With Win

Eagles Baseball Opens With Win

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Eagle senior Corey Heard at the plate. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) It’s not how a team starts but how it finishes and the Seymour Eagle baseball team has started the season in a big way by shutting out the...

 

Lady Eagle Softball Starts With Win

Lady Eagle Softball Starts With Win

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Lady Eagle ace pitcher Carly Lewis fires a fastball.(The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) Just like their brothers in baseball, the Seymour Lady Eagle softball team opened their season strong with a 10-0 shutout win over...

 

Vols Work For Progress

Vols Work For Progress

Vols Head Coach Butch Jones gets into the training season. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) It will take time, but head coach Butch Jones has a clear vision on where he wants the Vols to be as spring practices progress. After the second session...

 

Lakeway Defends Title

Lakeway Defends Title

The Lakeway Chives. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Sponsored by two East TN soccer clubs, Blount United and Knoxville Football club, The Lakeway Chives defended their record this week. The team played at the Vulcan Fields in Maryville against...

 

Jones Debuts on Field

Jones Debuts on Field

Vols Coach Butch Jones gets busy on the field. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Under glistening sun and the watchful eyes of more than 35 Vols For Life, Butch Jones took the field as the head coach of Tennessee for the first time on Saturday....

 

Vols Review Defense

Vols Review Defense

(The Herald/ Submitted Photo) With the introduction of a new coaching staff to Rocky Top comes a new defensive scheme for the Vols and a new opportunity to make big plays in the backfield. In 2012, the Vols recorded just 17 sacks, 98th in the...

 

Walker Signs with Milligan College

Walker Signs with Milligan College

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Seymour senior Nick Walker signs with Milligan College while surrounded by family, friends, coaches and administrators. Pictured are (seated, left to right) Walker’s mother Amy Walker; father Greg Walker;...

 

NBA Star Spotted in Sevier

NBA Star Spotted in Sevier

Former NBA Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal and his girlfriend Nicole Alexander celebrate in Sevier. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Retired NBA Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal was spotted in Sevier County March 6 at The Hatfield and McCoy...

 

Cherokees Make the Region

Cherokees Make the Region

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com South-Doyle guard brings the ball up court as Seymour defender trails. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) For the first time in 17 years, the South-Doyle Cherokee boy’s basketball team has made it to the region tournament. The...

 

Seymour Soccer Looks for More Success

Seymour Soccer Looks for More Success

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Seymour soccer coach Drew Payne on the sideline. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) Drew Payne is starting his fourth year as the Seymour Eagle Soccer Coach.  He has brought huge success to the program with his controlled...

 

Seymour Baseball Looks for Big Season

Seymour Baseball Looks for Big Season

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Coach Scott Norman ready to start another baseball season as head coach of the Eagles. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) After finishing third in District 2-AAA last year and going 23 and 11, the Seymour Eagle Baseball...

 

Lady Eagles Eye State Championship

Lady Eagles Eye State Championship

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Lady Eagle Softball Coach Dayna Carter readies to start another winning season. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) It’s not often a coach is quoted as saying their team’s goal is a state championship, but that’s...

 

Vols Coach Named Food City 500 Grand Marshal

Vols Coach Named Food City 500 Grand Marshal

UT Vols Head Football Coach Butch Jones. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) As the area prepares for the upcoming race weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, the folks at Food City are gearing up for the running of the March 17Food City 500. Company officials...

 

Vols Off To Slow Start At John Hayt

Vols Off To Slow Start At John Hayt

A UT Vol takes a swing for his team. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Ponte Vedra, Fla., has not been kind to the Tennessee men’s golf team the second time around. The Vols struggled out of the gate on Sunday. The Tennessee team currently...

 

411 Sweetheart Race Results

411 Sweetheart Race Results

Mini Stock 1. Rocky McNabb, No. 51 2. William Tallent, No. 18 3. Keith Sands, No. 99 4. Frankie Huskey, No. 32 5. Gavin Murphy, No. 18 6. Brandon Petit, No. 5 7. Jeremy Teffeteller, No. 8 8. David Singleton, No. 1 9. Brad Cross, No. v20 10....

 

Eagle Wrestlers Compete in State

Eagle Wrestlers Compete in State

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Seymour senior Willie Stooksbury has the advantage over his opponent. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) Six individual Seymour Eagle wrestlers traveled to Franklin, Tennessee to compete in the TSSAA State Wrestling...

 

Seymour Wrestling Does Well in Region

Seymour Wrestling Does Well in Region

By Lee Ramsey, Lee@seymourherald.com Eagle senior Willie Stooksbury takes over his opponent.(The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) The dual competition is over for the season but individual competition is going strong as the Eagles place fourth in the region...

 

Lady Eagle Basketball Ends

Lady Eagle Basketball Ends

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Lady Eagle senior Kasey Norman drives down the middle of the lane.(The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) The basketball season for the Seymour Lady Eagles came to an abrupt end as the Morristown East Lady Hurricanes (10-18...

 

Seymour Loses to S-D in Double OT

Seymour Loses to S-D in Double OT

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Eagle Gunner Gibson goes up for the shot.(The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Eagle basketball season has come to an end.  Much like the entire season, so many games were like this one as the Eagles (17-12)...

 

Lady Eagles Lose to Grainger County

Lady Eagles Lose to Grainger County

By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Lady Eagle standout Mariah Flynn goes drives for a layup.(The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) If you believe in moral victories, the Seymour Lady Eagles didn’t look bad as they lost a close contest to the number one...