CROSSVILLE —
Wednesday night the SMHS Panthers faced a must-win situation to stretch their season into District 4AA Tournament action against Scott County and responded with a 12-2 decision to advance into Thursday night's action at Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK).
The Loudon-SMHS winner takes on CAK, while Kingston faces Alcoa in the winners' portion of the bracket. The double elimination tournament continues next week at CAK.
Senior Jared South brought home the win, while senior Cameron Thompson pocketed the save in the run rule, shortened five inning game.
South shut out the Highlanders in three complete innings pitched, allowing only three hits and one walk. Thompson allowed two runs on one hit, three strikeouts and four walks in his two innings pitched.
Brian Frye led off the bottom of the first inning with a hit, but was
called out the first of two times for slinging his bat.
Brandon Cole was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the second, stole second and scored on a Nathan Greene double. South singled, sending courtesy runner Thompson to second. Both runners advanced on a balk, which plated Thompson. Singles by designated hitter John Martin, Mark McDonald, Luke Matthews and Jared Beaty kept the runs coming.
Cole walked for a second time, before Greene flied out to center field to post a six-run lead. Runners were left at first and third.
South helped his own cause with a leadoff double in the third and stole third. Sawyer Case was grazed by a pitch. Martin roped another single to right with McDonald reaching on a shortstop fielding error. Matthews singled, but was stranded at second with the Panthers ahead by 10.
Scott County posted two runs in the top of the fourth on a hit, two walks and a fielding error.
The Panthers scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth on two walks and a single by Martin. Thompson held the visitor's scoreless in the fifth with the game ending dramatically on a called third strike.
(Tracie Greene contributed information for this story.)
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Harris wins Region 2A/AA singles tennis gold medal
Stone Memorial sophomore Ali Harris won the Region 2A/AA tennis singles championship Tuesday at Pigeon Forge High School to earn her a second-straight berth in next week's state meet in Murfreesboro at MTSU.
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Hospice of Cumberland County real winner in 22nd annual tournament
The 22nd Hospice Benefit Golf Tournament was played May 8 at Lake Tansi Golf Course. The golfers gathered at the Lake Tansi pavilion for a delicious lunch from Big Boy’s Barbeque. The full field of 33 teams took to the course with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
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CCHS runners qualify for state meet
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Record field enjoys nice weather in Senior Open
What a difference a year makes for the Tennessee State Senior Men's Open at Stonehenge Golf Club. Last year, rain washed out the tournament after 18 holes making co-champions out of Harry Taylor and Danny Green, but a record 143 players for this event were greeted with sunny, breezy skies and some early morning frost Monday for the opening round of the tournament.
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Cumberland County stroke play championship tees off June 29-30
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Lady Panther softball team ends season
The Stone Memorial Lady Panther softball team finished second in the District 4AA Tournament last week at Alcoa and ended the season Monday night, losing to Knox Gibbs 15-0 in the Region 2AA Tournament.
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Three earn Bo Patton CRYSA Scholarships
Crossville Recreational Youth Soccer Association is proud to announce its Bo Patton Memorial Scholarship Awards. This is the ninth year of awarding scholarships to the local soccer scholars.
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5K Race to the Plate held Saturday
Runners and walkers pounded the pavement on Saturday, May 11 in the first 5K Race to the Plate hosted by the CCHS Jets Baseball team and booster club.
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Harris, Yoder, Brown qualify for regional tennis tourney
The District 4A/AA Tennis Tournament was hosted and directed by Stone Memorial High School Coach Ray Hawn May 6-7, but the first day of tournament began at the indoor courts of the Fairfield Glade Tennis Center after a three-hour delay and returned to the SMHS courts later in the afternoon to complete the first round of matches.
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