Kelley Smiddie
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Chattanooga, TN, United States
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Nine area softball teams in this year's Spring Fling
The Chattanooga area's reputation for having high-level girls' fastpitch softball is as old as the TSSAA state tournament itself. And in 2018, the reputation is only being strengthened. → Read More
Adjustments help Sale Creek win District 4-A softball title
Not much was going Sale Creek's way through the first four innings of Wednesday's District 4-A high school softball final at Lookout Valley. But after that, everything went the Lady Panthers' way. → Read More
East Hamilton advances in district tournament with extra-inning win
The way things began for East Hamilton and starting pitcher Jared Price in the District 5-AAA high school baseball tournament opener Wednesday, it didn't seem like Price would be around long in the game or that the Hurricanes would be around long in the tournament. → Read More
Lady Seahawks beat Chattanooga Christian in softball again
Silverdale Baptist Academy's Kaili Phillips, a University of Tennessee signee, likely hasn't seen a whole lot of good pitches this high school softball season. She didn't see a whole lot of good ones Thursday. → Read More
Walker Valley tops Ooltewah 2-0 in District 5-AAA softball showdown [photos]
As a leadoff batter, Carissa Frost's job most at-bats is to try to get on base ahead of her slugging teammates. But with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning of Walker Valley's District 5-AAA high school softball game Tuesday against Ooltewah, Frost channeled her inner cleanup batter. → Read More
Red Bank beats Central, sets pace in District 6-AA softball [photos]
Red Bank's softball team has long had some offensive woes when facing fellow District 6-AA competitor Central in recent years. But the Lionettes broke out of that in a big way Thursday. → Read More
Yellow Jackets win 4-1, now 3-0 in District 4-A
Lookout Valley got some early runs and had two pitchers combine on a three-hitter Monday, and the Yellow Jackets defeated Arts & Sciences 4-1 in a District 4-A high school baseball game at CSAS. → Read More
Silverdale Baptist Academy shuts out Chattanooga Christian in district softball
Silverdale Baptist Academy defeated Chattanooga Christian School 7-0 at CCS on Wednesday, improving to 2-0 in Division II-A East District 2. → Read More
Sale Creek coach Clifford Kirk has hip surgery after 'crazy accident' in game
Sale Creek softball coach Clifford Kirk suffered an injury Saturday during a game and had surgery Monday and is recovering at a local hospital. → Read More
Tyner boys set for Class AA basketball state tournament
When Tyner lines up for the opening tip to its Class AA boys' basketball state quarterfinal tonight at 7 EDT at Middle Tennessee State University's Murphy Center, the Rams might think they're going up against an old familiar District 6 foe. → Read More
Rhyne Howard, Bearettes begin state play today against Daniel Boone
Bradley Central and its senior class of one have qualified for the Class AAA girls' high school basketball tournament this season. But that one is a gang of one, and one who has been on a mission to make amends from last year. → Read More
East Hamilton boys win Region 3-AAA title
East Hamilton's boys went through some turmoil this high school basketball season when head coach Rodney English was first suspended then later resigned in late January. → Read More
Baylor basketball teams set for state semifinals
Baylor's boys' and girls' basketball teams are each a win away from playing for a high school state championship. Both are set to compete in Division II-AA semifinals today at Lipscomb University in Nashville. → Read More
Lady Red Raiders season ends in rout
The Baylor girls' basketball team saw its season come to an end Friday. → Read More
Panthers cap season by beating rival Rams
Brainerd's boys won two championships in their home gymnasium Friday night. One was real. One was concocted. → Read More
Tellico Plains' hot starts doom Lookout Valley girls
The bad news for Lookout Valley's Lady Yellow Jackets in their District 4-A high school basketball game Friday night was the way Tellico Plains started the second half. The worse news for them was the way the Lady Bears had started the first half. → Read More
Bearettes' Rhyne Howard further motivated by All-American game snub
Please forgive Rhyne Howard if she never eats at McDonald's again. → Read More
Former area sports standout Demetrius Morgan working to help area youth
Demetrius Morgan made it out. Now he has made his way back in. → Read More
Bearettes, McCallie, Van Buren boys No. 1 in state polls
The best chance for a surprise development in an Associated Press high school state poll tends to be when the first one is released. But the first Tennessee Class AAA basketball rankings for the 2017-18 season reveal developments perhaps more stunning than surprising. → Read More
Lady Red Raiders survive stiff challenge from Rhea County at Best of Preps tournament
Baylor's girls continued their winning ways in the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament — but just barely. → Read More