Douglas Fritz
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Tough chores ahead for area teams in state basketball tourney
Nobody has an easy first-round road. But it’s the state basketball tournament in Murfreesboro, and that’s the way things usually are. → Read More
Lady Cyclones fall to South Side in double-OT heartbreaker
MURFREESBORO — It will go down as one of the toughest losses in the history of Elizabethton girls basketball. → Read More
Lady Bulldogs battle past Pickett and into state semifinals
MURFREESBORO — Hampton scored a combination knockout of Pickett County. → Read More
Lady Cyclones push aside Dyersburg to reach state semifinals
Dyersburg may have had the edge athletically, but everything else was in Elizabethton’s favor. → Read More
Lady Cyclones, Hampton begin quests for state titles
Dyersburg looks like it reached the state tournament a little early. → Read More
Indians escape West; Boone falls to Sevier County
KINGSPORT — Facing the end of repeat dreams, it was Jonavan Gillespie to the rescue. → Read More
Lady Cyclones crush Vikings to reach region title game
ELIZABETHTON — Elizabethton has a different kind of a bank shot. → Read More
Morristown West upsets West Ridge in region
BLOUNTVILLE — It was a tough ending for an otherwise impressive season for West Ridge. → Read More
Lady Cyclones romp past Claiborne for 16th straight win
ELIZABETHTON — Claiborne had no answer for Lina Lyon early, and that opened the door for the rest of her teammates. → Read More
Dobyns-Bennett boys among Region 1 basketball favorites
Elimination games rise to the forefront as region basketball action gets under way this weekend. → Read More
Falcons' comeback stuns Unicoi in district final
ELIZABETHTON — When it all came together for Volunteer, Unicoi County couldn’t stop the onslaught. → Read More
Lady Cyclones roll to District 1-3A championship
ELIZABETHTON — As has been the case all season, it was all Elizabethton. → Read More
Hare leads Lady Patriots past Falcons; Volunteer boys win
ELIZABETHTON — When victory was hanging in the balance, Jenna Hare trusted her teammates. → Read More
Boone stuns D-B, will play West Ridge for district title
Jamar Livingston, the state’s leading scorer, totaled 43 points and Daniel Boone outplayed defending Class 4A state champion Dobyns-Bennett in the fourth quarter and walked away with a 71-63 win in the semifinals of the District 1-4A boys’ basketball tournament at the Tribe Athletic Complex on Thursday night. → Read More
Crockett holds off Lady Toppers, will meet Boone in title game
KINGSPORT — David Crockett got to the championship game the hard way. → Read More
Boone knocks out Science Hill; Lady Hilltoppers stay alive
KINGSPORT — In the end, it was too much Jamar Livingston for Science Hill to handle. → Read More
Lady Cyclones avoid upset; SH boys win second straight game
Elizabethton’s girls were inches away from their first loss of the season to an unranked opponent. → Read More
NFHS changes rule on football holding penalties
The National Federation of High Schools got rid of what was a terrible football rule on penalties. → Read More
Lightning in a Cyclone: Lyon is a defense-wrecking star
Fierce competitors usually go after their opponents with a hostile look or an attitude of unfriendliness. → Read More
Lady Pioneers earn Big Five title; Boone boys crush Crockett
And the Lady Pioneers’ reward was the school’s first-ever regular season girls basketball championship. → Read More