Basketball

The Greenville Greene Devils stepped outside conference play to take on an old foe in Cocke County, a rivalry that goes back for many years, and came away with an 81-56 win. Greeneville coach Brad Woolsey said, "A lot of history there with Cocke...

ELIZABETHTON – The North Greene girls let the lead slip away on  Friday night, but in the final minutes the Lady Huskies found the determination to win and swung back in front for a 42-35 victory over Unaka. “I felt like Unaka was better...

The North Greene boys struggled to get shots to fall on Friday night at Unaka, but when it mattered most Lawson Davenport’s final attempt was true and the Huskies escaped Stoney Creek with a 56-55 overtime win. “This is a tough place to play,...

JONESBOROUGH - The South Greene boys couldn’t shake off a slow start on Thursday night and let Crockett get away with an 80-66 win in their final regular season game. “There are quality wins and non-quality wins. There are quality losses and non-quality losses....

A pair of Greeneville football players had the chance to extend their athletic careers on Thursday afternoon after signing letters of intent in front of their friends and families. Brandon Iezzi signed to join the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia at Wise, and...

The TSSAA announced its finalists for its Mr. and Miss Basketball awards on Thursday morning and Greeneville's Trey Thompson was one of three finalists for Class 3A's Mr. Basketball award. Thompson, a junior who is receiving interest from Division I college programs like the University...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Akeem Odusipe scored 18 points and recorded some key rejections down the stretch as Tusculum outlasted Carson-Newman 90-88 in overtime in a South Atlantic Conference men's basketball thriller. In yet another exciting chapter of the 109-year old rivalry, the 187th meeting between the Pioneers and...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Makayla Alvey knocked down all five of her 3-pointers to lead Carson-Newman to an 89-60 win over host Tusculum Wednesday night at Pioneer Arena in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Eagles (18-6, 15-5 SAC) knocked down 15 three-pointers including a...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Trailing No. 15/18 Kentucky by nine in the final minute of the first half and by seven with under 14 minutes to play, the University of Tennessee men's basketball team roared back to take a three-point lead, but could not hold on...

The North Greene boys completed their varsity sweep on senior night as the boys survived a strong comeback attempt to hang on to a wire-to-wire 52-48 win over South Greene. “Any time you can beat a team that good, I’m just proud of these...