It was a cold and windy evening, March 14, when Cherokee and the Claiborne softball teams took the diamond. Runs were slow to happen during the early innings, but Claiborne got on the board when Jaylen Pressnell hit a sacrifice fly to left field scoring Emma Myatt. Cherokee did not…
“I’m looking forward to seeing how we pick up this year because we ended last year playing our best.”- Coach Nathan Hatmaker The Cumberland Gap High School baseball team has been practicing for the season opener. Hatmaker seems to feel his team has learned from the strong finish last season…
March 10- Angler, Alex Douglas, son of Elizabeth Rice and Matt Douglas of Speedwell, Tennessee put ink to paper making him the newest member of the Bryan College Fishing Team. Douglas met with family, friends, school officials, teammates and media in a small ceremony at Cumberland Gap High School. The…
The 2023 Claiborne Bulldogs baseball team is currently preparing for the opening of the 2023 season. Coach Stephen Foster believes this could be his best all-around team. The Zone spoke with Foster and a few of the team members in the video below. To see what they feel about this…
Here are a few photos from the Cumberland Gap Little League basketball. All photos used with permission from Ashley Slaven Goins. The Zone is powered by:
Alpha Lambda Zeta, a local fraternity exclusive to Lincoln Memorial University, has Adopted a highway in Claiborne County via Tennessee Department of Transportation. Brothers of Alpha Lambda Zeta spent Monday, March 6th, restoring the beauty of Tennessee highways by removing litter that had been discarded. While most brothers have busy…
The 2023 Cumberland Gap softball team is out on the diamond making final preparations for the upcoming season. The team is coached by Jeremiah Bean, Alana Bean and Brad Edwards. Team members include Kerry Dixon, Keyaira Sockwell, Elisa Morelli, Dakota Leight, Gracie Joyce, Piper Edwards, JB Wilburn, Lacey Gulley, Hayden…
The Zone’s Student’s of the Month as presented by McDowell Gear & Machine are two girls from Midway. The first is Kassie Williams from second grade. Kassie was nominated by Tina Watson and Megan Williams. This quote was provided, “Kassie is deserving of this award because she works hard in…
Randy Tennyson and Kid + Pop Shop has re-signed with Claiborne County Sports Zone. This awesome business located at 920 N. Broad Street in New Tazewell, Tennessee has just about everything from antiques, tools, furniture items, collectibles of all kinds and a large selection of record players and albums. Randy…
Game 2 After game one Coach Carter said, “Good start to the weekend. Jaden gave us a solid start to set us up well for the weekend. Now time to get ready for the next one” After game two he continued, “Always good to go 2-0 on the day. We…
