The 2022 Claiborne County Fair closed down late Saturday night after a long week of showcasing Claiborne County through crafts, farm items, motorsports and more. Monday featured Senior night along with gospel and bluegrass music courtesy of the Straight Off the Ridge Boys. Tuesday was all about the nearly 80…
Claiborne Lady Bulldogs soccer hosted Cosby, August 30. Claiborne played a strong game and scored 11 goals while only giving up two. Abby Yeary was in net and had five saves. Taylor Pressnell had a hat trick of three goals and added five assists: however, her awesome effort was passed…
The football team at Claiborne High School has gone through a week they would have never dreamed including a surprising last minute coaching change but to the kids’ credit, they battled hard and took the fight to the Buffaloes of West Greene. West Greene led at the half by the…
Cumberland Gap soccer keeps winning. The Lady Panthers hosted Rockwood and defeated them 8-0. The stats are listed below courtesy of Coach Lorri Kimbrough: Allyson Brock had two assists, freshly crowned 2022 Claiborne County Miss Fairest of the Fair Brianna Goins had one goal and four assists, Carlie Napier had…
Motorsports news courtesy of Imperial Transport of Tennessee: The 2022 Claiborne County Fair Demolition Derby night was an exciting one. In derby action it was JJ Green winning the V-8 derby with Brad Hayes finishing second and Chris Cowan with third. During the Powder Puff it was Morgan Gentry taking…
After the shocking announcement that Nathan Medlin had been relieved of his coaching duties by Claiborne High School, Nick Nash was named the new head coach. Nash had been an assistant under Medlin and was admired by the players for his knowledge of the game. The Zone reached out to…
August 30, The Cumberland Gap boys golf team won against Gibbs and Claiborne High at Woodlake. Matthew McCorkel from Cumberland Gap was the low medalist for the boys. The Gibbs girls won with Brooke Farmer taking low medalist honors. The Zone is powered by:
The Cumberland Gap middle school football team hosted Horace Maynard Middle School, August 30. The Panthers took the lead early and enjoyed a narrow 8-0 lead at the half. Cumberland Gap added one more touchdown during the second half and only allowed the Red Devils one score. They won the…
The Claiborne High School volleyball team won their first match of the season against Middlesboro, August 29. They won the match in three straight sets: 25-15, 25-12 and 25-15. Coach Christy Brooks named Morgan Honeycutt as the Commercial Bank Player of the Game. Congratulations Morgan! The Zone is powered by:
Cumberland Gap Lady Panthers soccer shut out Middlesboro, August 30, 9-0. The scoring breakdown included Allyson Brock with one goal and one assist, Brianna Goins one goal and a single assist along with two saves, Natalie Johnson had one goal, Abbie Mayfield had one assist, Carlie Napier had a single…
