November 10- Claiborne High School has hired a new baseball coach/manager. After a long search, we are pleased to announce that Chris Harrell will take over and lead the program. -AD Andrew McGinnis The Zone is powered by:
July 18- After days of rumors and speculation, Claiborne High School has found its new Athletic Director. After contacting interim AD Andrew McGinnis, he confirmed that he will be the school’s athletic director and remain assistant basketball coach. McGinnis served as assistant AD last season and sent this statement to…
June 30- The New Tazewell Little League All-Stars (10–12-year-olds) beat Union County 9-6 to advance to the district. The Game was held at Buffalo Field in Grainger County. The Final score was 9-6. I’ll have more on team members and coaches as soon as a roster is sent in. The…
New Tazewell Little League Baseball News: New Tazewell All Stars Minor League (player-pitch) team defeated Grainger County, Friday night 4-3, then shut-out Bean station 8-0, Saturday morning. With the wins, they will be going to the District Series in Maryville on Tuesday. They were undefeated in the North District Tournament….
June 6- Whitaker Insurance Agency has become the inaugural Premier Marketing Partner of The Zone. Agent, Edwin Whitaker is a longtime supporter of scholastic sports in our community. Whitaker Insurance is located in the Pizza Inn Plaza in Tazewell, Tennessee. They offer various kinds of insurance; home, auto, business with…
The last few days have been great to the Claiborne Bulldogs who have won five straight. Claiborne played Maryville Christian and won 11-1 to start the streak. Ty Pryse was the pitcher on the mound, and he struck out 10. Pryse was The Sports Center Player of the Game. The…
April 24- The Claiborne Athletics played host to rival Tennessee Eagles on a beautiful but cool evening. The Eagles jumped out front 6-0, but the Athletics fought back and cut the advantage in half, 6-3. From that moment on, it was all Eagles. Claiborne soon found themselves down 11-3…
April 17- Rutledge Middle School traveled to Cumberland Gap to battle the Tennessee Eagles middle school baseball team. Rutledge went up 3-0 in top of first but the Eagles rallied scoring one run in the bottom of the first, 3-1. In the top of the second, the Pioneers scored…
April 13- Claiborne High School hosted G-P for two back-to back baseball games. The first game of the double header saw Claiborne outhit the Highlanders 8-2 and win the game, 13-2. G-P was not helped by committing nine errors against Claiborne’s two. Derek Mase and Tyler Holt combined efforts on…
April 14- Cumberland Gap traveled to Middlesboro to battle the Jackets and for the second day in a row found defeat. Cumberland Gap got two hits off Case Bayless. Bayless also struck out five and helped his own cause with a homer during the second inning. At the plate, Cumberland…
