February 28- Region 1-AAA Girl’s Basketball Tournament Championship game hosted by Claiborne High School. Greeneville and Elizabethton played for the region title on the floor of the Carl Green Gymnasium. The Lady Cyclones held the momentum early and led at the half, 34-29; however, it was a tale of two…
Claiborne County Sports Zone is pleased to announce that Hearthside Bank is officially a marketing partner. Hearthside Bank originated in Middlesboro, Kentucky in 1920. They offer a full suite of banking products and have seven full-service branches in Tennessee and Kentucky. They currently have two locations in Claiborne County –…
February 24- Region 1-AAA Basketball Tournament hosted by Claiborne High School The Claiborne Bulldogs’ season came to an end when Unicoi defeated them 64-50. Behind nine three-pointers and 29 from Jackson Simmons, the Blue Devils were able to defeat Claiborne. Unicoi jumped ahead early and never trailed. Claiborne battled but…
Years before The Zone ever existed, Mike Reece had spoken with me about doing a website for the youth of our community. Since I was working with a local media company, the non-compete clause kept me from doing such a website. After my departure from there, I went to Mike…
Local businessman and former candidate for mayor, Randall Smith has rejoined Claiborne County Sports Zone for another year. Smith has been around sports all his life and is a huge Kentucky Wildcat fan. Smith also helps us recognize our first responders and educators of the month. Thank you, Randall and…
February 20- TSSAA, Twin Lakes Conference, District 2-AAA Basketball Tournament hosted by Claiborne High School. Green Devils win district tournament championship, Bulldogs runner-up. Carl Green Gymnasium was the site for the 2023-24 district tournament and the Claiborne Bulldogs played some of their best basketball when it counted the most. Claiborne…
February 17- Claiborne High School, Twin Lakes Conference, District 2-AAA Basketball Tournament. Claiborne and Grainger tipped off during the final game of day two with a trip to the district championship game against Greeneville on the line, February 20. This one was expected by everyone to be a close game…
February 16- TSSAA Twin Lakes Conference, District 2-AAA Basketball Tournament: CHS 49-Cherokee 41 Claiborne’s Lady Bulldogs battled Cherokee’s Lady Chiefs in the opening game hosted by Claiborne High School. Cherokee took the lead during the first period and led at the half, 24-21. The Lady Bulldogs rallied in the third…
February 8- Cumberland Gap takes down Lady Grizz, 58-50. The Lady Panthers led the entire night and for the vast majority of the night they were able to limit the damage to just one player from Grainger, Addison Hayes. Several Lady Panthers got in the stat book, but Emrey Glover…
February 3- When the Powell Valley Indians lost to Hancock and finished as runner-up in the district there was a fire lit deep in their souls. The Indians stormed through the sectional tournament and after defeating Oneida, they were sectional champs and looking directly at the state tournament. 43-39 was…
