Upon completion of the Elevation & K.O.C. Invitational, The Zone had the privilege to present eight outstanding athletes awards for the all-tournament selections, Mr. Hustle and tournament most valuable player. We went into the tournament set on picking a team that could compete with everyone in the East Tennessee area…
November 24- Elevation and K.O.C. Invitational Basketball Tournament hosted by Claiborne High, Day 3. The final game of day three was between the hosting Claiborne High and Cosby. Cosby dominated the early stages of this one causing Claiborne to battle hard to come from behind. A slow start by Ethan…
November 20- The Claiborne Bulldogs defeated Seymour in the second game of the Elevation and K.O.C. Invitational Tournament. Claiborne jumped ahead to lead 38-27 at the half and took the win 75-70 despite a super-human performance by Cameron Soulages with 42-points. Claiborne countered Soulages with Ethan Cupp. Cupp finished with…
November 20- The Cumberland Gap Lady Panthers defeated, North Green by the final score of 45-42. Emrey Glover led Cumberland Gap with 17 points. Gracie Nash had 10. Brynlee Foster added eight, Callie Hoskins finished with seven, and Jenna Beth Wilburn rounded out the scoring with three points. The Heartland…
The Zone is happy to announce the boy and girl students of the month, presented by McDowell Gear & Machine LLC. The girl student of the month was nominated by Amanda Brooks who provided this quote, ” I would like to nominate Serina Baum, SMMS 6th grade, as student of…
November 17- It was time for Claiborne High School basketball to have the 2023-24 home opener. West Greene was the opponent, and Claiborne made the best of it. The junior varsity boys game started off the night, and Claiborne cruised to a 60-28 victory. The next game featured the Lady…
The Claiborne Bulldogs basketball team struggled at Cosby and fell 64-44. Ethan Cupp scored 19 to lead the Bulldogs in scoring. For his efforts, Cupp earned player of the game honors. Congratulations Ethan and thank you to Claiborne Health and Wellness for providing this recognition. Call 423-869-3700 to…
The Claiborne Lady Bulldogs basketball team lost to Cosby 75-59, but Lady Bulldog Allie Jones was able to drop in 25 points. For her scoring efforts, Jones is the Heartland Real Estate Player of the Game. Congratulations to Allie Jones and thank you Nichole Goins for providing this…
November 14- The junior varsity teams opened up the set of games and Washburn took the win during the JV boys’ game 30-12. Jackson Epperson led the Pirates with nine, Alex LePrade had six, Corbin Frye had four, Braxton Hurst had three, Carson Felosi and Garrett Wood both had two…
November 14- Soldier’s Memorial Middle School hosted Powell Valley in basketball and the two boys’ teams split with the Blue Devils getting the junior varsity win and the Indians winning the varsity game. During the junior varsity game, Trevaur Taylor led SMMS with eight points on the way to a…
