September 15- Cumberland Gap hosted Hampton for Friday football and the visitors were relentless scoring 69 points. Cumberland Gap’s offense was working too, and they put up 28 on the scoreboard but it wasn’t near enough, and the home team fell 69-28. Hunter Sturgill provided some of the offense…
September 15- Claiborne High School played host to the Cosby Eagles on a comfortable late summer evening. It was blackout night for the Bulldogs, and they came out on the field to warm up in their normal jerseys but when they went back in the locker room, they were presented…
September 14- Claiborne volleyball defeated Union County in three straight sets and earned their first district win of the season. Kayli Marshall and Emily Buchannan were named First Century Bank Players of the Game. Marshall led the team with 15 digs and also had two aces and three assists. Buchanan…
The Pinnacle Performance Physical Therapy Performances of the Week are the Cumberland Gap football team who went to North Greene, leaving with the first win of the season at 21-18 and Claiborne’s Cole Jones who keeps on doing amazing things on the football field. Jones had three scores and was…
September 8- Hancock County was the gracious host of the Claiborne Bulldogs football team Friday. The scoring started early for Claiborne on a Cole Jones 65-yard punt return. The conversion attempt failed, 6-0. The 6-0 score held up until Jones broke free on a 59-yard TD run. The extra point…
September 7- Cumberland Gap and Jacksboro were scheduled for a middle school battle on the gridiron at Cumberland Gap High School. Both teams were perfect on the season with identical 3-0 records. Even the weather itself wanted this game to happen as Mother Nature cooled the temperatures down with cloud…
The Zone’s Educator of the Month, presented by Randall Smith, is Jennifer Adams at Forge Ridge Elementary. “I would like to nominate Jennifer Adams as the teacher nominee! She is the 3rd and 4th grade teacher at Forge Ridge Elementary and Middle school and does a wonderful job! She is…
The Zone’s Students of the Month, presented by McDowell Gear & Machine are both from TNT Primary and both had multiple nominations, Kennedy Howerton and Justin Drummonds. “I’d like to nominate Kennedy Howerton, a 4th grade student at TNT Primary for student of the month. Kennedy never fails to offer…
The Pinnacle Performance Physical Therapy Performances of the Week are Lady Panthers soccer player Kayden Ramsey and Bulldog Korbin Hatfield. Ramsey kicked in the game winning goal against Cosby and Hatfield had seven tackles and an interception. Congratulations to both. Thank you, Pinnacle Performance Physical Therapy, for providing the recognition…
September 5- Cumberland Gap hosted Morristown East on the soccer pitch but the home team fell 2-1 despite making a comeback and playing well defensively. The non-district loss gives the coaches a good indication of what needs to be worked on as they continue district play. The single Lady Panther…
