August 25- Even with a later kickoff, the weather was muggy and unpredictable to say the least. Cumberland Gap looked to defend their home turf, but Thomas Walker wanted to spoil the night for the Panther fans. The opening quarter saw zero scores and several punts. During the second quarter,…
August 25- Claiborne hosted neighbor to the south Union County on the gridiron. Claiborne was in the throwback uniforms paying tribute to the Claiborne County High School Blue Devils. After a few series of defensive football, Union got on the board with a six yard score but failed on the…
August 24- Cumberland Gap soccer played the Lady Buffs in district soccer yesterday evening and blanked them 9-0. The Zone spoke with Coach Kimbrough before the season, and she was unsure where the scoring would come from. Enter Izzy Helton. The fabulous Freshman scored seven goals and broke the school…
August 24- Springdale Elementary School hosted Elk Valley for two matches of volleyball. First on the court were the junior varsity Lady Owls and they battled to a tie at one game each and then took the tie breaker to win the match. The varsity Lady Owls, unfortunately, were not…
August 22- The Cumberland Gap soccer team lost to Lakeway on an extremely uncomfortably hot evening for soccer. A first half goal by Izzy Helton proved to be the only goal for the Lady Panthers. Jenna Yonts was extremely busy in the net as she faced multiple shots on goal…
August 22- Claiborne High School hosted Cherokee for varsity volleyball on an evening everyone was thankful to be inside. The heat index was 100 plus degrees walking into the air-conditioned gymnasium but a comfortable cool inside. Cherokee brought their A-game into the land of the Lady Bulldogs and won the…
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The Pinnacle Performance Physical Therapy Performers of the week go to Genesis Bailey of CHS volleyball and to Cole Jones. Bailey was active on the volleyball court helping her Lady Bulldogs capture a win over Hancock and Jones was all over the field in a loss at Grainger. Jones had…
August 18- Cosby High School hosted the Cumberland Gap Panthers football team to get the new season underway. The Panthers were a team low on player numbers but with a lot of talent. Cumberland Gap held a slight advantage in rankings as the two teams began their battle. The Panthers…
August 18- The Claiborne Bulldogs football team began the new season by traveling across Clinch Mountain and down into the land of the Grizzlies. According to the rankings Grainger had the slight advantage, but the Bulldogs were bringing a team heavy on senior leadership. Claiborne had a great opportunity to…
