Mike Reece was an all-around great athlete at Claiborne County High School and after college became one of the strongest supporters of athletics in the area, not to mention, one of the most successful businessmen. Until recently, Reece was the owner of Reece Monument Company and used its success…
The third 2025 inductee into the Claiborne County Sports Hall of Fame presented by Matt Compton, State Farm is Neta Munsey. Munsey attended Lincoln Memorial University and Married Ronnie Munsey. The two started a family and Neta began a career within the school system serving until 2011. She was a…
The second 2025 inductee into the Claiborne County Sports Hall of Fame presented by Matt Compton, State Farm is Clairfield’s long-time basketball coach Ralph Teague. Teague is currently in his 50th year as an employee at the school and in his amazing 38th year as basketball coach. He has had…
Our first 2025 inductee into the Claiborne County Sports Zone Hall of Fame Presented by Matt Compton, State Farm is former Claiborne Bulldog athlete, Tyler Myatt. Tyler was a dual sport athlete playing both basketball and baseball. The sport of baseball is where he excelled and was highly decorated in…
December 18- Championship day arrived for local varsity middle school basketball teams. Day four began with both girl’s and boy’s consolation games. Taking the floor first were Powell Valley versus H.Y. Livesay girls. Livesay led 8-0 after one period and went on to win third place, 29-17. Lexi Dison dropped…
December 17- Day three of the 2025 Claiborne County Varsity Middle School Basketball Tournament featured four games. The first game was Springdale versus Powell Valley girls. Springdale jumped ahead 10-3 early and with 14 points from both Bristol Stone and Adilyn Kelly secured a win at 42-24. Madison Parrish finished…
December 16- The second day of the varsity basketball tournament featured three games. The first one was a boys contest between H.Y. Livesay and Forge Ridge. A slow start by both teams turned into a 32-18 victory by the Eagles. Bentlee Lewis led Livesay with seven, Jackson Dixon had six,…
December 15- Day one of the 2025 Claiborne County Varsity Basketball Tournament had two games on schedule with the first being Soldier’s Memorial versus Powell Valley on the girl’s side of the bracket. The number five seeded Lady Indians upset the number four Lady Blue Devils, 27-15. SMMS struggled to…
December 11- The 2025 Claiborne County JV Middle School Basketball Tournament wrapped up with the Lady Indians and Red Devils winning championships. The final score of the girl’s championship game was 15-8. The tournament girls MVP, Maizley Barnett dropped in seven points to lead Powell Valley. Not far behind was…
December 10- There were four games on schedule and the action started with Powell Valley girls versus Midway. In a low scoring game, it was the Lady Indians winning 13-5. Aaralyn Middleton scored eight and Maizley Barnett dropped in five for the winning Lady Indians. Midway struggled to score the…
