May 11- The Claiborne Bulldogs baseball team out hit the Green Devils 6-4 but fell 1-0. A single run by Greeneville in the third inning was the deciding factor. Tyler Myatt went the distance on the mound and had nine strikeouts, gave up one run and four hits. For his…
Claiborne High School assistant football, track and wrestling coach Jacob Walker recently announced he has accepted a new position at North Lincoln High. He is married to Anna Beth and the two have one child Madison Faith. Jacob wrote a statement to The Zone saying: “Allen thanks for all you…
Claiborne baseball played well against Cocke County and won 16-3. Trace Davis, Tyler Myatt and Evan Thomas all had multiple hits. Joe Houser had another three RBI game and for the second game in a row earned The Sports Center Player of the Game with a mention to Claiborne’s arms…
Claiborne combined for 11 hits on the way to a 9-6 win over Cherokee. Joe Houser had two hits and 3 RBI. For his efforts, Houser was named The Sports Center Player of the Game. Congratulations Joe! The Zone thanks:
The Claiborne Devils middle school softball team went into the post season tournament as the number one seed. After the bye, Claiborne defeated Cumberland Gap’s TS Warriors 12-0 in the semi-final. They advanced to play Clinton who they had defeated four times during the regular season but this time they…
The Claiborne High School tennis team produced a district champion, May 6 at Lincoln Memorial University. The girl’s doubles team of Ily Bussell and Addie Brooks defeated a team from Alcoa, Anderson/Patel. Claiborne’s Carlye England finished as runner up in the individual tournament. All three advance to regional play. The…
Eli England fell to Gatlinburg-Pittman’s P. Johns at LMU, May 6. He blew through the bracket until the championship match. Claiborne also did well in boy’s doubles but didn’t place a team in the semi-finals. Two teams fell one match short: Smith/Cox and Hardy/Green. England advances to regional play. The…
Despite allowing three runs in the fifth inning, Cumberland Gap Varsity Panthers defeated Middlesboro Varsity Yellow Jackets 10-5 on Thursday. Middlesboro Varsity Yellow Jackets scored its runs on a home run by MaKenzie Miller. Kerry Dixon led things off in the circle for Cumberland Gap Varsity Panthers. The righty went…
For the last several years one could find Kris Foster at the Claiborne High School baseball diamond alongside husband and coach Stephen Foster. She has played many roles from team mom to public relations expert; however, it was announced days ago that Foster would be the new head coach of…
May 3- Cumberland Gap Varsity Panthers scored three runs in the seventh inning. Jennabeth Wilburn and Sidney McWilliams both had RBI in the big inning. Grainger scored three runs in the sixth inning. Alison B and Mckenna Kee each had RBIs in the frame. Brooklyn C led things off in…
