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Both run well. Both can get some air under the deep ball. Both, Maryville College coach Tony Ierulli said, will play. Only one can start Saturday’s opener, though. “We’re going to go with Derek,” Ierulli said on Tuesday.
The Scots skipper then leaned back in his chair and exhaled. It had been that close.
Former Maryville High School standout Derek Hunt will get the start at quarterback when the Scots open the 2008 season at Huntingdon (Ala.) College this weekend. Kickoff is 1 p.m. EST. WBCR, AM 1470, will have the broadcast. Full story »

Thursday finally rolled around. The first official day of my project began without much of a hitch, except for the fact that the game cleats I was supposed to have didn’t turn up while I was unpacking. With just a few hours before equipment checkouts, I thought I had plenty of time to make a quick trip to the mall and pick up a pair of black Reeboks.
Only problem was they were all out. According to the shoe salesman at Hibbett Sports, I wasn’t the only Maryville College player who forgot to buy a pair. Full story »

It’s now 62 straight for Maryville High School’s football team. The state’s longest winning streak just keeps growing and growing and growing … After last week’s 20-13 victory over arch-rival Alcoa, it’s back to Region 3-4A play for the four-time defending 4A champion Rebels. Full story »

T.J. Kimble has really been on the move this season. The Maryville Middle School eighth-grader has accounted for eight Bulldogs touchdown — four rushing, four receiving — through three games. The Bulldog flyer also starts at free safety and is reputed to be a big hitter. Maryville (2-1) will need a big game from Kimble and the rest of the Bulldogs to slow a talented Webb School of Knoxville team in the Blount Today Middle School Game of the Week tonight at Maryville High’s Shield Stadium at 7 p.m. Full story »

Kristin Findley had some first week. The Maryville College freshman collected 43 kills to go with 29 digs and 14 services aces in four matches in being named to the Cougar Class All-Tournament Team last weekend at Averett University in Danville, Va. The 6-foot outside hitter also seven blocks in her collegiate debut, leading the Lady Scots to a runner-up finish in the tournament. Full story »

Lorene Riddick last played college basketball years ago, but his passion for the game draws him back to the court each year. While he’s not playing professionally or on the collegiate level, he’s still striving to make an impact on those youngsters playing the game. For more than 10 years now his Stars of Tomorrow camp gives young players the chance to learn the basics of the game and pick up valuable lessons in life.
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Between Maryville’s George Quarles and Alcoa’s Gary Rankin, Friday’s Rebels/Tornadoes clash at Shields Stadium will feature two of the best offensive minds in high school football anywhere.
Between the two of them, they’re responsible for nine state championships at their respective schools, with Quarles collecting an astonishing seven the last eight seasons at Maryville, Rankin two in his first two seasons at Alcoa. The veteran coach claimed four titles at the helm of Class 5A midstate power Riverdale before taking the Alcoa job. Full story »

This was no comeback.
This, in all respects, was nothing short of miraculous.
William Blount senior Tyler Hughes rallied from three shots back of the lead on the last day to win the Blount County Prep Golf Tournament by two stroke on Monday at Royal Oaks. Full story »

Editor’s note: Former William Blount High School star Kase Whitehead has been the talk of the town this fall in Huntington, W.Va. Here, Chuck Landon of The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington tells of the impact Whitehead has had in winning the job as the Herd’s starting punter.

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Blount County sports teams recognized. Full story »

he Tennessee Lady Trotters 13-under basketball team finished ninth in the nation out of 54 teams at the AAU Division I National Tournament in Norman, Okla., July 11-18. Full story »

Sixth Bicycle Bash Sep. 5 through 7. The event is expected to once again attract a wide range of riders, from beginners and families to avid racers. There will be scheduled road and mountain bike ride, games, prizes, and demonstrations of equipment and accessories. Full story »

Professional basketball player and Rocky Top summer basketball league team member James “Boo” Jackson came to talk to the players and impressed the young basketball campers. Jackson spoke for a few minutes and then answered questions before signing autographs and showing off his dunking ability. Full story »

The Eagles stayed with their starters for much of the remainder of the quarter to hold the advantage. Maryville, as has been its practice during the George Quarles era, lifted its first unit in favor of reserves after its first series. The second team defense had taken over for the first group prior to the Overton score. Full story »

Every now and then, often when you least expect it, you get a classic.
The Fairview Raiders led the Eagleton Knights by a touchdown with less than 10 seconds remaining in the opening quarter of the Parks & Rec Grasshopper Football Jamboree last Saturday at Alcoa High School.
The Raiders had thrown a Knights’ ball carrier for a loss on the previous play. Eagleton was out of timeouts. Full story »