BRIDGEVILLE – There were no shouts of joy, holding up four fingers to represent each championship, or even tossing his head coach for a five-point throw. Rune Lawrence, as Bachman-Turner Overdrive sang in their 1973 hit, was simply “Takin’ Care of Business.” The Frazier senior and West Virginia University commit pinned all four of his […]
Lawrence County is the northernmost area of the WPIAL. For all intents and purposes, we might be District 7’s capital for success in winter girls sports.
(WJHL) – High school basketball teams in Northeast Tennessee marched one win closer to a district championship, while teams in Southwest Virginia wrapped-up district titles on Friday night. In Gray, South Greene topped Hampton by double-digits, 75-60. With the win, the Rebels booked a spot in the District 1-2A championship game on Tuesday night against […]
(WJHL) – For some teams, Tuesday night marked the final regular season contest of the high school basketball season – while others began their playoff runs. In Bristol, David Crockett exacted some revenge on Tennessee High in Viking Hall, 52-48. With the victory, both teams earned a share of the regular season district title. The […]
When Lorie Wise Hildreth was inserted in West Greene’s softball lineup as the cleanup hitter back on May 22, 1979, she took that role literally. Hildreth cleaned off the base paths in all four of her at bats thanks to four home runs that produced 10 RBIs. While that’s a feat in itself, Hildreth made […]