Blaze cross country competes at Melton Hill Classic
The Blaze athlete of the week for the week of Sept. 14 was Savannah Irwin.
The top Blaze finisher in the elementary school section was fifth-grader Uriyah Pickett, who completed the mile course in 7 minutes, 41 seconds. The top Lady Blaze finisher was Corryn May. She posted a time of 9:31
In the middle school meet, Clinton’s Isaiah Williams completed the two-mile course in 16:38.
Cross Country Schedule: The Area Championships are on Oct.10 and the State Championships are scheduled for Oct. 24.
Schedule change: The meets that were set for for Sept. 28-29 at Johnson University in Knoxville will be rescheduled for a later date.
Tennis Clinic: The dates for the Clinton Blaze fall tennis clinic have been set. The camp will be held on Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m. at the tennis courts at Lakefront Park. Sessions continue Sept. 8 and run through Oct. 6 with a makeup date slated for Oct. 13 if necessary.
The clinic is open to fifth- and sixth-graders. Cost is $25 and players will receive a t-shirt.
Clinic instructors are Ernie Brooks and Megan Flora.
Brooks is a Clinton native who ran track at Tennessee Tech and implemented the USTA Tennis Program for the Boys and Girls Club. He played league tennis for more than four decades.
Flora, a teacher at North Clinton Elementary School, played club tennis at Lee University after her high school career at Knoxville Catholic.
The Clinton Blaze Athlete of the Week Presented by C&D Printing: The athlete of the week for the week of Sept. 14 is Savannah Irwin. She competes in cross country and is a student at Clinton Elementary School.