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Local baseball stars garner state honors

by Ken Lay


Kris Pelliccio recieved a Class 3A first-team all-state honor from the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association. - File Photo
Several area high school baseball players have earned postseason all-state honors from the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association and the Tennessee Baseball Report.

Anderson County’s Nolan Benson and senior Kris Pelliccio garnered Class 3A first-team all-state honors from the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association.

Oak Ridge’s Mikee Teasley and Parker Free earned Class 4A first-team all-state recognition from the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association.

Wildcats Joe Webb and Warren East were named to the Class 4A second team.

Teasley also earned all-state recognition as a pitcher from the Tennessee Baseball Report. He was also selected to the publication’s All-2-Way Team.

Oak Ridge’s Jaiden Cheverton was named to the Tennessee Baseball Report’s Super Freshman/Sophomore Team.

The Tennessee Baseball Report also recognized four local players on its All-Region 2 Team. Teasley and Free represented Oak Ridge, while Benson and Clinton’s Will Brooks also earned all-region honors.

Bull’s-eye summer

Mavericks standout claims national archery victory

by Ken Lay


Anderson County High School rising junior Maddox Tackett displays the championship hardware and prize checks after capturing his second national archery title at a recent tournament. Tackett, a three-sport athlete for the Mavericks, claimed the championship in his division and added another national crown to his growing list of accomplishments. - Submitted
Maddox Tackett doesn’t spend much time resting.

A rising junior and three-sport athlete at Anderson County High School, Tackett keeps a busy schedule year-round.

While the Mavericks are in the midst of the TSSAA-mandated two-week dead period, which ends Sunday, Tackett has remained active on the national archery circuit.

Over the weekend, he captured a national tournament championship and earned $1,000 in prize money.

“I won in my age group in a tournament where people come from all over the world to compete,” said Tackett, who plays football, basketball and golf for the Mavericks.

“This was a judging competition and the yardage is unknown and you don’t have a range finder and it’s a lot different without a range finder.

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Clinton Girls Softball wraps successful spring

by Ken Lay


For nearly 200 young athletes, Clinton Girls Softball offered much more than games this spring. The league provided opportunities to learn the fundamentals, build confidence and create lasting memories before wrapping up another successful season and turning its attention to fall registration.

The league serves players ages 4-14.

“We ended up (spring) registration in mid-March and we always try to finish the season by Memorial Day weekend,” Commissioner Charley Goins said. “We have tee-ball, coach pitch and kid pitch.”

The league offers multiple age divisions, with all games played on fields featuring 60-foot base paths.

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Wildcats soccer sweeps all-district honors

by Ken Lay

Oak Ridge High School’s boys soccer team capped its 2026 season with District 3-AAA regular-season and tournament championships, and the Wildcats were well-represented in the postseason awards.

Juno Morrill was named the District 3-AAA Player of the Year, while Daniel Jackson earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in voting by the district’s coaches.

Oak Ridge placed five players on the All-District first team. Forwards Alfredo Guerrero and Daniel Perez-Rodriguez joined midfielders Drayton Keehn and Kaden Rosales on the squad.

Goalkeeper Adam Washington, defenders Nate Kizzire, Seth Blair and Dawid Urbanowicz, and forward Eli Pearson earned second-team all-district honors.

Jackson, Morrill and Perez-Rodriguez also received All-Region 2-AAA recognition.

Wildcats to host Bertram meet-and-greet

by Ken Lay

Oak Ridge High School will host a meet-and-greet with new boys basketball Coach Denard Bertram on July 6.

Bertram, who was hired in May to replace Aaron Green as the Wildcats’ coach, will appear at 6 p.m. at the ORHS Amphitheatre.

Bertram previously served as an assistant on Green’s staff from 2011-14 before most recently coaching at Knoxville’s Austin-East High School.

He guided the Roadrunners to two sectional appearances and one trip to the state tournament.

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