Carmen Musick

NEW TAZEWELL — Volunteer senior Elisabeth Byington was named the 2026 Player of the Year by the Twin Lakes Conference volleyball coaches when regular-season awards were handed out on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Claiborne High School.

of 32 Congratulations to all of the Section 1 athletes who competed in the TMSAA Class A Boys Cross Country State Championships on Saturday, Oct. 3 at Weakley Park in Clarksville.

Section 1 champion Providence Academy placed four runners in the top 10 to cruise to the TMSAA Class A girls state championship with 36 points. Section 1 runner-up Ridgeview (68)

Face the Musick, a player profile in which local athletes answer 15 random questions from sports editor Carmen Musick, is back for another season. This week, we hear from Volunteer

CHURCH HILL — The Volunteer football team overcame six turnovers, five of them in the first half, to edge Chuckey-Doak 37-34 on Friday, Oct. 9 to end a three-game losing streak and deliver a win on senior night at The Nest.

CHURCH HILL — A trio of Lady Falcons scored two goals apiece as Volunteer eliminated county rival Cherokee from postseason play with an 8-0 win in the District 2-AA soccer semifinals on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

ROGERSVILLE — David Crockett rolled into Big Red Valley and built an early double-digit lead against Cherokee, just as it had in back-to-back losses the past two seasons.

CHURCH HILL — It's rivalry week in Hawkins County — and Friday night's game at the Falcons' Nest is expected to carry all the usual fanfare as teams

Cherokee senior Kenner Jarnigan plays football for the Chiefs. ROGERSVILLE — Face the Musick, a player profile in which local athletes answer

CHURCH HILL — The Cherokee Chiefs knocked off Hawkins County rival Volunteer 23-13 on Friday night at the Falcons' Nest to stay in the hunt for a third straight playoff berth.