With state tournament play in Murfreesboro just one week away across all sports, several local teams made Thursday their moment to keep the road to a state title open.
When all was said in done in a day that featured four different high school sports, three tennis teams punched their ticket back to state, while both one soccer team and one softball team claimed region titles – setting up for a one game sectional.
Both Science Hill boys and girls tennis teams secured a trip to the ‘Boro with sectional wins at home, while University High boys tennis also reclaimed their spot back in state.
In a tough day on the diamond in sectionals, Science Hill, Dobyns-Bennett and Unicoi County each saw their season come to an end – the Blue Devils losing a pair of one-run games to come up short. David Crockett softball also had their season come to an end in a one-run loss at Gibbs in the sectional.
And to cap off region tournament play, Science Hill softball outlasted the defending champs Dobyns-Bennett to take the Region 1-AAAA crown. Meanwhile, David Crockett boys soccer dominated Tennessee High 5-1 in the Region 1-AA final inside the Stone Castle.
SCORES:
BASEBALL
AAAA Sectional
Oak Ridge 8, Science Hill 0 (Oak Ridge wins series 2-0)
Dobyns-Bennett 10, Farragut 3 (Game 2)
Farragut 7, Dobyns-Bennett 3 (Farragut wins series 2-1)
AAA Sectional
Anderson County 2, Unicoi County 1 (Game 2)
Anderson County 6, Unicoi County 5 – Final/10 innings (Anderson County wins series 2-1)
SOFTBALL
Region 1-AAAA Final
Science Hill 5, Dobyns-Bennett 1
AAA Sectional
Gibbs 2, David Crockett 1
SOCCER
Region 1-AA Final
David Crockett 5, Tennessee High 1
TENNIS
Division 1-AA Boys
Science Hill 4, Maryville 0
Division 1-AA Girls
Science Hill 4, Farragut 0
Division 1-A Boys
University High 4, McMinn Central 0
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