The first ever Gordonsville Elementary School 5th and 6th grade softball team started its season off with a loss to Friendship Christian 11-7 followed by a win over the Smith County Middle School Owls 10-2.

This year’s team features four 6th graders: Kelsey Haley, shortstop/catcher; Jackie Rigsby, pitcher/3rd base; Kelcie Watts, outfielder/catcher; Emma Williams, pitcher/1st base, and eight 5th graders: Abby Brinkley, 2nd base/outfielder; Aubrey Felice, outfielder; Jaylee Lankford, 2nd base/outfielder; Lucy Manor, outfielder; Claire Massey, outfielder/ 3rd base; Kailey Plumlee, pitcher/1st base; Alyssa Richmond, 2nd base/outfielder; Bailey Steward, shortstop/catcher.

With five more games on their schedule, followed by the Cedar City Tournament, Coach Steward and Coach Courtney are hoping for a great first season with this group of girls.

The rest of the Gordonsville Elementary School’s schedule is below:

March 28 – Friendship Christian @ 4:30

April 13 – Jackson County @ 6:00

April 25 – Watertown @ 4:30

April 28th and 29th – Cedar City Tournament

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NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s 2018 spring turkey season opens on Saturday, March 31 and continues through Sunday, May 13. The state young sportsman hunt for youth ages 6-16 is March 24-25.

Spring turkey harvest numbers have been consistent for a number of years in Tennessee. Tennessee turkey hunters have passed the 30,000 harvest mark for 15 consecutive years during the spring hunting season.

Hunting hours for turkeys are 30 minutes prior to legal sunrise until legal sunset. Legal hunting equipment includes shotguns using ammunition loaded with No. 4 shot or smaller. There is no restriction on number of rounds in magazine. Longbows, recurve bows, compound bows, and crossbows are permitted.

Firearms and archery equipment may have sighting devices except those devices utilizing an artificial light capable of locating wildlife. Night vision scopes are illegal.

Bag limits are one bearded turkey per day, not to exceed four per season. Any turkeys harvested during the young sportsman hunt count toward the spring season limit.

More information on the 2018 spring turkey season can be found in the 2017-18 Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide. The guide is available at TWRA offices, license agents, and online at www.tnwildlife.org.

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The Smith County High School boys soccer team’s season was set to kick off against White County on March 12th, but due to schools being closed for snow the Owls’ regular season will start a week later than expected.

With thirteen regular season games on the schedule, the team looks to get their first competitive games in during the Smokey Mountain Cup from March 16-18. The regular season will begin on March 19th.

This year’s team features 8 seniors: Rolando Cruz, Elijah Wright, Jaylon Shepperson, Will Broyles, Brett Gregory, Ethan Fox, Josh Pearson and Wesley Kemp.

The full schedule is listed below:

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SIGN UP ONLINE NOW for Little League and Minor League Baseball in Smith County, Tennessee! https://form.jotform.com/vols187/SmithCountyLLRegistration

Age requirements:
If your child is born from May 2005 thru August 2011 then they are eligible to tryout and play Little League or Minor League.

Little League International has a “little league age calculator” (you can Google that term) that actually determines the child’s age based upon their specific birthday.

With that said, all children age 7, 8, and 9 year olds as determined by the Little League Age Calculator will play in Minor League (which will be part kid pitch and part coach pitch).

Every child that is 11 or 12 will play Little League.

There will be some 10 year olds that will be drafted to play in Little League. The 10 year olds not drafted to play Little League will play Minor League.

Residence or School Requirements:

Your child can play Little League and Minor League in Smith County if they LIVE or GO TO SCHOOL in Smith County. Your child can even play in Smith County if you live in parts of DEKALB AND JACKSON COUNTIES.

TRYOUTS for Smith County Little League and Minor League will be held March 10th at 9am at Crump Paris Park in South Carthage.

After you sign up online, you MUST STILL SHOW UP and try out.

Even if you don’t sign up online you WILL still be able to sign up on the day of tryouts on March 10th at 9am.

EVERYONE THAT TRIES OUT WILL MAKE A TEAM.
EVERYONE ON EVERY TEAM WILL GET TO PLAY IN EVERY GAME.

Siblings that are in the same league will be on the same team.

No money will be due at sign up or on the day of tryouts. Your coach will collect money on the first practice night.

Please Share this post and tag anyone with children that may play!Lets make this another great year of Little League and Minor League Baseball in our county !!!

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Smith County Special Needs Sports Basketball signup deadline is March 1, 2018. Click HERE to view a PDF version of the signup form.

Who is eligible to participate?

We welcome any male or female special needs basketball players, ages 5 and up, with all types of developmental disabilities such as autism, down syndrome, aspergers, physical disabilities, etc. Anyone can play-from those who are highly functioning to those who have never participated in sports.

How is the game played and is it safe?

The game is just like regular basketball. We will use regular goals for those who can shoot, and shorter goals for our athletes in wheelchairs or who cannot shoot at a regular goal. We will have peer partners to assist those in wheelchairs, but the peer partners will not be allowed to score.

Where and when will the games be played?

The games will be played at Smith County Middle School on Saturday mornings starting at 10:00am, starting on March 10, 17, 24, and 31.

What do the players need to furnish?

Players need to wear black shorts. Players will need a plain t-shirt, color will be announced before first game.

How much does it cost?

There will be a $25.00 per player fee. This will help cover miscellaneous expenses and provide awards. This fee must be paid when the registration form is turned in.

Who provides transportation?

Parents will provide transportation to and from games. If there is an emergency, contact the coach or Lisa Hembree and possibly other arrangements can be made.

If you have any questions, you may contact Lisa Hembree at 615-418-5229.

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Gordonsville native, Scott Clemons, was recently named head football coach at Gordonsville High School, following the recent resignation of Coach Ron Marshall. Clemons has been in education for 24 years and a football coach for 22 years.

Clemons played football at Gordonsville High School and then moved on to play at Cumberland University. Clemons took his first coaching job in 1994 at Macon County High School, he then coached at Lebanon High School until accepting an opportunity to come back and coach at his alma mater in 1997. Clemons was an assistant coach during Gordonsville’s second Class 1A state championship win in 2012.

Mac Petty will also be joining Clemons on the Gordonsville High School Football coaching staff. Petty and Clemons are first cousins and have coached together for a majority of their coaching careers. Clemons stated, “We come as a pair. On the football field, we go together.”

Smith County Insider had a chance to sit down with Coach Scott Clemons and talk about his new position. See video below:

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Smith County High School seniors Jaylon Shepperson, who both in their junior years of high school topped the 1,000 point mark, will soon be leading their team into the District Tournament at the Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville.

Smith County Insider recently sat down with both players to talk about their time at SCHS, the players they have played with, and the tournament that is coming up.

Other seniors for Smith County this season include Bryant Goolsby, Makenna Moore, and Natalee Brown.

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Morgan Wood

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – The NWBA announced Wednesday the 2018 U.S. Women’s World Championships Wheelchair Basketball Team, following a three-day selection camp at the Olympic Training Center. The 2018 U.S. Women’s World Championship Team sees the return of two athletes from the 2016 Paralympic Games gold-medal team. The U.S. Women’s Team consists of 12 athletes that will compete in the 2018 IWBF World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, in August.

2016 Rio gold medalists Rose Hollermann of Elysian, Minnesota, and Abigail Dunkin of New Braunfels, Texas, return to lead the team at the 2018 IWBF World Championships. Although they are only 22-years-old, the two women will serve as the veterans on this team. This is one of the youngest women’s team rosters, with an average age of 18.5 years old.

“We have an incredibly young group with a lot of potential and energy,” said U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Head Coach Trooper Johnson. “It’s great to see this group of young women start the process of pushing this sport forward so early and it will be exciting to see how they perform in the World Championships.”

Team USA will prepare for the IWBF World Championships with a variety of training camps and friendly competitions. The IWBF World Championships are set for Hamburg, Germany, August 16-26, at the Edel-Optics Arena.

The two returning U.S. Paralympians will be joined by their University of Texas at Arlington teammate,Morgan Wood of Gordonsville, Tennessee.

The other collegiate players who made the cut are Josie Aslakson of Jordan, Minnesota (NYU); Kaitlyn Eaton of Houston, Texas (Univ. of Illinois); Shelby Gruss of Ossian, Indiana (Purdue); Emily Oberst of Brookfield, Wisconsin (Univ. of Illinois); and Lindsey Zurbrugg of Portland, Oregon (Univ. Wisconsin-Whitewater).

The rest of the roster includes seven athletes that are still in high school: Ixhelt Gonzalez of Chicago, Illinois; Ali Ibanez of Murray, Utah; Riley Ljungdahl of Longmont, Colorado; and Bailey Moody of Alpharetta, Georgia.

Ixhelt Gonzalez, who plays for the NWBA’s Chicago Skyhawks is the youngest player on the roster at 13-years-old.

The following four athletes will be alternates for the World Championships team: Josie DeHart of Fruita, Colorado; Sarah Heinzl of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Jordan Kozloski of Warner Robin, Georgia; andShantelle Winslow of Centerville, Utah.

U.S. Women’s Head Coach Trooper Johnson of San Lorenzo, CA, will coach Team USA for his first World Championships team. Johnson is a National Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Famer and is the only player to make the national team 15 times. He was an assistant coach for the Women’s National Team in the 2016 Rio Games, where the team took home a gold medal. Joining Johnson on the sidelines will be assistant coaches Amy Spangler of Madison, Wisconsin, and Adam Kramer of Northport, Alabama. Athletic Trainer Karla Wessels of Lexington, Kentucky, and Team Leader Kearstin Gehlhausen of Denver, Colorado, return for a second term.

The 2018 IWBF Women’s World Championships pools were established in late January. Team USA will square off with Algeria, Argentina, China, France, and Germany in Pool B. In Pool A, the following countries will play for advancement: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Spain, and The Netherlands.

Team USA has returned home with a medal from every World Championships, except for the 2014 World Championships, since its inception in 1990. Team USA has accumulated two gold medals and four silver medals at the World Championships. Team USA has played for the gold medal in six of the seven IWBF World Championships.

The U.S. Women’s returned to the top of the podium at the Rio Paralympics, marking the third Paralympic gold medal in the last four Paralympics Games (2004, 2008, and 2016). The U.S. Women’s team dominated the field in Rio going undefeated, 7-0, and maintains the medal count lead with seven Paralympic medals, including four gold medals.

Team USA led six statistical categories over the seven-game stretch at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. It is the third time that the United States has gone undefeated at the Paralympics, en route to the gold medal. Team USA led shooting percentage at 53.8 percent; points for at 505 points (72.1/game); assists with 178 (25.4/game); fouls with 55; and the least turnovers at 61 (8.7/game). The United States was second in points against with 42.3 per game.

Up next for Team USA is a series of domestic training camps for the National Team in preparation for a couple international competitions this summer in final preparations for the 2018 IWBF World Championships.

2018 U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team Roster

Name, Hometown, College, University, Birth Year

Josie Aslakson, Jordan, Minn., New York University, 1995

Abigail Dunkin, New Baunfels, Texas, Univ. of Texas-Arlington, 1995

Kaitlyn Eaton, Houston, Texas, Univ. of Illinois, 1994

Ixhelt Gonzalez, Chicago, Ill., 2004

Shelby Gruss, Ossian, Ind., Purdue, 1991

Rose Hollermann, Elysian, Minn., Univ. of Texas-Arlington, 1995

Ali Ibanez, Murray, Utah, 2000

Riley Ljungdahl, Longmont, Colo., 2000

Bailey Moody, Alpharetta, Ga., 2001

Emily Oberst, Brookfield, Wis., Univ. of Illinois, 1998

Morgan Wood, Gordonsville, Tenn., Univ. of Texas-Arlington, 1993

Lindsey Zurbrugg, Portland, Ore., Univ. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1998

Alternates

Josie DeHart, Fruita, Colo., 2000

Sarah Heinzl, Pittsburgh, Penn., Univ. Arizona, 1989

Jordan Kozloski, Warner Robin, Ga., 2000

Shantelle Winslow, Centerville, Utah, Univ. Arizona, 1995

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Article Credit: Donovan Stewart – http://tnhighschoolfootball.com

Ron Marshall

After spending the last decade that culminated into winning a Class 1A State title back in 2012, Ron Marshall has resigned at his alma mater Gordonsville.

Marshall was also a member of the 1984 Class A state title team for the Tigers and led Gordonsville to a 68-40 record in his time in Gordonsville, which included nine playoff berths.

“Yes Coach Marshall has decided to resign as Head Football Coach,” Gordonsville Athletic Director Butch Agee said.

The Tigers finished 7-5 this season making the 1A playoffs before losing to Whitwell in the second round.

Gordonsville won at least seven games in six different seasons (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017) with the best season being in 2012 as they went 13-1 and beat Huntingdon for the 1A state title.

Before becoming the head coach at Gordonsville, Marshall also was the head coach at Lebanon (1998-2001) as well and has an overall record of 84-65.

There are 14 schools that are currently looking for a head coach they are: Cannon County, Chester County, Gibbs, Gordonsville, Grundy County, Halls, Humboldt, Houston, Jellico, Kingsbury, Memphis East, Scott, Upperman and Volunteer.

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