Davis Moves Into GKGA Points Lead Heading Into 2008 GKA
TriCitiesSports.com July 7, 2008
Dustin Davis, who lost in a playoff to Rick Hudson in the McDonald Invitational a week ago, has taken over the lead in the Greater Kingsport Golf Association Open Division standings.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – A season-opening tournament sponsored by ESPN, matchups with former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State and Chattanooga, trips to Conference USA opponent Marshall and Missouri Valley Conference foe Bradley, and a 20-game Atlantic Sun Conference slate highlight the 2008-09 ETSU men’s basketball schedule announced Monday by head coach Murry Bartow.
Jenny Moshak, University of Tennessee Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, announced this afternoon that Lady Vol basketball rising sophomore Angie Bjorklund had undergone successful knee surgery at the UT Medical Center.
Mike Bos Racing.Com Junior Dragster Event Provides Final Tune-Up For Eastern Conference Finals
BristolDragway.com July 7, 2008
With the O'Reilly Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals presented by Gaged Engineering scheduled for this week, several Jr. Dragster racers took to the track during this weekend's Mike Bos Racing.com Jr. Dragster Nationals looking to gain an advantage over those drivers that had not yet arrived at Bristol Dragway.
Brad Robinson watches his putt at No. 18 Sunday. He two-putted for a tournament total of 202 that broke Adam Shanks' tournament record. He won by four strokes. TriCitiesSports.com photo by Ron Bliss.
By Ron Bliss TriCitiesSports.com July 6, 2008
ELIZABETHTON -- Last year, Brad Robinson saw a four-shot lead evaporate on the back nine and allowed Grant Leaver to rally and beat him by one stroke in the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur at Elizabethton Golf Club.
Blaquiere's Hit Gives K-Mets Another Walk-Off Win, 2-1
Jean-Luc Blacquiere takes cut at pitch. He came through in the clutch Sunday night with a walk-off hit that scored Imbewer Alvarez from third base with the game-winning run that allowed Kingsport to take two of three games from Danville. TriCitiesSports.com photo by Allen Greene.
TriCitiesSports.com July 6, 2008
KINGSPORT -- The Danville Braves walked Wilmer Flores to load the bases and pitch to Jean Luc Blacquiere on Sunday and the French Canadian made them pay.
Kingsport, TN -- Olympian Nuta Olaru from Romania and Amane Gobena from Ethiopia are the latest women to announce their commitments to run candle-lit streets of Kingsport during the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8s 8K Run.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Thousands of area race fans were on hand Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Fourth of July Saturday Spectacular that saw four classes of cars take to the track for 200 laps of racing.
