Silverdale Baptist Academy junior Lindsey Newell recently accepted a softball scholarship offer from NCAA Division II member Shorter University in Rome, Ga. "I like that it's a Christian college, for one," Newell said. "I love the facilities, and they offer what I want to study." Newell, who is considering majoring in business administration, batted .405 with 30 RBIs last spring for the Lady Seahawks with a .998 fielding percentage combined at first base and in the outifled. She batted .420 and hit five home runs for her 16-under Frost Falcons select team, which finished 33rd in the Amateur Softball Association A national tournament. "
* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's annual fall Blue-Gold intrasquad softball game is set for Saturday at Jim Frost Stadium at 11 a.m., and afterward the Mocs will receive their 2014 Southern Conference championship rings, courtesy of Barbara and Joe Walters, and the Lady Moc RBI Club will host a cookout for everyone attending. There is no charge for either, but donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of the food. The game will end after seven innings or at 1 p.m. "This is always a fun game to come to," coach Frank Reed said in a school release. "It gives fans the chance to get one last look at the team before we begin preparing indoors for the spring season. After the game and following the ring ceremony, everyone is invited to meet the team and enjoy the cookout."• Hamilton County employees will take on city of Chattanooga personnel in a slowpitch softball game Saturday to benefit the United Way of Greater Chattanooga. The game is set for 4 p.m. on the McCallie School baseball field, and tickets cost $5 for individuals or $10 for a family of four, with children 4 and under admitted free. The general public is encouraged to attend, and concessions will be sold. Lawn chairs are welcome. An Orange Grove Center resident will throw the ceremonial first pitch, and Linda Romans from the Orange Grove choir will sing the national anthem.
Tennis
• UTC's Nick Wingord and Luke Saunders won first-round matches before losing Thursday in the main draw of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Ohio Valley Regional in Nashville. Wingord beat host Vanderbilt's Pen Binet 7-5, 6-1 and lost 6-4, 6-3 to third-seeded Connor Glennon of Memphis. Saunders trounced Murray State's Max McLean 6-1, 6-2 and lost 6-4, 6-2 to sixth seed Rhys Johnson of Vandy.
Volleyball
• Reinhardt won 3-1 in college volleyball Thursday at Tennessee Temple (16-11), which got 18 kills and six blocks from Victoria Smith, 15 kills and 13 digs from Lydia Vick, 47 assists and 11 digs from Kiara Govan, nine kills and 22 digs from Naomi Posada and 19 digs from Shatoya Medford.
Soccer
• The Lee University men's soccer team played its Gulf South Conference makeup match at Alabama-Huntsville on Wednesday and lost 2-1 on an unassisted goal by Leo De Smedt in the second overtime. John Imwalle gave UAH (10-2, 5-1) its first lead in the 66th minute, but David Perez equalized for the Flames (6-4-2, 1-2-1) 10 minutes later. Tom Halsall made seven saves in defeat. The winning shot came at 107:13.
Basketball
• Chattanooga State and Motlow are among the seven women's basketball teams from four states lined up to play in a "juco jamboree" Sunday from noon until about 6:30 p.m. in both gyms at East Ridge High School. Admission costs $5, according to event director L.J. Kilby, with children under 10 admitted free. Four-year school Hiwassee will be taking part along with junior colleges Chattahoochee Tech from Georgia, Catawba Valley from North Carolina, Northeast Mississippi and Volunteer State.