The big-time Walmart FLW Tour will come to Chickamauga Lake next week with Wesley Strader of Spring City in first place in the points standings. He has led since the second tournament of the season and stayed in the top spot with 771 points with a fourth-place finish this past weekend on Lake Eufaula. Tourney winner Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., is second with 753 points. Thrift weighed 69 pounds, 14 ounces of bass at Eufaula, where Troy Morrow of Eastanollee, Ga., was second with 66-15 and Clent Davis of Montevallo, Ala., was third with 66-1 ahead of Strader's 63-1, good for $19,855. The June 11-14 tournament on Chickamauga will be run out of Dayton Boat Dock in Strader's home county. Dayton's own Andy Morgan was the Angler of the Year in 2013 and 2014 and is ninth in points this year; he was third at Beaver Lake a month ago. Another Dayton fisherman, Michael Neal, has a podcast accessible on the series' home page at www.flwfishing.com.
Football
* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced Monday the kickoff times for 2015 football home games, beginning at 6 p.m. on Sept. 5 against Jacksonville State -- the only Football Championship Subdivision game of the regular season matching two outright conference champions, both top-10 preseason choices. The Mocs will host Mars Hill at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12 and Southern Conference rival Furman at 1 on Oct. 10. The homecoming contest against Western Carolina on Oct. 31 and the Nov. 14 home finale against The Citadel are set for 2 p.m. starts. Road games against Presbyterian on Sept. 26 and VMI on Oct. 17 have been announced for 7 and 1:30 p.m., respectively. UTC junior offensive lineman Corey Levin, a returning All-American and the SoCon's Jacobs Blocking Award winner, already is a preseason All-FCS player according to The Sporting News. Season tickets are on sale through GoMocs.com or 423-266-MOCS.
Auto Racing
* Classic car dealer Ron Lane from Hixson won the $5,000 top prize in the Super Pro class Saturday night at the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip. He won with a 4.80-second run on a 4.78 dial in his Chevy dragster. Steve Dowdy from Ringgold was second and won $2,000 with a 5.01 run on a 5.00 dial. Lane was second in 4.49 seconds in the Heads-Up class won by Kevin Rodden of Cleveland in the fastest time of the night, 4.43 seconds at 156.55 mph in his super-charged Chevy dragster. Toby Barnes from Newnan, Ga., won the Foot Brake class with a 7.48 run on a 7.47 dial in his 1995 Chevy S-10; Jason Young of Englewood, Tenn., was second with a 6.90 on a 6.89 in his 1985 Mustang. Miles Walters was the Junior Dragster winner with Mattie Keener second.
* I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater will feature the Sportsman Division of drivers Friday night in the Sportsman Shootout, which will pay $800 to the winner plus $100 to the fastest qualifier. Also scheduled will be Limited Late Model, B-Hobby, Thunder, Four Cylinder and Front Wheel Drive races. Gates will open at 5 p.m. Grandstand general admission costs $10, $5 for ages 6-12, and tier parking overlooking the backstretch costs $15 and $10. Pit admission is $25 and $15.
Soccer
* The new Dalton State College men's soccer team has announced the signings of nine Dalton-area players for the 2015 season, including five from the Dalton High School team that just won its third consecutive Georgia championship and was ranked No. 1 in the nation. Those are defenders Edger Hernandez and Kiko Rodriguez, midfielders Manny Solis and Javier Rodriguez and goalkeeper Raymundo Bahena. Also joining the Roadrunners are forwards Miguel Hernandez and Ramiro Guirrero and defender Isael Guitierez from Southeast Whitfield, according to a DSC release, and midfielder Christian Perez from Northwest Whitfield. "Dalton is a hotbed for soccer, and I feel confident that we have many of the best players in the area," Roadrunners director of soccer Kerem Daser said. "All of our signees are hungry and excited to be a part of the Dalton State program. They are all good friends and ready to play on the same team.