Former East Hamilton standout Emma Lenoir of Christian Brothers University was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II South Region freshman of the year Thursday. That followed her choice as freshman of the year in the Gulf South Conference, where she ranked fourth in kills per set and points per set and fifth in aces per set in the 2016 season. An outside hitter, she totaled 396 kills and 251 digs in 117 sets.
Boxing
– Chattanooga native Avious Griffin will be trying to improve to 3-0 as a professional boxer Saturday night in Johnson City, Tenn., against Clifford McPherson from Cleveland, Ohio, in a 154-pound super welterweight bout. Their matchup will be about halfway through a 13-fight card beginning at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn just off the interstate in Johnson City; doors open at 6. It’s called the Tri-Cities Championship Boxing Series. General admission at the door will cost $40 with ringside seats at $75, but tickets are available for $25 until 6 p.m. today at the venue or at www.eventbrite.com. Griffin, now 23, came up through the YCAP boxing program in Chattanooga.
Cross Country
– Bryan College had three NAIA Scholar-Athletes in cross country for 2016: Appalachian Athletic Conference men’s runner of the year Tyler Boone as well as Xia Grimwood and Hannah Schroeder from the Lady Lions. Boone and Schroeder made the list for the second year in a row. They were joined by Dalton State juniors Nayeli Jacobo from Chatsworth and Ashley Parham from Dalton and Freed-Hardeman’s Anna Peters from Pikeville, Tenn. The honor requires junior or senior status and a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.