Patrick MacCoon

Patrick MacCoon is an avid sports lover who joined the Chattanooga Times Free Press January 2, 2019. He covers prep sports along with the Chattanooga Football Club and Chattanooga Lookouts. Patrick is a fan of Atlanta professional sports and began reading newspapers at an early age to analyze the MLB box scores. He is a graduate from Red Bank High School and the University of Tennessee (Knoxville).

Contact Patrick MacCoon at pmaccoon@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6311.

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Four Chattanooga-area wrestling families are stacking up state titles

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 11, 2024

This past season, nine of the 25 TSSAA wrestling state champions from the Chattanooga area were siblings from a quartet of families.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / The Sturgill siblings, from left, Ryleigh and Hunter, became the first sister-brother combination in Baylor School wrestling history to win TSSAA individual state championships.

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Eight shining moments for Chattanooga-area prep sports this week

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 10, 2024

Local athletes carry Spring Fling hopes as they march toward Murfreesboro

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / McCallie's Nolan Sergeant doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning of the Blue Tornado's 1-0 walk-off win against Father Ryan on Thursday in the first round of TSSAA Division II-AA baseball state competition. McCallie won the second game of the doubleheader 18-3 to sweep the best-of-three series.

Strong second half propels Boyd Buchanan soccer to region title

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 9, 2024

Dustin Walker and the Boyd Buchanan soccer team are grateful for the season of life they are currently experiencing together.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Boyd Buchanan players celebrate with the region championship plaque after Thursday's 2-0 home win over Notre Dame.

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Lookout Valley baseball program looks to add to rich history behind senior stars Chandler, Collins

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 9, 2024

Every time Christian Chandler puts on the Lookout Valley baseball uniform, the senior takes great pride in playing for a program rich in history.

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Lookout Valley's Christian Chandler poses for a photo on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Prep softball roundup: Bradley Central wins first district title since 2007; Cleveland, Soddy Daisy are champs, too

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 8, 2024

Bradley Central's softball program celebrated the end of a long postseason drought Wednesday.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Bradley Central sophomore Miley Broom celebrates after hitting a two-run homer off the scoreboard in Wednesday's District 6-4A championship game at East Hamilton.

Baylor senior sluggers Holly Merritt, Riley Oleksik lead rout of GPS to claim regular season championship

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 7, 2024

One of the most potent power-hitting softball duos in Tennessee continues to deliver for Baylor School.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Baylor's Riley Oleksik connects for a home run against rival GPS during their game at Warner Park on Tuesday.

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Chattanooga area’s top 10 prep softball stars who shine from the circle and plate

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 7, 2024

As prep softball teams head into the postseason, here are the Chattanooga area's top 10 players — aces on the mound and big hitters at the plate — this season according to sports writer Patrick MacCoon.

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Kaylee Snyder throws a pitch. Baylor took on St. Benedict at home on May 19, 2022 for Spring Fling qualifier.

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Heading into the postseason, here are Chattanooga’s top seven prep baseball pitchers

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 6, 2024

With TSSAA postseason dramatics underway, and more to come as we approach the Spring Fling, here are the top seven prep baseball pitchers from this season, in alphabetical order, as selected by Times Free Press sports writer Patrick MacCoon.

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Baylor's Tomas Valincius throws a pitch on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Baylor took on Knox Catholic at home.

Notre Dame hires former Baylor assistant Matt Matoh to take over basketball program

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 6, 2024

Matt Matoh has had some amazing experiences around the game of basketball.

Contributed photo / Notre Dame High School has named former Baylor School assistant Matt Matoh as its new boys' basketball head coach.

Signal Mountain holds off Soddy Daisy in dramatic finish to prolonged District 6-3A title game

by Patrick MacCoon ·May 5, 2024

A prep baseball game that had been suspended due to weather since Friday night had plenty of suspense on the field in its conclusion Sunday.