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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Chattanooga high schools excited by addition of girls’ flag football

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 17, 2024

The days of powder puff games being the only time area girls can play flag football for their high schools will soon be over.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Marion County junior Ayla Flintz, left, reaches for sophomore Jacy Gatlin's flag during a powder puff football game between the sophomores and juniors in October 2023. Money raised from ticket sales went to the high school's prom fund.

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Chattanooga’s nine best high school baseball fields ranked

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 17, 2024

Here is a complete nine innings' worth of the best high school baseball stadiums in Chattanooga, in sports writer Patrick MacCoon's opinion.

Contributed photo / Silverdale Baptist Academy has one of the nicest baseball fields in all of the Chattanooga area thanks in large part to Seahawks head coach Lance Rorex.

Timblin records second straight two-homer game to lead Signal Mountain to victory

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 15, 2024

Signal Mountain slugger Ben Timblin is crushing the baseball at an impressive rate lately as the senior leads the state of Tennessee in home runs with nine.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Signal Mountain senior Blake Wolfard rounds first base after his three-run home run against Red Bank on Monday.

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Piper Fowler wins national championship, qualifies for Team USA once again

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 15, 2024

Piper Fowler continues to be a trailblazer on the wrestling mat, where the Cleveland High School junior will compete for her second straight world championship with Team USA this summer.

Contributed photo / Cleveland High School junior wrestler Piper Fowler will represent Team USA at the U17 World Championships for the second straight year. Fowler will have a chance to repeat as a world champion for her country, which will compete at the World Championships in Amman, Jordan from August 19-25.

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Dream of return to big leagues drives Lookouts’ Anthony Alford

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 14, 2024

This time last year, Anthony Alford was getting mobbed by young baseball fans in the streets of Suwon, South Korea. Now he's much closer to home.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Chattanooga Lookouts outfielder Anthony Alford is in his first season back in the U.S. after the former MLB player starred in South Korea's KBO League the past two years.

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Five facts about Vols freshman and Chattanooga native Boo Carter

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 12, 2024

Boo Carter has already made a good impression on Rocky Top.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Boo Carter, a former prep football standout at Chattanooga Christian and Bradley Central, is wrapping up his first spring with the Tennessee Volunteers. The Orange & White Game is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

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MLB scouts turning out in droves to watch Baylor two-way star Tomas Valincius

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 12, 2024

Tomas Valincius doesn't want to let his potential future on the diamond distract him from his present goals with Baylor's baseball program.

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Baylor's Tomas Valincius pitches during the opening game of a home doubleheader against Knoxville Catholic on Wednesday. Valincius threw a complete game in the 10-0 TSSAA Division II-AA East Region win that was shortened to five innings by the run rule.

Prep notebook: Baylor softball coach applauds TSSAA for moving title games to MTSU

by Patrick MacCoon, Stephen Hargis ·April 11, 2024

The TSSAA is moving its softball state championship games to Middle Tennessee State University. Kelli Smith is already a fan of the change.

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Baylor coach Kelli Smith was happy to hear about the TSSAA's recent decision to move all of its softball state championship games to Middle Tennessee State University starting with next month's Spring Fling. The Lady Red Raiders are the eight-time reigning champions in Division II-AA.

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Top 10 Chattanooga Lookouts players of all time

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 10, 2024

The home opener for the Chattanooga Lookouts is also a "Dogs at the Diamond" promotion night. Who are the "Big Dogs" in Lookouts history?

Staff file photo / Janna Jahn, left, and Warren Dropkin pose with a cardboard cutout of former Chattanooga Lookouts pitcher Satchel Paige at the Engel Stadium booth on the Walnut Street Bridge during the Wine over Water festival in October 2012.

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Chattanooga area athletes win national wrestling championships

by Patrick MacCoon ·April 8, 2024

At the rate Signal Mountain sophomore wrestler Joseph Uhorchuk is going he could have four TSSAA state championships along with six national championships by the end of his prep career.