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Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon course different this year

For those who are familiar with the annual Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon's course, this year's main race Sunday morning will look quite a bit different and may be a little faster.

By Tori McElhaney June 24, 2017

Becky Meagher changes shoes before beginning the running portion of the Waterfront Triathlon Sunday, June 26, 2016.

Volunteers help make Chattanooga a star triathlon host

There is quite a lot that goes into bringing an event like the 2017 Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon to fruition. Nearly a year's worth of planning and preparation for a single day of competition is just scratching the surface.

By Tori McElhaney June 24, 2017

Triathletes make the transition from the swimming portion of the Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon into the bicycling portion of the race on June 29, 2014.

Some area roads will be closed for Sunday’s Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon

The Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon takes place Sunday, June 25, and Riverfront Parkway will be closed between Chestnut Street and Power Alley starting at 8 a.m. Friday, June 23, until 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 25.

By Staff Report June 23, 2017

Athletes make their way to the waterfront in preparation for the second annual Ironman Chattanooga triathlon which took take place Sunday, September 27, 2015.

USA rugby team prepping for key matches against Canada [photo gallery]

The United States men's rugby team played relatively close to Chattanooga last Saturday at Kennesaw State University against a team from Georgia - the Eurasian country, not the state where the match was held.

By Staff story and photos by C.B. Schmelter June 21, 2017

USA's Ben Landry (5) and Chris Baumann (3) work to bring down Georgia's Giorgi Nemsadze during an international rugby test match at Kennesaw State University's Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Saturday, June 17, in Kennesaw, Ga.

Dayton’s Michael Neal finishes fifth in bass fishing tournament

Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., moved up two more places for the second straight day and finished fifth in the FLW Tour's bass tournament that wrapped up Sunday on the Potomac River out of Marbury, Md.

By Staff Report June 19, 2017

Whitwell fishing team sending three squads to national tournament

There were many conversations at last year's Labor Day parade in Whitwell, but one topic that kept coming up confounded a few spectators.

By Tori McElhaney June 15, 2017

Three years after starting as a school club, Whitwell High School's fishing team has doubled its number of participants. Three two-person teams from Whitwell will compete on Lake Kentucky in a national tournament featuring teams from around the United States and Canada.

Cousins reach rodeo nationals

Hunter Middle School students Sierra Holder and Bree Roark from Georgetown, Tenn., are second cousins and related also as national rodeo participants representing Georgia.

By Staff Report June 15, 2017

Cousins Bree Roark, left, and Sierra Holder from Georgetown — on Cattin and Jolene, respectively — will be competing in the World's Largest Junior High School Rodeo next week in Lebanon, Tenn.

Outdoors note and calendar

Paddle Smart Chattanooga class: Today, 6-8 p.m., at Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park and more events...

By Staff Report June 15, 2017

Larry Case: Let’s follow this trail north to Alaska

A few years ago, I signed on as your humble outdoors correspondent. You didn't ask me to, I just did it.

By Larry Case June 8, 2017

A black bear walks on a grassy hillside while eating vegetation last month in Juneau, Alaska.

Outdoors calendar

Adaptive cycling program and more outdoor events...

By Staff Reports June 8, 2017

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