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Chattanooga-area baseball district tournaments begin with 5-AAA

After down-to-the-wire regular-season races, Chattanooga-area high school baseball teams begin their seasons of no return this week.

By Ward Gossett April 29, 2014

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Polk County softball team tops district

The last time that Polk County High School's softball team won a regular-season district title, "Schindler's List" won the Academy Award for best motion picture that year. The theme from "Aladdin" won best song at the Grammy Awards. And no player on Polk's current regular-season-championship team was born yet.

By Kelley Smiddie April 21, 2014

Soddy-Daisy, GPS, Bradley go 3-0

Four teams went 3-0 on Friday in the opening day of Soddy-Daisy's 24th Lady Trojan Classic high school softball tournament, including the host team.

By Kelley Smiddie April 19, 2014

Cherokees clip Central on Biddle one-hitter

Tyler Biddle came up with a surprise Thursday.

By Ward Gossett April 18, 2014

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McMinn Central’s Eric Hart making strides in return from surgery

Eric Hart is proving himself right while proving others wrong.

By Ward Gossett April 15, 2014

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GPS starts 2-0 in Baylor tournament

GPS competed in a softball tournament on a Friday, so all coach Susan Crownover was looking for was the usual.

By Kelley Smiddie April 12, 2014

Central’s Purple Pounders withstand Red Bank rally in District 6-AA baseball game

Brett Hardy pitched a no-hitter for four innings, but all he could do in the seventh was wipe the sweat from his brow as Red Bank made a stiff comeback push in the District 6-AA baseball game.

By Ward Gossett April 9, 2014

Central turns to Ryan Mallory as football coach

Central High School principal Finley King may have found a jewel to extricate the Purple Pounders from a sticky situation.

By Ward Gossett April 8, 2014

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CSAS appreciates Marion’s reaction to players’ baseball game collision

The injured mouth and dental repair for one player and the staples in the head of another eventually will be forgotten, but Arts & Sciences baseball coaches, players, administrators and fans never will forget the heart-felt hospitality and sympathy extended by host Marion County after two Patriots players collided during a game last week.