McCallie coach Greg Payne and his son, shortstop Tyler Payne, have been named the coach and player of the year for the 2014 season by the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association. Tyler earned all-state honors as a junior in helping McCallie to its first state baseball championship since 1976. He led the state in stolen bases (49) and hit .349 while scoring 39 runs and winning five games and saving two as a pitcher. He recently signed scholarship papers with Lee University. Greg directed McCallie to a 28-10 record in his second season as the Blue Tornado’s coach. His career won-lost mark is 229-123. Although he has taken teams as far as the semifinals twice, the 2014 state title was his first as a head coach.
Boxing
• Chattanoogans Roger Hilley and Avious Griffin both lost 2-1 decisions Tuesday night in the USA Boxing national team trials at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Hilley lost to Jesus Vasquez of Englewood, Colo., in the 132-pound class, and Griffin was eliminated by Rahim Gonzales of Sylmar, Calif. The competition, officially the 2015 WSB & World Team Trials, continues tonight at 6 with the quarterfinals.
Wrestling
• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga remained No. 19 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, well ahead of No. 20 North Carolina State and just a single point behind No. 18 Northwestern.
Soccer
• The Lee University men’s soccer Flames followed up the school’s women’s victory Monday in the National Christian College Athletic Association tournament with a 2-0 win of their own over Spring Arbor. Arturo Rocha from a Quade Marinell assist and David Perez unassisted scored two minutes apart in the second half for the Flames (9-9-2), who are seeded fifth out of nine teams and conclude pool play today against No. 2 seed Southwestern Christian. Spring Arbor (14-5-4) is seeded eighth but beat SCU 2-0 on Monday. Lee had a 13-9 edge in shots but trailed 8-5 in corner kicks.
Basketball
• UTC guard Keiana Gilbert was named the Southern Conference women’s basketball freshman of the week for the second time in a row Tuesday, on the heels of her two national awards announced Monday. Gilbert scored 27 points in the Mocs’ 67-63 win over fourth-ranked Tennessee and led them with 15 points in Monday’s loss at Arkansas State, when she shot 7-of-10 from the field. She also averaged 4.5 rebounds in the two games.
• Kristina Pumpure and Amanda Rector had 29 and 20 points, 10 and nine rebounds and nine and eight assists as the Tennessee Temple women’s basketball team beat visiting Allen University 104-75 on Tuesday, but Allen won the men’s game 73-59. Bree Smith scored 18 points and Angel Foster added 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Lady Crusaders’ win. For Allen, Kamya Thomas and Dekoya Mack scored 20 and 19 points and S’Nitra Mack had 17 points and 21 rebounds. Emaray Johnson had 14 points and seven rebounds and William McQuire had five assists for the Allen men. Cameron High had 11 points and 12 rebounds and Bryan Jones and Weedlens Beauvil also scored 11 points each for the Crusaders.
• Despite 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 16 rebounds by Brandon Cole, the Bryan College men’s basketball team lost for the first time this season Tuesday night, 74-61 at Berea. Berea (4-1) got 15 points and 12 rebounds (nine offensive) from London Moore and had three other double-figure scores. Supporting Cole for the Lions (8-1), Robert Troino scored 17 points with 5-of-7 3-point accuracy and Oteriah Lee added 10 points and eight assists.
• Shellie Kaniut scored 19 points as Emory gave the Sewanee women’s basketball Tigers their first loss of the season Tuesday, 68-45 in Atlanta. Savannah Rose had 12 points, all on 3-pointers, for Sewanee (4-1), while Kayla Sewell had 10 rebounds and three blocked shots and Jamie Chauvin contributed six assists, seven rebounds and three steals. The Sewanee men won 49-44 at Hiwassee.