Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., has been chosen for 2017 induction into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, which had Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tenn., among its 2015 inductees. McDowell, a long-successful driver and driving-school instructor, got the hall’s Sportsman Award in 2011. His imminent induction was announced Saturday at Portsmouth, Ohio. Among many notable career achievements, he won the 1994 Southern All Star Series and the 1999 Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series and twice each won the Dixie Shootout and the USA Nationals. Among his other big race victories were the 2005 World 100, the National 100 and the 2014 Dream at Eldora with a $100,000 payday. He and his driving school are now affiliated with Team Dillon.
Volleyball
* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga volleyball team lost 3-0 to visiting Samford in a Southern Conference match Wednesday in Maclellan Gym. Set scores were 26-24, 25-13, 25-19. Erin Bogner had 15 kills for Samford (13-10, 4-4), while Miranda Elpers led UTC (11-10, 4-4) with nine and Emily Plumlee added seven. The Mocs’ Lauren Greenspoon had 18 assists and Madison Bergren had 12, while Rachel Petkosh and Allie Davenport had 17 and 12 digs.
* Sierra Ingraham and Sundara Chinn had 11 and 10 kills and 11 and 21 digs in Tennessee Wesleyan’s 3-0 Appalachian Athletic conference loss (25-23, 25-17, 25-21) at league co-leader Milligan on Tuesday. Alexan Crittenden had 31 assists for TWU (11-14, 8-8).
* Former East Hamilton standout and current Christian Brothers University outside hitter Emma Lenoir for the fifth time this year has been selected freshman of the week in the Gulf South Conference. Although CBU went 0-4 for the week, Lenoir totaled 44 kills, 31 digs, seven aces and three blocks.