The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga lost 3-0 Sunday at Mercer in the first round of the Southern Conference women’s soccer tournament, ending UTC’s season. The Mocs (6-11-2), who finished the regular season tied for fifth in the SoCon and were seeded sixth at the tournament, finished with their most wins since 2011 and enjoyed their best conference finish since 2005. “It’s a disappointing end to our season,” Mocs coach Gavin McKinney said in a UTC release. “We are, however, proud of the work this group put in throughout the fall.” Third-seeded Mercer (10-8-1), which did all of its scoring in the second half, will face East Tennessee State in the semifinals next weekend.
– The Appalachian Athletic Conference soccer tournaments begin Tuesday with lower-seeded teams playing off. Among those, Bryan’s seventh-seeded women will host No. 10 seed Montreat. The Bryan and Tennessee Wesleyan University men are seeded second and third and will host quarterfinal games Saturday, when TWU’s fourth-seeded Lady Bulldogs will host No. 5 seed St. Andrews.
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– Red Bank High School cross country and track coach Hugh Enicks finished second in the men’s 55-59 age group and 14th overall in the USATF Masters 15k National Championships on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. Enicks’ time was 57 minutes, 40 seconds.
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