Prep Notebook: Red Bank’s Marjorie Smith signs with Tennessee Wesleyan

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 11/15/16. Marjorie Smith from Red Bank is being recognized as an outstanding Volleyball player during the 2016 Best of Preps. Photo taken in the CTFP studio on November, 15, 2016. Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 11/15/16. Marjorie Smith from Red Bank is being recognized as an outstanding Volleyball player during the 2016 Best of Preps. Photo taken in the CTFP studio on November, 15, 2016.

By Staff Reports April 21, 2017 3 min read

Anna Ward

Red Bank’s Marjorie Smith recently signed scholarship papers to continue her volleyball career at Tennessee Wesleyan.

Last fall Smith was a Times Free Press Best of Preps third-team selection. She was the kills and blocks leader for state-tournament participant Red Bank, which won the Region 3-AA and District 6 championships, and she was chosen most valuable player of the district tournament.

“Marjorie, overall, is an outstanding athlete,” first-year Red Bank coach Savannah Nelson said. “She has a passion for the sport. She always cared about how she played, and always cared about her teammates. She wanted them to do just as well. She always worked hard and pushed herself at practice.”

Signal goes 4-0

There was no championship game, but the Signal Mountain baseball team went through East Hamilton’s Hurricane Classic last week unscathed in four games. Host East Hamilton finished 3-1, losing the head-to-head with Signal by 5-4. The round-robin field included Soddy-Daisy, Rhea County, Hixson, Boyd-Buchanan and Gwinnett (Ga.).