Five Chattanooga-area players have been selected to the 2017 Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state baseball team. The five are Rhea County outfielder Westin Ray in Class AAA, Chattanooga Christian shortstop John Rhodes and Grundy County outfielder/pitcher Blane Harris in AA, Boyd-Buchanan shortstop Cade Evans in Class A and McCallie outfielder/pitcher Corbin Brooksbank in Division II.
Golf
– Alex Cobb of Brentwood and Coleman Jones of Franklin shared the lead after two rounds of the 54th Tennessee Junior Amateur, and they had a four-stroke edge over four players chasing them entering today’s final round at Cleveland Country Club. Cobb followed his opening 5-under-par 66 with a 71, while Jones went 68-69 to share the 36-hole advantage at 5 under. Among those tied for seventh at 2 over were Athens’ Tanner Harris (71-73) and Niota’s Cade Puryear (73-71), with Tullahoma’s Jacob Uehlein (77-71) tied for 18th at 6 over and Chattanooga’s Jake Levine (77-72) tied for 23rd.
– In the 54th Tennessee Girls’ Junior Championship at Temple Hills Country Club in Franklin, Manchester’s Ashley Gilliam heads into today’s final round with a five-stroke advantage over Winchester’s Malia Stovall with Kynadie Adams of Gallatin another stroke back. Gilliam opened with a 4-under-par 68, which Stovall bested by a stroke, but in the second round Gilliam’s 66 was the only round in the 60s and Stovall shot a 72. Cleveland’s Kara Carter (76-81) was tied for 20th at 12 over.
– Tori Owens of Chatsworth and Carson Roberts of Dalton will compete in the Georgia Top 60 Women’s Classic on Friday and Saturday at The Savannah Golf Club. The field will play 18 holes each day.