Longtime University of Tennessee at Chattanooga supporter and former football star James L. “Bucky” Wolford died Friday. The school’s website said he was a Little All-American as a senior in 1969, and he is a member of UTC’s athletics and entrepreneuship halls of fame. “Although I did not know Bucky more than a few months, his life and passion for Chattanooga and our football program have been an inspiration to me,” first-year Mocs coach Tom Arth said. Wolford made six interceptions each in his freshman and sophomore seasons and 13 for his career, and he had a 51-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Auburn in 1967. He played mostly on offense the next two years, registering two 100-yard rushing games in 1968. He later served on the UT board of trustees and the UC Foundation. Until recently he chaired the foundation board. “Bucky Wolford loved UTC more than any other person I have met during my time on campus,” chancellor Steve Angle said in the web post. ” This chancellor and the entire university benefited from his counsel, advice and enthusiasm. He strived for excellence in all he did, and he expected his university to do the same. While we will all miss him, his legacy will live on at UTC, making each of us work just a little bit harder.”
Volleyball
-Ally Ford had 11 kills and Miranda Elpers had 10 pus 12 digs as the UTC volleyball team beat visiting Sam Houston State 3-0 on Friday. Set scores were 25-21, 25-22, 25-18. Lauren Greenspoon had 36 asssts, Megan Kaufman made 19 digs and Dani Szczepanski added eight kills for the Mocs (3-2).
-Lee University opened its volleyball season Friday at Harrogate, Tenn., with a 3-1 loss (26-24, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23) to host Lincoln Memorial and a 3-1 win (25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20) over Carson-Newman. In the victory, Silvia Sartori had 17 kills and 16 digs, MaKayla Beebe 26 digs, Sadie Johnson and Kristi Farley 18 assists apiece, Quinne Daoust 10 kills, Alex Reuter nine kills and four aces and Brooke Wilsman eight kills and 12 digs. Against LMU, Wilsman had 15 kills, Sartori 14 kills and 14 digs, Johnson 23 assists and 11 digs, Daoust nine kills, Beebe 15 digs and Hanna Matthews 11 assists.
-Bryan College lost two 3-0 matches Friday in the Southeastern Challenge at Columbia, Ky. – 25-11, 25-18, 25-16 to Webber International and 25-14, 25-7, 25-14 to Georgetown, Ky. – and is 1-6.