The Chattanooga Football Club announced Wednesday that it will host the Seattle Sounders’ U23 team in its final preseason friendly May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Finley Stadium. “The Seattle Sounders brand is one of the most recognizable in American soccer,” CFC general manager Sean McDaniel said in a release. “Having the future stars of Major League Soccer in our stadium is something special for our players and our fans.” Tickets are available at shop.chattanoogafc.com, starting at $10; season-ticket holders will have access at no extra cost.
Basketball
» The TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII basketball tournament runs Friday-Tuesday at Chattanooga State, and the host teams both are seeded third – behind the Walters State women (25-5, 18-0), the Southwest Tennessee teams and the Motlow State men. Coach Jay Price’s Chattanooga State men wound up 19-9 in the regular season, 13-5 in TCCAA play, and Stacey Franklin’s Lady Tigers were 19-10, 11-7 – each program with 10 wins in its last 12 games. Evelyn Thompson’s Cleveland State Lady Cougars (15-10, 10-8) are seeded fifth out of 10 teams, and Lee Cigliano’s Cougars (14-11, 10-8) are the men’s sixth seed. The single-elimination event starts with men’s play-in games at 2 and 4 p.m. Friday and women’s games at 6 and 8. Saturday will include four men’s games; Sunday, four women’s. Tournament passes cost $20; single-day passes cost $7.
» Dalton State is the No. 2 seed in the Southern States Athletic Conference men’s tournament in Montgomery, Ala. The Roadrunners (22-7, 14-4) play today at 3:15 p.m. EST against Martin Methodist, which beat Blue Mountain 74-64 on Wednesday.
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