Sports
November 19, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
When Charlie Rohn was named the wrestling coach at Farragut High School just before last season, he had to build a program nearly from scratch.
He worked the halls at FHS and visited the cafeteria at lunchtime to
find athletes to represent the Admirals on the wrestling mat.
Rohn’s work paid off as he found enough wrestlers to not only field
a team, but many of Farragut’s athletes developed enough to compete at the state’s highest level.
The coach soon will begin his second season at Farragut and this year, the Admirals will have 10 returners in the boys program, including state qualifier Jonathan Laney, a senior, who competes in the 138-pound weight class.
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November 19, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
Hardin Valley — The 2025-26 high school wrestling season kicks off this week and Hardin Valley Academy will look to add to its tradition-rich history on the mats.
The Hawks, however, will be in a bit of a rebuilding mode this season as they lost several athletes to graduation last spring.
Head coach Matt Bates will begin his fourth season at the helm for the HVA wrestling program, and he’s had success as the Hawks have won multiple team and individual championships since he arrived.
“We’ve had a 106 to 23 duals meet record. We’ve had two district (duals) runner-ups, a district championship, a region runner up and a sectional runner-up to Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett,” Bates said. “We have 35 or 36 guys in the program but we’re young.”
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November 19, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
Knoxville — Rival schools have come together this season to compete at the bowling alley.
This year, longtime Kingston Pike rivals, Bearden and Farragut, are bowling as a co-op team during the TSSAA bowling season.
The Admirals and Bulldogs are carrying the Bearden moniker this season and the co-ed squad is bowling its home matches in North Knoxville at Fountain Lanes.
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November 19, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
After dropping its first Knox County Middle School Basketball Conference Class AAA opener to Turkey Creek rival Hardin Valley, Farragut’s boys basketball team has come up with two consecutive wins.
On Monday, the Admirals defeated Karns, 41-25, on the road, handing the Beavers their second consecutive loss.
Farragut (2-1) got the bulk of its offensive production from its returning veteran players.
Benji Evans led the Admirals with 13 points at Karns early last week. Henry Crecy added 11 and Harrison Holmes added seven.
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November 19, 2025 by Alan Sloan
Knoxville Catholic was knocked out of the playoffs last Friday.
Finishing the season with a 6-5 record, the Irish look onward, where the future appears to be bright for them.
“We finished with a winning record,” KCHS head coach Phillip Shadowens said. “I thought we made a lot of improvements this year from last year.
“There were a lot of positives about our season,” he added. “We played one of the toughest schedules in the state.”
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November 19, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
Concord Christian School recently completed its most successful volleyball season in several years.
The Lady Lions finished with a 23-10 overall record and won eight of their nine Division II-A East Region District 1 matches.
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