Sports
Locals set 3 ‘City Meet’ records
July 24, 2024 by Staff Reports
KNOXVILLE — Three Greater Knoxville Area Interclub Swimming Association teams from Farragut finished in the top six, among a 27-team field, during the annual GKAISA “City Meet” in Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on the UT campus Thursday through Saturday, July 11-13.
Finishing a close second overall behind powerful GKAISA champ Knoxville Racquet Club (1,855 points) was the Village Green Gators (1,741).
Taking fourth place was Concord Hills Piranhas (1,428) followed in sixth place by Sugarwood Stingrays (1,211.50). Farragut’s Fox Den Red Foxes finished 19th as a team.
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July 24, 2024 by Staff Reports
Two Farragut High School teachers who also have served as coaches and/or directors have been promoted to FHS assistant athletic directors to begin the 2024-25 school year, it was announced Wednesday, July 17.
Assuming those roles are Albert Fontenot and Jack Tate.
Fontenot, a Farragut High graduate and running backs coach on the 2016 state championship Admirals football team (coaching 2016 through 2021), is a special education teacher who has taught at the school since 2016.
Tate, a long-time Bearden High School teacher who, as Bulldogs baseball head coach, led BHS to its best finish in program history (state runner-up in 2012), just finished his fourth school year at FHS as sports information director and a film studies teacher.
July 24, 2024 by Staff Reports
With the 2024-25 Knox County Schools year fast approaching, in addition to TSSAA fall sports (football, girls soccer, girls and boys golf; girls and boys cross country and volleyball), nine coaching positions, including head coaching, are open at Farragut High, according to Jack Tate, FHS sports information director.
Although the previously mentioned fall sports jobs are not among the vacancies, the following positions remain available:
• wrestling (head coach and assistant);
• flag football (head coach);
• bowling (head coach);
• swimming (head coach and assistant);
• softball (assistant coach); and ...
• tennis (head coach and assistant).
To apply, contact athletic director Donald Dodgen at donald.dodgen@knoxschools.org or call 865-660-6142.
