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Dobyns-Bennett’s Courtney Whitson (22) puts up a shot up in front of Science Hill’s Alasia Smith (30) during Monday’s District 1-AAA championship game in Gray.
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Lady ’Toppers top Tribe, win first district title since 2015

Jeila Greenlee finished with 23 points, six assists and five steals to lead Science Hill past Dobyns-Bennett 59-37 on Monday night in the District 1-AAA girls basketball final.

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Dakota Hamilton Elizabethton’s Kaitlin Bailey (23) goes to block the shot of Sullivan South’s Mollie Leslie during the District 1-AA tournament championship game Monday at Happy Valley in Elizabethton. The Lady Cyclones won 56-42.
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Surging Elizabethton beats South for District 1-AA title

The fifth-seeded Lady Cyclones handled the second-seeded Lady Rebels 56-42 on Monday to earn the District 1-AA championship.

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Photo gallery: Central vs. Unicoi, 1-AA consolation

The Sullivan Central Lady Cougars claimed victory in the third-place game of the District 1-AA basketball tournament on Monday with their hard-fought 62-59 win over Unicoi County in Elizabethton.

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Pioneers, Lady Titans fall in Region 1D openers

Thomas Walker’s boys and Twin Springs’ girls both fell just short of advancing to regional quarterfinal play Monday, the Pioneers dropping an overtime decision at Twin Valley and the Lady Titans losing at Council on a made free throw.

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Dobyns-Bennett's Courtney Whitson (22) drives through the lane during the second half of the District 1-AAA championship against Science Hill on Monday in Gray. Dobyns-Bennett's Ta-Tionna White (24) battles for the offensive rebound over Science Hill's Alasia Smith (30) and Maddy Richmond (13) during the second half of the District 1-AAA championship on Monday in Gray. Science Hill's Jeila Greenlee (11) takes a shot over Dobyns-Bennett's Bethany Welty (13) during the District 1-AAA championship on Monday in Gray. Dobyns-Bennett's Courtney Whitson (22) puts a shot up while defended by Science Hill's Alasia Smith (30) during the District 1-AAA championship on Monday in Gray.
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Photo gallery: D-B vs. Science Hill, 1-AAA girls final

Top-seeded Science Hill added the District 1-AAA girls basketball tournament championship to its regular-season title with Monday's 59-37 victory over Dobyns-Bennett at Bobby Snyder Gymnasium in Gray.

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Photo gallery: South vs. Elizabethton, 1-AA girls final

The Elizabethton Lady Cyclones continued their late-season surge by defeating Sullivan South 56-42 on Monday in the championship game of the District 1-AA basketball tournament at Happy Valley.

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Former Sullivan County school board member Larry Harris, announcer for Sullivan South High School football and basketball for whom the Sullivan South High School football press box was named in 2016, has died.
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Veteran Sullivan South sports announcer, county school board member Harris dies

“I don’t think I ever encountered Mr. (Larry) Harris that he didn’t have a wide smile, a big pat on the back and much encouragement,” said Sullivan County Director of Schools Evelyn Rafalowski, a nearly 42-year veteran of the school system and friend of Harris and his family. “He was a good guy.”  

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Tennessee's Grant Williams, middle, tries to pull in a loose ball between Kentucky's Reid Travis, left, and Tyler Herro during the second half Saturday night in Lexington, Ky.
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Tennessee falls to fifth in AP poll; Duke reclaims No. 1

Duke earned 58 of 64 first-place votes to climb one spot and replace Tennessee, which had spent four weeks at No. 1 but fell to fifth after Saturday's loss at Kentucky.

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Denny Hamlin and his crew celebrate in victory lane Sunday night after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Hamlin leads 1-2-3 JGR finish in Daytona 500

Sunday’s season-opening Cup Series race featured an accident on pit road, a 21-car crash, 12 cautions and five wrecks in the final 20 laps of regulation.

Feb 17, 2019 at 8:50 PM
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Hilltoppers' Diehl seizes second straight state title

Last year’s 160-pound class champion in Class AAA, Science Hill senior Chase Diehl won the 170-pound state title on Saturday — capping a remarkable 63-0 season.

Feb 17, 2019 at 4:32 AM
Sullivan South’s Gannon Chase eyes the basket while attempting a free throw against Johnson County during Saturday’s District 1-AA semifinal game at Happy Valley in Elizabethton.
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South boys, Elizabethton girls pull off 1-AA upsets

Saturday night’s District 1-AA basketball tournament semifinals featured a little big-dog hunting, and the Sullivan South boys and Elizabethton girls both caught their prey.

Feb 17, 2019 at 4:01 AM
Dobyns-Bennett’s Jared Strickland (24) elevates for a shot over Daniel Boone’s Coby Bachus (44) on Saturday during the first half of their District 1-AAA tournament semifinal game at Bobby Snyder Gymnasium in Gray.
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Tribe smacks down 'Blazers in district semifinals

Dobyns-Bennett sprinted out of the blocks in a 77-47 District 1-AAA semifinal win over Daniel Boone on Saturday that carried the Indians into a championship clash with Science Hill.

Feb 17, 2019 at 3:56 AM
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Castlewood's Bush, Jessee, Union's Polier win VHSL titles

Castlewood’s Casey Bush and Gunnar Jessee captured VHSL Class 1 wrestling championships Saturday, and Union’s Mason Polier brought home Class 2 gold in the 195-pound class.

Feb 17, 2019 at 3:42 AM
Central’s Brook Porter (12) shoots during the Mountain 7 District tournament championship game against Abingdon on Saturday in Norton. Porter scored her 1,000th career point and finished with 17 in the Lady Warriors’ 70-31 victory.
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Lady Warriors race off to fifth district title in eight years

Wise Central never trailed on its way to a dominating win over Abingdon in Saturday’s Mountain 7 girls tournament championship game in Norton.

Feb 17, 2019 at 2:53 AM
Dobyns-Bennett's Riamello Wadsworth (22) shoots a jump shot over Daniel Boone's Judah Hilton (14) during the District 1-AAA semifinals Saturday at Bobby Snyder Gymnasium in Gray. Daniel Boone's Jared Adkins (24) tries to work around the defense of Dobyns-Bennett's Riamello Wadsworth (22) during the first half of their District 1-AAA semifinal Saturday at Bobby Snyder Gymnasium in Gray. Dobyns-Bennett's Chase Jenkins (12) goes for a layup against Daniel Boone during the District 1-AAA semifinals Saturday at Bobby Snyder Gymnasium in Gray. Daniel Boone's Coby Bachus (44) puts a shot up over Dobyns-Bennett's Charlie Browder (42) during the second half of the District 1-AAA semifinals Saturday at Bobby Snyder Gymnasium in Gray.
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Photo gallery: D-B vs. Boone, 1-AAA boys basketball

Dobyns-Bennett scored the game's first 20 points and rolled over Daniel Boone 77-47 on Saturday in the semifinals of the District 1-AAA boys basketball tournament at Bobby Snyder Gymnasium in Gray.

Updated Feb 17, 2019 at 2:36 AM
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