Sports
FHS track sets personal bests at Vol Classic
April 22, 2026 by Jake Nichols
Through this spring, the Farragut track and field team has put forth several strong performances. This past weekend saw another one, as the Ads posted seven top 10 finishes and a dozen personal bests during the Volunteer Classic at Tennessee’s Tom Black Track on Saturday, April 18.
The Lady Ads’ 4x800 team of Christie George, Bailey Ann Smith, Zoi LeCours and Addison Haynes finished second at 10:11.14, while the men’s 4x800 team of Corom Hlebasko, Lucas Spadafora, Nick Deguira and Sam Shagan ran an 8:01.63 to clinch fourth. The women’s 4x400 team of Ava Brinley, Elin Rotan, Clara Wothe and Kennedy Dade finished fifth at 4:13.05. The women’s 4x200 team, comprised of Ada Becker, Kennedy Dade, Ryleigh Howe and Emma Pearl Riffer, clinched seventh with a time of 1:46.09, and the women’s distance medley relay team of Gruzalski, Hereford, Dade and Wells finished eighth overall with a time of 14:46.01.
In the men’s 400-meter event, Nathan Jacobs finished fifth overall with a personal best of 50.59 seconds while Peyton Edmunds took eighth overall in the pole vault with a personal record of 8 feet, 6 inches.
Ryleigh Howe set a personal best in the 300-meter hurdle event at 47.80 seconds, and Kambree Fontenot set a new personal mark in discus at 93 feet, 1 inch. Distance runners all set personal bests in their respective events as well. Andrew Cabaniss reached a new mark in the men’s 800-meter run at 2:00.97, while John Williams reached a milestone in the 1600-meter event at 4:38.43. In the 3200-meter run, Bailey Ann Smith, Sam Shagan, Chase Temples and Andrew Kafoed set personal bests of 11L54.37, 9:37.65, 9.39.84 and 10.09.19, respectively.
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April 22, 2026 by Jake Nichols
If you ask anyone in the Farragut baseball locker room to pick the team leader, the answer will be the same: Jake Harris.
An Eastern Michigan signee, Harris takes pride in the culture and tradition that lies within the Admirals’ storied history.
As a senior captain, it is his duty to pass on
that appreciation and responsibility to the younger generation.
And this season, one member of that generation lives in the same house: his brother Mac, a Farragut freshman.
“I don’t really truly see myself in a leadership role — just a guy hanging with his friends, having a good time,” Jake said. “I’ve had a lot of experience in Farragut, and I think some younger guys lean on me, and I love doing it. My little brother is a freshman, so every opportunity I get, I try to give him as much knowledge as I can.”
The brothers may be different ages, but they share the same position: catcher.
Jake Harris has grown quite used to the position through the years, having established plenty of routines and favorite pitches along the way.
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April 22, 2026 by Jake Nichols
Travis Brummitt Jr. wanted to stay on the mound.
The Farragut senior made that known several times on Monday, April 20, and he had good reason to feel that way.
Facing a full count with a runner on third and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Brummitt fired a third strike to preserve the Admirals’ 5-4 win over Oak Ridge at ORHS. With the win, the Ads claimed the regular-season district title and earned the top seed for the District 4-4A Tournament.
Brummitt went the distance for FHS, giving up three hits and four runs with six strikeouts on the night.
“He made it known that he continued to want the ball,” Farragut coach Garrett Copeland said of Brummitt. “That’s been by design — we wanted to continue to build throughout the year — but he’s a competitor and that’s what we expect from him.”
Brummitt and the Ads’ defense got plenty of help from the Farragut offense, which stacked five runs in the top of the sixth to break a 0-0 stalemate.
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April 22, 2026 by Ken Lay, Correspondent
Another District 4-AAA boys soccer match had to come down to a penalty kicks shootout for Farragut High School late last week.
And Admirals coach Bradley Culbreth was anything but surprised after his side already had one shootout this season.
“The game went pretty much the way that I expected it to go,” Culbreth said after Farragut and rival Hardin Valley Academy played to a 2-2 draw in regulation Friday night at HVA. “They’re a good team and they’ve been banged up.
“Their season hasn’t gone like they would’ve liked, but this went pretty much went like I expected.”
The two Farragut area foes played 80 minutes and then played 20 minutes of golden goal overtime, and nothing was settled so the match was declared a tie.
It, however, went to penalty kicks for district standings tie-breaking purposes. The Admirals won the shootout, 4-2, as seniors Adrian D’Alosio, Edwin Denic, Nathan Henderson and Lincoln Unger tallied in the shootout.
Goalkeeper Parker Fuller made two saves in the shootout after netminder Matthew Burney made seven saves in regulation and overtime.
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April 22, 2026 by
In last week’s edition of the farragutpress, which ran on Wednesday, April 15, we wrongfully attributed a photo in our sports section to Jake Nichols. That photo was captured by Carlos Reveiz, as are all FHS boys soccer photos unless identified otherwise. Carlos does incredible work and should be rightfully credited for his effort and time. We apologize to Carlos and regret the error.
