Sports
April 29, 2026 by Jake Nichols
In its previous two matches against Maryville, the Farragut boys tennis team came up short.
Friday, April 24, Kori Faulkner made sure history did not repeat itself for a third time.
The Farragut senior outlasted Maryville’s Will Huddleston 10-8 in a match breaker, snapping a 3-3 tie to give the Admirals a 4-3 win for the 2026 District 2-AA title.
Faulkner won his first set 6-4, lost the second set 6-3 and claimed the match breaker to vault FHS to program history.
He wound up in a similarly lofty perch moments later, as teammates paraded Faulkner on their shoulders after the victory.
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April 29, 2026 by Jake Nichols
Three games into this season, the Farragut Lady Admirals had not won a game in the first TSSAA-sanctioned season of girls flag football.
At that point, negativity swirled for plenty of players — especially those who had been part of a lackluster campaign in the fall of 2024.
Fast forward to Monday, April 27, and things looked far different for the Lady Ads. Players danced and smiled with each other during Senior Night, only to wreak havoc on Hardin Valley in a 33-12 victory to cap a four-game win streak to end the regular season.
In that stretch, the Lady Ads have outscored their opponents 103-39, including a 27-14 win over previously unbeaten Clinton last Monday, April 21.
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April 29, 2026 by Jake Nichols
Hallie Grace Johnson wound and fired toward the plate last week, striking out Halls’ Harper Bales to begin the Region II Challenge on Friday, April 24.
It was the first of 15 strikeouts for Johnson in her next two appearances, as the Farragut Lady Admirals went 2-1 in a tournament that featured several teams from across the area.
Farragut’s matchups featured a 2-0 win over Halls, a 3-1 loss to Alcoa and a 7-0 win over Powell last weekend.
FHS would have faced Clinton as well, but rain prevented the matchup after the Lady Dragons’ game against Powell was called due to weather.
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April 29, 2026 by Jake Nichols
“Craaaaack!”
The unmistakable sound exploded from Zain Kureshi-Smith’s Victus 30-inch Pro Reserve Maple, as the senior used his wooden weapon to produce an RBI single and a 1-0 Farragut lead against Pigeon Forge.
In the press box, bowtie-clad P.A. announcer Ralph Skinner cued up the next tune from a list that included Frank Sinatra’s best hits and Tony Dorsey’s “Boogie Woogie” from the 1940s.
These were just a couple of the sounds inside the Ballpark at Farragut last week as the Admirals hosted their annual “Throwback Night’ to wrap the regular-season home slate on Thursday, April 23.
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April 29, 2026 by Jake Nichols
Through the years, Bradley Culbreth has seen plenty of fun soccer matches between Farragut and Bearden.
The rivals wrote their latest chapter on Friday, April 24. And when the clock hit zero, all the Farragut coach could do was tip his cap to the Bulldogs, who claimed a 3-1 victory despite being outnumbered during several key stretches.
“What a transition by them to be down two men and still put that effort in,” Culbreath acknowledged. “I commend them on how they played the last 20 minutes. Everybody hopes and wishes for a team that responds like that. Hopefully mine learn, which we will. When you make mistakes, good teams capitalize on it. They earned it, and (Bearden coach Ryan) Radcliffe made adjustments. Over there playing chess, as expected.”
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April 29, 2026 by Ken Lay
Hardin Valley Academy’s boys soccer team has had a tumultuous 2026 campaign marred by adversity, including illness and injuries.
The Hawks closed out the District 4-AAA portion of their schedule Friday night with a 2-1 loss to Knoxville West at HVA.
It was Hardin Valley’s 13th match of the season and the Hawks used their 13th different starting lineup.
“We’ve been banged up. We’ve been dinged up and we’ve been sick,” said coach Ray Dover, who guided his side to the 2025 Class AAA state championship. “We rested some guys and we played some younger kids and I was really proud of our effort.
“The MVP of our team this year is our trainer, Cindi Juarez-Logan. She’s worked with our kids and done some things like conditioning.”
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