Chattanooga soccer rivals head to Spring Fling
A lot would ride on Baylor and McCallie, or Chattanooga Christian and Notre Dame match-ups
At the beginning of every season, coaches of all sports identify games as "must-wins."
The Chattanooga Christian soccer team was unable to repeat its district and region championships from a season ago.
Leading 2-1 in matches in its Class A/AA sectional matchup Friday at Chattanooga Christian, the Collegedale Academy boys' tennis team still needed two wins to claim its first Spring Fling berth.
It was all in the elevation, so said William DeBarge.
The Notre Dame girls' tennis players knew they were on a collision course with the state tournament after an early-season victory over Chattanooga Christian -- their biggest hurdle in recent history.
Chattanooga Christian soccer coach Shawn Brower told Clark Marshall that a goal against rival Notre Dame would take away the pain of Marshall’s recent slump.
Chattanooga Christian senior Natalie Thedford says assists in soccer are "more rewarding" than scoring goals. She'll just have to find a way to cope with her performance Tuesday night.
In a game that featured 66 passes, it was still the legs of Chase Reed that proved to be the difference.
Coach Barry Loyal thought his Chattanooga Christian team was very capable of getting its first winning season a year ago.
Because Brooke Holland, Kelsey Lochstampfor and Taylor Snipes play on the front row, Chattanooga Christian’s senior volleyball players would seem equipped to be able to handle a tall order.
Chattanooga Christian’s Katy Caine only looked the part of a composed head coach Tuesday.
Time of possession favored Notre Dame. So did corner kicks, as well as dangerous opportunities in the box.
For the first time this season, the Signal Mountain football team failed to score in the second half, and Eagles coach Bill Price took it in stride.
The Boyd-Buchanan girls’ soccer team has been working on being more competitive in its district.
Polk County quarterback Jared Allen more than made up for the absence of four offensive starters in a 48-27 high school football win Friday night at Chattanooga Christian.
