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Keene’s Win At Signal Mountain Carries Added Significance

Vidrine Cruises To Championship Flight Victory

  • 5/18/2025

Over the course of his storied career in amateur golf, Richard Keene has amassed a truckload of trophies in the past five decades. He has lost count of the total number of tournaments won, a figure that is well north of three dozen including a trio of Tennessee Mid-Amateur titles. Despite his impressive résumé, few of Keene’s previous accolades can compare to the importance of Sunday’s capturing of the Senior Flight at the Signal Mountain Men’s Invitational considering his journey over the past year. Almost one year ago to the day, golf suddenly took a back seat on the 67-year-old Keene’s list of priorities. Instead, he found himself inside a cardiac ICU unit, recovering from ... (click for more)

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Veteran amateur golfer Richard Keene overcame surgery requiring six bypasses a year ago to win the Signal Mountain Men's Invitational Senior Flight title on Sunday. See Paul Payne's story.
Veteran amateur golfer Richard Keene overcame surgery requiring six bypasses a year ago to win the Signal Mountain Men's Invitational Senior Flight title on Sunday. See Paul Payne's story.
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Pickens Shines As #7 Lady Vols Advance To Knoxville Regional Final

  • 5/17/2025

Junior Karlyn Pickens delivered a dominant performance Saturday as No. 7 Tennessee topped Ohio State, 4-2, at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium to secure a spot in the Knoxville Regional final. Pickens threw her 20th complete game in Saturday's win, improving to 22-8 on the year. The flamethrower allowed two runs – one earned – on five hits with ... (click for more)

Fischer's Big Day Not Enough As Vols Lose Another Series; Tennessee #8 Seed In SEC Tournament

  • 5/17/2025

No. 12/17 Tennessee once again jumped out to an early lead but struggled in the middle innings to drop Saturday's series and regular-season finale by a score of 8-4 against No. 5/8 Arkansas at Baum-Walker Stadium. Andrew Fischer was force again for the Vols (41-15, 16-14 SEC) and stuffed the stat sheet by finishing 3-for-4 with a walk, ... (click for more)

Lookouts Snap Streak With 7-4 Victory

  • 5/18/2025

The Chattanooga Lookouts ended their seven game losing streak as they finally broke out the bats with fifteen hits in a 7-4 victory over the Birmingham Barons on Saturday. After dropping seven straight games, Sal Stewart and Cade Hunter had three hits apiece for Chattanooga including two homeruns by Hunter. Donovan Benoit picked up the ... (click for more)

Eight Birdies Propel Vidrine To Signal Mountain Lead

  • 5/17/2025

Keoni Vidrine has become a regular fixture near the top of the leaderboard on the local golf scene over the last few years. But closing the deal in Chattanooga District Golf Association events has proven to be a challenge over the past year. Vidrine capped a special year in 2023 with an individual title in the Brainerd Invitational and ... (click for more)

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  • 5/29/2025

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Jasper's Two-Hitter Leads Baylor Back To State
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  • 5/17/2025

The Baylor softball team was delayed a little bit in making their plans for the Spring Fling state championships next week, but they can go ahead now after taking care of ... more

Keene’s Win At Signal Mountain Carries Added Significance
Keene’s Win At Signal Mountain Carries Added Significance
  • 5/18/2025

Over the course of his storied career in amateur golf, Richard Keene has amassed a truckload of trophies in the past five decades. He has lost count of the total number of ... more

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