KNOXVILLE - Qualifying for the TSSAA’s Spring Fling State Championships is always a goal of the Jefferson County High School track & field program.

CHATTANOOGA - Still in its infancy, the Lakeway Christian Academy track & field program will be represented at the upcoming TSSAA Spring Fling State Championships.

WHITE PINE - From the moment they were eliminated from contention in the round of 16 of last year’s Division II-A State Tournament, all of the Lakeway Christian Lions’ efforts had been focused toward getting back and taking the next step.

The mark Tanner Franklin has left on the Jefferson County High School baseball program is undeniable.

JOHNSON CITY - The 2022 campaign has been an incredible resurgence for the Jefferson County Patriots.

DANDRIDGE - With the high school calendar winding down Lex Breeden entered a crucial stretch of the year still unsure of what the future would hold for him.

JOHNSON CITY - This was a year JCHS head coach Zach Reese expected the program would be back to form.

JEFFERSON CITY - When Kyle Cutshaw set out to create the local mini golf course Jefferson Countians and visitors from all around have come to know and love back in 2016, he always had in mind a set of 18 holes that would be challenging to even the most advance putters in the world.

DANDRIDGE - Kellie Ivens isn’t your typical track & field athlete.

SEVIERVILLE - Ninety-nine minutes and 48 seconds. That’s how long Jefferson County held the defending state champion Sevier County Smoky Bears scoreless.

SEVIERVILLE - It’s not the end of the road, but Wednesday’s District 2-4A title loss was certainly not the detour JCHS head coach Zach Reese had in mind at this juncture of the postseason.

CHATTANOOGA - Any championship effort has to come with a certain amount of grit. Over the last four days the Lakeway Christian Lions have shown no shortage of it.

MORRISTOWN - With the middle school track & field season coming to a close on Monday, Jefferson Middle, Maury Middle and White Pine all put out top efforts to close the year in the Middle 8 Conference Meet.

For a coach’s first year, there’s little for Jacob Lindsey and the JCHS tennis program to hang their heads about.

DANDRIDGE - Cheering is a passion for both Caitlyn Loveday and Alexandra Hutchins.

MORRISTOWN - A week ago when the Jefferson County Patriots dropped a 3-1 defeat to Morristown West to end the regular season, longtime head coach Shawn Way was disgusted with his team’s effort.

MORRISTOWN - The battle cry for every team in the postseason of any sport is to survive and advance.

SEVIERVILLE - The Jefferson County Patriots will play into next week.

SEVIERVILLE - It’ll be the scenic route for the second-seeded Jefferson County Patriots and their quest to lay claim to the district’s tournament title.

SEVIERVILLE - Two wins. That’s all that stands between the Jefferson County Patriots and a berth into the district championship series, and an automatic bid into the region tournament.

DANDRIDGE - It’s been a solid season for Jefferson County soccer, but the way the regular season has ended has not been consistent with how it began.

WHITE PINE - Randy Coffman has stepped down as head coach of the Lakeway Christian girls’ basketball program.

DANDRIDGE - Ella Tallent had already left her mark on the prestigious Jefferson County High School wrestling program. On Tuesday, she just added to what’s been an incredible career in Dumplin Valley.

WHITE PINE - The year has officially reset for the Lakeway Christian Lions, and they’ve quickly taken advantage of it.

DANDRIDGE - Beginning Thursday, it’s a whole new season for every baseball program in the state. With the way they’ve ended the season, the Jefferson County Patriots have to feel good, though.

The job this past season’s Lakeway Christian Lions girls’ basketball team did was already one for the program’s history books.

WHITE PINE - The Lakeway Christian Lions are in a good place as they get set to begin the postseason.

KNOXVILLE - The Lakeway Christian Lions haven’t run rough shod through their district all year to let a perfect record slip away.

GREENEVILLE - Four unanswered runs allowed the Jefferson County Patriots to bounce back with a victory over Greeneville on Thursday evening.

With the final week of the season arriving, the Jefferson County boys’ soccer program is priming itself for a postseason push.

DANDRIDGE - It’s fairly clear Eliza Collins is going to leave her mark on the prestigious Jefferson County High School track & field program by the time her four years are completed.

SEVIERVILLE - Both Jefferson County and Sevier County made it clear from the start of the season they would be the two teams to decide the district in 2022.

KNOXVILLE - In the hole four runs from the beginning, the Lakeway Christian Lions weren’t going to let their perfect season in league play slip away now.

DANDRIDGE - With the district on the line, Monday’s first of two matchups played out exactly as it should have.

DANDRIDGE - It’s every young athletes’ dream to reach the collegiate level.

DANDRIDGE - The month of April has been kind on the Jefferson County Patriots.

DANDRIDGE - The Patriots and Lady Patriots’ track & field programs reign supreme over the district once again.

DANDRIDGE - To say the last month has been tough on the Jefferson County Lady Patriots’ softball program would be an understatement.

DANDRIDGE - The Jefferson County Patriots are guaranteed a shot at the top spot in the district with the season winding down.

On Thursday the Lakeway Christian Lions had to grind out a one-run win in a low-scoring battle over FBA Powell.

GREENEVILLE - Tuesday’s road match for the Jefferson County High tennis program ended in a tough defeat, but with a growing opportunity.

DANDRIDGE - A 14-minute was the deciding factor in victory and defeat for the Jefferson County Patriots.

WHITE PINE - Katie Fultz did her job in the circle, and the Lions did their job at the dish.

WHITE PINE - Four-straight at-bats in the bottom of the sixth completely changed the complexion of Thursday night’s outcome for the Lakeway Christian Lions.

Eleven-year-old John Mounts earned a bronze medal at the AAU Track & Field Indoor National Championships in Virginia Beach, Va.

Monday saw a 9-0 shutout for the Lady Patriots, and 7-2 victory for the Patriots as they each toppled nearby rival Cocke County for each program’s third win of the season.

On the road at Greeneville on Tuesday night, the Lakeway Christian Lions cranked out 13 hits with 10 RBIs as an eight-run fifth inning allowed them to outpace the Lady Greene Devils for a 13-7 victory.

In May of 2012 Bo Lewis made the difficult decision to step away from coaching. At the time he was leading the Jefferson County Lady Patriots, coaching at his alma mater in his first high school gig.