When the Copper Basin JV boys won their fifth
game in a row, a 43-17 decision over the Silverdale JV, it was a foretaste of
what would be a big night for the Cougars. When it was all said and done, the
Lady Cougars and Cougars had both notched big district wins and enjoyed one of
their finest performances of the season.
The Lady Cougars followed with a come-from
behind 64-51 win behind the scoring of Brianna Hyatt and Tristen Hedden, and
the varsity Cougars held off a second half Seahawk rally behind the deadly free
throw shooting of Jake Dilbeck and Dylan Boggs to win 56-50. The Basin girls
improved their overall record to 8-9 losses and their district record to 2-1
loss while the boys raised their record to 8-10 losses and their district record
to 2-2 losses.
The Lady Cougars found themselves in an early
hole as the Lady Seahawks jumped out to a 9-0 start. By the end of the first
quarter Basin had narrowed the gap slightly to 17-10, but Silverdale started
the second quarter by increasing its lead to 20-10.
The Lady Cougars then began a slow but steady
comeback and by half time the Lady Seahawk lead was down to 26-21. Led by Hyatt
and Hedden, Basin doubled their halftime score in the third quarter, scoring 21
points and wresting the lead from the Lady Seahawks by a score of 42-37 at the
end of that quarter. Basin’s first lead of the game came with approximately 2
minutes left in the quarter as the Lady Cougars surged ahead 35-33.
Over the final few minutes of the game, Basin
would outscore Silverdale 29-18 to win going away. The Lady Cougars were led by
senior Brianna Hyatt, who had a brilliant performance, scoring a game-high 34
points. Tristen Heddens’ play was no less brilliant as she scored 20 points and
blocked 5 shots. Their efforts over-shadowed a 30-point performance by
Silverdale’s Mariah Massengill.
The boys contest was almost a reversal of the
girls as the Cougars jumped out to a big lead early and then had to fight off a
Silverdale comeback. The Cougars enjoyed an 11-4 start, but the Seahawks cut
the score to 16-11 by the end of the first quarter.
Basin increased its lead by 1 in the second
quarter and went to the locker room at halftime with a 26-20 advantage. The
Seahawks came back in the third quarter and tied the score at 31 midway through
the quarter, but Basin go the lead back and held a 3-point advantage by the end
of the quarter at 39-36. That lead fluctuated from 2 to 5 points all through
the final quarter, and with time running out the Seahawks had to resort to
fouling.
Coach Tim Kidd’s strategy to get the ball into
the hands of Boggs and Dilbeck down the stretch proved to be the difference as
Dilbeck canned 4 of 5 free throws and Boggs 4 of 4. Boggs was the leading
scorer with 21 points, while Dilbeck had 11 and Matt Ray had 14.
Silverdale was led in scoring by John Hall
with 18, Spencer Mossburg with 17, and Steven Pemberton with 12.
GIRLS
Silverdale-51
Wallisor 6, Redmond 4, Alosi 4, Massengill 30, Woodard 1, Sims 3, Smith 2,
Allen 1.
Polk County Planners approved multiple plats during the April meeting and discussed permitting staff approval on plats that meet all necessary qualifications.
A handicapped-complaint building for concessions and restrooms will be built at the Benton ball fields following action by the county commission April 19.
The governor’s recently released three-year transportation program does not include any Polk County projects, although current projects are continuing.
Questions have been raised about the cost of a precinct rental and the decision to put the sample ballot in the Fannin County, GA newspaper rather than the Polk County newspaper.
Diane Wilson said she was more upset by the response of Election Administrator Steve Gaddis when she reported the incident than she was by the incident itself.
A Special Master’s Hearing was held last Wednesday to take an accounting of the Home Owners Association for Ocoee Mountain Club in preparation for an upcoming trial.
Paul Hunter has asked the U.S. District Court to award him at least $169,920 in “front pay” following last month’s verdict that his firing from Copperhill was due to age discrimination.
If 20 or 30 people had turned up for opening night, we would have breathed a big sigh of relief and considered the evening a success.
The final head count was 82 people, from three states
Talley recommended to the congressional delegation new statewide incentives for solar energy development, cellulosic ethanol production, biomass gasification and waste to energy.
Photo from 1910 provided by Bill Lillard shows the family of Calvin Higdon, who built the Higdon Hotel in Reliance. Calvin (1836-1919) and Amanda Linderman Higdon (1845-1926) were married in 1860.
From Polk County News, 9/13/34
Famous Monroe County Hotel Is Now No More
People from All Over South Visited the “Saratoga of the South” in the Good Old Days.
Walking the Line, a series of drawings inspired by 16 years of attendance at the John C. Campbell Folk School’s Friday Night Concert series, is now on display at the Folk School’s History Center.
On May 19th at 5pm there will be a Walk-A-Thon to raise awareness for Domestic Violence. The event will be held at the Park by the Greenway on Raider Drive in Cleveland.
The Overhill Shutterbugs, a regional photography club, present their 2nd Annual Photography Exhibit through June 1, 2012 at the Etowah Arts Commission,
“The Journey of the Lost Boys of Sudan” will be held on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the George R. Johnson Cultural Heritage Center Theater on CSCC’s campus.
Cleveland State Community College and Chattanooga State Community College will be co-hosting information sessions about the Veterinary Technology Program at Chattanooga State.
Miss Misty Brooke Hill and Mr. Mason Ray Cross, both of Cleveland, exchanged marriage vows on Saturday, January 14th at the Kingdom Hall of Jehova’s Witnesses in Cleveland.
The Copper Basin Medical Center’s District Board honored Dr. William E. Lee last week. Dr. Lee, 85, has spent a lifetime in service, not only to the community but to the world through his medical mission trips.
Scott Jones and daughter Abby recently enjoyed a backpacking trip on the John Muir Trail, starting at the Hwy. 68 and making their way down to the lower section
Beginning in mid-January culverts will be replaced on Sina Branch Road where it crosses Sawmill Branch in the Ocoee Ranger District in Polk County, TN.
Fall trips on the Hiwassee River Rail Adventure are quickly selling out. On Oct. 22, the train traveling along the Old Line took 210 passengers to Copperhill for a two-hour layover. (Photo by Robert J. Duncan Sr.)
Drawdown is underway at Apalachia Lake, according to David Bowling with River Operations at TVA. He said the lake will drop 18-20 feet for routine maintenance work.
Trout stocking will be reduced about 20% in the coming fiscal year and could be reduced 85% after that, according to Frank Fiss, Assistant Chief of Fisheries at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
TVA has created a smartphone app for those wanting to check on reservoir elevations, water release schedules and more. The information has been available online, but the new app will allow access by cell phone.
Unseasonably high temperatures -- in the 90s -- are sending folks to the water. The Ocoee Whitewater Center is a popular place when the river isn't flowing, and the Hiwassee and Ocoee are popular when it is.
VEC was recently notified by a neighboring utility that they have been receiving complaints from customers who have been visited by scam artists posing as energy evaluators.
The Tennessee Historical Commission is now accepting nominations for its Certificate of Merit Awards to honor individuals or groups that have worked to preserve Tennessee’s cultural heritage during 2011.
The Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine offers personalized support for Tennessee residents who want to quit smoking by connecting them with trained quit coaches to guide them through the quitting process.
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Consumer Affairs division is urging consumers to be wary of emails that request participation in a survey and that promise a gift card in return.
While many job placement firms may be legitimate and helpful, others may misrepresent their services, promote outdated or fictitious job offerings and charge high fees in advance for services that may not lead to a job.
The annual campaign has enrolled tens of thousands of children in the low-cost health insurance plan, which provides coverage for everything from physician visits to hospitalization to dental and vision care.
“Kids Fishing Day” event in Cherokee National Forest’s Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District is scheduled for May 21, 2011 at McCamy Lake. Anglers 15 years and under are invited to try their luck.
Ducktown resident Jack Suites and his partner Bitt Ledford of Murphy, N.C. took home the $700 second place prize at the Tri-County Community College Foundation Fishing for Scholarships Bass tournament on April 2.
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