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Prom 2019: Volunteer High School

Here's a collection of photos from the Volunteer High School prom held Saturday, April 20 at MeadowView. Be sure to share your favorite prom photos with us and watch for more Prom 2019 galleries in coming days. All of the prom photos (barring

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Photo gallery: Sullivan Central at Volunteer baseball

The baseball teams of Sullivan Central and Volunteer met up Tuesday for a nonconference game in Church Hill.

Apr 17, 2019 at 2:19 AM
Cherokee's Autumn Large, Thomas Faust, Cooper Bolton, and Bailey Sams earned gold in Health Knowledge Bowl. The event tests teams of four students on their collective knowledge of health occupations. Teams are judged on speed and accuracy answering questions.
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Hawkins high school students earn 26 gold medals at SkillsUSA event

The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. This year’s state competition was held at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

Apr 15, 2019 at 9:50 AM
Sullivan South’s Chase Bowery pitched four strong innings while allowing three hits and no walks against Volunteer. He recorded a pair of strikeouts and threw only 56 pitches.
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Volunteer’s 7 errors, South’s 14 hits leave Falcons grounded

CHURCH HILL — The Sullivan South baseball team has had quite the frustrating three-game stretch, including falling in the last two to conference rival Elizabethton.

Apr 11, 2019 at 10:50 PM
Dobyns-Bennett left-hander Brogan Beckner unloads a pitch to a Volunteer batter during the opener of their Big 7 doubleheader at J. Fred Johnson Stadium in Kingsport on Tuesday. Beckner struck out nine through three innings of work.
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Beckner, Alderson, Timbes unhittable in Tribe's twin bill sweep of Falcons

In a Big 7 doubleheader against Volunteer on Tuesday, the Tribe’s Brogan Beckner and Jaden Alderson combined for a no-hit, five-inning shutout in the opener and Jake Timbes pitched a seven-inning no-hitter in the nightcap.

Apr 10, 2019 at 1:51 AM
File photo from July of last year when the Hawkins County Board of Education toured Volunteer High School's leaning press box with maintenance director Shannon Glass, center, to see the problem first hand before approving an estimated $130,000 repair job. The crack on the wall above Glass's head was caused by erosion beneath the bleachers.
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Volunteer High School

Volunteer's leaning press box straightened, albeit at a higher than expected cost

Volunteer High School's leaning press box has been repaired, although the cost was $35,970 higher than anticipated due to a lower than expected foundation, and bedrock base.

Apr 9, 2019 at 9:30 PM
Thomas Flack with Hawkins County Humane Society shelter dog "Athena".
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Volunteer High School

After lawsuit threat, Volunteer principal 'ready to rethink'' denial of anti-animal cruelty club

"I've been at the Humane society for like five years now, and I have over 1,000 volunteer hours. I've been on a lot of rescues with them too, so I've witnessed animal cruelty in Hawkins County first hand. I think that's what really got me into it." — VHS junior Thomas Flack

Apr 8, 2019 at 1:03 PM
Volunteer High School's multi-national championship winning air rifle team, in Navy blue sweatshirts, is partnering with Hawkins County 4-H to help develop the next generation of championship shooters. Back Row (L-R): Hunter Drinnon, Nicolas Luksha, Olivia Cattrell, Jaden Ann Fraser, Blake Horne, Madison Christian, Hunter Webb, Jim Jenkins, Laura Grace Jenkins. Front row (L-R): Kaine Cornett, Fisher Webb, and Hailey Christian.
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Volunteer High School

Volunteer NJROTC rifle team partners with Hawkins 4-H to help train future champion shooters

Hawkins County's 4-H shooting teams are hoping to up their game by partnering with Volunteer High School's multi-national championship NJROTC air rifle team and its coach, Chief Norman Greear.

Apr 7, 2019 at 3:32 PM
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Collins propels Cherokee to win over Volunteer

Nick Collins dominated both on the hill and at the plate Tuesday, striking out 11 and going 1-for-2 — a three-RBI triple in the fifth — to lead Cherokee to a 12-2, five-inning win over Volunteer.

Updated Apr 3, 2019 at 1:59 AM
Cherokee starter Jesse Forgety fires a pitch during Monday night’s Big 7 game against Hawkins County rival Volunteer in Church Hill. Forgety wound up with the no-decision after the Chiefs rallied to beat the Falcons 9-6.
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DP swings momentum, sparks Chiefs past Falcons

A double play to end the fifth inning spark the Cherokee baseball team to a 9-6, comeback win over rival Volunteer on Monday night.

Apr 2, 2019 at 12:45 AM
Friday tournament play of the Eastman Softball Invitational at Brickyard Park on March 29, 2019 in Kingsport, TN. Photo: Todd Brase Friday tournament play of the Eastman Softball Invitational at Brickyard Park on March 29, 2019 in Kingsport, TN. Photo: Todd Brase Friday tournament play of the Eastman Softball Invitational at Brickyard Park on March 29, 2019 in Kingsport, TN. Photo: Todd Brase Friday tournament play of the Eastman Softball Invitational at Brickyard Park on March 29, 2019 in Kingsport, TN. Photo: Todd Brase
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Photo gallery: Eastman Invitational softball

The annual Eastman Invitational softball tournament continued Friday at Brickyard Park in Kingsport. Among the teams in action were Volunteer, Unaka, Daniel Boone and Cookeville.

Updated Mar 29, 2019 at 10:11 PM
Tennessee High senior Gavin Cross, right, shown here against Science Hill last season, is one of the big reasons Preston Roberts’ Vikings are favored to win the Big 7 Conference championship.
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Vikings get nod — barely — in Big 7 baseball race

Tennessee High was a very slight favorite to win the 2019 Big 7 baseball championship, just ahead of Science Hill, and Dobyns-Bennett was a strong third.

Mar 16, 2019 at 2:36 AM
David Crockett senior hurler Kara Weems is expected to be one of the Big 7’s best all-around players this softball season.
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Three-team race in store for Big 7 softball

There was a consensus about the top spot in the 2019 Big 7 Conference softball race, but it wasn’t focused on one team.

Mar 16, 2019 at 2:25 AM
The Volunteer H.S. band performs its final two hour rehearsal Tuesday before their next big show. They've been practicing "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" for weeks, but on Thursday the Volunteer High School band is shipping up to New York City to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade. But, participating in the two mile parade Saturday is just the beginning of the exciting adventure that awaits more than 60 VHS band members.
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Volunteer band 'Shipping up to NYC' for St. Patrick's Day parade

They've been practicing "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" for weeks, but on Thursday the Volunteer High School band is shipping up to New York City to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade.

Mar 14, 2019 at 9:20 AM
Volunteer high School's NJROTC Rifle Team was practicing Monday for the all-service National JROTC Championship March 21-23, also in Anniston, Ala.; where the best of the best shooters from Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine JROTCs across the country have been invited to compete. The team, pictured L-R includes junior Nicole Carvagno, freshman Nicholas Luksha, junior Jaden Ann Fraser, junior Hunter Drinnon, and freshman Olivia Cattrell.
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Volunteer High School

Coming off state championship, VHS rifle team preparing for 'Super Bowl' of JROTC shooting

Are they feeling any pressure? "I wouldn't say pressure because we know we're good,” said team co-captain Jaden-Ann Fraser. “It's just we're excited about showing that to everybody else."

Mar 13, 2019 at 11:45 AM
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