With a little more than two weeks to go until race day, more elite American athletes have been added to the national championship field for the Ballad Health Crazy 8s 8-kilometer road race.

Tanner Cook
Sports Reporter
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I graduated from Abingdon ('13) and King University ('17). I am an Eagle Scout. I love to run, write historical pieces and do anything outdoors related. I've been a sports writer since May 2017.
Volunteer cross country and track coach Jim Ailshie — a three-time state champion runner at Dobyns-Bennett — knows a thing or two about success in his sport.
Thanks to sparkling defense and timely hitting, the Kingsport Axmen beat the Bristol State Liners for the sixth straight time this season, taking a 4-2 victory Sunday at Hunter Wright Stadium.
Kingsport Axmen left-hander Anthony Imhoff pitches to a Bristol State Liners batter during the first inning of Sunday’s Appy League game at Hu…
Kingsport Axmen’s Jake Perry (9) beats out a throw to Bristol State Liners first baseman Daniel Hicks during Sunday’s Appy League game at Hunt…
A record-breaking night carried the Kingsport Axmen baseball team to a shellacking of the Bristol State Liners on Saturday at Boyce Cox Field.
On Friday at Pioneer Park, the Greeneville Flyboys gave fans all they could handle in an 8-7 walk-off win over the Kingsport Axmen.
Kingsport left-hander Matt Cornelius fires a pitch to a Greeneville batter during Friday night’s Appalachian League game at Pioneer Park in Gr…
Kingsport Axmen baserunner Jake Perry crosses the plate for a run against the Greeneville Flyboys during Friday’s AppalachianLeague game at Pi…