A former Campbell County High School teacher has been charged with DUI following a crash involving students.
The Campbell County Sheriff’s office says Sarah Ivey was driving with six other people in the car Saturday night when the single vehicle crash occurred.
An official with Campbell County Schools says of the six others in the car, four were students and two were former students.
Ivey was arrested and charged with DUI, reckless endangerment and five counts of child endangerment among other charges. She was being held at Campbell County Jail.
Ivey’s contract with the School System was not renewed at the end of this past school year.
Knoxville Police with sad news, the body of a man believed to be missing Clayton Carver was recovered from First Creek near the Office Depot on North Broadway.
KPD says the body was found Saturday and foul play is not suspected at this time.
The body was taken to the Regional Forensic Center for autopsy. The 32 year-old was last seen May 17th.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Top-ranked Tennessee’s Road to Omaha continues this weekend with the NCAA Knoxville Super Regional against No. 16 Evansville at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The No. 1 national seed Volunteers enter the weekend after sweeping through the Knoxville Regional with a 3-0 record, posting wins over Northern Kentucky (9-3), Indiana (12-6) and No. 22 Southern Miss (12-3) to claim their fourth consecutive regional championship.
Evansville comes to Knoxville after winning the Greenville Regional as the No. 4 seed, defeating the No. 16 national seed East Carolina twice while doing so. The Purple Aces are just the ninth No. 4 regional seed to advance to a super regional.
All Tennessee baseball season-ticket holders were awarded the opportunity to purchase postseason tickets for all games taking place at home. Season tickets were sold out for the 2024 season.
A limited number of single-game standing room only tickets will be sold to the general public at the Lindsey Nelson Stadium ticket window starting 90 minutes prior to first pitch of each game. In addition, the first 300 students will receive free admission into Lindsey Nelson Stadium for all postseason contests.
PARKING INFORMATION & ROAD CLOSURES
In an effort to eliminate heavy traffic and promote a safe environment for all fans and staff attending this weekend’s regional, road closures will be in effect for the duration of the tournament. Closures will go into effect on Friday, June 7, and can only be accessed with a valid NCAA parking pass.
Chamique Holdsclaw Dr. and Todd Helton Dr. will be closed from the intersection of Chamique Holdsclaw Dr. and Lake Loudon Blvd. to Todd Helton Dr. and the entrance of lot GF4. Pat Head Summitt Street will be closed to vehicle traffic between Fraternity Park Drive and Todd Helton Drive (Gate 11/the left-field gate near the porches will remain accessible). There will be a walking path on the east side of the street for those fans who are on the south side of the stadium and need to get to the Ticket Office and/or Main Gate.
Available baseball parking is located for free in lots G16, G3, G5-30, G10 and C22. Lots G3 and S23 are available but ONLY on Saturday & Sunday. Parking in campus lots C1 and GF1-4 are available to permit holders only.
Additional on-street parking is located along West Volunteer Blvd between the intersection of Volunteer Blvd and Todd Helton Dr. and Cumberland Avenue. We encourage all fans to take the temporary road closures on Pat Head Summitt St. into account upon their arrival to campus.
ADA accessible parking is located in marked handicap spaces on Pat Head Summitt St., at the Student Health Center, and in the G16 Volunteer Blvd Garage.
An updated parking map for this weekend can be seen HERE.
Talent: John Wilkerson & Vince Ferrara The following Vol Network radio affiliates are slated to broadcast this weekend’s Tennessee baseball games. Check your local listings as game coverage varies by station.
Bristol: WOPI (FM 98.1, AM 1490) Camden: WRJB (FM 95.9) Chattanooga: WFLI (FM 97.7, FM 100.3, AM 1070) Cleveland: The Buzz (FM 101.3) Cookeville: WKXD (FM 104.7) Johnson City: WKPT (FM 94.3, AM 1590) Kingsport: WKTP (FM 97.7, AM 1400) Lawrenceburg: WWLX (FM 106.1, FM 93.1, AM 590) Muscle Shoals, Ala.: WSBM (FM 97.9, AM 1340) Nashville: WGFX (FM 104.5 The Zone) Oneida: WBNT (FM 105.5) Pulaski: WKSR (FM 107.7, FM 100.9, AM 1420) Wartburg: WECO (FM 101.3)
College World Series Appearances: 6 (1951, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2023)
Tennessee will host its third super regional in program history this weekend when it welcomes Evansville to Rocky Top. This also marks the Vols’ fourth consecutive super regional appearance, making them the only program in the country to advance to four straight supers.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
Game 1: LHP Chris Stamos (8 GS, 3-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP Kenton Deverman (15 GS, 9-1, 3.81 ERA) Game 2: RHP Drew Beam (16 GS, 8-2, 4.16 ERA) vs. LHP Donovan Schultz (16 GS, 6-2, 5.84 ERA) Game 3 (If Necessary): TBD
NEED TO KNOW
The Vols are just the third program in Division I history to earn the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament twice in a three-year span, joining Florida (2016 & 2018) and Florida State (2002 and 2003).
Tennessee also joins a small group of programs that have earned the No. 1 national seed multiple times, becoming just the seventh to do so since the tournament switched to its current format in 1999, joining Florida, Florida State, Miami, Oregon State, Texas and UCLA.
Tennessee is set to play in their fourth consecutive NCAA Super Regional, the longest super regional streak in program history. The Vols are the only program to advance to four straight supers.
UT is the only SEC program and one of just four teams nationally (Stanford, Texas & Virginia) to have appeared in the College World Series in two of the last three seasons (2021 & 2023). With a series win this weekend, the Vols would punch their ticket to their seventh CWS in program history.
Just as it did the last time it earned the No. 1 national seed in 2022, Tennessee captured the SEC regular season and SEC Tournament crowns. The Vols shared the regular-season title with Kentucky after posting a 22-8 record in league play and went on to win their fifth tournament championship in program history by defeating LSU, 4-3, in last Sunday’s championship game.
Christian Moore is having one of the greatest single seasons in program history and was named a first-team All-SEC selection and one of 25 semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award. The junior second baseman won the Triple Crown with his stats in league play, leading the SEC with a .429 batting average, 20 home runs and 41 RBIs in conference play while also leading the league with 57 hits and 123 total bases. Moore finished second in slugging percentage (.925) and fifth in runs scored (37).
Entering play this weekend, Moore leads the nation with 98 hits and ranks in the top-25 nationally in home runs (5th – 29), slugging percentage (22nd – .780) and total bases (2nd – 202).
Tennessee has been the nation’s most prolific home run hitting team since the start of the 2021 season, leading all NCAA Division I programs with 540 long balls during that span. In the previous decade before that (2010-2020), the Volunteers totaled just 376 home runs.
UT has homered in 57 of its 64 games this season with a single-season program record 159 total round trippers, which leads the nation.
The Vols 12 grand slams are tied for the second most in a single season in NCAA history (most in the BBCOR bat era) and the most ever by an SEC team. The NCAA single-season record is 14 by Arizona State in 2003 (68 games). Nine different players have hit a grand slam for the Vols this season.
The Vols’ bullpen has played a major role in the team’s overall success this season, posting a 38-5 record while tying the UT single-season mark for saves with 18. UT’s bullpen has a combined ERA of 3.40 while racking up 356 strikeouts compared to just 109 walks in 307.1 innings of work.
In the month of May, UT’s bullpen has combined to post a 10-0 record with seven saves and a 2.37 ERA in 91.0 innings with 119 strikeouts and just 24 walks while holding opposing hitters to a .220 batting average.
During last weekend’s NCAA regional, the bullpen earned wins in all three games and posted a 1.96 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched while holding opposing hitters to a .212 batting average.
The Vols are 152-24 when playing at Lindsey Nelson Stadium since the start of the 2020 season. The Big Orange are 38-3 at home this year with six series sweeps, marking the program’s fourth consecutive season with 30 or more home victories.
UT’s 38 home victories this season are the most in the country entering play this weekend while their .927 winning percentage at home ranks third nationally.
Tennessee’s high-powered offense has been most dangerous in the third and sixth innings this season, combining to score 202 of its 586 total runs (34%) in those two frames alone.
The Vols 103 runs in the sixth are the most they’ve scored in any inning this year, closely followed by 99 runs scored in the third inning. UT has outscored its opponents 202-69 in those two innings this season.
ON DECK
The winner of this weekend’s Knoxville Super Regional will punch its ticket to the 2024 NCAA Men’s College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
The complete 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket can be found HERE.
EUGENE, Ore. — Twenty-one members of the Tennessee track & field program have traveled to Eugene, Oregon, to represent the Big Orange at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The four-day national meet runs Wednesday through Saturday, June 5-8 at the historic Hayward Field.
On the men’s side, the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers will have 13 athletes combining for 11 entries across nine events with men’s competition set for Wednesday and Friday. The 18th-ranked Lady Vols will compete Thursday and Saturday, totaling nine entries in six events this week.
TENNESSEE SCHEDULE: UT will have 16 individual entries and three relays competing at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with events in action all four days.
Friday, June 7 (all times Eastern) 8:30 p.m. – M High Jump Final: Grant Campbell 8:35 p.m. – M Discus Final: Aron Alvarez Aranda 9:02 p.m. – M 4x100m Relay Final (TBD) 9:52 p.m. – M 100m Final (TBD) 10:02 p.m. – M 400m Final (TBD) 10:27 p.m. – M 400m Hurdles Final (TBD) 10:55 p.m. – M 5,000m Final: Yaseen Abdalla 11:21 p.m. – M 4x400m Relay Final (TBD)
Saturday, June 8 (all times Eastern) 6:22 p.m. – W 100m Final (TBD) 6:32 p.m. – W 400m Final (TBD) 6:57 p.m. – W 400m Hurdles Final (TBD) 7:07 p.m. – W 200m Final (TBD) 7:51 p.m. – W 4x400m Relay Final (TBD)
A full meet schedule can be viewed at this link, with heat sheets available here.
WATCH LIVE: Running events from the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships will be televised each night on the ESPN family of networks, while field and combined events will each have dedicated streaming via ESPN+. Pertinent broadcast links for the Tennessee contingent in Eugene can be found below.
Live results will be provided throughout the national meet by Flash Results, Inc. For interactive coverage and the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on X and Instagram.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee graduate pitcher Chris Stamos was named to the 2024 Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday afternoon.
This marks the second straight season that Stamos has been selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team after earning the same honors while playing for Cal last season.
The Vols have now had at least one player named to the Academic All-District Team in eight consecutive seasons dating back to 2017.
In his lone season with UT, Stamos has proven to be an important part of the team’s pitching staff. The veteran lefty moved into the Vols’ game one starter role midway through SEC play and has gone on to post a 3-0 record with a 3.60 ERA and 1.13 WHIP to go along with 32 strikeouts in 30.0 innings pitched while holding opposing hitters to a .184 batting average this season.
In the classroom, the California native boasts an impressive 3.74 combined GPA and a perfect 4.00 GPA for his graduate courses. Stamos is pursuing a master’s degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication after earning his bachelor’s degree from Cal, Berkeley in media studies.
Based on his selection to the all-district team and his achievements on and off the field, Stamos has qualified to be a finalist for CSC Academic All-America recognition, which will be voted on by CSC members and announced on July 2.
To view the complete list of CSC All-District Team members, click HERE.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 2024 WNBA season rolls into its second month, with action resuming around the league on Tuesday night after an off day to start the week.
A trio of different franchises feature former Lady Vols on their rosters. Guard Diamond DeShields and forward Isabelle Harrison are members of the Chicago Sky. Guard/forward Rae Burrell and rookie forward Rickea Jackson are part of the Los Angeles Sparks. Guard Jordan Horston and center Mercedes Russell are playing for the Seattle Storm.
Player Updates:
Rae Burrell
6’2 | G-F | Los Angeles Sparks | 3rd Season
Rae Burrell (2018-22) has appeared in five games for the Sparks this season, clocking a season-high 12 minutes vs. Indiana on May 28 and tallying a 2024 best of eight points with two steals, an assist and a block vs. the Fever. She is averaging 1.8 points and 5.9 minutes per game thus far.
Next Game: June 5 vs. Minnesota (10 p.m. ET – Bally Sports North Extra, Spectrum Sports Net, WNBA League Pass)
Diamond DeShields
6’1 | G | Chicago Sky | 7th Season
Since returning to the Sky this season, Diamond DeShields (2014-17) has appeared in five contests. DeShields is averaging 8.2 points per game, along with 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds while playing 20.6 minutes per contest. Her standout performance of the season was at Dallas on May 18, where she recorded 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks.
Next Game: June 4 vs. New York (8 p.m. ET – Local TV: The U, WWOR-My 9, Liberty Live (Livestream, WNBA League Pass)
Isabelle Harrison
6’3 | F | Chicago Sky | 8th Season
Isabelle Harrison (2011-15) has seen action in three contests during her first active season with the Sky. After sitting out last season due to injury, she is averaging 2.3 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing 11.1 minutes per game. In her most recent action, she contributed three points and two rebounds during a 10-minute stint vs. Indiana on June 1.
Next Game: June 4 vs. New York (8 p.m. ET – Local TV: The U, WWOR-My 9, Liberty Live (Livestream, WNBA League Pass)
In her second season in the league, Jordan Horston (2019-23) is averaging 5.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.3 assists over 19.8 minutes per contest for the Storm. After undergoing off-season shoulder surgery, she has bounced back strong in strong fashion. Horston is coming off a season-best 12-point performance on May 30 at Indiana, when she hit six of nine attempts from the field and added two rebounds, assists and steals in the game vs. the Fever.
Next Game: June 4 vs. Phoenix (10 p.m. ET – Local TV: FOX 13+, Amazon Prime Video – Seattle, Arizona’s Family 3TV, Arizona’s Family Sports, Mercury Live (livestream), CBS Sports Network)
In her rookie season, Rickea Jackson (2022-24) has seamlessly transitioned into the professional ranks, appearing in all eight of the Sparks’ match-ups. Jackson has earned three starts and is averaging 10.0 points, which ranks third among rookies, as well as 3.1 rebounds and 24.3 minutes per contest while shooting 49.1 percent from the field and 82.6 from the charity stripe. Her best effort this season came against Indiana on May 24, when she notched a season-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. It was one of four double-figure points performances in 2024 by the LVFL.
Next Game: June 5 vs. Minnesota (10 p.m. ET – Bally Sports North Extra, Spectrum Sports Net, NBA League Pass)
Mercedes Russell
6’6 | C | Seattle Storm | 7th Season
In her seventh season with Seattle, Mercedes Rusell (2013-18) continues to provide a solid presence in the paint. This year, she has participated in all eight games, averaging 5.6 points and 3.5 rebounds and shooting 62.5 percent from the field over 18.7 minutes per contest. Russell achieved her season high of eight points on May 20 against New York and pulled down a 2024-best seven rebounds vs. Washington on May 25.
Next Game: June 4 vs. Phoenix (10 p.m. ET – Local TV: FOX 13+, Amazon Prime Video – Seattle, Arizona’s Family 3TV, Arizona’s Family Sports, Mercury Live (livestream), CBS Sports Network)
Wears Valley, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a group renting a cabin in the Wears Valley area fired shots from a gun early Sunday morning.
SCSO officials say deputies along with officers from the Pigeon Forge Police Department responded to a cabin on Teaberry Mountain Lane around 3:00 a.m. to find a large group at the cabin.
SCSO says at some point people had gotten into an argument and “multiple shots were fired.”
They say only one person was hurt, but the injury does not appear to be “related” to the shots that were fired.
SCSO adds charges are pending following an investigation by the sheriff’s office.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the fourth consecutive season, Tennessee captured an NCAA Regional title and secured a spot in the super regionals after slugging its way past No. 22/23 Southern Miss, 12-3, in Sunday’s regional final at a sold-out Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The top-ranked Volunteers hit five home runs to surpass their single-season program record of 158 set just two years ago in 2022. A pair of Cal Stark blasts in the fifth and ninth innings bookended UT’s long ball onslaught, with the latter being the record-breaking 159th of the year for the Big Orange.
Stark finished 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and four RBIs to lead Tennessee’s offense while Dylan Dreiling had another strong performance as well with two hits, including a home run, and three runs scored.
The Vols (53-11) also got multi-hit performances from Hunter Ensley and Dean Curley, who finished with two apiece. Curley hit his second homer in as many days with a two-run shot in the seventh inning to double UT’s lead.
Kavares Tears’ lone hit of the night was the biggest of the game, as he launched a three-run homer over the wall in right-center field to give Tennessee a 5-3 lead shortly after it had fallen behind 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Tears also drew three walks and scored three times on the night.
Zander Sechrist provided the Vols with another solid start, allowing three runs – all of which were unearned – on four hits over 4.2 innings before handing the ball off to Nate Snead, who pitched the final 4.1 innings to earn the win. Snead gave up just three hits and didn’t allow a run while striking out three batters.
Reliever Chandler Best was stuck with the loss for the Golden Eagles (43-20) after getting tagged for four runs in 1.2 innings of work.
Tennessee had six players voted to the Knoxville All-Regional Team, led by Dreiling, who was also named the Most Outstanding Player. Joining Dreiling on the all-regional team were Stark (C), Christian Moore (2B), Billy Amick (3B), Ensley (CF) and AJ Causey (P). The full Knoxville All-Regional Team can be seen HERE.
STATS OF THE GAME: With Sunday’s victory, the Vols extended their NCAA Regional win streak to 12 straight games. Tennessee has won four consecutive NCAA regionals (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) while going unbeaten in that stretch.
UT has also won six consecutive NCAA regionals played in Knoxville (1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024), going 22-1 overall in those games. Head coach Tony Vitello now boasts a 14-2 overall record in NCAA regional games since taking over on Rocky Top.
UP NEXT: Tennessee will host the winner of the NCAA Greenville Regional final between No. 16 national seed East Carolina and Evansville. The Pirates and Purple Aces will play a decisive game seven on Monday.
BETHEL, Ohio – The third-ranked Tennessee rowing team recorded the program’s best-ever NCAA Championship finish Sunday in Bethel, Ohio, finishing third overall and earning a podium spot in two of the three Grand Final events to cap Big 12 Coach of the Year Kim Cupini‘s remarkable first season on Rocky Top.
In addition to Tennessee’s third-place result marking the best team finish in UT history, each of the Lady Vols’ three NCAA Championship crews set program-best marks by boat classification. Tennessee’s First Eight placed third, its Second Eight crew placed third and its Four boat earned fifth place.
“I’m so impressed with this team and coaching staff for all they have accomplished,” Cupini said. “From the very beginning, they believed in themselves, each other, their goals and the process. I’m so proud of how every one of them handled the changes and committed to what it took to reach the podium at the NCAA’s.”
It was a tight battle throughout the 2,000-meter contest and the Lady Vols (6:12.156) crossed the line just 2.236 seconds behind first-place, top-ranked Texas (6:09.920). Furthermore, a mere .352 seconds separated Tennessee from second-place, No. 2 Stanford (6:11.804).
UT’s 1V8+ crew finished ahead of fourth-place, No. 4 Princeton (6:15.556), eighth-ranked Brown (6:18.030) and No. 7 Washington (6:19.232) in the race.
The final standings for the 22-team event are determined by a tiered points format. The winner of the First Eight event earns 66 points, with the team that places second receiving 63 points, third 60, etc. For the Second Eight race, there 44 points are awarded to the winner, and the points obtained go down in steps of two for each ensuing position. For the Fours race, the winner earns 22 points, and the subsequent finishers get 21, 20, 19, etc.
