CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Silverdale Boys advance to its first final four in school history. The Seahawks staged a dramatic comeback to win 63-51 over the Webb School in the state quarterfinals, earning a spot in the Final Four at Tennessee Tech next weekend. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, final four, High School Basketball, Seahawks, Silverdale Boys,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Tyner put on a dominant performance, cruising to an easy 67-46 victory over Sweetwater. The Eagles soared out of the gate, quickly establishing a lead and never looking back. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, High School Basketball, Sweetwater, Tyner, Tyner Rams
GoMocsChattanooga women’s basketball suffered its first loss in 13 games on Saturday, with the Mocs falling victim to UNC Greensboro after a late surge from the Spartans gave them a 68-64 victory. The Mocs (23-4, 11-1 SoCon) saw themselves up by as much as 12 points on the Spartans (18-10, 7-6 SoCon) at one point during the game, but a…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Bradley Central blasted off to a 23-0 and never looked back in beating McMinn Co 89-35 in their region tournament opener. Avary Brewer was dialed in behind the arc for the Bearettes hitting 6 of 9 three-pointers. Aubrey Gonzalez had over half of the Cherokees total points as she scored 18. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags:…
Chatsworth, GA-(WDEF-TV) Murray Co toppled Union Co 46-41 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of the state high school basketball tournament. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Elite Eight, High School Basketball, Murray County, Union County, women in sports
Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Dalton girls basketball team is returning to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2011. They beat Creekside 70-60 on Friday night in the Sweet 16. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Dalton, Dalton Girls Basketball Team, Elite Eight, High School Basketball, Sweet 16, women in sports
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor looks to punch their ticket to the state final four tomorrow. And you can expect Nyziah Whaley to provide the punch for the Red Raiders attack. Brian Armstrong has more on the Baylor facilitator. Said head coach Mark Price: “Early on, you could tell he was going to be a special player.” Nyziah Whaley always seems to make…
SALE CREEK, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County Emergency Management said fire crews were battling a house fire on Friday. Some of their residents’ pets did not make it out alive. The fire was located at 119 Griffith Street. A neighbor frantically ran across the street to alert their neighbor that their back porch was on fire. The homeowners then called…
HAMILTON, COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga’s Harrison Elementary School hosted its annual Black History Month living Wax Museum. “This is our fourth year doing the wax museum, this year. This is probably our biggest one. We had the most kids, but we do it every year. This is the first year we fit it all in February for Black History…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The University of Georgia campus in Athens is mourning after a nursing student and former UGA graduate was found dead on Thursday. After Thursday’s tragic events at UGA, we asked students here at UTC how they feel about their safety. One student, Taylynn Boggs, said, “It just depends like what time of day it is. If…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Health Department reopens their dental clinic after a three-month hiatus. As a part of their reopening, they welcomed two new dentists, Drs. Alaina Marinello and Megan Harris. Under their care they will provide various dental services to patients four to 20 years of age. The clinic is accepting patients without insurance as well…
CHATTANOOGA, TN – Since the invention of the camera over 200 years ago, photography has gone thru significant upgrades. It’s gone from Dark Rooms, to one-hour photos to digital. Cameras have gone from big and bulky to sleek and some even pocket sized. Artificial Intelligence has been unleashed on the world and some believe that, if left unchecked, we could…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA — Chattanooga women’s basketball needed the dominoes to fall perfectly on Thursday night, and they did just that and more as the Mocs captured the program’s 23rd Southern Conference regular season title with the team’s 60-56 win over Western Carolina. The Mocs (23-3, 11-0 SoCon) needed just about every minute of the game to get the job done against…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor Red Raiders are fighting for a trip to the state final four. They hit the road against Pope John Paul the second on Saturday with a trip to the state final four on the line. Baylor beat the Knights by four points earlier this year in Chattanooga. And Red Raiders coach Mark Price believes his team has gotten even…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Sheriff Austin Garrett got an invitation to visit the U.S. and Mexico border in Texas. He got to speak with multiple agencies on his trip, like the sheriff of Kenny County, one county north of Eagle Pass. Sheriff Garrett said, “The crisis there has just absolutely attacked his judicial system. He told us he had…
An example of sediments turning the water of Isabella resident Richard Stevens brown. (Courtesy: Richard Stevens) POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Some Polk County residents say they have not received a new water line after being promised one. Isabella Water Problems Isabella is an unincorporated community just east of Ducktown near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Richard Stevens and his family have…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — We think matters of religion and faith never change. But in tonight’s Thursday Throwback, we see that the rules around our local churches certainly have. We’re going back 30 years to our reports in the “I Still Believe” series. And we found that even before social media and streaming, churches were struggling to adapt to modern…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) — One could say that Tasty Donuts is one of the most successful donut businesses in Chattanooga. The company was founded in 2009 when Louisiana native Tony McInnis came to Chattanooga with a mission. Tasty Donuts is creating some of the most delicious donuts for Chattanoogans. Check out how the company continues to drive our economy forward….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga hosted its teen leadership luncheon on Wednesday to recognize the children they serve. It took place at the Westin Hotel in downtown Chattanooga. This year, more than 12 students in Hamilton County were recognized for their academic achievement. The Boys and Girls Club also awarded one teen the Youth…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Notre Dame saw their season come to a close on Wednesday as they lost a tough one to Columbia Academy 49-46 in the state tournament. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Columbia Academy, High School Basketball, Notre Dame, Notre Dame High School
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Boyd Buchanan saw their season come to an end in painful fashion on Wednesday. They lost 51-50 to Goodpasture in the state tournament. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Boyd Buchanan, Goodpasture, High School Basketball
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA (Feb. 21, 2024) – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team saw all eight players score and used a game-high 29 points from Honor Huff to help capture an 81-65 victory over Wofford during Southern Conference action on Wednesday night inside McKenzie Arena. Chattanooga played without guard Trey Bonham, who was sidelined with an ankle injury. Following the key…
Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) Ridgeland hosted their first ever state tournament basketball game on Wednesday, but the script didn’t go the Panthers way. They lost to Lumpkin Co 57-37. Ridgeland trailed by 15 going to the fourth quarter. They cut the deficit to eight, but could not get any closer. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, High School Basketball, Lumpkin…
Rhea County has settled on their new head football coach. They’ve tabbed Walker Valley defensive coordinator Taylor Harvey to replace Mark Pemberton. Harvey has been on the Mustangs staff ever since Drew Akins took over the Walker Valley program in 2019. Harvey was just named the Tennessee Class 5-A defensive assistant coach of the year. He helped mold a stingy…