Kenny Hawkins

Johnson City

Sports Director at WJHL-TV (Johnson City, TN)

Sports Director for @WJHL11 and @ABCTriCities

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Former Tennessee 1-A Mr. Basketball joins Bucs from Murray State

4 days ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 12, 2025) – ETSU men’s basketball announced the signing of 6’8” transfer forward Jordan McCullum on Monday, adding the rising sophomore to the roster via the transfer portal from Murray State. Originally from Harriman, Tennessee, McCullum played his freshman, sophomore, and senior seasons at Harriman High School and his junior year at Huntington Prep in Huntington, West Virginia, where he played alongside current Buccaneer Maki Johnson.
ETSU Men’s Basketball Adds Taylor to Back Court for 2025-26

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 9, 2025) – Brian Taylor II will look to do at ETSU what he did at his previous stop: play in the NCAA Tournament. ETSU head coach Brooks Savage announced the signing of Taylor, a 6’4″ guard from St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday. Taylor comes to the Bucs from SIU Edwardsville with one season of eligibility remaining.
Thursday Preps: Crockett softball and Indians baseball claim district championships

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

Washington Co. TN — Even though teams had locked in a spot in the upcoming regional tournament, who would be declared district champions was decided in Thursday night softball and soccer title games. In Jonesborough, top seed David Crockett needed to beat Unicoi County twice in the Class 3-A playoffs to win, and they did just that behind the pitching and hitting from Madelyn Dulaney as the Lady Pioneers won the championship with scores of 6-0 and 4-2.
Bucs Add Transfer Forward Blake Barkley

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Kenny Hawkins

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 8, 2025) – ETSU men’s basketball announced the signing of forward Blake Barkley on Thursday, adding the 6’8” redshirt sophomore out of the transfer portal from Northwestern. Originally from Morgantown, West Virginia, Barkley prepped at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut and was a three-star power forward in the 2023 recruiting class. He redshirted his first year in Evanston and played 12 minutes as a redshirt freshman, collecting four points and four rebounds.
No. 1 Walters State wins 15th Region 7 Championship

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

CHATTANOOGA, TN – No. 1 Walters State capped off an undefeated TCCAA/Region 7 Tournament run on Thursday afternoon, run-ruling Pellissippi State 12-1 in the Championship. With the win, the Senators improved to 53-6-1 overall and have won 19 games in a row. Jack Torbett led the way at the plate for the Senators with two hits and two runs scored. Torbett was named the MVP of the Tournament after collecting eight hits and playing stellar defense in the field.
#5 [4] Lady Vols Fall to #7 [5] Razorbacks in SEC Quarterfinals

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

by: Kenny Hawkins Posted: May 8, 2025 / 09:27 PM EDT Updated: May 8, 2025 / 09:27 PM EDT ATHENS, Ga. – No. 5 Tennessee dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 7 Arkansas on Thursday in the SEC Softball Tournament quarterfinals at Jack Turner Stadium. The Lady Vols (40-14) managed six hits in the game, led by senior Laura Mealer’s perfect 3-for-3 performance.
ETSU baseball has Socon title in sight

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

Johnson City — The ETSU baseball team will close out its home schedule with a three-game series against Wofford this weekend at Thomas Stadium. ETSU completed its non-conference schedule with a 12-5 win at UNC Asheville on Tuesday. With two weekends of conference play remaining, the Bucs currently lead the SoCon standings with a 2-game lead at an 11-4 record. Should the Bucs win the league title, it’ll be the first since 1980…. but ETSU is not counting its chickens before they hatch.
ETSU run-ruled by Mercer in SoCon Championship

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 8, 2025) – East Tennessee State University softball lost its elimination game 11-3 to Mercer in the SoCon Championship on Thursday. In the final game of her career, senior Cameron Young had two hits and an RBI. She drove in Leinani Lutu with the bases loaded in the third for the Bucs’ first run. The Bucs made it through the second inning unscathed, but the hot streak from Mercer continued in the third.
Johnson City native Landon Knack helps LA Dodgers to a 10-1 win over Marlins

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

MIAMI (AP) — Freddie Freeman singled twice and hit a bases-loaded triple and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 10-1 on Wednesday. Freeman drove in four runs and extended his hitting streak to 12 games as the MLB-leading Dodgers (25-12) took two of three at Miami and won their fourth straight series. Freeman went 8 for 13 in the series with six RBIs and two home runs.
Thursday Preps: Toppers and Huskies claim District titles, while C-D advances to the finals

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Kenny Hawkins

(WJHl) — High school district championships were on the line tonight. In Region 1- 4A, defending state champion Dobyns-Bennett needed to beat Science Hill, the top seed, twice to win the title. The Lady Indians did what they needed to do in game one by beating the Lady Toppers to force a game two winner-takes-all championship game. Lady Toppers fell behind early, but thanks to tournament MVP Maddie Diamond hitting 2 home runs, Science Hill won the district championship 7-5.