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Sweetwater completes sweep of Tellico with 12-4 road win

3 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Noah Houck

Sweetwater baseball put 11 runs across the plate in two innings on April 15 to complete a District 3-2A sweep of Tellico Plains powered by the 12-4 win. The Wildcats (17-7-1; 5-3) still rest in control of third place in the league with the district tournament looming. Tellico has secured the fifth seed in the tournament, leaving the door open for the Bears and Sweetwater to meet one more time. kAm$H66EH2E6C’D 32CC286 8@E DE2CE65 H:E9 EH@ @FED :?
Tellico closes out one-run win over Central, wins two straight

3 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Noah Houck

Tellico Plains softball got the job done Wednesday night. Two days after McMinn Central came from behind to beat the Lady Bears, Tellico flipped the script — winning 7-6 over the home Lady Chargers in District 3-2A action. kAm%96 5:776C6?46 7C@> |@?52J[ 7@C 9625 4@249 s@? $H2?D@?[ H2D D:>A=6]k^AmkAm“W(6X >256 E96 A=2JD H6 H6C6 DFAA@D65 E@] %92E :D H92E :E 42>6 5@H? E@[” $H2?D@? D2:5]k^AmkAm%6==:4@ Wc\h\`j b\cX A:4<65 FA :ED D64@?5 5:DEC:4E H:? :?
Senior Cade Houser makes final appearance for Sweetwater

3 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Noah Houck

Cade Houser has played his final game as a Sweetwater Wildcat. The influential senior has made an impact with the program over his more than three seasons, but a surgery scheduled for next week will keep him from finishing his final season on the field. kAmqFE :E 5:5 ?@E DE@A 4@249 %C2G:D (2ED@? 2?5 E96 $H66EH2E6C 32D632== 4@>>F?:EJ 7C@> 8:G:?8 w@FD6C 2 AC@A6C D6?5@77]k^AmkAm“~3G:@FD=J[ r256 56D6CG6D :E[” (2ED@? D2:5] “w6 :D 2?
Blackshire makes pitching debut as Sequoyah beats Tyner early

3 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Noah Houck

Alex Blackshire made his first pitching appearance of the season Thursday evening, striking out six and going four innings in Sequoyah’s 15-5 win over Tyner Academy in 5 innings. After allowing four runs, four walks and two hits in the opening two innings, Blackshire settled in, setting down six consecutive batters before Logan Johnson stepped in to close out the fifth and final frame. kAm“x’> C62==J AC@F5 @7 p=6I :?
Rylan Woods named to 2025 TSWA All-State team

3 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Noah Houck

When Rylan Woods woke up Wednesday morning, he took a look at his phone. On it was a message he would never forget — the accomplishment was clear. kAm%96 %6==:4@ !=2:?D ;F?:@C H2D ?2>65 E@ E96 %6??6DD66 $A@CED (C:E6CD’ pDD@4:2E:@? r=2DD ap p==\$E2E6 E62>]k^AmkAm“xE >2<6D >6 E9:?< E96 H@C< :D D9@H:?8 @77] x 42? DE:== H@C< 92C56C[ 3FE 36:?8 C64@8?:K65 5@6D 766= 8@@5[” (@@5D D2:5]k^AmkAm(@@5D 244@>A=:D965 2 ?F>36C @7 E9:?8D @? 2 q62CD E62> E92E D6E E96 D49@@= C64@C5 :? H:?D :?
Teenagers are unhappy, also water is wet

5 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Michael Thomason

Some people, they say, are forever haunted by their teenage years while others forget them as soon as they’re over. The large majority of us, I’m sure, fall somewhere in the middle, not really scarred by them while remembering some of them, though maybe not too fondly. This crossed my mind the other day when I came across a study that said Tennessee teenagers are among the unhappiest in the nation, with a happiness ranking of five on a scale of 10. kAmx’G6 366?
Teenagers are unhappy, also water is wet

5 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Michael Thomason

Some people, they say, are forever haunted by their teenage years while others forget them as soon as they’re over. The large majority of us, I’m sure, fall somewhere in the middle, not really scarred by them while remembering some of them, though maybe not too fondly. This crossed my mind the other day when I came across a study that said Tennessee teenagers are among the unhappiest in the nation, with a happiness ranking of five on a scale of 10. kAmx’G6 366?
Woman yells at cars, takes anger out on mail

5 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Michael Thomason

A woman who was reportedly yelling cursing at passing cars April 17 also allegedly destroyed some mail. Sweetwater Police Officer Jordan Moore said he was told by an off duty office that an Amanda Jo Steele was yelling at cars and needed to be checked out. He said before he got there, he was told she had pulled some mail out of a box and ripped it up. kAmw6 D2:5 2?@E96C @77:46C 7@F?5 $E66=6 @? $E2CC6EE $EC66E ?62C ~=5 w:89H2J eg 2?5 D96 E@=5 9:> D96 925 8@EE6?
Man makes it to Maryville with allegedly stolen fishing poles

5 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Michael Thomason

It took a trip to Maryville, but a couple of prized fishing poles were recovered after they were reportedly stolen from Tellico Marina in Vonore April 13. Vonore Police Officer Alex Eckert said he was told about the theft around 7:45 p.m., but by that time the suspect was in a Dominos parking lot with Maryville police. kAmt4<6CE D2:5 96 H6?E E@ E96 s@>:?@D @? w:89H2J c`` :? |2CJG:==6 2?5 EC:65 E@ DA62< E@ E96 DFDA64E[ y24@3 p52> |2D@?[ 3FE H96? 96 C625 9:> 9:D C:89ED[ |2D@?
Man uses yards, roads and railroad tracks to avoid capture

5 days ago | advocateanddemocrat.com | Michael Thomason

He ran from law enforcement, crashed his car and briefly escaped April 15, but a Sweetwater man may have went to far when he left his injured puppy behind. Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Kieran Reeves said her was on Highway 322 driving toward Sweetwater when he saw a Chrysler 300 make a left on Shope Road and then onto Sweetwater/Vonore Road and thought it looked like a car he’d seen earlier where the tag came back to a Hyundai. kAm#66G6D D2:5 96 5C@G6 FA @?