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McKinley Berry of Elizabethton deserves some statewide recognition. tonight he pitched another great game, this time against DB. Unfortunately Elizabethton is underachieving this year but he has been a bright spot. tonight he stayed in the 80's for 6 innings according to DB's clock. With some proper coaching i think 90 is definitly possible either this summer or by junior year.

a Cyclone fan wanting to step in and say GO RANGERS. great bunch of kids and will be wishing the best for them. great to hear good things from the TNC guys.

what is better as far the line is concerned? one is just getting cleared to practice and another big guy isn't playing with dexter price and coggins graduated it seems they will be more suspect.

this should be a great year for elizabethton. it will be the coaches 3rd year so being new is no longer an excuse. the senior class is a proven group since they were in elementary school. they have nothing to prove at this point. it will be interesting to see how things work out.

i played soccer years ago before it was a tssaa sport. fights happened. it seems there were many at fault in this situation. the kids shouldn't take the rules into their own hands but if the refs don't then i respect the kids that will stand up to defend themself. i find it rediculous that the tssaa says that in a fight the refs should stay out of it. by this being their on the field stance it seems that they should not be involved after the game as well. in this case Elizabethton did suspend their players and i am sure CD spoke with their players as well. as a Cyclone fan i am very biased. Elizabethton played CD in baseball a few days after the soccer game. no problems on or off the field. i feel sure there will be no problems the next time they meet on the soccer field as well. i feel the tssaa should either take action during a game or not at all. to take them out of post season play is way overboard. to fine is laughable. GO Cyclones and good luck CD. maybe if the tssaa and others let this issue end, then it will. i would say those involved are already over it and lesson learned.

Cyclones have Unicoi County away and Chucky Doak at home left.

happy valley has a few that can hit as well. should be a good game.

unicoi county is playing good baseball but i wouldn't put them in a league of their own. they played well against elizabethton but weren't dominating. one inning with the bases loaded and two outs they got a big hit. a couple innings later the same situation with eliz having the bases loaded and 2 outs. eliz. didn't get the hit. thats baseball. but if it went the other way it could have been a diffrent game. happy valley also played eliz very tough and i think they can play with unicoi. tournament time will be interesting. GO CYCLONES

how is the johnson county field looking? does it drain very well?

good luck Hampton. get the gold. one more Cyclone fan rooting for you.

good game cyclones, nice win 10-7

i think the warriors could contend this year. it is still very early to be making predictions based on much more than the past. the warriors have good athletes. i haven't been to any of their scrimmages or practices this season. wish them well. this season should be fun. GO CYCLONES

how did the scrimmages go?

Whitson as mentioned will be good from UC. Hodge and Mann from Happy valley can both play big. Eliz. has a few. don't know the greeneville teams well.

i agree UC and Eliz. being 1 & 2. at least until someone changes that.