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There is still time to register for the Spring 2016 Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament and compete for over $10,000 in cash and prizes. The 18th Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament will be held over two days, Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 2016. Tournament registration is open to everyone possessing the appropriate fishing license and permits. There are divisions ...

The LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge is bringing a new sport to this Great Smoky Mountains resort destination – beach volleyball. It is part of a series of sports tournaments that make up the longest booking in the three-year history of the $45 million facility. Franklin Fieldhouse, a sports company in Franklin, Tenn., has contracted the LeConte Event Center for ...

Sevierville’s Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting registration for the Spring Adult Softball season. Leagues are available for men’s ($275/team) and co-ed ($200/team) divisions. Games will be played at Sevierville City Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning April 19, 2016. Registration materials are available at the Sevierville Community Center front desk or on the website’s softball page. ...

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge youth baseball complex. Ripken Baseball and the City of Pigeon Forge officially opened The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge on March 9, 2016 with a ribbon cutting and open house for the public. The $22.5 million facility will host youth baseball and fast-pitch softball tournaments, beginning with the ...

The high-flying hijinks of the Harlem Globetrotters are returning to the Thompson Boling Arena in Knoxville. The Globetrotters, one of the most famous basketball teams in history, is celebrating its 90th year. “This is a special year,” said Handles Franklin of the Harlem Globetrotters. “This season we are paying a tribute to the past while creating special memories.” Handles joined ...

Rocky Top Sports World is pleased to announce the inaugural Phillip Fulmer Hall of Fame Football Camp to be held June 16-18, 2016, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The Camp is open to athletes ages 7-17, and will feature instruction by Phillip Fulmer, collegiate and high school coaches. Campers will be separated and coached by age group and position. The camp will ...

Local dialysis patients will benefit from the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation’s Lucky Kidney Run and Irish Festival presented by Fresenius Medical Care on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in downtown Knoxville. The 5th annual 6K run and 6K/2K walk start from Market Square at 10 a.m., progressing from downtown to the Fourth and Gill neighborhood and back. Registration is now open ...

Steve Daugherty, who led Rocky Top Sports World through a successful pre-opening and opening process, is leaving his position as general manager to work with Sports Facilities Management in Clearwater, Fla. “Steve Daugherty has provided great leadership in opening of Rocky Top Sports World,” stated Dev Pathik, CEO of the The Sports Facility Management. “In his new role, he will continue ...

The Sevierville Recreation Department is still accepting youth baseball and softball registration and entry fees for the 2016 Smoky Mountain Youth Baseball Association (SMYBA) spring/summer season. Baseball leagues are open to children ages 3-17 years old; softball ages are 5-17 years old. The registration fee for both leagues is $35.00 per child. Children can register to be drafted or full ...

Special Olympics athletes from around the state are waxing their skis and snowboards and sharpening their skates in preparation for the Special Olympics Tennessee Winter Games to be held Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, 2016 at Ober Gatlinburg. Over 150 athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete in skiing, snowboarding and speed skating in divisions based on age and ability. “Thanks ...