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USTA Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that Jonathan Fintak of Sevierville, Tenn., who recently graduated from Seymour High School, has been named a recipient of the first $10,000 Pro Tennis Management Scholarship. This past spring, the USTA Foundation granted 53 high school students a variety of college scholarships, totaling $373,000. The ...

Ripken Baseball today announced David Bounds as the general manager for The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge youth baseball complex. With nearly a decade of experience as an employee for Ripken Baseball, Bounds has contributed to the brand’s growth at both The Ripken Experience Aberdeen and Myrtle Beach locations. “I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to combine my love ...

Running a flat course in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in the dark of night pushed the Pigeon Forge Midnight 8K to national recognition in “The Runner’s Bucket List: 200 Races To Run Before You Die.” Author Denise Malan, an avid runner from Kansas City, Mo., highlights a wide variety of races – some serious, some quirky – ...

The Sevierville Recreation Department is now accepting youth baseball and softball registration and entry fees for the Smoky Mountain Youth Baseball Association 2015 fall season. Baseball leagues are open to children ages 5-17 years old; softball ages are also 5-17 years old. The registration fee for both leagues is $35.00/child. Children can register to be drafted or full teams may ...

Pigeon Forge officials announced today that construction of the Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge reached its midway point and is on schedule to be completed on December 31, 2015, in time for the planned opening in Spring 2016. Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge is a $22.5 million, city-owned youth baseball complex that will feature six lighted synthetic turf fields, each based on ...

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting registration for the Spring Adult Softball season. Leagues are available for men’s ($250.00/team) and co-ed ($150.00/team) divisions. Games will be played at Sevierville City Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning April 14, 2015. Registration materials are available at the Sevierville Community Center front desk or on the ...

The Volunteer Chevrolet 6th Annual Smoky Mountain Kick-Off Jamboree is Friday, August 15th with competition both on and off the field as Keep Sevier Beautiful challenges fans in the stands to compete in a Litter-Free Challenge. When local high school football teams take the field on Friday night, fans representing each school will be challenged to keep the stands litter-free ...