Jeremy Acree
Jeremy Acree was added to the Nooga.com staff in August 2011 as a sports reporter and high school editor. In addition to being the lead sports reporter for all things high school, he will also cover some University of Tennessee Chattanooga sports.
While attending UTC from 2006-10, Acree worked as a freelance reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, was the managing editor with the University Echo and ultimately landed as an intern at The Tennessean, writing features and covering high school athletics.
Upon graduating in 2010, Acree spent ten months serving with AmeriCorps NCCC. During that time he worked with the U.S. Forest Service as a Wildland Firefighter in the Pike/San Isabel National Forest.
ARTICLES BY JEREMY ACREE
Spring Fling: State tournament outlook and odds
Baseball Red Bank , Coach Trey Hicks First round McNairy Central What to Expect Red Bank is the only team among eight finalists with a losing record entering the tournament. They wont be favored to win a game, but that hasnt slowed a remarkable run through the postseason thus far. Odds of winning a title 10 percent Baylor , Coach Gene Etter What to Expect Baylor earned the top seed in the Middle/East Region, but was far from dominant. Introduce the top two teams from the west, and the road gets no easier. The Red Raiders open against last years state champion, Christian Brothers. Odds 15 percent Softball Grace Academy , Coach Tina Walker First round Forrest What to expect Grace has finished …
Baylor splits with Brentwood, faces elimination game Saturday
Baylor senior John Tipton hit a two-run home run and pitched seven scoreless innings in the first game of a doubleheader at Baylor Friday. The Red Raiders beat Brentwood Academy 2-0, then lost the second game, 4-0. At about 445 p.m. Friday afternoon at Baylor, John Tipton drove a ball over the left field fence to give the Red Raiders a 2-0 lead over Brentwood Academy in the first game of a Division II-AA quarterfinal series. By 10 p.m., after an hour-long lightning delay and another 13 innings, Baylor hadn't crossed home plate again. Tiptons home run was enough in the first game of the double-header, in which he also shut down Brentwood from the mound in a 2-0 win. Will Haynie was just as do…
Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play
The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff. In fact, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive all but said it's coming in Friday's announcement of the agreement between two of the most successful BCS conferences. "A new January bowl tradition is born," Slive said in a statement. "This new game will provide a great matchup between the two most successful conferences in the BCS era and will complement the exciting postseason atmosphere created by the new four-team model. Most impo…
Nooga Sports' Weekend Top 5
State tournament qualifiers unveiledSpring Fling in Murfreesboro starts Monday, but who will be there remains in question. Games Friday afternoon will determine a majority of the finalists in both baseball and softball, while soccer teams will try to earn their spot on Saturday. Friday also marks the beginning of best-of-three series for the Division II schools , which will determine the final four in baseball and softball that make the trip to Murfreesboro. To see a list of all the local contenders, click here. UTC men's golf goes for NCAA tournament berthAfter the opening round of the NCAA Regional tournament Thursday afternoon in Bowling Green, Ky., the UTC golf team sits in a tie for sec…
Nooga's Star Watch: Hagen Wilkey, Red Bank
Red Bank junior Hagen Wilkey has earned four of the Lions' six wins since the postseason began. Red Bank plays Livingston Academy Saturday, with a spot in the state tournament on the line. Hagen Wilkeys start on April 30 at Ooltewah typified Red Banks final two weeks of the regular season. In two innings, he gave up nine runs on nine hits to one of the best Class AAA teams in the area. He picked up the loss in a 14-0 landslide. The Lions hobbled into the postseason, burdened by a 13-game losing streak. The numbers were grim and the morale wasnt much better. Nothing was going right. Then a new streak began in Red Banks first game of the District 6-AA tournament-a 13-3 win over East Ridge. The…
Soddy-Daisy wins region with wild finish
Soddy-Daisy coach Clifford Kirk talks with third baseman Cassidy Hackney during a game on Tuesday, March 20. In Wednesday's Region 3-AAA final, Hackney scored a run and saved a run defensively, as the Lady Trojans beat Coffee County, 1-0 at home. Cassidy Hackney was still nervous after the teams shook hands and Soddy-Daisy coaches delivered their postgame speech. There was still tension in her voice and a shakiness to her delivery. The Soddy-Daisy third baseman was right in the middle of the two plays, one in the bottom of the sixth, the other in the top of the seventh, that clinched the Region 3-AAA title for the Lady Trojans Wednesday night at Clifford Kirk Field. The 1-0 victory over Coff…
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