Tennessee sportswriters name KCHS, NDHS athletes to all-state team

Maggie Frana

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association recently named a number of athletes from Knoxville Catholic High School and Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga to its annual all-state teams.

Maggie Frana, who won the first Knoxville Catholic girls state title in the discus this spring, was named to the Division II-AA all-state team for that event. Track-and-field teammate Chloe Truss, a state champion in the 100-meter dash, was named all-state for that event as well as the 200 and 400 dash events.

Payton Sipos of the KCHS girls team was named all-state in the 300 hurdles.

Keegan Smith of the Knoxville Catholic boys team was named all-state in the 800- and 3,200-meter runs. Teammate JR Fowler made the all-state squad in discus.

Notre Dame high-jumper Olivia Mroz earned an all-state nod in Division II-A.

Hudson Lutterman

In soccer, the state runner-up Notre Dame boys team saw two members make the all-state team: forward Josh Bonk and defender Derek Perez. Forward Grayson Goodale of Knoxville Catholic also earned all-state honors.

Tennis standout Lillie Murphy of KCHS, the state champion in Division II-AA girls singles, was named all-state.

Hudson Lutterman, a shortstop and pitcher for the Knoxville Catholic baseball team, also made the TSWA all-state team for Division II-AA. Hudson batted .355 with 13 doubles, two triples, and four home runs with 29 runs batted in and 39 runs scored. On the mound, he went 9-0 with four saves and 57 strikeouts in 39 innings, compiling an earned run average of 1.44.

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