Knoxville Catholic loses in four-overtime thriller while Notre Dame makes semifinals for first time ever By Dan McWilliams The boys basketball team at Knoxville Catholic High School and the girls basketball squad at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga made state-tournament history in different ways this month. The KCHS boys …
Six KCHS football players sign with colleges and universities
Knoxville Catholic High School held its third signing day of the school year on Feb. 4, coinciding with National Signing Day, with six football players signing with colleges and universities. Jeremy George-El signed with the University of Tennessee, Casen Jenkins and Jacob Rice with Emory & Henry University, Dominic Daddabbo …
Cousins—teammates at KCHS—sign with universities
Tyreek King goes to Tennessee football and Chaz Smith to Notre Dame at National Signing Day on Dec. 3 The East Tennessee Catholic Two four-star football recruits from Knoxville Catholic High School—who happen to be cousins—signed with major-college programs in December, each having committed to the teams in 2024. Tyreek …
Knoxville Catholic, NDHS runners place at state meet
The East Tennessee Catholic Long-distance runners from Knoxville Catholic High School and Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga placed at the TSSAA cross country state championships held at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis Nov. 6-7. The KCHS girls team finished second overall in the Division II-AA meet, and three Lady …
Catholic golfers shine in state tourney
Teagan Walker of KCHS ties for third as her team places third, and Sophia Parsons of Alcoa ties for 11th By Dan McWilliams Catholic high school golfers stood out at the recent TSSAA girls state tournaments held at Sevierville Golf Club. The Knoxville Catholic High School girls golf team finished …
Lady Irish volleyball team places third in the state tournament
The Knoxville Catholic High School volleyball team finished third in the Division II, Class AA state tournament held Oct. 21-23 in Murfreesboro. The Lady Irish, under head coach Brent Carter, finished the season 25-10. KCHS began the tournament in the double-elimination round on Oct. 21 with a 20-25, 19-25, 25-23, …
Four parishioners honored at HOF ceremony
Keegan Smith, Lillie Murphy, Dr. Jerry Punch, and Judge Tim Irwin recognized at Boys & Girls Club event By The East Tennessee Catholic The Diocese of Knoxville was well represented at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Aug. 21 as four parishioners who are standouts in …
KCHS names new wrestling coach
Stephen Jackson was named the new head coach for the boys and girls wrestling programs at Knoxville Catholic High School, it was announced May 6. Mr. Jackson, who succeeds Jason Hughes in the role, has been a member of the Tennessee wrestling community since 2008. An alumnus of Gibbs High …
NFL vet gives back to Notre Dame with free camp
Fighting Irish alum Patrick Johnson of the Eagles helps 70 youngsters polish their football skills By Dan McWilliams NFL veteran Patrick Johnson, a 2017 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, gave back to his alma mater June 20 by hosting a free football camp attended by 70 boys …
KCHS’s Lillie Murphy nets 2nd state tennis title
The senior completes an undefeated career in singles play; NDHS, KCHS track athletes stand out as well By Dan McWilliams Lillie Murphy of Knoxville Catholic High School completed an undefeated singles career with her second straight Division II, Class AA state championship on May 23 at Adams Tennis Complex …
Girls basketball coach Travis Mains named new leader of KCHS boys
Knoxville Catholic High School announced March 12 that Travis Mains will take the reins as the next head basketball coach of the Fighting Irish boys basketball program. Mr. Mains has been the head varsity girls basketball coach at Knoxville Catholic since 2020 and has taken the Lady Irish to the …
Defending champion Lady Irish basketball team falls in state semis
The Knoxville Catholic High School girls basketball team made the state tournament for the fifth consecutive year. The two-time defending champion Lady Irish fell in this year’s Division II, Class AA semifinals 50-47 to Christ Presbyterian Academy of Nashville on March 7 at the Hooper Eblen Center on the campus …