Ja’Kobi Gillespie, a former Greeneville High School standout now playing with the Tennessee Volunteers, is set to participate in the NCAA Tournament.
Tennessee, seeded sixth, will play as a number 6 seed against the 11th seeded Miami RedHawks.
The opening contest is scheduled for Friday, March 20, at 4:25 p.m. at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
On Saturday, May 2, these former Johnson City Metro area high school standouts will be in action.
East Tennessee State University’s softball team will face Mercer in Macon for their final regular season Southern Conference series on May 2-3. Both teams share identical records heading into this important matchup.
East Tennessee State University’s softball team split its final home doubleheader of this season against Gardner-Webb. The Bucs won one close contest before dropping a narrow loss in game two. They will finish their regular season on the road at Mercer.
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