Motlow Boasts Eastern Coach of the Year with Coach Daves
Title
Motlow Boasts Eastern Coach of the Year with Coach Daves
Subject
Motlow Sports
Description
Newspaper article chronicling Motlow's excellence in sports.
Date
March 18, 1972
Rights
No restrictions. Open for research.
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Language
English
Type
Newspaper Clipping
Transcription
By Bob Hammers
Three new teams were admitted to the league while Motlow’s Joe Daves was selected as eastern division coach of the year and Albert Thornton was named to the eastern division team during the spring meeting of the Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association Friday at Motlow.
The new teams joining the conference are Aquinas Junior College of Nashville and Volunteer State of Gallatin to the western division. Roane State of Harriman was tabbed for the eastern division.
Hoyt Kirk of Freed-Hardeman was named coach of the year in the western division.
Named to the eastern division team are Jim Meadows, Cleveland State; Jerome Brown, Morristown; John Higdon, Hiwassee; Vernon Short, Cumberland and Thornton.
The western division team includes Harold Corlew and Freddie Petway, Columbia State; Greg Reese, Martin; Barry Stephenson, Dyersburg; and Garry Grisham, Jackson State.
Meadows was chosen as the eastern’s division’s most valuable player while the honor in the eastern division went to Reese of Martin.
Joe Crabtree, coach at Cleveland State, was elected president for the coming season, while Coach Daves was named Vice President. Don Jenkins of Hilwassee is the new secretary treasurer and Kermit Smith of Martin returns as sports information director of the conference.
The new additions will bring the western division to seven teams, Columbia State, Martin, Dyersburg, Jackson. Freed-Hardsmann, Volunteer State and Aquinas.
In the Eastern Division will be Motlow, Cleveland, Morristown, Hiwassee, Cumberland and Roane State.
The school will begin league competition this fall.
Trophies were presented in Columbia for winning TJCAA basketball title this season. Motlow won runnerup trophy.
Accept TIJCAA trophy- Columbia State and Motlow were awarded the championship and runner-up trophies during the annual Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association spring meeting Friday at Motlow. From left are Joe Daves, basketball coach at Motlow; Tom Kirby of Volunteer State, who presented the awards; and Coach Gene McBee of Columbia State, Coach McBee’s Chargers won the TJCAA basketball title this season, while Motlow finished second. -Photo by Bob Hammers.
New Officers Named- New officers for the Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association are, from left, Joe Crabtree, Cleveland, president; Joe Daves. Motlow, vice president, Don Jenkins, Hiwassee, secretary treasurer; and Kermit Smith, Martin, sports information director. The new officers will assume their duties this fall. They were elected during the annual spring meeting Friday at Motlow - photo by Bob Hammers.
Three new teams were admitted to the league while Motlow’s Joe Daves was selected as eastern division coach of the year and Albert Thornton was named to the eastern division team during the spring meeting of the Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association Friday at Motlow.
The new teams joining the conference are Aquinas Junior College of Nashville and Volunteer State of Gallatin to the western division. Roane State of Harriman was tabbed for the eastern division.
Hoyt Kirk of Freed-Hardeman was named coach of the year in the western division.
Named to the eastern division team are Jim Meadows, Cleveland State; Jerome Brown, Morristown; John Higdon, Hiwassee; Vernon Short, Cumberland and Thornton.
The western division team includes Harold Corlew and Freddie Petway, Columbia State; Greg Reese, Martin; Barry Stephenson, Dyersburg; and Garry Grisham, Jackson State.
Meadows was chosen as the eastern’s division’s most valuable player while the honor in the eastern division went to Reese of Martin.
Joe Crabtree, coach at Cleveland State, was elected president for the coming season, while Coach Daves was named Vice President. Don Jenkins of Hilwassee is the new secretary treasurer and Kermit Smith of Martin returns as sports information director of the conference.
The new additions will bring the western division to seven teams, Columbia State, Martin, Dyersburg, Jackson. Freed-Hardsmann, Volunteer State and Aquinas.
In the Eastern Division will be Motlow, Cleveland, Morristown, Hiwassee, Cumberland and Roane State.
The school will begin league competition this fall.
Trophies were presented in Columbia for winning TJCAA basketball title this season. Motlow won runnerup trophy.
Accept TIJCAA trophy- Columbia State and Motlow were awarded the championship and runner-up trophies during the annual Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association spring meeting Friday at Motlow. From left are Joe Daves, basketball coach at Motlow; Tom Kirby of Volunteer State, who presented the awards; and Coach Gene McBee of Columbia State, Coach McBee’s Chargers won the TJCAA basketball title this season, while Motlow finished second. -Photo by Bob Hammers.
New Officers Named- New officers for the Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association are, from left, Joe Crabtree, Cleveland, president; Joe Daves. Motlow, vice president, Don Jenkins, Hiwassee, secretary treasurer; and Kermit Smith, Martin, sports information director. The new officers will assume their duties this fall. They were elected during the annual spring meeting Friday at Motlow - photo by Bob Hammers.
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Citation
“Motlow Boasts Eastern Coach of the Year with Coach Daves,” Motlow State Community College Archives, accessed May 16, 2024, https://msccarchives.omeka.net/items/show/44.
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