{"id":2001,"date":"2022-03-25T23:28:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T23:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksus.net\/high-school-signings-signing-day-arrives-for-tennessee-high-trio-bristol-herald-courier\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T23:28:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T23:28:22","slug":"high-school-signings-signing-day-arrives-for-tennessee-high-trio-bristol-herald-courier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linksus2.linksus.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/25\/high-school-signings-signing-day-arrives-for-tennessee-high-trio-bristol-herald-courier\/","title":{"rendered":"HIGH SCHOOL SIGNINGS: Signing day arrives for Tennessee High trio &#8211; Bristol Herald Courier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get local news delivered to your inbox!<br \/>Madeline Simcox is one of three Tennessee High seniors to sign letters of intent with NCAA Division I programs on Thursday at Viking Hall. Simcox will continue her education and golf career at East Tennessee State. She was joined by Grace Singleton, who will run cross country and track at ETSU, and Justice Musser, who will play football at Princeton.\u00a0<br \/>It was an especially good day at Tennessee High.<br \/>Madeline Simcox was one of three Vikings to sign letters of intent on Thursday continue their academic and athletic careers at the NCAA Division I level.<br \/>\u201cIt is an incredible honor to be a part of this school community and see everyone\u2019s success pay off,\u201d Simcox said. \u201cIt is really great.\u201d<br \/>Simcox, who will play golf at East Tennessee State, was joined by Grace Singleton, who will run cross country and track at ETSU, along with Justice Musser, who will play football at Princeton.<br \/>\u201cETSU is close to home so that is a big thing,\u201d Simcox said. \u201cThe success in their women\u2019s golf program is obviously huge too, especially over the last few years, they have really taken it to the next level.\u201d<br \/>Girls golf at Tennessee High has thrived over the last five years, and Simcox was a big part of that for the last three seasons. She combined with the twin duo of Isabella and Noelia Adkins to lead the Vikings to a third place team finish in the state meet in 2019, a second place finish in 2020, and followed that up by winning multiple events in the fall, including a tie for 4th at the state match.<br \/>\u201cMy dad got me into golf at a very young age, probably around age 3,\u201d said Simcox, who placed in a tie for 5th at state in 2019 and in 20th in 2020. \u201cI stuck with it even though at times I didn\u2019t want to and then as I started seeing my hard work pay off, I fell in love with the sport. If you put in the time you are going to see the results, that is extremely rewarding.\u201d<br \/>Not surprisingly, Simcox was leaving for a local golf course after the signing ceremony at Viking Hall.<br \/>\u201cShe is at the golf course every day, no matter what the weather is, cold weather, rainy weather, whatever, she is there,\u201d said Tennessee High girls golf coach Richard Ensor, whose program has produced six college signees in the last five years, and Simcox is only one of those to be a two-time all-state performer. \u201cShe deserves everything that she has accomplished.\u201d<br \/>Simcox, who won the Morristown Invitational, in addition to the district, conference and regional matches in the fall, joins a successful program with an international flair, with the current roster of seven players coming from six different counties.<br \/>\u201cI am actually really excited about that,\u201d said Simcox, who plans to major in biology. \u201cI think it will be really fun to make some new friends, I think it is going to be really fun that they are international. Maybe I can learn some new things about everyone\u2019s culture, I think it will be fun.\u201d<br \/>\u201cShe will have a good career over there,\u201d added Ensor. \u201cShe is determined to improve, she has got some things she needs to improve on, but she will work at it and she will get there.\u201d<br \/>While Simcox had been building to this point for much of her young age, Singleton had run 5Ks as a child, but didn\u2019t return to the sport until last season.<br \/>\u201cI had a pretty mediocre year last year, but I think I just got the mentality that I was going to push myself to the limit this year and I did,\u201d said Singleton, who not only ran cross country for Tennessee High, but also runs the 1600 and 3200 for the track meet. \u201cI just decided I was going to push myself and see what I could do. If I couldn\u2019t do it, I couldn\u2019t do it, but I knew I could as long as I told myself I could.\u201d<br \/>She did just fine. Tennessee High track coach Brad Stubbs said it was \u201csheer determination\u201d for Singleton to earn a slot with two programs at ETSU.<br \/>\u201cAs a younger runner, running was just an activity to her, but she made the decision that she wanted to be a runner at the end of her junior year and it was like a light switch went off in her head,\u201d said Stubbs, who added that Singleton is quick to help out with his special education children in a variety of ways. \u201cWhen that happened, I saw just an enormous amount of just willpower, just dedication to training and it showed me that whenever she sets her mind to anything she is going to be able to achieve it in life.\u201d<br \/>Musser made his college decision public earlier this month, but made his first visit to Princeton last week and came away convinced it was the right choice.<br \/>\u201cIt is gorgeous up there, it really is. The campus is beautiful, it is all within walking distance, people can take bikes or scooters if they choose,\u201d said Musser, who will be expected to add 40 pounds to his 6-foot-6 frame to play offensive line for the Ivy League Tigers. \u201cI am excited. They have the top-notch stuff for the weight room and the facilities and the stadium. Everything is brand new so it is exciting, it really is.\u201d<br \/>ennessee High assistant coach Matt Chandler, who was the interim head coach for the Vikings in the fall, watched Musser gain 40 pounds from his sophomore to senior campaign, earning all-state recognition and the opportunity as the third NCAA Division I football signee for the school over the last two years.<br \/>I have coached high school for 30 years, this is the first time I ever have coached somebody who is going to an Ivy League school on a football scholarship,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cThat says so much about who he is as a well-rounded kid, just a guy with such a big heart, the things he has done to help other people that people don\u2019t even know about. I am just so happy about that.<br \/>\u201cThe potential he has as a football player with that frame is very exciting.\u201d<br \/>Musser hopes his story of success can inspire others to dream big and achieve too.<br \/>\u201cThe motivation behind all this is to inspire other people around here that things like this can be done and it is not impossible and it is doable,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel incredibly blessed and extremely lucky to be able to do all this.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"mailto:bwoodson@bristolnews.com\">bwoodson@bristolnews.com<\/a> | Twitter: BHCWoodson | (276) 645-2543<br \/>Get local news delivered to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p>There are many things that Rick Boyd will miss when it comes to coaching wrestling at Rural Retreat High School and chief among them are those times when one of his grapplers achieved the ultimate victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c It was a well-played game by both teams,\u201d Abingdon coach Mark Francisco said. \u201cIt was a nice battle. Obviously, Coach [Doc] Adams does a tremendous job with his program, he has a talented group that I expect to have another great season.\u201d<br \/>Abby Haga and Nikki Duncan connected for home runs as Tennessee High\u2019s softball team earned an impressive 14-4 road win over the Unicoi County&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>As the injuries mounted and her playing time dwindled, many people in Macie Culbertson\u2019s predicament would have perhaps called it quits or entered the ever-crowded transfer portal.<\/p>\n<p>Updates on athletes from Lebanon, George Wythe, Abingdon, Tennessee High, Richlands, Eastside, John Battle, Gate City, Sullivan East, Sullivan Central, Dobyns-Bennett, Unicoi County<\/p>\n<p>Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Tennis results from Thursday in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee<br \/>Hamilton Addair went 3-for-4, drew a walk, scored two runs and tallied a RBI, while also being the winning pitcher as Patrick Henry High Schoo&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Hogoheegee District Preseason Coaches Poll<br \/>(First-place votes in parentheses)<br \/>1. Patrick Henry (3) 22; 2. Lebanon (2) 21; 3. Northwood (1) 18; 4. Rural Retreat 12; 5. Chilhowie 9; 6. Holston 8<\/p>\n<p>Aidan James and Brody Jones among the standouts for the Bearcats.\u00a0<br \/>Twin Springs is still searching for its first hit of the 2022 baseball season, but the Titans do own a victory. <br \/>Madeline Simcox is one of three Tennessee High seniors to sign letters of intent with NCAA Division I programs on Thursday at Viking Hall. Simcox will continue her education and golf career at East Tennessee State. She was joined by Grace Singleton, who will run cross country and track at ETSU, and Justice Musser, who will play football at Princeton.\u00a0<br \/>Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heraldcourier.com\/sports\/high-school-signings-signing-day-arrives-for-tennessee-high-trio\/article_06a70df2-abea-11ec-b1fd-237375625b68.html\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get local news delivered to your inbox!Madeline Simcox is one of three Tennessee High seniors to sign letters of intent with NCAA Division I programs on Thursday at Viking Hall. Simcox will continue her education and golf career at East Tennessee State. 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