NEWPORT—The summer of coaching changes isn’t over yet.

The rivalry is back, and this time it didn’t take over three decades to knock the dust off.

As the spring sports season comes to a close for the 2019 season at the annual Spring Fling event in Murfreesboro, Tenn., athletes throughout the state are earning recognition for their efforts throughout the year.

NEWPORT—With time comes change.

NEWPORT—Excitement is in the air after spring football wrapped up for the Cocke County Fighting Cocks.

NEWPORT—As we grow up, no matter how far we may stray we always yearn to come home.

NEWPORT—Cocke County athletic director A.C. Willis laid out his plan shortly after the high school head football coaching position became vacant.

MORRISTOWN—The road ended in the District 2-AAA Semifinals for the Cocke County Lady Red on Wednesday.

MORRISTOWN—An early 2-0 deficit was erased with hot bats as the Cocke County Lady Red survived another elimination game in the District 2-AAA tournament on Tuesday.

MORRISTOWN—Ariel Holt and Jarica Ensley’s two-out bombs carried the Cocke County Lady Red over the Seymour Lady Eagles in Monday’s District 2-AAA elimination game.

NEWPORT—Two weeks have passed since former head coach of the Cocke County High School Fighting Cocks football program Caleb Slover announced he was resigning to take the same position at Region 1-5A rival Morristown East.

Former Cosby High School football assistant Levi Cooper is on the move.

MORRISTOWN—Individual growth happened to be the core focus with Cocke County’s Track and Field team looking forward.

MORRISTOWN—Solo shots ruled the day, but the Cocke County Lady Red found themselves on the wrong end once it was over.

MORRISTOWN—An early hole was no detriment for the Cocke County Lady Red in their postseason opener on Friday night.

SEYMOUR—As if a season-ending loss wasn’t bad enough, the manner in which the Cocke County Fighting Cocks’ season was capped off was even worse.

The high school football coaching carousel continues its unusual late season movement.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County Lady Red are heading into the postseason swinging.

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NEWPORT—Every team is striving to build momentum towards the postseason at this stage in the season.

MOSHEIM—The Cocke County Fighting Cocks are looking to build confidence with the remainder of their regular season slate.

NEWPORT—With an opportunity to lock up third place in District 2-AAA, the Cocke County Lady Red were stymied by Morristown West in a one-run loss on Tuesday night.

COSBY—He may not have had five goals, but Eduardo Gonzalez again saved the day for the Cosby Eagles.

Both Cosby and Cocke County high school baseball teams fell victim to heartbreaking losses on the road on Tuesday.

NEWPORT—It’s about to get real for the Cocke County Lady Red softball program.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County High Fighting Cocks had to fight off a late scare to pull out the victory on Thursday.

MORRISTOWN—A battle between two of the top three teams in District 2-AAA did not favor the Cocke County Lady Red on Thursday.

NEWPORT—The first of two matches between the Cosby Eagles and the Cocke County Fighting Cocks belonged to Cosby after its triumph on Tuesday.

NEWPORT—Scratching runs across has been a problematic issue in recent weeks for the Cocke County Lady Red.

MORRISTOWN—The Cocke County Lady Red delivered a shutout on the road against the Morristown West Lady Trojans on Monday.

SEVIERVILLE—Before classic hot rods became the main showcase of the weekend in Sevier County, the Cocke County Lady Red put on a blazing display of their own.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County Lady Red picked up a big victory to sweep the season series over district rival Seymour on Wednesday.

COSBY—The Cocke County Fighting Cocks claimed the inter-county series after Saturday’s win over the Cosby High Eagles.

KNOXVILLE—Any win is a good win. Especially those that come in league play. However, it’s still possible to win and not be satisfied with it.

MAYNARDVILLE—Winning on the road can be difficult, but the Cocke County Fighting Cocks have made it look easy in their last two stays away from home, outside of league play.

DANDRIDGE—The Cocke County Lady Red have their sights on being one of the top programs in the district.

MORRISTOWN—The Morristown East Hurricanes made it their mission to complete the regular season sweep over the Cocke County Fighting Cocks

NEWPORT—Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong in the seventh inning for the Cocke County Fighting Cocks on Monday night.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County Fighting Cocks soccer program nearly grabbed their first win of the season against the visiting Daniel Boone Trail Blazers on Thursday.

Both Cosby and Cocke County hit the road for big victories on the diamond on Thursday.

CORRYTON—The Cocke County High track and field team picked up a momentum boost at Gibbs High School on Thursday evening.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County Lady Red had no issue bouncing back from Monday’s loss to Morristown East.

NEWPORT—It takes a complete effort to win in the Cocke County Lady Red’s league.

NEWPORT—Saturday’s inter-county rivalry swung toward the home team, but allowed the community of Cocke County to come together and watch the improving baseball programs.

It was a successful night on the diamond for both the Cocke County High School baseball and softball teams on Thursday evening.

NEWPORT—Seniors are supposed to make plays in clutch situations.

NEWPORT—Giving up seven runs in an inning won’t lead to many victories.