Stefan Cooper, Sports Editor - Blount Today's Department

About Stefan Cooper

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Biography

Stefan graduated from Alcoa High School so long ago, 1978, that Noah, the guy with the ark, was a point guard on the Tornado basketball team. After high school, Stefan spent eight years in the Navy, returning home to attend the University of Tennessee. In Knoxville, he spent four years with The Daily Beacon, the Tennessee student newspaper, where served as sports editor and news editor.

Beginning as a correspondent in 1992, Stefan spent 15 years with The Daily Times before joining the Blount Today staff. An avid cyclist, he has not owned an automobile since 1985, carrying out his Blount Today duties exclusively by bicycle. Woefully misguided, his favorite sports team is the New York Yankees. Stefan firmly believes former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jack Lambert to be the greatest football player to ever live.

Position History

Sports Editor
10/10/2007 - current

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Cat’s catcher Published 03/11/2010 at 11:33 a.m.
Megan Willis and Cat Osterman were one of college softball’s most dominating batteries the middle part of last decade. Osterman tossed 20 no-hitters and 10 perfect games in a University of Texas career that rewrote the record books. Willis, the ...
Chaz Festival Published 03/04/2010 at 12:02 p.m.
The right guy hit the shot. For much of the opening half, Gatlinburg-Pittman had put on a clinic. The Highlanders opened the Region 2AA quarterfinal last Saturday at Alcoa on a 9-0 run. The lead ballooned to 15 before Alcoa ...
Call her the Breaze Published 03/04/2010 at noon 2 Comments
Alex Breazeale has developed into one of the region’s top, clutch shooters this season. What we didn’t know until Monday was just how tough the Maryville High School junior has become. Sophomore Miranda Maples erupted for a game-high 29 points, ...
Zonebusters Published 02/25/2010 at 12:26 p.m.
It has become a theme. Intent on stopping Torie Vaught from going wild inside, a Maryville opponent opens the game in a zone. Guards Alex Breazeale, Rebekah Singleton and Carrie Goodson shoot the opposition out of said zone. Vaught takes ...
Tré Magnifique Published 02/25/2010 at 12:25 p.m. 1 Comment
Tré Tate was doing it with feeling Tuesday night. The Alcoa High School sophomore continued one of the great, late-season success stories in some time as the Tornadoes stunned host and No. 8-ranked Stone Memorial, 81-78 in overtime in the ...
Once more with feeling Published 02/17/2010 at 2:50 p.m.
No Maryville College men’s team had ever lost to Piedmont. Ever. To make sure Maryville really felt it, the Lady Lions made it a clean sweep three weeks ago in Demorest, Ga., Piedmont taking both halves of a Great South ...
Deep impact Published 02/17/2010 at 2:49 p.m.
The meteor that hit the Yucatan Peninsula 65 million years ago is the first thing that comes to mind. Bradley Central, Cleveland and Walker Valley hit the Region 3 wrestling tournament last weekend at Alcoa High School with genuinely terrific ...
Torie Famous Published 02/17/2010 at 2:47 p.m.
District player of the year, two wins from a school record, regular-season district championship, district co-coach of the year. It would be easy to assume Maryville’s Lady Rebels are simply planning a coronation at this week’s District 4AAA basketball tournament ...
Like an oven Published 02/10/2010 at 2:57 p.m.
It’s been a good week for Maryville’s Lady Rebels. It’s been a super one for junior Torie Vaught. Finishing off a stretch that saw the Lady Rebels play five games in seven days and win them all, Vaught visited a ...
Gemstone signings Published 02/10/2010 at 2:56 p.m.
The Tennessee Diamonds brought out the bling last Wednesday. Blount County’s new professional fast-pitch softball team showcased pitcher Cat Osterman and pitcher/first baseman Megan Gibson during an introductory press conference at the Courtyard Marriott in Alcoa. Two of the sport’s ...