Ricketts, Holt back at Bryan

Former Bryan College soccer standouts Stephen Ricketts and Polly Holt have returned to their respective programs as assistant coaches. Both were excellent students who graduated in 2017, both were defenders and both were first-team all-conference as seniors. Ricketts, also the new resident director of Bryan’s Long Hall, was the Appalachian Athletic Conference defensive player of the year. “I am extremely grateful to Bryan for allowing me the opportunity to come and work with the soccer program,” Ricketts said in a school release. “The time I spent on the pitch as a Lion had such an impact in my life. I am thankful for the chance to play a small part in continuing Bryan’s rich tradition of men’s soccer.” Said Holt in a separate release: “I’m excited to be back on the hill and help serve on staff for a program that is very near to my heart. It was amazing to be part of the remarkable growth experienced by the women’s soccer program during my playing career, and now to be able to support and help continue the development of the team as a coach is such an amazing opportunity.”

FOOTBALL

› Football season opens for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs two weeks from tonight, and for today only the university is selling season tickets in the reserved bleacher sections for $76 (a savings of $14). This offer can be redeemed on GoMocs.com via offer code 14DAYS but is for new season-ticket plans only. The Mocs host Eastern Illinois on Aug. 29, with home games also scheduled against James Madison, Western Carolina, East Tennessee State, Furman and The Citadel.