MURFREESBORO — The Grainger Lady Grizzlies basketball team made history Friday at MTSU, earning the program’s first-ever appearance in a state championship game.
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- Coach Rusty Bishop and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Millie Hurst and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Matty Tanner (1) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Matty Tanner (1) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Matty Tanner (1) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on coach Brian Haskins and Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Jada Harrison and Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Coach Rusty Bishop and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Audrey Stratton (2) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Gracie Jarnagin (25) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5), Matty Tanner and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Matty Tanner (1) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on coach Brian Haskins and Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Matty Tanner (1) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5), Matty Tanner and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Matty Tanner (1) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Maddie Hurst (14) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Alia Maloney and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Audrey Stratton (2) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on coach Brian Haskins and Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Alia Maloney and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Makayla Scott (15), Suzanne Barker and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Matty Tanner (1) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Lauren Longmire (30) and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)
- Tori Rutherford (5), Alia Maloney and Grainger took on Westview in a TSSAA Class AA state semifinal at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, March 12, 2021. The Lady Grizzlies won 45-33. (Photo by Danny Parker)