BY DAVE LINK Hardin Valley Academy’s baseball team is on a roll under first-year coach Aaron Simmons. The Hawks kept the early lead in the District 4-4A race with an 11-5 victory over visiting Bearden on Wednesday night. … [Read more...]
Derry brothers pace Grace Rams Baseball in long-awaited win over rival CAK
BY DAVE LINK Grace Christian Academy’s baseball team got a long-awaited victory Tuesday night, and the Derry brothers played a big part in it. All three of them. … [Read more...]
Farragut Lady Ads get win No. 15 on the season
BY DAVE LINK Hallie Grace Johnson took Thursday off from the pitching circle and worked on her hitting. It turned out to be a good day for the Farragut sophomore. … [Read more...]
Freshman Hudson Burnett, junior Amari Lethgo lead Halls Baseball past Karns, 13-4
BY DAVE LINK The Halls baseball team kept its hot streak alive Tuesday night. Amari Lethgo and Hudson Burnett combined on a four-hitter and the Red Devils posted a 13-4 victory over host Karns. … [Read more...]
THE NEW QB1s (2025): With Bronson Scrivner graduating, Loudon Redskins have a successor in place
BY DAVE LINK Loudon football coach Jeff Harig and his staff didn’t take long deciding on their next starting quarterback after senior Bronson Scrivner took the last snap of the 2024 season. … [Read more...]
2025 TENNIS SEASON OUTLOOK
BY DAVE LINK With tennis season going full bore already, here are some top teams and players to watch in the 5Star Preps coverage area. … [Read more...]
The BIGS ONLY Fishing Files — Alcoa’s Walker LaRue and Jackie Hatfield post a win at Tims Ford Lake
BY DAVE LINK Walker LaRue and Jackie Hatfield of the Alcoa Fishing Team were winners on the Tennessee Bass Nation circuit in previous seasons with other co-anglers. But not together as co-anglers. Until a couple of weekends ago. The … [Read more...]
THE NEW QB1s (2025): Webb Spartans in early stages of preparing new starting quarterback for this fall
BY DAVE LINK Webb School of Knoxville football coach Don Mahoney isn’t rushing a decision on the Spartans’ starting quarterback for the 2025 season opener Aug. 22 against Upperman. Mahoney is taking the same approach as last year when current … [Read more...]
Travis Mains agrees to be next head boys basketball coach at Knoxville Catholic; girls coaching position now open
BY DAVE LINK Catholic has hired a familiar face to coach its boys’ basketball team. Travis Mains, head coach of the Catholic girls since 2020, was announced Wednesday as the Irish’s new boys’ coach to replace JaJuan Smith, who led Catholic to a … [Read more...]
Oak Ridge rallies in the fourth quarter in 4A sectional win over Sevier; Wildcats return to state for first time since 2021
BY DAVE LINK OAK RIDGE – The Oak Ridge basketball team has an element this season that’s different from the others Aaron Green has coached in his 15 seasons with the Wildcats. “It’s the biggest team I’ve ever had,” Green said after … [Read more...]