By DAVE LINK It was mid-April, and Farragut third baseman Jett Johnston wasn’t having the type of senior season at the plate he’d envisioned. The Texas A&M signee was hitting .250, so he made a change. “I just started thinking that I’m … [Read more...]
2023 All-5Star Preps Boys Soccer Teams
2023 ALL-5STAR PREPS BOYS SOCCER FIRST TEAM FORWARDS Lucas Nordin, senior, Bearden: Nordin, two-time 5Star Preps Player of the Year, had 27 goals and eight assists as Bearden (18-1-3) advanced to the Class AAA state quarterfinals before losing … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Lucas Nordin, Bearden High School
BY DAVE LINK Lucas Nordin took a break from soccer in late May. Just a short break. The recent Bearden graduate needed one after the Bulldogs lost to Brentwood 1-0 on May 23 in a Class AAA state quarterfinal match between two nationally-ranked … [Read more...]
Meet the 2023 All-5Star Preps Boys and Girls Tennis Teams
ALL-5 STAR TENNIS GIRLS FIRST TEAM (Class is for 2023 season) Maeve Thornton, senior, Catholic: The Furman signee and three-time 5Star Preps Player of the Year led the Lady Irish to their third consecutive Division II-AA state team … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Boys Tennis Players of the Year: William Blount’s John Macon and Bayler Cupp
BY DAVE LINK William Blount’s John Macon and Bayler Cupp didn’t win the Class AA state doubles title in the spring, but their memories from the state tournament in Murfreesboro will last a lifetime. Making their second straight trip to state, … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Girls Tennis Player of the Year: Maeve Thornton, Knoxville Catholic
BY DAVE LINK Catholic tennis coach Rusty Morris knew he had a special player in Maeve Thornton and a special team during the 2021 season. Thornton won the Division II-AA state singles championship as a sophomore and led the Lady Irish to the … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: The Alcoa High School Fishing Team captures Tennessee Bass Nation High School’s “Commissioner’s Cup”
BY DAVE LINK Alcoa won another state football championship last fall, won a boys’ state basketball championship in the winter, and won a girls’ state track and field title this spring. Add another state title to Alcoa’s history … [Read more...]
Farragut baseball standout Lukas Buckner flips from UCF to Mississippi State after UCF coaching change
BY DAVE LINK Farragut shortstop Lukas Buckner has spent years watching televised games at Mississippi State’s Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium, the nation’s largest on-campus baseball facility. The rising senior dreamed about playing there … [Read more...]
Brad Cochran takes over girls basketball program at Concord Christian School
BY DAVE LINK Brad Cochran wasn’t on the coaching market for long. After resigning from his position as the Lenoir City girls’ basketball coach Sunday, May 21, Cochran began in the same role Tuesday, May 30, at Concord Christian School. … [Read more...]
CLASS AA SOCCER: Greeneville comes up shy in PKs against Valor College Prep in TSSAA title game
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – It was a penalty-kick heartbreaker Friday afternoon for the Greeneville boys’ soccer team. The Greene Devils lost to Valor College Prep of Nashville 4-3 in a PK shootout in the Class AA state championship match at … [Read more...]