By DAVE LINK MARYVILLE - Fulton basketball coach Jody Wright had concerns going into Tuesday morning’s opening game of the Renasant Bank Christmas Tournament at Maryville High. The Falcons hadn’t played since a seven-point victory at Meigs … [Read more...]
Sale Creek twin anglers prove to be one of top duos in Tennessee Bass Nation high school circuit
By DAVE LINK Twin brothers Dylan and Carter Nutt are the hottest team on the Tennessee BASS Nation High School Fishing circuit. The seniors at Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School in Nashville are atop the points standings in three of the four … [Read more...]
Concord Christian School boys’ basketball (10-3) gets mettle tested by Catholic on Monday
By DAVE LINK Concord Christian School boys’ basketball coach Mike Wilkins remembers playing against Division I recruits when he was a high school player. It was in the mid-1990s, and Wilkins played at West High under former coach Chris … [Read more...]
Bearden girls and Ensworth battle Saturday in championship-like setting in 5Star Preps Classic
By DAVE LINK It was Saturday afternoon in mid-December, and the Ensworth and Bearden girls’ basketball teams played a championship-caliber game. … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS CLASSIC: Farragut vs. Ensworth, Farragut vs. Brentwood Academy, Bearden vs. Science Hill
By DAVE LINK Get all the details, news and notes from the first day of the 5Star Preps Classic at Farragut. Game Breakdowns and interviews from: Farragut vs. Ensworth (girls) Farragut vs. Brentwood Academy (boys) Bearden vs. Science … [Read more...]
Knoxville Christian is the small school with a big basketball future
By DAVE LINK Joey Brandenburg may have a sleeping giant in West Knoxville. Brandenburg is the athletic director and boys’ basketball coach at Knoxville Christian School, and the Knights are serious about their hoops. They feature two … [Read more...]
Keeleigh Rogers keys Farragut win over Sevier County; Cooper Takacs’ buzzer beater downs Farragut
BY DAVE LINK Keeleigh Rogers is glad to be back on the court and her Farragut teammates are more than happy to have her. The 5-foot-10 senior guard missed the first seven games of the season due to an ankle injury sustained in the first week of … [Read more...]
Campbell County anglers Blake Roberts, Riley Faulkner win again
BY DAVE LINK Campbell County’s Riley Faulkner and Blake Roberts spend plenty of time on Norris Lake – their home lake – and it paid off Dec. 4 in the sixth annual Brandon Card College and High School Bass Open. Faulkner and Roberts repeated as … [Read more...]
Emily Wilson, Luke Carter lead CAK Basketball Teams to sweep of Lakeway Christian
By DAVE LINK Christian Academy of Knoxville’s Emily Wilson liked her team’s chances of winning Friday night. She wasn’t worried about the unbeaten season start by Lakeway Christian Academy (7-0) or its record in past games against the Lady … [Read more...]
2021 All-5Star Preps Girls Soccer Teams
All-5STAR GIRLS SOCCER 2021 FIRST TEAM Brinley Murphy, junior forward, Bearden: The 2021 5Star Preps Player of the Year had 30 goals and was District 4-AAA MVP and Region 2-AAA MVP as the Lady Bulldogs won the state championship. Becca Roth, … [Read more...]