By DAVE LINK Dylan Loy has always been a Tennessee baseball fan, and his love for the diamond Vols skyrocketed in the spring. The left-handed pitcher for Pigeon Forge committed to Tennessee in May of 2020 as a freshman. And just after he … [Read more...]
Sevier County QB Collin Shannon catching eyes of college football recruiters
BY DAVE LINK Sevier County quarterback Collin Shannon almost passed on an invitation to attend a football camp at Eastern Kentucky University a month ago. Good thing he didn’t. … [Read more...]
2021 5Star Preps BOYS Tennis Player of the Year: Wilder Dewhirst, Webb School of Knoxville
By DAVE LINK Wilder Dewhirst has no regrets when he looks back on his sophomore season with the Webb School of Knoxville tennis team. Why would he? Dewhirst played No. 1 singles as the Spartans advanced to the championship match of the … [Read more...]
2021 5Star Preps GIRLS Tennis Player of the Year: Maeve Thornton, Knoxville Catholic
By DAVE LINK Catholic’s Maeve Thornton seems born to be a tennis player, and she couldn’t be happier about it. Her parents, David and Michelle (Wilson) Thornton, met when they were playing tennis for Middle Tennessee State University. Maeve, … [Read more...]
2021 All-5Star Preps Tennis Teams
2021 All-5Star Preps Tennis Teams BOYS Presented by DeRoyal Industries and Cedar Bluff Racquet Club FIRST TEAM (Classes are for spring of 2021) Wilder Dewhirst, sophomore, Webb: 5SP Player of Year, Played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles as … [Read more...]
7v7 REPORT: Greeneville tests its two QBs at Alcoa; Greene Devils deep at WR
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – It’s an open competition for the starting quarterback’s job at Greeneville between Brady Quillen and Corbin Cannon. They got a good test Tuesday morning against state powerhouse Alcoa during a 7-on-7 scrimmage at Goddard … [Read more...]
John Harrison, Drew Parrott vie for staring QB job at Bearden High School
By DAVE LINK John Harrison will be a senior at Bearden this fall, while Drew Parrott will be a freshman. One of them will be the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs during the 2021 football season. … [Read more...]
Halls Football shows off offensive skill talent depth in 7-on-7 day
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Halls should have no shortage of wide receivers this fall. You could see that Thursday morning during the Red Devils’ 7-on-7 passing scrimmage against Farragut at Alcoa. … [Read more...]
Maryville receiver Markel Fortenberry becomes one of area’s top 2022 prospects
By DAVE LINK Patience and hard work are paying off for Maryville’s Markel Fortenberry. The rising senior wide receiver waited for his turn to start for the Rebels in 2020 and put together enough highlight film to get more than a dozen college … [Read more...]
Campbell County duo named Bass Pro Shops high school fishing team of year
By DAVE LINK Blake Roberts and Riley Faulkner had no idea what would happen after weigh-ins of the Bass Pro Shop’s high school tournament May 28 at Douglas Lake. It was the final of five tournaments on the Bass Pro’s East Tennessee region … [Read more...]