By DAVE LINK Catherine Hendershott has embraced every stop during her high school career and couldn’t be happier where she landed for her senior year of school and basketball. The 5-foot-8 guard/wing enrolled at First Baptist Academy in late … [Read more...]
The NEW QB1s: CAK football likely to play with a (kind of) new starting QB in 2021
By DAVE LINK Christian Academy of Knoxville will have a new starting quarterback for the 2021 football season. Just not a completely new starting quarterback. … [Read more...]
Kingston boys basketball wins first regular-season district championship in 20 years
By DAVE LINK KINGSTON – The Kingston Krazies student section was going nuts Tuesday night, thanks to their boys’ basketball team. Junior guard Colby Raymer had 30 points and senior guard Harper Neal scored 19 as Kingston posted an 83-55 victory … [Read more...]
Harriman girls’ basketball seeing resurgence in 2020-21
By DAVE LINK HARRIMAN – Dallas Davis came out of coaching retirement in March of 2016, taking over a Harriman girls’ basketball team fresh off a Class A state tournament appearance. Davis and the Lady Blue Devils endured some hard times on the … [Read more...]
Bearden Lady Bulldogs don’t sweat deficit, show ‘true character’ in comeback win against Farragut
By DAVE LINK The Bearden girls’ basketball team didn’t panic when trailing Farragut by seven points at halftime Friday night. Far from it. … [Read more...]
Deep bench, scoring balance keep Sunbright Lady Tigers in hunt for postseason home games
By DAVE LINK HARRIMAN – Scoring balance was crucial for the Sunbright girls’ basketball team again Thursday night, especially with its top scorer saddled with foul trouble. … [Read more...]
College football signee Kevin Burkett (6-4, 285) and G-P (14-4, 6-0) turning heads on basketball court
By DAVE LINK Kevin Burkett’s college sport is football, but it’s not stopping him from playing the other sport he loves. … [Read more...]
Sequoyah Basketball getting more comfortable winning; tops Loudon in key District 5-AA contest
By DAVE LINK LOUDON – Coach Andy Pennington would like to see his Sequoyah boys’ basketball team get more accustomed to what it did again Tuesday night. Winning games. … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Defensive Player of the Year (2020): Grey Carroll, Alcoa High School
By DAVE LINK Grey Carroll had waited on the sideline long enough. Alcoa’s senior defensive lineman was ready to get back on the football field Sept. 4 for the Tornadoes’ home game against Scott. Carroll had hip surgery in June and missed … [Read more...]
RECRUITING GAME: High-profile area recruits search for right college spot in face of Covid obstacles
By DAVE LINK National Signing Day is fast approaching on Feb. 3, and there are still plenty of uncommitted high school football recruits weighing their options. It’s been a recruiting season like none other due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its … [Read more...]