WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Parker McKinney, Coalfield High (2018 graduate) NOW: As a redshirt freshman in 2019, McKinney (6-3, 208) started seven games and played in 10. He went 116-for-221 passing for 1371 yards and seven TDs (nine INTs). He also … [Read more...]
5STAR NOTES: Loudon LHP/OF commits to Georgia; Coach news; Scholarship offers & more
BY JESSE SMITHEY In this week's 5STAR NOTES, we take a look at: Loudon freshman Jaxon Walker's commitment to an SEC baseball program. Recent scholarship offers for area athletes. Coaching moves over the past week. Summer … [Read more...]
HISTORIC HIRE: Hardin Valley Academy’s Jessica Stephens first female to lead boys’ soccer program in Knox County
By JESSE SMITHEY By her own admission, Jessica Stephens "loves a good challenge." So when the Hardin Valley Academy girls' soccer coach of the past two years was presented with the opportunity to also be the head coach of the boys' program at … [Read more...]
California QB from Class of 2022 transfers to Alcoa High School
By JESSE SMITHEY Consider the stable of Alcoa quarterbacks to be full. A dual-threat QB from California has enrolled at Alcoa. … [Read more...]
Incoming Class of 2024 Football Players We’re Excited About
By JESSE SMITHEY It's commonplace in today's high school football landscape for incoming freshmen to not only play meaningful varsity minutes but also make huge impacts. Tommy Winton and Keondre Jarmon showed that while playing for Catholic in … [Read more...]
CAK basketball hires new boys coach from North Carolina ranks
By JESSE SMITHEY Replacing Shane Wells was never going to be easy. But the CAK boys' basketball team has moved forward and found its new head coach, who will hop the border from North Carolina into Tennessee to head up the Warriors program. … [Read more...]
Austin-East football promotes assistant Antonio Mays to head coach
By JESSE SMITHEY The Austin-East football program has its new head coach, and he knows the program well. … [Read more...]
Division I basketball prospect transferring from The King’s Academy
By JESSE SMITHEY The King’s Academy girls’ basketball program, which came up just shy in the Division II-A state championships game in March, will be without its best player in the 2020-21 season. … [Read more...]
Early Look into the Class of 2022 football prospects from the 5SP area
By JESSE SMITHEY The Class of 2022 is halfway to graduation, and its depth of area football talent continues to expand. While we won't construct a Top 25 players list from the Class of 2022 until after their junior seasons, we do want to offer … [Read more...]
Q & A with Oak Ridge football coach Joe Gaddis
By MIKE BLACKERBY Oak Ridge’s Joe Gaddis is one of a handful of high school football coaches in the state of Tennessee to win more than 300 games during his career. At age 68, he shows no signs of slowing down or having a desire to do anything else … [Read more...]