BY JESSE SMITHEY The Mr. Basketball finalist from Johnson County turned out to be as good as advertised Monday night. "We held him to 35 tonight," Fulton coach Jody Wright quipped. … [Read more...]
Smoky Bears defeat Oak Ridge 62-57 to return to state for first time in 28 years
BY JESSE SMITHEY For a minute Monday night, the on-court celebration stopped. Just briefly. Fans, coaches, players, teachers, administrators -- and basically anyone wearing purple -- were on the hardwood celebrating the Smoky Bears' 62-57 … [Read more...]
Bearden sneaks past Dobyns-Bennett, 46-40, into loaded Class AAA state tournament
BY DAVE LINK Bearden’s basketball team wasn’t surprised when visiting Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett began its stalling tactics at the start of Monday night’s Class AAA state sectional game. “We knew it was coming,” Bearden coach Jeremy Parrott … [Read more...]
Local star Chris Hunter leaves Army for new beginning at ‘Last Chance U’
The first F-bomb drops just 12 seconds into Episode 1 of “Last Chance U” Season 3. For those who have already watched the popular Netflix series, it should come as no surprise that the expletive came from the mouth of then Independence Community … [Read more...]
TSSAA STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
TSSAA BOYS State Tournament At MTSU Wednesday, March 13 All Times Central CLASS AA East Nashville 78, Howard 75 Fulton 44, Mitchell 41 - OT Wooddale 79, Austin-East 61 Brainerd 76, Pearl-Cohn 73 CLASS AAA Whitehaven 60, Sevier … [Read more...]
GIRLS SECTIONALS: Grainger, Oneida, Midway earn state-tournament berths
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Grainger High School girls’ basketball team couldn’t get a shot to fall in the first half Saturday night. The Lady Grizzlies went 4-for-20 from the floor in that span. Not the ideal start in a game where the winner moves … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Webb boys, CAK girls play in Division II-A Championship Games
NASHVILLE - Check out the 5Star Preps photo gallery from Saturday's Division II-A boys' and girls' state championships at Lipscomb University. Photos by Steve Wheeler. … [Read more...]
Oak Ridge girls wind up as the lone Class AAA girls’ representative going to state
BY DAVE LINK OAK RIDGE – Jada Guinn and Shatyrah Copeland will finish their basketball careers at Oak Ridge just the way they wanted. The senior cousins are headed back to the state tournament for the third time in four years thanks to Saturday … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Webb vs. CPA (boys), CAK vs. Northpoint (girls) – DII semis
NASHVILLE -- Both the Webb School of Knoxville boys' basketball team and CAK girls' basketball team won their Division II-A state semifinals Friday at Lipscomb University. Special thanks to photographer Charles Pulliam for the photos. … [Read more...]
Fulton and Oneida win Regions 2-AA and 2-A
The Fulton High School boys' basketball got the second-half lead when it matter most. And once they got it, they didn't let it go during the final seconds of Thursday's Region 2-AA championship. … [Read more...]