COOKEVILLE -- Zeke Rankin, the junior kicker from Alcoa High School, was about 13 years old, by his own estimation, when he realized his dad was kind of a big deal. “I didn’t really think much about it,” he said Saturday night, “until I started … [Read more...]
Central must reboot for Take 2 of Class 5A BlueCross Bowl
COOKEVILLE -- They waited for hours. But the lightning and rains that hit the campus Saturday night at Tennessee Tech proved too unrelenting. And more storms were on the way. Officials finally postponed the Class 5A BlueCross Bowl championship … [Read more...]
Alcoa claims TSSAA all-time best 17th state championship
COOKEVILLE – Alcoa’s football team pulled off a historic game-winning drive Saturday night. Senior quarterback Walker Russell scored from 1 yard with 16 seconds left and lifted the Tornadoes (15-0) to a 21-14 victory over Covington (14-1) in the … [Read more...]
So Many Buzzer Beaters
By now, you've probably seen this video below of Grainger's thrilling win on Thursday night. Awesome ending to Grainger Grizzlies high school basketball game. Deserves #espntop10 #espn pic.twitter.com/W89yyBfOfm — Anthony Atkins … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES – Friday, Nov. 30
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BOXSCORES – Thursday, Nov. 29
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Greeneville repeats (again) as Class 4A state champions
COOKEVILLE -- Cade Ballard sure knows how to finish off a championship week in style. Last season, he won a Class 4A Mr. Football award, a Class 4A BlueCross Bowl championship and a BlueCross Bowl game MVP award. On Thursday, he repeated the … [Read more...]
Kingston-native Chas Narramore tabbed new golf assistant coach for Lady Vols
While diligently pursuing a professional playing career in golf, Chas Narramore often compartmentalized his notion of someday getting into coaching. But the day finally came in 2018 when it was time to bring that thought to the surface, and he … [Read more...]
COMEBACK CATS: Fawver, Johnson overcame knee surgeries to lead Central back to state
For Central head football coach Bryson Rosser, junior quarterback Dakota Fawver’s comeback this season is the “feel-good story of the year.” A former quarterback himself in high school and college, Rosser could easily empathize with what Fawver … [Read more...]
WATCH OUT: William Blount Lady Govs stun Bearden 51-43; Bearden boys rally for win
The William Blount girls’ basketball team served notice to the rest of the District 4-AAA competition Tuesday night. Watch out for us. … [Read more...]