BY JESSE SMITHEY Week One of the 2024 season is on the horizon. Here are a few to keep an eye on that opening weekend (Aug. 22-24). … [Read more...]
2024 KFOA MEDIA DAY NOTEBOOK: All the BIG things we learned
BY JESSE SMITHEY Here are some of the big things we learned Friday, July 12, at the Knoxville Football Officials Association's High School Football Media Day. … [Read more...]
Quick takeaways from Alcoa vs. Webb 7v7 from Wednesday, July 10, 2024
BY JESSE SMITHEY ALCOA — Nine-time defending state champion Alcoa held its first 7v7 since the return from the TSSAA-mandated dead period, and the Tornadoes welcomed Webb for a 75-minute session. Here are some quick takeaways from the matchup, … [Read more...]
2024 All-5Star Preps Baseball Team presented by KOC
2024 All-5Star Preps Baseball Teams presented by Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic Offensive Player of the Year — Eli Evans, Farragut Pitcher of the Year — Cole Draper, Farragut INFIELDERS FIRST TEAM Lukas … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR (2024) — Cole Draper, Farragut High School
BY JESSE SMITHEY Entering the 2024 high school baseball season, Cole Draper found himself on plenty of preseason watch lists. And rightfully so. The Farragut right-hander had polished off the Class 4A repeat bid as a sophomore with a … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS BASEBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2024) — Eli Evans, Farragut High School
BY JESSE SMITHEY Matt Buckner, the Farragut High School baseball coach from 2010-2024, saw the promise in Eli Evans roughly a decade ago. As Buckner's son, Lukas, played his way through the youth leagues in Knoxville, Matt Buckner recalls the … [Read more...]
A BAKER’S DOZEN OF AREA PLAYERS PRIMED FOR MONSTER YEARS IN 2024
With football players reporting back to campus for workouts and 7v7 this week, excitement levels over the impending 2024 season are beginning to rise. Here are some area athletes who we're stoked to see soon and think could be in for big 2024 … [Read more...]
2024 Area High School Football 7v7 Schedules
Dead period is over. Football has returned. Here's a look at some upcoming 7v7 matchups and area tournaments... … [Read more...]
2024 TSWA ALL-STATE TRACK & FIELD
See all the selections for All-State Track & Field, as selected by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association. BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Class A POLE VAULT Tyler Bailey, Happy Valley, So. Jullian Pate, Happy Valley, So. Nolan Weems, … [Read more...]
2024 TSWA All-State Tennis Teams
TSWA ALL-STATE TENNIS Class A SINGLES Ethan Porterfield, Chattanooga School for Arts & Sciences, Sr. Olin Johnson, Obion County, Jr. John Wilkes, Merrol Hyde, So. Neal Childress, Moore County, Jr. DOUBLES Graham Mefford, So.-Kyrylo … [Read more...]