By Dave Link 5 Star Preps Seymour High School’s Nate Payne was up to a monstrous task Saturday afternoon. … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL: Arkansas offers South-Doyle’s Elijah Young
By Jesse Smithey South-Doyle High School rising junior WR/DB Elijah Howard received a scholarship offer from the University of Arkansas, he tweeted Saturday morning. South-Doyle head coach Clark Duncan confirmed the offer by text, clarifying the … [Read more...]
Loudon boys’ soccer, coached by former player, makes first trip to state
By Jesse Smithey Yoni Espinoza couldn't recall if the Loudon boys' soccer program had ever qualified for the state tournament. After some thought, he believed it hadn't. Turns out, he was right. And he would know. The 31-year-old is a former … [Read more...]
SOCCER: Bearden’s late rally at Farragut sends Bulldogs to state
By Mike Blackerby Caleb Wilkins cemented his place in Bearden soccer lore Saturday afternoon. There may be even trivia questions about his heroics down the road in another 20 years or so. … [Read more...]
SOFTBALL: Trip No. 32 to state coming up for Gibbs thanks to timely rally
By Jesse Smithey Trailing by two runs midway through its Class AA state sectional, the vaunted GIbbs High School softball program didn’t appear to be themselves Friday night. And a 32nd trip to the state tournament seemed to be … [Read more...]
SOFTBALL: Powell eyeing bigger goal than sectional celebration
By Mike Blackerby DANDRIDGE – The celebration was brief, falling into the been-there-done-that category. The mission is clear. … [Read more...]
BASEBALL: Gibbs falls in extra innings, 3-2, to Elizabethton
The Gibbs High School baseball team and University of Tennessee signee Bass Cooper held off host Elizabethton as long as they could. [/mepr-hide] … [Read more...]
FREE READ: Campbell County decathlete takes second in state
By Jesse Smithey Despite winning four of the 10 events, Campbell County junior Christian Shouse finished runner-up Friday in the Division I Large School State Decathlon at Austin Peay. Shouse fell just 201 points shy of Brentwood sophomore Jett … [Read more...]
BASEBALL: CAK clinches Spring Fling berth, seeks third title since 2014
By Jesse Smithey The CAK baseball didn’t allow drama or its opponent’s home-field advantage to factor into the Best-of-3 Series it needed to win to advance to next week’s Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. … [Read more...]
TENNIS NOTES: Bearden ends 16-year drought; Webb, CAK qualify for Spring Fling
By Dave Link 5 Star Preps Bearden High School’s boys’ tennis team earned a long-awaited trip to the state tournament Thursday night. The Bulldogs (14-2) beat Johnson City Science Hill 4-1 in a Division I-Large state sectional match on the … [Read more...]