By Mike Blackerby Banged-up Gibbs returns to the softball diamond at 6 p.m. Monday as the Lady Eagles host Alcoa in the Region 2-AA semifinals. Veteran Gibbs coach Carol Mitchell hopes to have a full complement of pitchers available the rest of the … [Read more...]
Postseason 101: Area baseball crash course
By Mike Blackerby Trips to the state baseball tournament are certainly never guaranteed. Not even for a perennial powerhouse like Farragut. … [Read more...]
Postseason 101: Area boys’ soccer crash course
By Dave Link Farragut High School’s soccer team was far from satisfied with winning the District 4-AAA tournament championship Saturday night. The Admirals (11-5-2) have greater goals after beating visiting Maryville 2-0 in the … [Read more...]
Postseason 101: Area tennis playoffs cram session
By Dave Link Webb School’s tennis teams are ready to make another run at Division II-A state tennis championships. The Spartans and Lady Spartans host sub-state team matches on Friday or Saturday with bids to the state final four in … [Read more...]
Same Ole Same Lowe: Matt Lowe back at it again in Powell
By Dave Link It was the fourth day of Powell High School’s spring football practices last Thursday, and Matt Lowe was playing quarterback and chucking passes at the end of a scrimmage, just like the good old days. Lowe, 41, is glad to be back … [Read more...]
Oak Ridge LB Jeremy Mitchell plays with power and major college potential
By Mike Blackerby There’s just something different about the way Jeremy Mitchell plows through ball carriers with such unadulterated devastation and glee. … [Read more...]
Bearden’s Julia Adams signs with Furman
By Dave Link Bearden High School senior Julia Adams is ready to embark on her college tennis career once she tries to take care of some unfinished business. Adams has signed a Division I scholarship with Furman University in Greenville, S.C., … [Read more...]
FREE READ: 12 Area Recruits Whose Recruiting Stocks Have Soared
By Jesse Smithey, [email protected] Perhaps no program in East Tennessee has made a bigger splash this spring in the recruiting waters than Greeneville High School. Dorien Goddard, a rising senior, jumpstarted it all with his commitment to … [Read more...]
Star Anderson County QB Returns from Knee Injury
By Jesse Smithey, [email protected] Now knowing what he knows about the anatomy of the human knee and how the body works under duress, Stanton Martin is even amazed at what he did in last year’s state quarterfinal game against … [Read more...]
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Welcome to 5StarPreps.com - the area’s newest yet most experienced media outlet for covering high school sports in the Greater Knoxville Area. Soon, we will be covering your sport from the season’s beginning all the way to the moment the state … [Read more...]