By Jesse Smithey, [email protected] Gibbs High School softball coach Carol Mitchell knows a quality win when she sees it. After all, the program has won 10 state championships -- including one last season. Monday’s 10-0 win over Alcoa … [Read more...]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP (Free Read): Pigeon Forge and Gibbs to rematch in region finale
By Jesse Smithey, [email protected] A memorable run ended Monday night in Alcoa, while a hot streak continued. The Pigeon Forge High School baseball team rallied from an early deficit to score a 9-6 win in the Region 2-AA semifinals, … [Read more...]
Lenoir City tabs new boys’ basketball coach
By Jesse Smithey, [email protected] Brent Burns’ family is from Lenoir City. He lives in Lenoir City currently. So it only made sense that he accept the Lenoir City High School boys’ basketball job when it was offered. School athletics … [Read more...]
Influx of Offers for Bearden Hoops Trio
By Mike Blackerby Jeremy Parrott well remembers his introduction to Bearden’s boys basketball team. After making the coaching move from Cherokee to Bearden in 2016, a lanky 6-foot-6 sophomore quickly caught the attention of Parrott and his staff … [Read more...]
Your Girls’ Soccer News Is Coming Soon!
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...]
Maryville WR A.J. Davis making recruiting waves
By Dave Link Maryville High School’s A.J. Davis wants to make his parents proud, and he’s well on his way. The standout wide receiver is just completing his sophomore year at Maryville and already has four scholarship offers, including two from … [Read more...]
HVA Track Teams Primed for Run at Gold in Murfreesboro
By Mike Blackerby JOHNSON CITY – Look out Murfreesboro, here comes Hardin Valley Academy’s powerhouse track and field team. In a prelude to the state meet, Hardin Valley easily won boys and girls team titles Saturday at the Large School Section 1 … [Read more...]
Postseason 101: Area softball crash course
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...]