BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — Spending 9 of 32 minutes on the bench during Saturday's Division II-AA Girls Championship surely wasn't how Sydney Mains envisioned for her final high school game. Foul trouble for most of the contest against rival … [Read more...]
DIVISION II-A GIRLS SEMIFINALS — Final shot doesn’t fall for CAK in 36-35 loss to USJ on Friday
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — Heartbreak. Unbridled heartbreak. The Christian Academy of Knoxville girls basketball team walked off the Eblen Center floor Friday a crestfallen group, knowing that a season that began with the Lady Warriors … [Read more...]
DIVISION II-A GIRLS SEMIFINALS — Goodpasture ends TKA’s run with a 58-47 decision on Friday
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — Experience at state tournaments usually wins out. And size advantage, too. But those trends didn't play out Friday for The King's Academy girls basketball team. Though they had played at Tennessee Tech's Eblen … [Read more...]
DIVISION II-AA BOYS SEMIS — Vandy signee Tyler Tanner scores 36 in Brentwood Academy’s 63-48 win over Webb School of Knoxville
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — The Tyler Tanner who the Webb School of Knoxville got on Thursday in the TSSAA state semifinals wasn't the same Tyler Tanner they saw at their place back in December. And while they were expecting that to be the … [Read more...]
DIVISION II-AA GIRLS SEMIS — Webb School of Knoxville rallies for state semifinal win and sets up championship match-up against Catholic
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — Admittedly, head girls basketball coach Greg Hernandez tried to put a little bug in the ear of his star player Meeyah Green ahead of the Webb School of Knoxville's state semifinal. Knowing what type of player he … [Read more...]
DIVISION II-AA GIRLS SEMIS — Knoxville Catholic figures out a way past CPA, 45-40, to return to TSSAA championship game
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — If Sydney Mains happens to miss a meaningful foul shot late in the game, don't expect any negative self-talk to exit her mouth. "I don't beat myself up," she said. "If I do and I'm focused on the miss, then I know … [Read more...]
From Sub-.500 to Region 2-4A Champions: Farragut Lady Admirals win at Bearden for first region title since 2015
BY JESSE SMITHEY As the Farragut Lady Admirals awaited their moment to grasp the Region 2-4A Tournament championship trophy they'd just won Wednesday night, head coach Jason Mayfield went down the line of seated players and doled out high-fives to … [Read more...]
REGION ROUNDUP (Boys Semifinals 02.27.24): Union County rallies past AC with buzzer-beater; Fulton, South-Doyle secure sectional berths
BY JESSE SMITHEY Whew, what a night. Buzzer-beaters. Upsets. Elimination rounds always deliver the drama. See what happened around the area in boys Division I region semifinals Tuesday night. … [Read more...]
SmartBank POSTSEASON ROUNDUP (02.26.24): See which area teams survived and advanced
BY JESSE SMITHEY Half the field went home Monday night in the TSSAA Division I girls' basketball playoffs. Region semifinals were held and those are elimination games. So here are some area teams who survived and secured berths into … [Read more...]
2024 TSSAA STATE WRESTLING ROUNDUP for 5STAR PREPS participants
The trophy haul might not have been as golden as it was in 2023, but wrestlers from the 5Star Preps area still represented this month in the TSSAA State Championships. And some even reached the top spot on the podium. A year ago, Halls won both … [Read more...]