By JESSE SMITHEY Some absolutely brutal schedules await some of the area's top teams again this fall. Which ones have the toughest? Have a look at these 15 schools' slate of games. … [Read more...]
Shavar Young ‘working’ for big 2022 season while SEC offers pile up
By JESSE SMITHEY Shavar Young, the rising freshman at the Webb School of Knoxville, had a June that was pretty hard to beat. But with four seasons left of high school football, his mindset isn't centered around his recent recruiting … [Read more...]
What You May Have Missed This Summer of 2022, part I (June 1 through dead period)
BY JESSE SMITHEY To those who think the high school athletics game just shuts down after Spring Fling in late May, you're wrong. Much has happened since June 1 through the end of the TSSAA Dead Period. From recruiting to coach changes and … [Read more...]
2022 Preseason: 7v7 and Scrimmage Dates
BY JESSE SMITHEY The official start date for the 2022 high school football season in Tennessee is Thursday, Aug. 18, but we can all agree it starts now, right? The dead period is over. Teams have returned for conditioning, 7v7 work and … [Read more...]
2022 TSWA Track & Field All-State Teams
BOYS TRACK Class A POLE VAULT Bryson Church, West Greene, Sr. Ronan Buss, South Greene, Sr. Quintan Gregory, West Greene, Sr. LONG JUMP Jordan Harris, Alcoa, Jr. Charles Newman, Alcoa, Sr. Andy Westbrook, Milan, Jr. TRIPLE … [Read more...]
2022 TSWA All-State Boys Soccer Teams
2022 TSWA All-State BOYS SOCCER Class AAA GK: Thomas Fields, Brentwood, Jr. GK: Patrick Murin, Collierville, Jr. F: Lucas Nordin, Bearden, Jr. F: William Becker, Hendersonville, Sr. F: Micah Soper, Collierville, Jr. MF: Forrest Wells, … [Read more...]
The Summer of Blue Cain – a Q&A with one of the fastest-rising names in high school basketball
BY JESSE SMITHEY From his early dunking ability to his trademark hairstyle and even his name, Blue Cain seemed destined for this. Yet while he is now mentioned in the same breath as some of America's top high school basketball talents, Cain … [Read more...]
2022 Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State Tennis
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) released its 2022 All-State Tennis Teams on Friday, July 8. BOYS TENNIS Class A SINGLES Tobias Mandeville, Merrol Hyde, So. Ethan Porterfield, Chattanooga School for Arts & Sciences, … [Read more...]
2022 All-5Star Preps Baseball Teams
2022 All-5STAR PREPS Baseball Teams OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Lukas Buckner, Farragut PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Dylan Loy, Pigeon Forge FIRST TEAM INFIELDERS Lukas Buckner, Farragut, sophomore The 5Star Preps Offensive Player of the … [Read more...]
2022 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State Softball
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association released its 2022 All-State Softball Teams on Thursday, July 7. Class A C: Ella Hampton, Oliver Springs, Sr. C: May Wilson, Sale Creek, Sr. IF: Megan Armstrong, Oliver Springs, Jr. IF: Lily Taylor, … [Read more...]