BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Consider the Knoxville Catholic girls tennis team a quick study. The Lady Irish were supposed to have played Ensworth towards the end of the regular season. That match got scrubbed, though. So the … [Read more...]
What You May Have Missed in May (2022)
BY JESSE SMITHEY So much has been going on during the high school postseason in May. With 5Star Preps filling your social media timelines with five spring sports postseason scores and updates, perhaps some noteworthy and newsy items slipped … [Read more...]
SPRING FLING WEEK – What to Know and Who to Watch
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - The wildest week of the high school sports calendar has arrived. The TSSAA Spring Fling is four days chock full of games spread across Murfreesboro, and by week's end state champions will be crowned in baseball, … [Read more...]
SECTIONALS WRAP (Saturday): Area softball & soccer teams lock up state tournament berths
By JESSE SMITHEY We couldn't get to all the state sectionals Saturday. But we could put together a recap of what we missed. Here's a glimpse and some info on area softball and soccer teams that earned state berths on Saturday... … [Read more...]
Bearden soccer (18-1-3) coasts into 2022 Class AAA state tournament with gold in mind
By JESSE SMITHEY Pardon the Bearden High School boys' soccer team if its postgame celebration Saturday night didn't feature dog piles, tears and endless photo shoots. The Bulldogs have won state sectionals before. And they have bigger goals … [Read more...]
SUBSTATE LOOK: Catholic baseball, Powell baseball, Pigeon Forge baseball, Coalfield baseball, Alcoa softball, Harriman softball make state
By JESSE SMITHEY Some still call it "substate," but the TSSAA state sectionals prove to be the gateway to the coveted state tournament. And plenty of area high school baseball teams and softball teams claimed spots in the Spring Fling's field … [Read more...]
Mark Underwood, Farragut Baseball hold off late Sevier County rally in Class 4A state sectionals
BY JESSE SMITHEY Mark Underwood isn't your typical 9-hole hitter in a baseball lineup. The junior left-fielder certainly isn't your everyday Farragut High School baseball standout, either. But in a year's time, he's gone from 2021 … [Read more...]
2022 All-5Star Preps Boys Basketball Team
ALL-5STAR PREPS 2021-22 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jakobi Gillespie, Greeneville Underclassman of the Year: Tyler Lee, Denaj Kimber, Taj Kimber COACH OF THE YEAR: Brad Woolsey, Greeneville Woolsey led Greeneville to a … [Read more...]
2022 All-5Star Preps Girls Basketball Team
ALL-5STAR PREPS 2021-22 GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Sullivan, Bearden UNDERCLASSMAN OF THE YEAR: Sydney Mains, Catholic COACH OF THE YEAR: Justin Underwood, Bearden Underwood led Bearden to a 36-3 mark and the … [Read more...]
UPDATES, OBSERVATIONS, NOTES from the Alcoa at Powell Football Scrimmage
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Powell football team took on all comers in 2021 en route to a Class 5A championship, even facing off against the likes of Maryville and Knoxville Catholic during the regular season. That mentality looks to have carried over … [Read more...]