BY MIKE BLACKERBY He’s a classic team-first guy. Frank Johnson IV does whatever it takes to help the Central High School football team win. … [Read more...]
2023 All-5Star Preps Softball Teams
2023 All-5 Star Preps Softball Team FIRST TEAM Elsa Morrison, Farragut: A sophomore transfer from Indiana, Morrison more than lived up to her billing as an elite talent at catcher. She batted .596 in 40 games with 23 homers, 72 RBI and an … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Softball Player of the Year: Elsa Morrison, Farragut High
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Just before the start of the 2023 high school softball season, Farragut coach Nick Green made a bold statement. He predicted that Elsa Morrison, a sophomore catcher from Indiana who transferred to Farragut, would be the best … [Read more...]
2023 All-5Star Preps GIRLS Track & Field Teams
2023 All-5Star Preps Track & Field Team Girls Class AAA First Team Elissa Longmire, Jefferson County: The five-time all-state performer swept the weight events in both the sectional and state meets. The junior was AAA state champion in the … [Read more...]
2023 All-5Star Preps BOYS Track & Field Teams
2023 All-5Star Preps Track & Field Team Boys Class AAA First Team Tezz Dozier, Maryville: Rebels senior finished third (21.07) in the 200 and fourth (10.65) in the 100 in packed sprint fields at the state Class AAA meet in May. Dozier also ran … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Chloe Truss, Knoxville Catholic
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Catholic freshman sprinter Chloe Truss displayed her unrefined but undeniable speed at the Division II-AA state track and field meet in Murfreesboro last May. She won in a flash – three times, in fact, to complete the rare sprints … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Grant Campbell, Heritage High
BY MIKE BLACKERBY One can only imagine what the promising future holds for Heritage high jumper Grant Campbell – the 5Star Preps Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year. His stock has skyrocketed over the last few months. Campbell began the 2023 … [Read more...]
Izaiah Hall, the QB with ‘lightning release,’ has transferred to Anderson County High for senior season
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Anderson County has itself another strong-armed quarterback, and this one is an unexpected addition. Mavericks coach Davey Gillum confirmed that rising senior quarterback Izaiah Hall recently transferred to Anderson County from … [Read more...]
Here’s What Happened in the Section 1-AAA Track & Field Meet
JOHNSON CITY – Maryville’s boys were indomitable in the sprints Saturday at the Section 1-AAA outdoor track and field championships at Science Hill’s Kermit Tipton Stadium. The Rebels set sectional meet records in three sprint relays in the … [Read more...]
SPRING PRACTICE REPORT (2023): Greeneville Greene Devils
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Greeneville is in the early stages of spring football practice and the early outlook for the 2023 season looks as promising as ever for the Greene Devils. Greeneville, coming off a 12-1 season that culminated with a 38-7 loss to … [Read more...]