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...]
Long-ball-hitting Morristown East begins its softball postseason with homer-filled, 6-2 win over Jefferson County
BY MIKE BLACKERBY MORRISTOWN – Star sophomore Ella Wampler is usually the one delivering bombs for the Morristown East High School softball team. But Monday in the first round of the District 2-4A tournament at King Park in Morristown, Wampler … [Read more...]
Halls Lady Red Devils cap big week with Emory Road rivalry win over Powell
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Most high school softball teams feel fortunate to have one top-tier pitcher. Halls has two of them. Atiana Stamper, who teams with Emery Bales to give the Lady Red Devils a terrific tandem of overpowering sophomore pitchers, led … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS BOYS BASKETBALL UNDERCLASSMAN OF THE YEAR (2023): Shane Cherry, Austin-East High School
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Austin-East coach Denard Bertram predicts greatness is ahead for Roadrunners sophomore Shane Cherry – the 5Star Preps Underclassman of the Year. Bertram said Cherry is cut from the same mold as some of the legendary A-E players of … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2023 BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jahvin Carter, Alcoa High School
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Jahvin Carter took his game to another level during the 2022-23 high school basketball season, and in the process carried Alcoa to its first state championship in 56 years. The standout junior combo-guard cashed in on a drive … [Read more...]
Morristown West Lady Trojans softball is delivering on 2023 season promise
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Led by a pair of versatile sisters and a gem-of-a-catcher, Morristown West has lived up to its billing as one of the softball teams to watch this season in the 5Star Preps coverage area. Coach Heather Kelley’s Lady Trojans stand … [Read more...]
CAROL 1K: Longtime Gibbs Softball Coach Carol Mitchell notches 1,000th Career Win in Extra-Innings Battle at Carter
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Gibbs edged Carter 5-4 in nine innings Tuesday night, but this wasn’t just any regular-season softball game. Longtime Lady Eagles coach Carol Mitchell won her 1,000th career game in Strawberry Plains as family members, former … [Read more...]