By MIKE BLACKERBY At first glance Farragut’s 2022 repeat as state softball champion appears to be a carbon copy of 2021. The Lady Admirals finished 44-3-1 this season on their way to the state title. That came on the heels of another state … [Read more...]
West Rebels Football got better – and deeper – during 2022 spring practice
BY MIKE BLACKERBY A West team that projects as one of the area’s best heading into the 2022 high school football season just got even better with a key offseason addition. … [Read more...]
Emma MacTavish, Farragut Softball earn tough Region 2-4A Championship; State Sectionals next
BY MIKE BLACKERBY FARRAGUT — Emma MacTavish was her usual steady-as-a-rock self on Wednesday as she pitched Farragut to the Region 2-AAAA softball championship. MacTavish went the distance, checking Heritage on five hits, striking out six and … [Read more...]
Heritage Lady Mountaineers softball deliver run-rule defeat to host Powell in region semifinals
By MIKE BLACKERBY It’s traditionally perhaps the most pressure packed and hardest game of the year to win, but Heritage made it look easy at Powell Monday night in the Region 2-4A softball semifinals. Heritage (21-12) handed the Lady Panthers a … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2022 Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Jakobi Gillespie, Greeneville
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s high school basketball career was the thing of legends. Despite all of his staggering accomplishments, you still get the feeling that the Greeneville standout is just getting warmed up. After his stunning … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2022 Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Jennifer Sullivan, Bearden
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Jennifer Sullivan’s high school basketball career was a study of transition, evolution and ultimately success at the highest level. Early on, the 5Star Preps Girls Basketball Player of the Year had a score-first mentality at The … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2022 Girls Basketball Underclassman of the Year: Sydney Mains, Catholic
BY MIKE BLACKERBY When Sydney Mains heats up, watch out. The 5Star Preps Girls Basketball Underclassman of the Year for the 2021-22 high school season is one of the area’s most deadly 3-point shooters. She’s also one of those players who naturally … [Read more...]
Brooke Taylor, Sidnee Stanton pace HVA to Section 1-AAA Track & Field win
By MIKE BLACKERBY Hardin Valley’s senior jump/sprint tandem of Brooke Taylor and Sidnee Stanton train together, push each other and usually win together. Such was the case Saturday in the TSSAA Section 1-AAA Track and Field Championships at Hardin … [Read more...]
Powell Softball tops Karns, 10-5, with an abnormal sixth-inning surge
By MIKE BLACKERBY Veteran Powell softball coach Jeff Inman knows you can’t always be at your best. Sometimes you’ve just got to find a way to win. Inman’s Lady Panthers did just that Wednesday against host Karns in the winner’s bracket finals of … [Read more...]
Though now head coach, Brian Nix still worked his normal role in spring practice at Alcoa
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Brian Nix has heard the question a hundred times or more since he was promoted from defensive coordinator to head football coach at Alcoa. “What’s going to be different?” … [Read more...]