5STAR PREPS SOFTBALL PREVIEW – 2022 Some storylines to watch as we crank up another softball season in the 5Star Preps coverage area: · Can talent-laden Farragut repeat as state champions? · Area teams have won the last four contested … [Read more...]
Reid Satterfield, Jakobi Gillespie create indelible moment/dunk in TSSAA state sectional win
BY MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – Reid Satterfield and Ja’Kobi Gillespie couldn’t have scripted their exit in their Monday home finale any better. One of the best tandems in Tennessee prep basketball history put a punctuation mark on Greeneville’s … [Read more...]
Farragut Lady Admirals Basketball secure first state tournament berth in program history
SEVIERVILLE – Farragut’s girls broke out the State Bound t-shirts Saturday night – and why not celebrate in style given the magnitude of the win? After falling short in the program’s seven previous sectional appearances, the Lady Admirals finally … [Read more...]
Adjatay Dabbs filling X-factor role in major way during Greeneville’s pursuit of another state title
By MIKE BLACKERBY The Greeneville boys are led by a pair of prolific senior 2,000-point career scorers, but the Greene Devils’ linchpin for success at the highest level from here on out in the postseason may be junior Adjatay Dabbs. The athletic … [Read more...]
Sevier County’s Kinley Loveday scores from all angles in Region 1-4A championship win
BY MIKE BLACKERBY DANDRIDGE – Sophomore guard Kinley Loveday is comfortable using either hand on the basketball court. Loveday hit three key left-handed runners on drives down the lane and scored all 13 of her points in the second half Wednesday … [Read more...]
Get Familiar: Dalton McNew, Carter Hornets move on to the region semifinals
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Carter junior Dalton McNew is one of the best players in the area you likely haven’t heard much about. Call him an under-the-radar-type guy who definitely has game. McNew fired in 19 points Saturday as the host Hornets … [Read more...]
Northview Academy Lady Cougars clamp down Clinton scoring threat to advance, 71-57
BY MIKE BLACKERBY KODAK – Northview Academy freshman Jordan White was tasked with the difficult assignment of keeping high-scoring Clinton senior guard Sarah Burton from having a monster night in Friday’s Class 3A regional quarterfinal game. White … [Read more...]
Former Farragut High catcher Cal Stark beats career Covid interuption; commits to Tennessee
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Farragut baseball coach Matt Buckner has always been a big Cal Stark fan. Stark, despite having his senior season wiped out at Farragut because of the COVID shutdown in 2020, recently committed to Tennessee on Feb. 9. … [Read more...]
Greeneville Lady Greene Devils fend off furious fourth-quarter rally by Cocke County to reach district finale
By MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – The start and finish belonged to Cocke County’s girls. In between, third-seeded Greeneville did just enough to escape with a 60-56 win over the No. 2-seeded Lady Red Saturday in the semifinals of the District 2-AAA … [Read more...]
Sevier County boys basketball team advances to District 2-4A championship to meet MoEast again
By MIKE BLACKERBY DANDRIDGE – A recent win over highly regarded Morristown East showed what the Sevier County boys’ basketball team is capable of. Now the Smoky Bears (18-9) get a second shot at the Hurricanes (26-4) in the last 11 days in … [Read more...]