By MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – Two of the top girls and boys high school basketball programs in the 5Star Preps coverage area squared off Wednesday in one of the first post-holiday headliners of January. Chalk up a pair of impressive wins for 4A … [Read more...]
Reagan Brown assumes leadership role at Northview Academy left behind by Campbell Penland
By MIKE BLACKERBY SEVIERVILLE – Just like Campbell Penland before her, Reagan Brown provides the “It Factor” for Northview Academy’s girls basketball team. … [Read more...]
DOUBLE FEATURE: Morristown East impresses in win over Sevier County; Girls at Sevier rolls past MoEast
By MIKE BLACKERBY MORRISTOWN – Morristown East’s boys and Sevier County’s girls opened their District 2-4A schedules with impressive wins Friday night. Get the details on both games below ... … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2021 Boys Cross-Country Runner of the Year: Keegan Smith, Catholic
By MIKE BLACKERBY Living up to insane expectations is often difficult. Not so for Catholic freshman Keegan Smith, the 5Star prep boys cross country Runner of the Year. He began and finished the fall racing season as the No. 1-ranked freshman in … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2021 Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year: Andie-Marie Jones, Maryville
By MIKE BLACKERBY The 2021 season was all about motivation and ultimately sweet redemption for Maryville senior Andie-Marie Jones, the 5Star Preps girls cross-country Runner of the Year. Turn back the clock to 2020. Jones was primed to defend the … [Read more...]
2021 5STAR PREPS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS
All-5Star Preps Cross Country Team Boys Runner of the Year: Keegan Smith, Catholic Boys First Team Keegan Smith, Catholic: The freshman lived up to his billing as one of the best runners in the nation regardless of class. At the state level … [Read more...]
Karli Haworth’s clutch moment leads Lady Tornadoes past Webb; Spartans rout Alcoa with huge 4th
By MIKE BLACKERBY Karli Haworth had suffered through a tough-shooting game. No worries. There was no doubt which player Alcoa coach David Baumann wanted to have the ball in her hands in the closing seconds at Webb on Friday. … [Read more...]
West Virginia signee Avery Strickland powers Farragut past Fulton with 32 points
By MIKE BLACKERBY Ace Strickland was dialed into her scorer’s mentality Tuesday night at Fulton. … [Read more...]
Webb basketball teams sweep rival CAK in basketball doubleheader Friday
By MIKE BLACKERBY Webb’s boys basketball team certainly checks most of the boxes when you take a deep dive into the Spartans’ personnel. Webb easily dispatched visiting Christian Academy 80-36 Friday night in a non-region Division II … [Read more...]
Powell defense smothers West in 35-7 Class 5A state semifinal win
By MIKE BLACKERBY Powell’s smothering defense has the Panthers on the cusp of their first state football championship in school history. Powell held host West to 82 total yards Friday as the Panthers won their Class 5A semifinal game in convincing … [Read more...]