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...]
Former region rivals West and Powell to battle for spot in 5A BlueCross Bowl
By MIKE BLACKERBY It’s sense-of-urgency week in the Powell and West football camps. Sure, the Panthers and Rebels are ecstatic to be in the Class 5A semifinals, but both know there’s one more mountain to climb to get to the BlueCross Bowl in … [Read more...]
Trio of sophomores lead new-look Northview Academy girls’ basketball to win over Jefferson County
By MIKE BLACKERBY RUTLEDGE – The path to success for Northview Academy’s girls almost exclusively went through Campbell Penland last season. Monday night against Jefferson County, it was a win by committee. Three players scored in double figures … [Read more...]
Two-time defending champ Elizabethton stuns Greeneville, 13-7, to reach 4A semifinals
By MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – If recent history against an old rival means anything, Elizabethton is on the fast track for a third-consecutive Class 4A state championship. Few gave the Cyclones much of a chance to even get back to the BlueCross … [Read more...]
Micah Simpson, Braden Ilic lead Morristown East past talented Fulton, 76-68
BY MIKE BLACKERBY MORRISTOWN – The stars came out Thursday night for the 2021-22 high school basketball debut of two of the top teams in the 5Star Preps coverage area. Class 4A Morristown East had the hot hand from the opening tap and never looked … [Read more...]
Elizabethton vs. Greeneville, Loudon vs. Giles County, Oneida vs. Hampton
By MIKE BLACKERBY This is when things really start to get interesting. Here’s a look at this week’s high school football quarterfinal matchups in Class 2A, 3A and 4A in the 5Star Preps coverage area: 4A—Elizabethton at Greeneville 3A—Giles County … [Read more...]