GREENEVILLE – Is Greeneville ready to return to state championship form? The Greene Devils have been one of the state’s elite programs over the last decade. Since 2010 Greeneville has captured four state titles (2010, 2011, 2017, 2018) and won 88 … [Read more...]
Bearden basketball standout Elijah Bredwood raising game to another level
By MIKE BLACKERBY Elijah Bredwood embraces the comparison to his former teammate. Many say the Bearden backcourt standout is cut from the same cloth as former Bulldogs all-state guard Trent Stephney. … [Read more...]
Midway football returns one of area’s best QB-WR combos in hopes for playoff success
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Midway football will be led by one of the best pass-catch tandems in the 5Star Preps coverage area this season. Dual-threat quarterback Emmett Hegland and receiver Caleb Goodman, who will both be third-year senior starters for the … [Read more...]
SCRIMMAGE SCOOP — South-Doyle at Halls (July 30, 2021)
By MIKE BLACKERBY South-Doyle running back Shawn Gary was plenty good as a junior. With the start of the 2021 high school football season less than three weeks away, Gary looks like he has taken his game to even another level. … [Read more...]
SLEEPER TEAMS, part IV: Gibbs Eagles targeting return to playoffs in 2021
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Scoring points shouldn’t be a problem for Gibbs in 2021. The pressing question for the Eagles is will they be better on defense this season? … [Read more...]
SLEEPER TEAMS, part II: Pigeon Forge Tigers look to build on 2020 success
BY MIKE BLACKERBY After consecutive 1-9 records, Pigeon Forge football made the leap to 7-4 last season under coach Scott Meadows. … [Read more...]
5SP Masters, Final Round: Carson Kammann (West), Sydney Branson (Bearden) win solo titles; CAK boys, Halls girls claim team wins
By MIKE BLACKERBY Carson Kammann enters an exciting stretch of golf riding a wave of momentum. West’s rising senior, who led most of the way, won the two-day 5Star Preps Masters Tuesday at Three Ridges Golf Course. Kammann’s two-day total of 135 … [Read more...]
Central senior WR Will Siaway seeking to finish what he started in 2020
BY MIKE BLACKERBY JEFFERSON CITY – Liam Fortner was Central’s go-to guy in 2020. Bobcats coach Nick Craney is looking for Will Siaway to fill that roll this season. … [Read more...]
SLEEPER TEAMS, part I: Rockwood could be one to watch in Class 2A in 2021
As we near the start of the 2021 football season, 5Star Preps begins its preseason series of Sleeper Teams. One of those to keep an eye out for this fall: the Rockwood Tigers. By MIKE BLACKERBY Class 2A appears stacked at the top in the 5Star … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2021 Baseball Player of the Year: Brayden Taylor, Gibbs
By MIKE BLACKERBY There was no keeping Brayden Taylor off base in the Class AA state baseball tournament. Taylor had an insane .824 on-base percentage during the May tournament in Murfreesboro as the Eagles swept four games on their way to their … [Read more...]