LOOK OUT: Isaiah Mattress coming back stronger and faster for 2020
BY MIKE BLACKERBY It’s hard to imagine. West running back Isaiah Mattress is bigger, stronger and faster than he was
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TSSAA Dead Period has commenced; but what will football look like when players return?
BY DAVE LINK If there is to be a high school football season, it could be a very strange one.
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5STAR NOTES: Loudon LHP/OF commits to Georgia; Coach news; Scholarship offers & more
BY JESSE SMITHEY In this week’s 5STAR NOTES, we take a look at: Loudon freshman Jaxon Walker’s commitment to an
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5STAR PHOTOS: Alcoa, Maryville football workouts – June 18, 2020
By DANNY PARKER The TSSAA dead period begins June 22, so area teams are still squeezing in workouts before it
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HISTORIC HIRE: Hardin Valley Academy’s Jessica Stephens first female to lead boys’ soccer program in Knox County
By JESSE SMITHEY By her own admission, Jessica Stephens “loves a good challenge.” So when the Hardin Valley Academy girls’ soccer
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California QB from Class of 2022 transfers to Alcoa High School
By JESSE SMITHEY Consider the stable of Alcoa quarterbacks to be full. A dual-threat QB from California has enrolled at Alcoa.
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5STAR PHOTOS: Practice at Pigeon Forge, Carter and Sevier County football
By DANNY PARKER Football practices continue around the area, and 5Star Preps photographer Danny Parker visited three spots on Wednesday
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Incoming Class of 2024 Football Players We’re Excited About
By JESSE SMITHEY It’s commonplace in today’s high school football landscape for incoming freshmen to not only play meaningful varsity
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CAK basketball hires new boys coach from North Carolina ranks
By JESSE SMITHEY Replacing Shane Wells was never going to be easy. But the CAK boys’ basketball team has moved
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Kingston football looking to 3A playoffs again in 2020; must avoid injuries, though
By DAVE LINK Kingston football coach Brian Pankey likes his 2020 roster, but there’s a simple key to having a
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