BY DAVE LINK Farragut graduate Evan Beeler knew the pressure was on May 22 during the closing events of the 2025 Class AAA state track and field meet in Murfreesboro. And so did his teammates on Farragut’s 4x400 relay team before their race … [Read more...]
KOC & 5Star Preps Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Ben Brophy, Hardin Valley Academy
BY DAVE LINK Hardin Valley Academy graduate Ben Brophy is getting ready to start the next stage of his soccer career as a freshman at Maryville College. Brophy will have a hard time matching his HVA career, which culminated May 23 with the Hawks … [Read more...]
SUMMER 7v7 REPORT — Greeneville at Maryville
BY DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – They weren’t keeping score, and they weren’t keeping track of touchdowns. But that doesn’t mean Greeneville and Maryville’s football teams weren’t going full bore during a 7-on-7 passing scrimmage Wednesday morning at the … [Read more...]
SUMMER 7v7 REPORT: Carter Hornets
BY DAVE LINK Carter quarterback Brody Sparks had a breakout sophomore season in 2024, throwing for 2,362 yards and 22 touchdowns. One problem: Carter didn’t capitalize on the breakout season by Sparks, going 4-6 in the regular season and finishing … [Read more...]
SUMMER 7v7 REPORT — Farragut Admirals
BY DAVE LINK Corbin Hobson spent last summer and the first half of the 2024 season trying to win the starting quarterback’s job at Farragut. That’s not the case anymore. Hobson took over as the starter in early October of last season and goes into … [Read more...]
BIGS ONLY FISHING FILES: Highly successful Alcoa Fishing Team likely to disband
BY DAVE LINK J.J. LaRue started the Alcoa Fishing Team in 2019 when his son, Walker, was in the seventh grade at Alcoa Middle School. Two weekends ago, the Alcoa Fishing Team won the 2025 Tennessee BASS Nation’s State Championship on Dale … [Read more...]
The BIGS ONLY Fishing Files: Camdyn Cranfill, Hayden Barnett to compete in Bassmaster High School National Championship
BY DAVE LINK Camdyn Cranfill and Hayden Barnett are ready for the next stages of their bass fishing careers, but not before one last go-around as co-anglers for the Kingston Fishing Team. They will fish in the Bassmaster High School National … [Read more...]
Coalfield ties it in seventh; Eagleville walks off 1A title win
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO — The Coalfield baseball team’s magical season came to an end Saturday afternoon – one victory shy of the second state championship in school history. And it came against what’s become a Class A … [Read more...]
South-Doyle Cherokees fall in Class AA title defense, 3-1, to Station Camp
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Not much went right for the South-Doyle soccer team Friday afternoon at Richard Siegel Soccer Stadium. Not the bounces. Not the calls. And not the score. The Cherokees’ bid for a second consecutive Class AA state … [Read more...]
Brophy scores late, Hardin Valley Academy Soccer wins first state championship since 2011
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO — Hardin Valley Academy’s soccer team put the finishing touches on its dream season Friday afternoon at Richard Siegel Soccer Stadium. Senior forward Ben Brophy scored in the 77th minute, lifting the Hawks to a 4-3 … [Read more...]