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...]
CLASS AAA SOCCER: Late PK lifts Hardin Valley Academy Hawks to 1-0 state semifinal win
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Don’t stop now. That’s the mantra of the Hardin Valley Academy soccer team. The Hawks moved into the Class AAA state championship match with a 1-0 victory over Hendersonville in a semifinal match Thursday night at … [Read more...]
Grace Christian Academy wins Division II-A Boys Soccer Championship in First-Ever Trip to State
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – It was time for the Grace Christian Academy family to celebrate Thursday night. And the celebration spanned to other countries. The Rams won the Division II-A state soccer championship by beating Webb School of … [Read more...]
CLASS AA STATE SOCCER: South-Doyle rallies past Fulton in All-Knox semifinal
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Sluggish at the start, the South-Doyle soccer team made a second-half push Thursday afternoon and earned its second consecutive berth in the Class AA state championship match. The defending state champion Cherokees … [Read more...]