ALL-5 STAR TENNIS GIRLS FIRST TEAM (Class is for 2023 season) Maeve Thornton, senior, Catholic: The Furman signee and three-time 5Star Preps Player of the Year led the Lady Irish to their third consecutive Division II-AA state team … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Boys Tennis Players of the Year: William Blount’s John Macon and Bayler Cupp
BY DAVE LINK William Blount’s John Macon and Bayler Cupp didn’t win the Class AA state doubles title in the spring, but their memories from the state tournament in Murfreesboro will last a lifetime. Making their second straight trip to state, … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Girls Tennis Player of the Year: Maeve Thornton, Knoxville Catholic
BY DAVE LINK Catholic tennis coach Rusty Morris knew he had a special player in Maeve Thornton and a special team during the 2021 season. Thornton won the Division II-AA state singles championship as a sophomore and led the Lady Irish to the … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: The Alcoa High School Fishing Team captures Tennessee Bass Nation High School’s “Commissioner’s Cup”
BY DAVE LINK Alcoa won another state football championship last fall, won a boys’ state basketball championship in the winter, and won a girls’ state track and field title this spring. Add another state title to Alcoa’s history … [Read more...]
Farragut baseball standout Lukas Buckner flips from UCF to Mississippi State after UCF coaching change
BY DAVE LINK Farragut shortstop Lukas Buckner has spent years watching televised games at Mississippi State’s Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium, the nation’s largest on-campus baseball facility. The rising senior dreamed about playing there … [Read more...]
Brad Cochran takes over girls basketball program at Concord Christian School
BY DAVE LINK Brad Cochran wasn’t on the coaching market for long. After resigning from his position as the Lenoir City girls’ basketball coach Sunday, May 21, Cochran began in the same role Tuesday, May 30, at Concord Christian School. … [Read more...]
CLASS AA SOCCER: Greeneville comes up shy in PKs against Valor College Prep in TSSAA title game
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – It was a penalty-kick heartbreaker Friday afternoon for the Greeneville boys’ soccer team. The Greene Devils lost to Valor College Prep of Nashville 4-3 in a PK shootout in the Class AA state championship match at … [Read more...]
Alcoa Boys Soccer falls in PKs in 2023 Class A State Championship
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Alcoa’s bid for its first boys’ state soccer championship in program history fell short Friday afternoon at Siegel Soccer Complex. But just barely. Madison Magnet of Jackson beat Alcoa 4-2 in penalty kicks after … [Read more...]
STATE TENNIS COVERAGE: Area Standouts Defend State Tennis Singles and Doubles championships at 2023 Spring Fling
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – It was celebration Friday for Knoxville-area tennis as three singles players won state championships and one doubles team clinched a state title. Catholic senior Maeve Thornton completed her three-peat in Division … [Read more...]
Hardin Valley Academy Baseball sweeps Collierville on Thursday; Hawks to face district-foe Farragut in 4A Championship
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO — Nobody expected Hardin Valley Academy’s baseball team to reach the Class 4A state championship game after it lost the opening game of the tournament. Nobody except the Hawks. After losing to Collierville 2-0 in … [Read more...]