By DAVE LINK Webb School of Knoxville put its explosive playmakers on display in its season opener Friday night. Senior quarterback Charlie Robinson accounted for five touchdowns and freshman receiver/punt returner Shavar Young scored four TDs … [Read more...]
FCA FISHING FILES: Area Anglers Finish Big in 2022 Bassmaster National Championships
by DAVE LINK Bass anglers in the 5Star Preps coverage area recently completed the 2021-22 season, and two duos landed monster finishes. Ty Trentham and Chase McCarter of Sevier County High School Fishing were fourth among 314 boats in the … [Read more...]
Aniya Fisher and Oak Ridge girls soccer get sick win, 2-1, over Webb
by DAVE LINK It started off to be a bad Tuesday afternoon for the Oak Ridge girls’ soccer team. First, the school bus was 30 minutes late picking the Lady Wildcats up for their 6 p.m. game at the Webb School of Knoxville. Then, a wreck in … [Read more...]
2022 5Star Preps Volleyball Season Preview Notes
BY DAVE LINK Catholic’s volleyball team was a force last season on its way to a 34-10 record and the Division II-AA state championship. Look for more of the same this year from the Lady Irish despite the loss of four seniors, three of them … [Read more...]
2022 KOC Knoxville Jamboree Notebook – Night 2: Powell rests Potts, Webb’s Charlie Robinson shines, West & Farragut get Ws
BY DAVE LINK One of the marquee players in the 5Star Preps coverage area didn’t play in Friday night’s Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic Kickoff Classic at Hardin Valley Academy. Was it a big deal that Powell senior quarterback Jordyn Potts didn’t … [Read more...]
2022 Knoxville Jamboree – Night One Notebook: Campbell County, Fulton, Carter, TKA notch wins
BY DAVE LINK Campbell County went three-and-out Thursday night on the opening possession of the Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic Kickoff Classic at Central. Then sophomore quarterback Landen Hensley got dialed in. Hensley completed 10 of 15 … [Read more...]
Bearden forward and All-American soccer standout Lucas Nordin verbally commits to Navy
BY DAVE LINK Bearden senior Lucas Nordin had his sights set on playing college soccer at an Atlantic Coast Conference school when the summer started. All that changed last weekend during Nordin’s visit to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, … [Read more...]
2022 5Star Preps Girls Soccer Preview
by DAVE LINK Watch out for the Lady Dawgs. The Bearden girls’ soccer team enters the 2022 season with the highest of goals: bettering the 2021 Class AAA state championship team. It’s a tall order for the Lady Bulldogs, who went 23-0-1 last … [Read more...]
Bearden senior post Avery Treadwell commits to Florida State basketball
Bearden’s Avery Treadwell ended the recruiting speculation Monday afternoon when she announced her commitment to Florida State. The 6-foot-3 senior post had some 15 to 20 college offers, including several from Power 5 schools. She was a force … [Read more...]
SCRIMMAGE REPORT: Karns Beavers at Webb School Spartans – Friday, Aug. 5, 2022
BY DAVE LINK Not much went according to plan Friday night for the Karns football scrimmage at Webb School of Knoxville. Except for Webb’s on-the-field execution. For starters, the scrimmage began about 90 minutes late due to thunderstorms in … [Read more...]