By DAVE LINK Catholic’s Maeve Thornton seems born to be a tennis player, and she couldn’t be happier about it. Her parents, David and Michelle (Wilson) Thornton, met when they were playing tennis for Middle Tennessee State University. Maeve, … [Read more...]
2021 All-5Star Preps Tennis Teams
2021 All-5Star Preps Tennis Teams BOYS Presented by DeRoyal Industries and Cedar Bluff Racquet Club FIRST TEAM (Classes are for spring of 2021) Wilder Dewhirst, sophomore, Webb: 5SP Player of Year, Played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles as … [Read more...]
7v7 REPORT: Greeneville tests its two QBs at Alcoa; Greene Devils deep at WR
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – It’s an open competition for the starting quarterback’s job at Greeneville between Brady Quillen and Corbin Cannon. They got a good test Tuesday morning against state powerhouse Alcoa during a 7-on-7 scrimmage at Goddard … [Read more...]
John Harrison, Drew Parrott vie for staring QB job at Bearden High School
By DAVE LINK John Harrison will be a senior at Bearden this fall, while Drew Parrott will be a freshman. One of them will be the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs during the 2021 football season. … [Read more...]
Halls Football shows off offensive skill talent depth in 7-on-7 day
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Halls should have no shortage of wide receivers this fall. You could see that Thursday morning during the Red Devils’ 7-on-7 passing scrimmage against Farragut at Alcoa. … [Read more...]
Maryville receiver Markel Fortenberry becomes one of area’s top 2022 prospects
By DAVE LINK Patience and hard work are paying off for Maryville’s Markel Fortenberry. The rising senior wide receiver waited for his turn to start for the Rebels in 2020 and put together enough highlight film to get more than a dozen college … [Read more...]
Campbell County duo named Bass Pro Shops high school fishing team of year
By DAVE LINK Blake Roberts and Riley Faulkner had no idea what would happen after weigh-ins of the Bass Pro Shop’s high school tournament May 28 at Douglas Lake. It was the final of five tournaments on the Bass Pro’s East Tennessee region … [Read more...]
Championship volleyball program hires college coach with local ties
By DAVE LINK Ellen McGill is glad to be home and still coaching volleyball. … [Read more...]
HIDDEN GEM: Fulton DL Seth Vaughn climbing the recruiting charts
By DAVE LINK Seth Vaughn showed promise as a freshman for Fulton’s football team in 2018 when he started a couple of games on the offensive line and played in some games on the defensive line. The rising senior did not disappoint since then. … [Read more...]
‘One More’ comes with 15 seconds left; Sevier County Soccer wins state
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Miguel Marquez made a historic goal for Sevier County soccer Friday afternoon. The junior forward scored with 15 seconds left and gave the Smoky Bears a 1-0 victory over Page in the Class AA state championship match … [Read more...]