BY JESSE SMITHEY Tobja Walters' first name might be tough to pronounce upon first glance, but college coaches — and even area media — are getting more comfortable and used to saying it. The 6-foot-1, 290-pound defensive tackle from Oak Ridge is … [Read more...]
2025 POSTSEASON TRACKER presented by KOC — Thursday, May 1
See some of the area's standout performances and big wins from Thursday, May 1, 2025. … [Read more...]
Maryville OL Brody Smith closing in on his college choice
BY JESSE SMITHEY As one of the most prominent members of the area's Class of 2026 college football prospects pool, Brody Smith knows the deadline for a decision is quickly approaching. … [Read more...]
Greeneville WR/DB Zaydyn Anderson adjusting to life now as Power Four prospect
BY JESSE SMITHEY Zaydyn Anderson's life trajectory spiked on March 31. The Greeneville wideout/defensive back received an offer from the University of Tennessee that day. … [Read more...]
HVA Boys, Webb Girls win 2025 KIL Track & Field Championships
One won by a hair. The other, by a landslide. Regardless of how it happened, the Hardin Valley Academy boys and Webb School of Knoxville girls each won 2025 KIL Track & Field Championships. … [Read more...]
Knoxville Central introduces J.P. Payne as new boys basketball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Knoxville Central High School boys basketball team met its new head coach on Tuesday morning. … [Read more...]
2024-25 All-5Star Preps Boys Basketball Teams, presented by SmartBank
2024-25 All-5Star Preps Boys Basketball Teams Player of the Year: Ray’Quan Watson (Oak Ridge) Underclassman of the Year: Jamir Dean (Alcoa), Condis Cherry (Alcoa) HOW PLAYERS ARE SELECTED: This is not a recruiting/prospect list. The selections … [Read more...]
2024-25 All-5Star Preps Girls Basketball Teams, presented by SmartBank
2024-25 All-5Star Preps Girls Basketball Team PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Natalya Hodge (Bearden, junior, guard) UNDERCLASSMAN OF THE YEAR: Skylar Walden (TKA, sophomore, guard) HOW PLAYERS ARE SELECTED: This is not a recruiting/prospect list. The … [Read more...]
2024-25 Girls Basketball Player of the Year presented by SmartBank — Natalya Hodge, Bearden
BY JESSE SMITHEY Coaches threw just about every defensive look they could conjure up at Natalya Hodge during the 2024-25 season. Not much seemed to work, though. Box-and-1s and zones. Quick defenders and long defenders. Didn't matter, … [Read more...]
2024-25 Boys Basketball Player of the Year presented by SmartBank — Ray’Quan Watson, Oak Ridge
BY JESSE SMITHEY Oak Ridge principal Drayton Hawkins, who's been known to talk ball from time to time, tossed out a casual question to Wildcats boys basketball Aaron Green during the season about what his team might be able to achieve in the … [Read more...]