BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- Of the eight teams in the 2022 Class 4A state tournament bracket, the Farragut girls' basketball team was the lone newcomer to the experience this week. And for one half Wednesday night, the rookies played like … [Read more...]
Bearden Lady Bulldogs oust defending champion Blackman, 56-34, in front of midstate crowd
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - The loss ate at Jennifer Sullivan for 363 days. Not just with the Bearden senior guard but all of her teammates, as well. On March 11, 2021, the Lady Bulldogs entered TSSAA State Championship Week with a 30-1 … [Read more...]
Tyler Howell steps down as Fulton girls basketball coach
By Jesse Smithey Less than a week after completing a football coaching search, Fulton High School admin has commenced on another coach find. … [Read more...]
Potential exists for future success despite Elizabethton’s state quarterfinal loss Wednesday
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - As minutes wore on in the second half of Elizabethton's Class 3A state quarterfinal Wednesday and Upperman's lead stayed in double digits, the outlook for the Lady Cyclones' season began to already flip a page … [Read more...]
Jackson South Side motors past Greeneville late, 62-54, in Class 3A state quarterfinal
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - Jackson South Side girls' basketball coach Brent McNeal found himself in an abnormal head space Tuesday night following a Class 3A state quarterfinal against Greeneville. Typically after his Lady Hawks play, he … [Read more...]
Alcoa Lady Tornadoes snap Westmoreland’s 25-game win streak; advance to first state semifinal since 1984
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - Alcoa junior point guard Karli Haworth has certainly had better days shooting the basketball other than what she showed Tuesday inside MTSU's Murphy Center. But when her team needed her to ice a state tournament … [Read more...]
2022 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament Schedule
DIVISION I BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT at MTSU Saturday, March 19 ALL TIMES CENTRAL Class 2A Boys Championship: East Nashville 72, Milan 55 Class 3A Boys Championship: Greeneville 77, South Side 48 Class 4A Boys Championship: Dobyns-Bennett 69, … [Read more...]
Gatlinburg-Pittman Lady Highlanders cruise past Scotts Hill into Class 2A state semifinals
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - The first win in Gatlinburg-Pittman girls' basketball history was hard-fought. The second, not so much. The Lady Highlanders had little problem with the early tip-off time Tuesday morning at MTSU's Murphy Center … [Read more...]
Bearden gets fifth state berth in six years; Alcoa and G-P suffer OT sectional losses
BY JESSE SMITHEY In this boys' state sectional round-up, we profile the following games: Bearden vs. Science Hill Alcoa vs. Tyner Gatlinburg-Pittman vs. Brainerd Farragut vs. Dobyns-Bennett Plus: Oliver Springs, Harriman and … [Read more...]
GIRLS HOOPS: Bearden, Greeneville, Gatlinburg-Pittman garner 2022 state tournament berths
BY JESSE SMITHEY The 5Star Preps team covered state-sectional wins by Alcoa and Farragut on Saturday night. And those stories will be on the site soon. But that doesn't mean we ignored the rest of the games. Get your details and recaps below … [Read more...]