By JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- The play was drawn up essentially on the fly and it had a couple options, one of which was a back-screen for 6-foot-6 Bearden senior Hayden Treadwell in the corner. But that play never materialized like it was … [Read more...]
Kingston gets first state win since 1979, downing Community in OT, 75-64
By JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- This indelible season, this historic run for the Kingston boys' basketball team looked to be nearing a disappointing end entering the fourth quarter of a Class AA state quarterback Thursday morning. Not only … [Read more...]
Satterfield’s late 3, Gillespie’s double-double just enough for Greeneville against Bolivar, 61-58
By JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- Greeneville boys' basketball coach Brad Woolsey felt pretty confident in his scout of Bolivar, the Greene Devils' first-round opponent Wednesday in the Class AA state tournament. Since winning a sectional game … [Read more...]
Cosby’s quest for first state win since 2000 comes up short in fourth quarter against Pickett County
By JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- As Trey Johnson, a Class A Mr. Basketball finalist and arguably the best player in Cosby history, walked off the Murphy Center court Wednesday afternoon to conclude his prep career, the Eagles faithful huddled … [Read more...]
BlueCross Bowl Football State Championships moving to Chattanooga
By JESSE SMITHEY The BlueCross Bowl state football championships are on the move again. Cookeville is out. Chattanooga is in. … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS Baseball Season Preview (2021)
5STAR PREPS Baseball Preview - 2021 If there's one thing this preseason has taught us is: there are unknowns abound with this high school baseball season. So we've talked to coaches around the area to try and get as much of a grasp as we could on … [Read more...]
Grainger Lady Grizzlies fall to Macon County, 51-40, in Class AA championship
By JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- The Grainger girls’ basketball team had everything it wanted going into the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Class AA state championship. The 3-pointers had started falling. No foul trouble. And, most … [Read more...]
Maryville can’t withstand 17-0 Blackman run; Lady Rebels exit in Class AAA semifinals, 54-44
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- Scott West could do nothing but embrace seniors Gracie Midkiff and Aaliyah Vanada as they walked off the Murphy Center floor with 1 minute, 14 seconds to go in Maryville's Class AAA semifinal Friday. They and … [Read more...]
Northview Academy falls in state semifinals; five senior starters set new program standard
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- Northview Academy girls' basketball coach Brooke Shelley has spent countless hours with her players through the current season and those in the past. So when she noticed something amiss prior to the Cougars' … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Grainger Lady Grizzlies vs. Westview (Class AA state quarterfinals)
MURFREESBORO -- The Grainger Lady Grizzlies basketball team made history Friday at MTSU, earning the program's first-ever appearance in a state championship game. The gallery below comes from photographer Danny Parker and is presented FREE to all … [Read more...]