So what's The Bonus Info, you ask? Well, below, you'll be getting Week 8 standout players, boxscores, statewide scores and more. All presented by Carriage Hill Insurance. Check it out... … [Read more...]
QUICK READ powered by Triple F — Grace Christian snaps Sevier County’s 21-game win streak
Class 5A defending state champion Sevier County played host to Grace Christian Academy on Friday, Oct. 10, in a non-region contest. Get the details and info in this QUICK READ powered by Triple F. … [Read more...]
CAK Girls, Greeneville Girls, First Baptist Academy Boys win TSSAA Golf Championships
BY JESSE SMITHEY Three area high school high school golf teams entered Friday’s final round of the TSSAA state championships with legitimate chances of bringing home titles. By tournament’s end, those three had all lived up to the promise. The … [Read more...]
Thursday Recaps: Midway stuns Oliver Springs; Gatlinburg-Pittman runs past Austin-East
BY JESSE SMITHEY A pair of Thursday night games looked destined for blowouts. But one of the two ended up coming down to the final seconds. Here's what happened in the Midway/Oliver Springs nail-biter and the Gatlinburg-Pittman rout of … [Read more...]
TSSAA STATE GOLF TRACKER: Division I-A, Division II-A // presented by Brad Rose Golf
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Christian Academy of Knoxville girls’ golf team ended a state championship drought in 2024. Now, the Lady Warriors have a legitimate chance to repeat. CAK shot 10-over-par 150 in Thursday’s first round of the TSSAA … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL STATS LEADERS through Week 7 (2025) || presented by Carriage Hill Insurance
Each week, our 70 coverage-area schools are invited to send in cumulative stats reports to us, and we'll mine them to compile our weekly stats leaders — presented by Carriage Hill Insurance & Risk Management. Coaches may send in stats to … [Read more...]
WEEK 8 (2025) GAME PREDICTIONS — powered by Triple F
BY JESSE SMITHEY More than 150 teams around the state have an off week here in Week 8 of the 2025 season. So the predictions will be few. But here are the projected winners for Oct 9-10 games involving teams from the 5Star Preps coverage … [Read more...]
MORE AREA HOOPERS ANNOUNCE COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
BY JESSE SMITHEY Three more area high school basketball standouts recently announced their plans to play Division I college basketball. Here's more on decisions by Cam Swearengen (Webb), Cade Murphy (Catholic) and Natavia Alber (Northview … [Read more...]
Hardin Valley Academy Boys win TSSAA Division I-AA State Tournament in first appearance
BY JESSE SMITHEY Experience, exschmerience. The Hardin Valley Academy boys golf team — in its first-ever appearance at the TSSAA state tournament — debunked the notion that previous know-how matters in events of great magnitude and won a … [Read more...]
TSSAA GOLF STATE TOURNAMENT TRACKER: Oct. 6, 2025 — Division I-AA, Division II-AA
BY JESSE SMITHEY Consider it a shock Tuesday if some individual golfer or team from the 5Star Preps area doesn't capture a TSSAA state championship on Tuesday. Because after Monday's first round at Sevierville Golf Club, plenty are in the … [Read more...]