Check out all the action from Friday night's Oak Ridge Wildcats at Karns football game in these photos from Chloe Owenby. Interested in purchasing one or two? Email us at 5StarPreps@gmail.com. … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES: Week 7 boxscores, scoreboard and Week 8 schedule

Check out all of the details of what happened in Week 7 games with our 5Star Preps boxscores. And, we have the Week 7 scoreboard and a look at the Week 8 schedule. … [Read more...]
Grace Christian football proves to be Human and more in 24-21 win over Webb

BY JESSE SMITHEY As one of the area's better high school golfers, Michael Human has to miss the occasional football practice while competing for the Grace Christian Academy golf team. Earlier this week, for instance, the Grace Christian … [Read more...]
Bearden, Alcoa football record easy wins Thursday to open Week 7

By JESSE SMITHEY The small slate of Thursday night games to open Week 7 of the high school football season went as expected. Bearden defeated Hardin Valley, 44-20. Alcoa routed Northview Academy, 56-8. Here are the … [Read more...]
Oakdale football and coach J.R. Voyles perseveres past losses on field and off

By JESSE SMITHEY If there's one thing to glean from this surreal 2020 high school football season, it's that there is a strong measure of resiliency in Oakdale. In its community. In its players. And certainly in its head football … [Read more...]
Kingston golf repeats as runner-up in TSSAA Small Class state tournament; Campbell Penland takes sixth

By JESSE SMITHEY The pattern is forming. And should it continue into 2021 and 2022 then the Kingston boys' golf program could be in for some pretty special moments at the state tournament. The Yellowjackets claimed state runner-up in the TSSAA … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Football Stats Leaders through Week 6 (2020)

By JESSE SMITHEY Here are you area high school football statistical leaders through Week 6 of the 2020 season. Don't see your team's? No worries. Just have your coach from your team send a cumulative stats report to … [Read more...]
WEEK 7 (2020) GAME PREDICTIONS

By JESSE SMITHEY If there is, indeed, a calm before a storm then Week 7's schedule is that placid moment. The slate of games for Oct. 1-2 doesn't pop off the paper. Not a ton of marquee games. But those are coming down the stretch of the … [Read more...]
2020 POSTSEASON GOLF: TSSAA Small Class (Round 1); Division II-A Region

By JESSE SMITHEY Twenty years after their last state title, the Kingston boys' golf team is in position to add another to its program history. The Yellowjackets carded a team mark of 27-over-par 315 Tuesday at WillowBrook Golf Club in … [Read more...]
Josh Igou State Farm’s “Where Are They Now?” – Chase Kuerschen (Knox Catholic HS)

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Chase Kuerschen, Knoxville Catholic High School (2017 graduate) NOW: The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Kuerschen enters his senior season at Tulane University coming off a junior year where he was the team's leading tackler (76) in … [Read more...]