By JESSE SMITHEY Two teams did it at home. The other got it done on the road. Regardless of where the outcome occurred, the boys basketball teams at Oak Ridge, Maryville and Oneida earned Division I state tournament berths Monday night. Oak … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Baseball Season Preview (2020)
5STAR PREPS Baseball Preview - 2020 Yep, it's that time again. Baseball is back. And the Greater Knoxville Area is once again replete with big-time talent. Class AAA defending champion Farragut is nationally ranked. CAK won Division II-A … [Read more...]
2020 TSSAA Division I Basketball STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
The TSSAA held its Division I basketball state tournament draw on Sunday for this week's girls basketball state tournament in Murfreesboro. The schedules for Division I girls Class A, AA and AAA can be found below. The boys state tournament draw … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS — Knoxville Catholic vs Briarcrest, Division II-AA championship gallery
5STAR PHOTOS — Division II-AA state boys basketball championship Knoxville Catholic vs. Briarcrest NASHVILLE — photos by Kindell Buchanan. … [Read more...]
Fighting Irish hang on late; Knoxville Catholic wins first state basketball championship, 50-47
By JESSE SMITHEY NASHVILLE — Welcome to the history books, Catholic basketball. The Fighting Irish, for the first time in program and school history, secured a state basketball championship. The Catholic boys’ basketball team knocked off … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: The King’s Academy vs. Trinity Christian (Division II-A Championship)
5STAR PHOTOS The King's Academy vs. Trinity Christian, Division II-A State Championship. Check out all the action from Lipscomb Arena's Allen Arena, as The King's Academy Lady Lions played in their first ever state championship game. Photos by … [Read more...]
The King’s Academy finishes runner-up in Division II-A girls state tournament
By JESSE SMITHEY NASHVILLE -- A championship was within its grasp Saturday afternoon, but The King's Academy girls' basketball team will enter the 2020-21 season heavily motivated to correct what happened late in the Division II-A state title game … [Read more...]
Catholic Fighting Irish use big first half to advance to Division II-AA state championship
By JESSE SMITHEY NASHVILLE - At Lipscomb's Allen Arena, host site of the Division II state tournament this week, there is no permanent 3-point line for high school play. Only one made of blue painter's tape for the week. The makeshift arc … [Read more...]
Starting QB, Fullback leave five-time defending state champion Alcoa Football for California
By JESSE SMITHEY The Alcoa football program, which has won the last five Class 3A state titles, will have a new starting quarterback and fullback for the 2020 season. Those two players, who are from the Class of 2021, will be leaving the state … [Read more...]
DIVISION II-A State: TKA Girls advance to finals; Webb boys fall in overtime
Two area Division II-A basketball programs played state semifinals Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Nashville at Lipscomb's Allen Arena. The King's Academy girls took on Goodpasture. The Webb School of Knoxville boys battled with Lausanne and its … [Read more...]