By Jesse Smithey The fear was that Knox County Schools would wipe out all summer workout activities until July. That fear didn't come to fruition. In a memo from KCS superintendent Bob Thomas on Tuesday afternoon, Thomas announced that … [Read more...]
Shane Wells leaving CAK boys basketball for Hardin Valley Academy
By JESSE SMITHEY Shane Wells has coached boys basketball at CAK for more than 10 years. One of the area's most respected coaches, Wells will pace and coach from a different sideline in the 2020-21 season. … [Read more...]
Where Are They Now? CAK’s Spencer Strider
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Spencer Strider, CAK (2017 graduate) NOW: Strider is one of the top pitchers in the Clemson University rotation. As a freshman during the 2018 season, the 6-foot, 195-pound Strider earned Freshman All-American honors by … [Read more...]
Kingston girls’ basketball finds its new head coach
By Jesse Smithey In a week filled with coaching hires, the Kingston girls' basketball program added themselves to the mix on Friday. … [Read more...]
COACHING NEWS: Greenback, Pigeon Forge, Lenoir City
By JESSE SMITHEY This week has been a busy one when it comes to coaching changes. Here are a few you may have missed. … [Read more...]
Knox County Schools to issue summer athletics guidelines soon; TSSAA constructing 2020 football plan
By JESSE SMITHEY Thursday was supposed to be a decisive day for Knox County Schools (KCS) athletics, concerning what student-athletes were going to be allowed to do during summer preparation months. But that meeting between school athletics … [Read more...]
Austin-East football looking for new head coach
By Jesse Smithey The Austin-East football program is now in the market for a new head coach. … [Read more...]
Grace Christian Academy boys basketball and head coach Mark White part ways
The revolving door that is the Grace Christian Academy boys' basketball coaching position continues to spin. And yet another new coach will emerge from it soon. The Rams and head coach Mark White have parted ways after one season, according to … [Read more...]
STAFF PICKS: The most dominant HS football team in Tennessee they’ve seen
We just unveiled our area's most dominant teams from the 2000-2019 seasons. If you missed that article, you can catch it HERE. I asked our veteran staff members to share with you the most dominant high school football team they had seen or … [Read more...]
The Top 12 Most Dominant Football Teams from the past 20 seasons (2000-19)
By JESSE SMITHEY Over the past 20 seasons, some 55 TSSAA state football championships were won by teams hailing from the 5Star Preps coverage area. Maryville and Alcoa accounted for essentially half of that total with 27. Alcoa, which leads … [Read more...]