Need a Spring Fling fix? Then here you go. The 5Star Preps team would normally be in Murfreesboro this week, covering the annual TSSAA high school sports championships. Of course that isn’t the case as the Coronavirus wiped out the 2020 spring … [Read more...]
COACH NOTES: Kerr to Kerr coaching shift at Union County; Rob Black, Clark Duncan to Hall of Fame
By JESSE SMITHEY A different Kerr will don the head coaching head set this fall for Union County High School. Union County athletics director Shane Brown announced the transition that legendary football coach Larry Kerr would be passing the torch … [Read more...]
Knox County Schools athletics summer workouts to begin May 26
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...]