BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - Rusty Bishop didn't rush the Grainger girls' basketball team onto the court early during halftime Wednesday so they could work more on their shooting at Middle Tennessee State's airy Murphy Center. Sometimes … [Read more...]
Mr. & Miss Basketball Awards: Casey Collier named Miss B’ball in Division II-A
The TSSAA unveiled their 2019 Mr. and Miss Basketball winners Tuesday during a ceremony at Middle Tennessee State's Murphy Center. The 5Star Preps Coverage Area had four finalists: two for Miss Basketball (Casey Collier - Webb; Jada … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL: Area teams set Spring Practice dates
It's never too early to take a gander at spring practice start dates for area high school football teams. After all, we are already three months removed from the BlueBowls and Jefferson County High School has already completed their spring … [Read more...]
Austin-East, Cosby secure state-tournament berths
BY JESSE SMITHEY Marcus Stanton recalled where he was the last time the Austin-East boys' basketball team made it to a TSSAA state tournament. He was a second-year assistant coach for the Roadrunners in 2008 under then-head coach Charles … [Read more...]
Fulton overcomes big night from Mr. Basketball finalist to earn state trip No. 24
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Mr. Basketball finalist from Johnson County turned out to be as good as advertised Monday night. "We held him to 35 tonight," Fulton coach Jody Wright quipped. … [Read more...]
Smoky Bears defeat Oak Ridge 62-57 to return to state for first time in 28 years
BY JESSE SMITHEY For a minute Monday night, the on-court celebration stopped. Just briefly. Fans, coaches, players, teachers, administrators -- and basically anyone wearing purple -- were on the hardwood celebrating the Smoky Bears' 62-57 … [Read more...]
Bearden sneaks past Dobyns-Bennett, 46-40, into loaded Class AAA state tournament
BY DAVE LINK Bearden’s basketball team wasn’t surprised when visiting Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett began its stalling tactics at the start of Monday night’s Class AAA state sectional game. “We knew it was coming,” Bearden coach Jeremy Parrott … [Read more...]
Local star Chris Hunter leaves Army for new beginning at ‘Last Chance U’
The first F-bomb drops just 12 seconds into Episode 1 of “Last Chance U” Season 3. For those who have already watched the popular Netflix series, it should come as no surprise that the expletive came from the mouth of then Independence Community … [Read more...]
TSSAA STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
TSSAA BOYS State Tournament At MTSU Wednesday, March 13 All Times Central CLASS AA East Nashville 78, Howard 75 Fulton 44, Mitchell 41 - OT Wooddale 79, Austin-East 61 Brainerd 76, Pearl-Cohn 73 CLASS AAA Whitehaven 60, Sevier … [Read more...]
GIRLS SECTIONALS: Grainger, Oneida, Midway earn state-tournament berths
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Grainger High School girls’ basketball team couldn’t get a shot to fall in the first half Saturday night. The Lady Grizzlies went 4-for-20 from the floor in that span. Not the ideal start in a game where the winner moves … [Read more...]