By Dave Link 5 Star Preps Bearden High School’s boys’ tennis team earned a long-awaited trip to the state tournament Thursday night. The Bulldogs (14-2) beat Johnson City Science Hill 4-1 in a Division I-Large state sectional match on the … [Read more...]
New G-P boys’ basketball coach now a head coach like his wife
By Mike Blackerby Forget just trying to climb the ladder in ultra-competitive Region 2-AA. Rashid Moore, who was named coach of Gatlinburg-Pittman’s boys basketball team on Thursday, already has the bar set high in his own household. … [Read more...]
SPRING FOOTBALL FOCUS: The Alcoa vs. West scrimmage
By Jesse Smithey ALCOA, Tenn. — The scrimmage was hardly 5 minutes old Thursday night before Alcoa’s rising sophomore fullback Tristan Blankenship broke free and crossed the goal line for the night’s first score. … [Read more...]
Farragut blasts Maryville to claim Region 2-AAA, Will Host Bearden next
By Mike Blackerby Farragut coach Ray Dover got a taste of just how good his soccer team could be in the first half of Thursday’s Region 2-AAA championship game against Maryville. The Admirals were really good … as in state-contender-like … [Read more...]
South-Doyle tops Catholic for Region 2-AA title via shootout victory
By Dave Link 5 Star Preps Boone Bratton had never been in goal for a shootout before Thursday night, and it didn’t faze him a bit. … [Read more...]
Grace Christian wins 3-game series at powerhouse Goodpasture
By Jesse Smithey The Grace Christian Academy softball team is no stranger to the Spring Fling. The Lady Rams finished state runners-up in Class A in back-to-back seasons (2014-15). … [Read more...]
Greenback returns to Class A state tournament
By Jesse Smithey Last year was a banner season for the Greenback High School baseball team. The Cherokees set a team record for wins (27), eclipsing the former mark by five. They won their first region title and advanced to their first state … [Read more...]
SOCCER ROUNDUP: Alcoa having best postseason since 2010; Bearden to face Farragut
By Jesse Smithey The Alcoa High School boys’ soccer team won for the 12th time in its last 13 outings on Thursday, taking care of Gatlinburg-Pittman with a 4-1 win in the Region 1-A championship. … [Read more...]
FREE READ (Division II-A Baseball): Webb comes up short; CAK starts with a win
By Dave Link 5 Star Preps It was a tough start and an even tougher finish for the Webb School baseball team Thursday afternoon. The Spartans (21-10) gave up five runs in the first two innings and lost to visiting Tipton-Rosemark Academy of … [Read more...]
SPRING FOCUS: Fulton building depth for 2018 season
By Jesse Smithey The Fulton High School football program is clamoring again for a state championship. … [Read more...]