Part II of our Breakthrough Players Series just dropped. Check out these eight area players who could be in for big 2025 seasons. … [Read more...]
Former West HC Lamar Brown joins Maryville Football coaching staff
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Maryville High School football coaching staff was already great. It got even better this week. Lamar Brown, who led the West High School football program to 5A championships in 2022 and 2023, has officially joined the … [Read more...]
2025 ALL-5STAR PREPS TENNIS TEAMS presented by KOC
2025 ALL-5STAR PREPS TENNIS BOYS FIRST TEAM Jansen Brown, Webb, freshman The 2025 5Star Preps Player of the Year is one of the top-ranked tennis players in the state and logged impressive wins throughout the 2025 season until injury halted his … [Read more...]
2025 All-5Star Preps Girls TRACK & FIELD Teams — presented by Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic
2025 All-5Star Preps Girls TRACK & FIELD Teams presented by Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic FIRST TEAM Calysta Garmer (Webb, junior): Already the KIL champion in the 1600 and 3200, Garmer followed that with Division II-AA state championships in … [Read more...]
NEW CLASSIFICATIONS & REGIONS SET TO DEBUT IN 2025 SEASON
The raging debate of the TSSAA transfer rule this offseason cast a blanketing shadow across the fact that a new TSSAA classification cycle begins with the 2025-26 school year. For football, that meant some regions got a refresh — and, also, some … [Read more...]
BREAKOUT PLAYERS FOR THE 2025 SEASON — PART 1
BY JESSE SMITHEY Identifying and projecting a possible breakthrough season for an athlete is one of the fun parts of being in the media. Whether it's scouting in person at 7-on-7s and scrimmages or pouring through Hudl film, high school gems … [Read more...]
2025 All-5Star Preps Boys TRACK & FIELD Teams — presented by Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic
2025 All-5Star Preps BOYS TRACK & FIELD Teams presented by Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic FIRST TEAM Evan Beeler (Farragut, senior): The 5Star Preps Athlete of the Year led Farragut to a state championship. He finished first in the Class AAA … [Read more...]
2025 Football Preseason Schedule — Jamborees & Scrimmages
JAMBOREES & SCRIMMAGES AUGUST 15 Knox County Jamboree (Night 2) 7 p.m. at Farragut South-Doyle vs. Bearden Grace vs. Austin-East Farragut vs. West HVA vs. Powell Blount County Jamboree 7 p.m. at Heritage Heritage … [Read more...]
SEASON PREVIEW: New Area Football Coaches at the Helm in 2025
BY JESSE SMITHEY The offseason following the 2024 high school football season was set to be a quiet one in regards to head coaching changes — especially since more than 15 area programs had coaching turnover the prior year. But, no. The … [Read more...]
2025 All-5Star Preps Soccer Teams, presented by KOC
2025 All-5Star Preps Boys Soccer Teams Presented by KOC How Are The Players Selected? This is NOT a recruiting/prospect list. The players who were chosen — from our 70-school coverage area — were selected based off a variety of factors, … [Read more...]