By Jesse Smithey Just days before his 40th birthday, Matt Buckner became a hall-of-famer. The Farragut High School baseball coach and former head coach Bearden was inducted into the East Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a … [Read more...]
5SP: Boys Soccer Player of the Year
By Dave Link Joey Renfro remembers the night of Nov. 28, 2016, like it was yesterday. His home in Gatlinburg burnt to the ground along with hundreds of other structures in the popular tourist town and those in other parts of Sevier County. … [Read more...]
5SP: Baseball Player of the Year
By Mike Blackerby Jacob Tate is a big-moment kind of guy who plays in a big-moment program. … [Read more...]
(FREE READ): Fulton’s DaShaun McKinney on the mend; colleges interested again
By Jesse Smithey Fulton wide receiver DaShaun McKinney is getting a second chance at playing college football. It's an opportunity that a freak injury during a football camp at the University of Kentucky nearly took away. On May 22, the … [Read more...]
GIRLS HOOPS: CAK finds new coach in South Knoxville
By Jesse Smithey Abby (Evans) Williams’ coaching hiatus has ended. … [Read more...]
T&F (free read): Etheridge steps down at OR, Bearden hires ex-ETSU star
By Mike Blackerby Bearden High School has enjoyed a resurgence in track and field in recent years. New head coach Ashley Powell hopes to take the programs to even another level. The 27-year-old Powell was recently named coach of both the Bearden … [Read more...]
5SP: Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year
By Mike Blackerby Rebecca Story never had to look far to commiserate about the loneliness of the long distance runner. She could always turn to her longtime coach, Tony Cosey. … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL: Maryville molding 8 new offensive starters and a QB1
One might think that a football program like Maryville High School, which won a state championship last season and has 16 state football titles, might be grinding overtime during this summer workout period in preparation for the 2018 season. One … [Read more...]
All-Region Soccer Teams (Region 1-AAA, Region 2-AAA)
By Dave Link There’s no shortage of players from Bearden and Farragut on the All-Region 1-AAA and All-Region 2-AAA soccer teams. … [Read more...]
5SP: Bearden’s James Eaves and Grayson Marlow named Co-Players of the Year
By Dave Link James Eaves and Grayson Marlow decided a couple of years ago they wouldn’t pursue college tennis careers, opting instead to focus on academics and play club tennis. … [Read more...]