BY JESSE SMITHEY When the TSSAA Legislative Council bulked up its recruiting rules in mid-April, the questions that soon followed were: would the association hold programs accountable — and to what extent? The answers are starting to … [Read more...]
2026 All-5Star Preps Softball Teams, presented by Garza Law
2026 All-5Star Preps Softball Teams Presented by Garza Law Firm HOW TEAMS ARE SELECTED Below you'll find the 2026 All-5Star Preps Softball Teams. This is not a prospect list or recruiting rankings. The athletes are chosen from a pool of 70 … [Read more...]
2026 Softball Player of the Year, presented by Garza Law — Halle Bailey, Alcoa
BY JESSE SMITHEY June would have been the perfect month for Halle Bailey to relax. July would have sufficed, too. But for Bailey, the Class of 2026 Alcoa High School multi-sport standout, keeping a jam-packed day planner is her equivalent to … [Read more...]
2026 TSWA All-State Track & Field Team selections
2026 TENNESSEE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM SELECTIONS BOYS Class A POLE VAULT Tyler Bailey, Happy Valley, Sr. Jullian Pate, Happy Valley, Sr. Elijah Spence, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Sr. LONG JUMP Adrian Crawford, … [Read more...]
2026 TSWA All-State Tennis Team selections
BOYS TENNIS Class A SINGLES Elliot Parker, Hume-Fogg, Sr. Bram Maslowski, Lakeland Prep, 8th grade Reese Russell, Anderson County, Sr. Aahil Bhagyaraj, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, Fr. DOUBLES Declan Cleary, Sr.-Lars Blomquist, … [Read more...]
TENNESSEE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE BOYS SOCCER TEAMS (2026)
TENNESSEE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE BOYS SOCCER TEAMS (2026) Class A GK – Mark Hetrick, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, Sr. GK – Tristan Goetz, Richland, So. D – Stiven Colbert, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Sr. D – Jaxon … [Read more...]
Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State Softball Teams (2026)
2026 TENNESSEE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE SOFTBALL TEAMS Class 1A C – Josie Graham, North Greene, So. C – Hadassah Cooney, Oakdale, So. C – Riley Akens, Copper Basin, Sr. IF – Carlee Gallaher, Oliver Springs, Sr. IF – Layla … [Read more...]
2026 All-5Star Preps GIRLS Track & Field Team, presented by Garza Law Firm
2026 All-5Star Preps GIRLS Track & Field Presented by Garza Law Firm FIRST TEAM Lacy Young, Webb School of Knoxville, sophomore The 5Star Preps 2026 Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Young's first-place finish in the Division II-AA … [Read more...]
2026 All-5Star Preps BOYS Track & Field Team, presented by Garza Law Firm
2026 All-5Star Preps BOYS Track & Field Presented by Garza Law Firm FIRST TEAM Brody Foster (Halls, senior) The Virginia signee and 5Star Preps Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year won his second consecutive TSSAA Class AAA State … [Read more...]
TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR, presented by Garza Law: Lacy Young (Webb), Brody Foster (Halls)
BY JESSE SMITHEY Picking the 5Star Preps Track & Field Girls Athlete of the Year and Boys Athlete of the Year turned out to be no simple task. But after digging through the results and nominees, Webb's Lacy Young and Halls' Brody Foster … [Read more...]