BY JESSE SMITHEY The 5Star Preps Masters might just be in its eighth year of existence, but that's still old enough for history to be made. Maryville senior Leo Huddleston shot a bogey-free, 6-under 66 Tuesday in the first round of the event, … [Read more...]
TOP GAMES TO SEE IN THE 2025 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON
BY JESSE SMITHEY The early weeks of the 2025 high school football season are chock full of premier matchups. The latter weeks carry just as much pop. What's between the bookends is no slouch. So with that, dig into the Top 20 Games of the … [Read more...]
2025 5Star Preps Masters TEE TIMES — Day 1 (Tuesday, July 29)
5STAR PREPS 2025 GOLF SEASON PREVIEW — presented by Brad Rose Golf
The high school golf season begins Monday, July 28, across the state. A day later, the annual 5Star Preps Masters tees off from Three Ridges Golf Course in Knoxville, as more than 100 of East Tennessee's top talents compete across 36 holes in a … [Read more...]
The King’s Academy cancels football for the 2025 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY With less than a month before the start of the 2025 high school football season, The King's Academy announced this week that it will not be able to field a team for this upcoming season. … [Read more...]
What You May Have Missed — July 2025
BY JESSE SMITHEY July can be a sneaky busy month. Perhaps you’re getting a last-minute vacay in before school starts. Or maybe you’re caught up in work projects or house renovations. Whatever the case may be that has diverted your attention … [Read more...]
Josh Warner resigns as Powell High baseball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY Josh Warner mulled the options. He chose family first. … [Read more...]
BREAKOUT PLAYERS FOR THE 2025 SEASON — Part II
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...]