DEFENDING CHAMPS Farragut Baseball won the 2022 Class 4A state championship, the program's 11th, probably a year before most pundits thought it would. Most were looking at that youth-laden team to reach its promise in 2023. Well, the 2023 … [Read more...]
2023 TSSAA SPRING FLING SCORES & SCHEDULES presented by KOC
2023 TSSAA Spring Fling Murfreesboro, Tenn. FRIDAY, May 25, 2023 BASEBALL All Times Central At MTSU Class 1A Championship: Eagleville 6, East Robertson 3 Class 2A Championship: Union County 8, Milan 3 4 p.m. - Class 3A Championship: … [Read more...]
POSTSEASON TRACKER: Halls, Alcoa, Greeneville, HVA, Gatlinburg-Pittman boys soccer teams earn state berths Saturday
BY JESSE SMITHEY Six boys' soccer teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area netted themselves TSSAA state tournament berths on Saturday — including a first-timer in the Halls Red Devils. Get caught up with who scored and when the teams will play … [Read more...]
POSTSEASON TRACKER: Alcoa Softball gets chance at state title defense; Kingston, Cosby secure TSSAA state tourney berths
BY JESSE SMITHEY Three area high school softball teams clinched state tournament berths Friday, while one more will have a chance Saturday. Get caught up on Friday night's happenings, starting with defending champion Alcoa. … [Read more...]
KOC POSTSEASON TRACKER: CAK Baseball wins DH to get to State; Halls Soccer wins First Region Title; Other Region Soccer Champs Crowned
BY JESSE SMITHEY CAK's chances at making the state baseball tournament looked bleak heading into Thursday. Sam Cecil changed that. And, check out the historic night for Halls soccer and other area soccer programs that won region titles. … [Read more...]
Ty Denton’s walk-off HR sends Hardin Valley Academy baseball team to state for the first time since 2015 championship season
HVA is heading back to Murfreesboro By JESSE SMITHEY For the first time since winning it all in 2015, the Hardin Valley Academy baseball team is headed back to state. And the moment that sent them there turned out to be the … [Read more...]
Mr. May, Jett Johnston, paces Farragut Admirals in 15-0 sectional series clinching win over Jefferson County
BY JESSE SMITHEY Something happens to Jett Johnston around this time of year. "I don't know (what), but I like it," said Farragut coach Matt Buckner. "Man, he has been on a tear, knock on wood. It's unreal." For the second year in a row, … [Read more...]
Union County Baseball claims first-ever state berth; Coalfield Baseball heading back to Boro; Catholic baseball stuns Baylor to reach state
BY JESSE SMITHEY History made in Maynardville. Expectations met in Coalfield. And more big wins, player performances and postseason situations unfurled Wednesday night in the TSSAA playoffs for baseball, softball and soccer. Hurry up and … [Read more...]
SPRING PRACTICE REPORT: What We Learned About the Alcoa Tornadoes in the May 2023 Scrimmage against Powell
BY JESSE SMITHEY What we learned about Alcoa: yeah, they're still really good. Eight consecutive state titles. Remember? But if you want to go more in depth with the Tornadoes and what they'll look like for the 2023 season, you've come to … [Read more...]
SPRING PRACTICE REPORT: What we learned about the Powell Panthers in the May 2023 scrimmage at Alcoa
BY JESSE SMITHEY ALCOA — The Powell Panthers won it all in Class 5A in 2021 and then reached the state semifinals last year. But many of the pillars from those two successful campaigns have graduated and landed on college football … [Read more...]