BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Greeneville girls' basketball coach Annette Watts wasn't afraid this season to test her group against the state's elite. Bearden. Bradley Central. Gatlinburg-Pittman. CAK. Alcoa. Catholic. Didn't matter. … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Greeneville Lady Greene Devils vs. Livingston Academy Lady Wildcats – Tuesday, March 7, 2023
MURFREESBORO — Check out the gallery from the 2023 TSSAA Class 3A State Quarterfinal between Greeneville and Livingston Academy on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Middle Tennessee State. All photo galleries are presented FREE TO SEE thanks to the … [Read more...]
Alcoa Tornadoes get revenge on Tyner in Sectionals; McMinn County gets first state berth since 2011; William Blount loses on controversial ending
Eleven TSSAA boys basketball sectionals involved area teams in the 5Star Preps coverage area. While we couldn't get to all 11 with our staff, we were able to track down a ton of info on what happened in each. Here's the lowdown... … [Read more...]
THE SCORER’S BOOK: McMinn Central, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Elizabethton capture TSSAA State Tournament berths
We couldn't get to every big game on Saturday. But here's what happened in the Division I girls' sectional games we couldn't attend. We have our ways of finding out the good info... … [Read more...]
2023 DIVISION II STATE HOOPS: Knoxville Catholic alters its longtime history; Lady Irish win Division II-AA state championship over Ensworth
BY JESSE SMITHEY In three years' time, the Knoxville Catholic girls' basketball program underwent a mind-bending transformation — from a decades-long cellar-dwelling team hoping to hit .500 to a TSSAA state champion. And while it almost evolved … [Read more...]
2023 DIVISION II-AA STATE, Day 2: Webb School of Knoxville Spartans bow out in semifinal round, fall to Brentwood Academy
BY JESSE SMITHEY and DANNY PARKER COOKEVILLE — The opportunity was there. The seizing of that just didn't happen. Webb School of Knoxville, seeking to exact revenge on the team that ended its season a year ago, failed to make the second-half … [Read more...]
2023 DIVISION II STATE HOOPS, Day 2: Catholic Lady Irish knock off Harpeth Hall and advance to DII-AA championship game
BY JESSE SMITHEY and DANNY PARKER COOKEVILLE — Sydney Mains had no reason to panic Friday in the first half of a Division II-AA state semifinal at Tennessee Tech. Sure, her typical 3-point stroke hadn't paid off yet, but the stage wasn't too … [Read more...]
THE SCORER’S BOOK: Oneida, Alcoa, Fulton, McMinn County win 2023 boys’ basketball region championships
BY JESSE SMITHEY Big nights Thursday for the Fulton, Alcoa, Oneida and McMinn County boys basketball teams. Here's more on their region champion wins... … [Read more...]
2023 DIVISION II STATE HOOPS, Day 1: CAK, TKA girls conclude seasons in Division II-A semifinals
Thursday’s Division II-A girls semifinals at Tennessee Tech proved to be heart-wrenching ones for Christian Academy of Knoxville and The King’s Academy. CAK lost in overtime, to the team that bounced them in the same round last season. And TKA, … [Read more...]
THE SCORER’S BOOK: Gatlinburg-Pittman tops Alcoa again; Sevier County wins 3rd region in a row; Oneida claims Region 2-1A
BY JESSE SMITHEY No teams had their seasons conclude Wednesday night. Just region championships won. And region championships lost. All the girls teams who played Wednesday are in Saturday's state sectionals (substate). Here's what you … [Read more...]