BY MATTHEW LUTEY Whether you call it a New Year’s resolution or coincidental timing, something changed for the Fulton boys basketball team at the start of 2026. Because of that change, the Falcons are back in the Class 3A State Tournament for … [Read more...]
FULTON FENDS OFF CLINTON, 59-57, FOR REGION 2-3A CHAMPIONSHIP
BY MATTHEW LUTEY CLINTON – Fulton’s Nick Steen wanted the defensive assignment on Clinton’s Bryson Maddox. Closing seconds in a one-possession game. Good on good. Region title on the line. What more could you ask for? Steen and the Falcons got the … [Read more...]
Northview Academy ousts Clinton with OT win in Region 2-3A semifinals
BY MATTHEW LUTEY CLINTON — Even in the final minutes of overtime, the finish line for the Northview girls basketball team had to feel miles away. If facing a Clinton team that entered Monday’s contest 30-2 and was playing on its home court … [Read more...]
Anderson County Lady Mays climb past Seymour and into region semifinals
BY MATTHEW LUTEY CLINTON – Anderson County girls basketball coach Mitch Cupples estimates that senior leader Macy Basford has made between 40 and 50 thousand shots in the past two seasons when you add in games, practices and individual work in the … [Read more...]
Fulton Falcons win third showdown with rival Austin-East, 58-45, District 3-3A Tournament Championship
BY MATTHEW LUTEY SEYMOUR — Fulton boys basketball coach Jody Wright thinks his team’s best basketball may still be to come. If so, watch out for the Falcons again as the postseason progresses. Fulton completed the first stage of the … [Read more...]
Central Lady Bobcats top Powell for first district tournament championship since 1950s
BY MATTHEW LUTEY For just a brief moment, Avery Brewer let the look of determination she had been showing all game slip off her face and turn into a smile. It was when her freshman Central teammate Sasha Foster made two free throws to give the … [Read more...]
Kalou Fofana drops 50 for West in District 3-4A Tournament Semifinal Win
By MATTHEW LUTEY West junior point guard Kalou Fofana was in the zone on Friday night. So much so, he had no idea the type of game he was having. Tommy Eggleston, the Rebels’ coach, was right there with him. But even Fofana didn’t realize it … [Read more...]
Clinton Dragons basketball teams take 1-seeds and momentum into postseason next week
BY MATTHEW LUTEY CLINTON — Every so often in high school athletics, a special class comes along and lifts a team to new heights when that class gets to its senior year. It’s four years — sometimes longer than that, if the players grew up in the … [Read more...]
Sevier County fourth-quarter surge helps Bearettes down Cocke County, 47-40
BY MATTHEW LUTEY SEVIERVILLE — The majority of Tuesday’s girls basketball contest between Sevier County and Cocke County played out as expected for two teams undefeated in their respective districts and with recent postseason success. Back and … [Read more...]
Webb Spartans pull away from Catholic in second half for 71-55 win
BY MATTHEW LUTEY Webb was ready for another big-game environment. Playing in front of a sold-out home crowd, the defending state champion Spartans completed the regular-season sweep of rival Catholic, winning 71-55 on Friday night. After a … [Read more...]