BY NOAH TAYLOR Lacey Keck remembers the home run she gave up her freshman year. In a tournament in Hendersonville four years ago, the young Gibbs’ pitcher went up against several Division I-bound hitters and held her own. The lone run she … [Read more...]
KOC & 5Star Preps Baseball 2025 Offensive Player of the Year: Carson Quillen, Greeneville
BY NOAH TAYLOR The decision loomed over the start of Carson Quillen’s final season at Greeneville. The Greene Devils’ two-sport star, fresh off of a stellar football season and on the eve of his senior baseball campaign in February, had … [Read more...]
KOC & 5Star Preps Baseball 2025 Pitcher of the Year: Cole Draper, Farragut
BY NOAH TAYLOR Cole Draper couldn’t explain it. He still can’t. The Farragut senior right-handed pitcher, playing on a familiar stage, was suddenly battling nerves in the first couple of innings of the Class 4A State Championship Game at Mack … [Read more...]
Young Maryville boys basketball team continues success, downs Bearden for Region 2-4A title
BY NOAH TAYLOR Wes Lambert started to notice it last summer. In the doldrums of the offseason, this young Maryville boys basketball team wanted to spend as much time as they could inside the team facilities, even when they weren’t required … [Read more...]
West Rebels knock off Maryville for the second consecutive season, taking this matchup 21-14 in Blount County
BY NOAH TAYLOR MARYVILLE — Jack Keith could see it coming. The Knoxville West linebacker had prepared for Maryville’s two-minute drill during the week and with his team clinging to a one score lead just before halftime, he saw it playing out in … [Read more...]
Alcoa Tornadoes solve the Chattanooga Tyner defense in the second half and win 42-18
BY NOAH TAYLOR ALCOA - If Brian Nix’s players didn’t take him seriously about Tyner Academy’s capability to hang in with them, the Rams gave them plenty of reason to buy in to that message at halftime. In the week leading up to the meeting … [Read more...]
Powell tops Oak Ridge, 30-14, to grab sole possession of first place in Region 3-5A
By NOAH TAYLOR Jordyn Potts was smiling before he snapped the ball. On third-and-11 with a 10-point lead, the Powell quarterback didn’t hesitate when he took the snap and looked down the near sideline as wideout Gianni Magdos was crossing the … [Read more...]