What You May Have Missed This Summer of 2022, part I (June 1 through dead period)
BY JESSE SMITHEY To those who think the high school athletics game just shuts down after Spring Fling in late
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The Summer of Blue Cain – a Q&A with one of the fastest-rising names in high school basketball
BY JESSE SMITHEY From his early dunking ability to his trademark hairstyle and even his name, Blue Cain seemed destined
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Inside Luke Smith’s ‘whirlwind’ first month as Knoxville Catholic boys’ basketball coach
BY DAVE LINK Luke Smith watched his first game of team camp as Catholic’s new basketball coach in early June
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Harriman basketball standout Jordan McCullum leaving Tennessee for prep school
BY JESSE SMITHEY Jordan McCullum, a 6-foot-8 forward from Harriman, was a constant mismatch for opponents he faced in Class
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Blue Cain leaving Knoxville Catholic and expected to transfer to IMG Academy
By JESSE SMITHEY The days of Blue Cain wowing basketball fans at Knoxville Catholic High School have reached their end.
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What You May Have Missed in May (2022)
BY JESSE SMITHEY So much has been going on during the high school postseason in May. With 5Star Preps filling
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2022 All-5Star Preps Boys Basketball Team
ALL-5STAR PREPS 2021-22 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jakobi Gillespie, Greeneville Underclassman of the Year: Tyler Lee, Denaj
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5STAR PREPS 2022 Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Jakobi Gillespie, Greeneville
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s high school basketball career was the thing of legends. Despite all of his staggering accomplishments,
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5STAR PREPS 2022 Boys Basketball Underclassmen of the Year: Fulton’s Tyler Lee, Taj Kimber, Denaj Kimber
BY JESSE SMITHEY No one in North Knoxville — more specifically, the Broadway area — fell victim to any shock
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Knoxville Central High School hires Joe Ward as head boys’ basketball coach
By JESSE SMITHEY Knoxville Central High School has hired an SEC basketball legend as its new head boys’ basketball coach.
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