A.J. Pruitt leads in Bearden boys win at Alcoa; Lady Tornadoes upset previously unbeaten Bearden
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Bearden senior A.J. Pruitt takes his job as captain of the basketball team seriously. “It
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The FINAL FIVE and basketball boxscores – Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
Here are the five big highlights and things to know — aka The Final Five — from basketball games
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Penland to Jenkins in final seconds earns Northview Academy a 48-46 win over Heritage
By MIKE BLACKERBY SEVIERVILLE – Even when her usually reliable shot isn’t falling, Northview Academy guard Campbell Penland can affect
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5STAR PHOTOS: Maryville girls vs. Oakland, Maryville boys basketball vs. Kingston
MARYVILLE – Here’s a free gallery from both Maryville basketball games held on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Photographer Danny Parker
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5STAR PHOTOS: Catholic vs. McMinn Central girls basketball; Stone Memorial vs. Grainger girls (Dec. 29, 2020)
MARYVILLE – The McMinn Central girls’ basketball team fended off Catholic and Stone Memorial topped Grainger during a holiday tournament
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Coach Mike Buck and Stone Memorials girls’ basketball taking the right path as program
By DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – Mike Buck was at a career crossroads in 2015. He had retired from coaching the
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Mains Family helping transform Lady Irish basketball; McMinn Central coach vocalizes challenge to players
By DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – Catholic freshman Sydney Mains knows how to keep her basketball coach off her back. She
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2020 REWIND: 5Star Preps Photos of the Year
By JESSE SMITHEY When Covid-19 hit the pause button on live sports back in mid-March, we didn’t exactly have a
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TSSAA enacts more demanding restrictions on games, practices in wake of Executive Order 70
By JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA office added a hefty measure of Covid-19 precautions to its winter sports Monday in the
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5STAR PHOTOS: Seymour at Sevier County doubleheader (Dec. 18, 2020)
SEVIERVILLE – 5Star Preps photographer Danny Parker captured these images Friday from Sevier County’s basketball doubleheader sweep of rival Seymour.
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