UPDATES, OBSERVATIONS, NOTES from the Alcoa at Powell Football Scrimmage
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Powell football team took on all comers in 2021 en route to a Class 5A championship,
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5STAR PHOTOS: Oakdale at Coalfield, Polk at Loudon, Signal Mountain at Lenoir City
5STAR PHOTOS We have photos from the following TSSAA region semifinal games from Monday, May 16: Oakdale at Coalfield baseball
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5STAR PHOTOS: Alcoa at Powell football, Heritage at Powell softball, Bearden at Powell baseball
5STAR PHOTOS Monday, May 16, was a busy day at Powell High School. It hosted the Alcoa at Powell football
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Loudon pitcher Braxton Roberts proves to be pain in the neck for Polk County baseball region semis
By DAVE LINK LOUDON – Braxton Roberts didn’t let a sore neck keep him off the pitcher’s mound Monday night for
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Heritage Lady Mountaineers softball deliver run-rule defeat to host Powell in region semifinals
By MIKE BLACKERBY It’s traditionally perhaps the most pressure packed and hardest game of the year to win, but Heritage made
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Charlie Smith, Powell defense shut out upstart Bearden in Region 2-4A semifinal
By ETHAN STONE Powell pitcher Charlie Smith stared trouble in the eyes, shrugged it off and went to work. Three straight
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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 Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Jennifer Sullivan, Bearden
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Jennifer Sullivan’s high school basketball career was a study of transition, evolution and ultimately success at the
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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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5STAR PREPS 2022 Girls Basketball Underclassman of the Year: Sydney Mains, Catholic
BY MIKE BLACKERBY When Sydney Mains heats up, watch out. The 5Star Preps Girls Basketball Underclassman of the Year for
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