The King’s Academy cancels football for the 2025 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY With less than a month before the start of the 2025 high school football season, The King’s
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What You May Have Missed — July 2025
BY JESSE SMITHEY July can be a sneaky busy month. Perhaps you’re getting a last-minute vacay in before school starts.
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5STAR PHOTOS — FCA 7v7 Camp at Carson-Newman (July 23, 2025)
A handful of area teams convened at Carson-Newman on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, for FCA Camp and some 7v7 play.
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Josh Warner resigns as Powell High baseball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY Josh Warner mulled the options. He chose family first.
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THE NEXT STEP: Gatlinburg-Pittman 2027 RB Brayden Maples
By DEAN FOX GATLINBURG — Truth be told, there aren’t many holes in Brayden Maples’ game. Exhibit A: Maples ran
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BREAKOUT PLAYERS FOR THE 2025 SEASON — Part II
Part II of our Breakthrough Players Series just dropped. Check out these eight area players who could be in for
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Former West HC Lamar Brown joins Maryville Football coaching staff
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Maryville High School football coaching staff was already great. It got even better this week. Lamar
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2025 ALL-5STAR PREPS TENNIS TEAMS presented by KOC
2025 ALL-5STAR PREPS TENNIS BOYS FIRST TEAM Jansen Brown, Webb, freshman The 2025 5Star Preps Player of the Year is
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5STAR PREPS & KOC 2025 Girls Tennis Player of the Year: Lillie Murphy, Knoxville Catholic
BY DAVE LINK Lillie Murphy’s playing days for the Catholic girls’ tennis team are over but won’t be forgotten. The
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5STAR PREPS & KOC 2025 Boys Tennis Player of the Year: Jansen Brown, Webb School of Knoxville
BY DAVE LINK Webb School of Knoxville’s Jansen Brown doesn’t mind facing the state’s best competition in high school tennis.
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