BY JESSE SMITHEY Six went down to Chattanooga this week with championship hopes. Only three of those high school girls soccer teams remain. Here's what happened Wednesday in the TSSAA State Quarterfinals for teams from the 5Star Preps … [Read more...]
Nation’s No. 1 Bearden hangs on against rival Farragut, 2-1, in district tournament elimination game
By DAVE LINK Not often has the Bearden girls’ soccer team been challenged this season, but it was Tuesday night. And it came at home in a District 4-AAA elimination semifinal against rival Farragut. … [Read more...]
Brinley Murphy, National No. 2 Bearden win battle of soccer unbeatens with Knoxville West, 3-0, on Tuesday night
By DAVE LINK Brinley Murphy moved to within a goal of the Bearden girls’ career goals record Tuesday night. The senior forward posted a hat trick in the Lady Bulldogs’ 3-0 victory over visiting West in a non-district match between unbeaten … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Farragut Lady Admirals at Bearden Lady Bulldogs soccer – Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022
See all 61 photos from Thursday's soccer rivalry match between the Bearden girls' soccer program and Farragut Lady Admirals. All pics are by Danny Parker. We have some free ones to see below, but to see the full gallery, make sure you're logged … [Read more...]
Bearden Lady Bulldogs, the nation’s new No. 1 prep soccer team, tops rival Farragut, 7-0
By DAVE LINK The Bearden girls’ soccer team showed why it’s top-ranked in the nation Thursday night. Senior forward Brinley Murphy scored two goals and the host Lady Bulldogs posted a 7-0 victory over rival Farragut. Bearden (7-0, 2-0 in … [Read more...]
Bearden forward and All-American soccer standout Lucas Nordin verbally commits to Navy
BY DAVE LINK Bearden senior Lucas Nordin had his sights set on playing college soccer at an Atlantic Coast Conference school when the summer started. All that changed last weekend during Nordin’s visit to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, … [Read more...]
2022 5Star Preps Girls Soccer Preview
by DAVE LINK Watch out for the Lady Dawgs. The Bearden girls’ soccer team enters the 2022 season with the highest of goals: bettering the 2021 Class AAA state championship team. It’s a tall order for the Lady Bulldogs, who went 23-0-1 last … [Read more...]
2022 TSWA All-State Boys Soccer Teams
2022 TSWA All-State BOYS SOCCER Class AAA GK: Thomas Fields, Brentwood, Jr. GK: Patrick Murin, Collierville, Jr. F: Lucas Nordin, Bearden, Jr. F: William Becker, Hendersonville, Sr. F: Micah Soper, Collierville, Jr. MF: Forrest Wells, … [Read more...]
Bearden High School soccer standout Lucas Nordin named All-American
BY DAVE LINK Bearden’s Lucas Nordin recalls a quick conversation with his coach, Ryan Radcliffe, after the Bulldogs lost to Houston 2-1 in the 2021 Class AAA state championship, ending his sophomore season. “I remember my coach telling me, … [Read more...]
2022 All-5Star Preps Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Lucas Nordin, Bearden
By DAVE LINK Bearden’s Lucas Nordin has one regret about the 2022 soccer season. He wasn’t full speed for the Class AAA state championship game in Murfreesboro. Nordin, the 5Star Preps Boys Soccer Player of the Year, played in the 4-1 loss … [Read more...]