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...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Farragut Lady Admirals vs. Bearden Lady Bulldogs – Class 4A State Championship
MURFREESBORO - Below you'll find a 78-photo gallery from the Farragut vs. Bearden girls' basketball Class 4A state championship game from March 12, 2022, at MTSU's Murphy Center. All 78 photos are by Danny Parker. Enjoy this FREE GALLERY … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Bearden Lady Bulldogs vs. Beech – 2022 Class 4A Semifinals
MURFREESBORO - Below you'll find a photo gallery from the Bearden girls' basketball team's Class 4A state semifinal against Beech. All photos are by Danny Parker. Enjoy this FREE GALLERY courtesy of Jeremy Cox, Thrivent Financial. Jeremy has … [Read more...]
Bearden Lady Bulldogs thump Beech and roll into program’s first state championship game
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - Jennifer Sullivan might have been a bit eager for Friday's Class 4A semifinal against Beech. The Bearden High School senior guard prematurely darted out of one of the tunnels at MTSU's Murphy Center and raced … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Top High School Sports Moments of 2021 – Nos. 6-10
By JESSE SMITHEY Before you know it, the 2022 calendar will already be flipping its pages. So take a moment to pause and appreciate some of the top moments and storylines that happened in the 5Star Preps coverage area during 2021. Here is … [Read more...]
2021 All-5Star Preps Girls Soccer Teams
All-5STAR GIRLS SOCCER 2021 FIRST TEAM Brinley Murphy, junior forward, Bearden: The 2021 5Star Preps Player of the Year had 30 goals and was District 4-AAA MVP and Region 2-AAA MVP as the Lady Bulldogs won the state championship. Becca Roth, … [Read more...]
2021 5STAR PREPS Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Brinley Murphy, Bearden
BY DAVE LINK Bearden’s Brinley Murphy was the focal point of opposing defenses the entire 2021 girls’ soccer season. It didn’t seem to matter. The junior forward still posted 30 goals and 11 assists, earning District 4-AAA and Region 2-AAA … [Read more...]
No. 1 Bearden (23-0-1) wins first Class AAA state title since 2007; beats Houston, 3-1
BY JESSE SMITHEY The players couldn’t get their hands on the wooden-and-gold trophy fast enough Saturday afternoon. When announced as the Class AAA state champions for the first time in 14 years, a ripple of elation surged through members of the … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Bearden at Maryville girls soccer – Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021
MARYVILLE - Maryville and Bearden, two of the top girls' soccer programs in East Tennessee, squared off for the No. 1 seed from District 4-AAA on Tuesday night. Here are all our photos from the contest. Pictures are presented by Austin White of … [Read more...]
So just why did Bearden soccer standout Brinley Murphy commit to play at South Carolina?
By JESSE SMITHEY When midnight struck and the first minute of June 15 got underway, an influx of emails, messages and texts flooded the phone of Brinley Murphy. College women's soccer coaches could officially, at that moment, contact prospects … [Read more...]