BY MIKE BLACKERBY RUTLEDGE – Even with its star guard on the sidelines for the frantic closing moments, Northview Academy slipped past Grainger for the first time in program history Tuesday night. Junior Reagan Brown fired in a game high 18 points … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Carter at Grainger Softball – Tuesday, April 19, 2022
CARTER vs. GRAINGER SOFTBALL We have a free preview of photos below, but ... To see the full gallery, make sure you're a subscriber to 5StarPreps.com. Should you be interested in seeing more of this game's gallery OR to purchase a picture or … [Read more...]
Haylee Richards and youth-laden Carter Softball stifle Grainger Lady Grizzlies
By MIKE BLACKERBY RUTLEDGE – Haylee Richards is just a freshman, but she’s already the face of Carter softball – present and future. Richards was in control throughout Tuesday as the Lady Hornets dropped host Grainger 10-1 in a 3-A non-district … [Read more...]
Greeneville PG Jakobi Gillespie pours in 43 in win at Grainger; Lady Grizzlies’ late surge downs Lady Greene Devils
BY JESSE SMITHEY RUTLEDGE -- With the build-up leading into Friday's Greeneville at Grainger doubleheader proving to be sizable, it came as no surprise that the gym at Grainger High School was already abuzz and rowdy before the boys jayvee … [Read more...]
Grainger Lady Grizzlies fall to Macon County, 51-40, in Class AA championship
By JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- The Grainger girls’ basketball team had everything it wanted going into the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Class AA state championship. The 3-pointers had started falling. No foul trouble. And, most … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Grainger Lady Grizzlies vs. Westview (Class AA state quarterfinals)
MURFREESBORO -- The Grainger Lady Grizzlies basketball team made history Friday at MTSU, earning the program's first-ever appearance in a state championship game. The gallery below comes from photographer Danny Parker and is presented FREE to all … [Read more...]
Grainger outworks favored Westview, 45-33, to reach first Class AA state title game
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- As the Grainger girls' basketball program began its ascent to being one of the state's premier basketball programs in the early 2010s, Tori Rutherford watched every step of the evolution. Now a senior guard for … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS presented by FCA: Grainger Lady Grizzlies 64, Maplewood 37 (Class AA quarterfinals)
MURFREESBORO — The Grainger Lady Grizzlies basketball team got their first state tournament win since 2015 with a 64-37 triumph over Maplewood on Wednesday, March 10, at MTSU. Check out all the photos from the win in this gallery by Danny Parker, … [Read more...]
3-point fury leads Grainger past Maplewood, 64-37, and into Class AA semifinals
By JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO -- As the three walked the bowels of MTSU's Murphy Center together towards the media room, Grainger seniors Tori Rutherford and Lauren Longmire dropped a quick dollop of both playful grief and congratulations on Rusty … [Read more...]
STATE HOOPS (Girls, Day 1): What To Know – Meigs County, Grainger games
By JESSE SMITHEY It's going to be a late night of basketball Wednesday for a couple of teams from the 5Star Preps Coverage Area playing the TSSAA BlueCross State Basketball Championships. Meigs County and Grainger will play the two night … [Read more...]