MARYVILLE — The start of the 2022-23 high school basketball season just days away. And teams in Blount County showed off a little skill Thursday, Nov. 10, in the preseason jamboree at Maryville High School. So you know 5Star Preps had to be there … [Read more...]
BLOUNT JAMBOREE NOTEBOOK: Alcoa girls show serious depth, Maryville boys offer promise, new coaches make debuts, and more info
BY DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – Mak is back. And so are most of her teammates from last season. Alcoa senior forward Mak Bremer returned to action Thursday night in the Blount County Jamboree after missing the 2021-22 season with an ACL injury … [Read more...]
Q&A with COACH: Taylor Clark hired as girls’ basketball coach by Maryville High School
By JESSE SMITHEY A little more than a month has passed since longtime girls' basketball head coach Scott West and Maryville High School parted. That job vacancy was filled on Tuesday morning, though. Maryville announced the hiring of Taylor … [Read more...]
Maryville High School girls’ basketball coach Scott West resigns
By JESSE SMITHEY He won more than 200 games and led the program to its first state tournament win in nearly 100 years, but Scott West will not be back as girls' basketball coach at Maryville High School for the 2022-23 season. … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Maryville Rebels at Alcoa Tornadoes – Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
ALCOA -- Want a big photo gallery from the Maryville at Alcoa basketball games from Friday? Sure you do. All 70 photos are shot by Danny Parker. We have a free preview below, but ... To see the full gallery, make sure you're a subscriber … [Read more...]
DOUBLE READ – Karli Haworth, Terrence Dorsey lead Alcoa to sweep of Maryville
ALCOA - It was all Alcoa on Friday night, as the Lady Tornadoes and Tornadoes basketball teams celebrated wins over rival Maryville. 5Star Preps writer Dave Link wrote about both: from the Alcoa girls team's comeback victory to Terrence Dorsey's … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Renasant Bank Ladies Classic at Maryville High – Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021
MARYVILLE - Day Two of the Renasant Bank girls' basketball holiday classic got underway at Maryville High School on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Teams include: Webb School of Knoxville, Maryville, Alcoa, Kingston, Powell, McMinn Central and … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Top High School Sports Moments of 2021 – Nos. 21-25
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...]
5STAR PHOTOS: 2021 Blount County Basketball Jamboree
MARYVILLE - Enjoy the gallery from the 2021 Blount County Basketball Jamboree, held Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Heritage High School. Here are 61 TOTAL PHOTOS of all the action taken by Danny Parker. Pictures are presented by Austin White of Realty … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2021): Denae Fritz, Maryville
By JESSE SMITHEY Scott West can recite Denae Fritz's career accomplishments like no other. The Maryville High School girls' basketball coach had a front-row seat to the 5-foot-11 guard's stellar four-year prep career and witnessed each … [Read more...]