BY JESSE SMITHEY Brody Smith, the son of former NFL tight end Lee Smith, will not be playing for the Bearden Bulldogs in the 2024 season. His family is moving to Maryville. … [Read more...]
2024 BOYS 4A QUARTERFINALS: Cookeville (31-3) ousts Maryville, 70-60, with second-half surge
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Perhaps Maryville High School senior center Alex Akard, with that booming voice of his that emits from a 6-foot-9 frame, said it best Wednesday, following the Rebels' first-round loss in the Class 4A state … [Read more...]
Justin Nordin (22 points), Bearden Bulldogs knock off Maryville for much-needed District 4-4A win
BY DAVE LINK Not often is the Bearden boys’ basketball team at the bottom of the district standings, but that’s where it was before Friday night’s games. The Bulldogs got a much-needed victory, beating visiting Maryville 65-59 in their first … [Read more...]
KOC’S 5STAR PHOTOS: Maryville Rebels at Alcoa Tornadoes – Week 10 (2023)
ALCOA — See all 107 photos from Friday's Battle of Pistol Creek rivalry between 21-time state champion Alcoa and 17-time state champion Maryville, from Week 10 of the 2023 high school football season. All 107 pics are by Tanner … [Read more...]
Last-second FG lifts Maryville Rebels to a 24-21 upset win over previously unbeaten Alcoa
BY CALEB JARREAU ALCOA — It may have been Maryville High School freshman quarterback Will Jones’ first time playing in the rivalry game against Alcoa on Friday, but he is all too familiar with it. Jones watched his older brother, … [Read more...]
Maryville Lady Rebels take District 4-AAA Volleyball Tournament Title over Hardin Valley Academy; ALL-DISTRICT TEAM announced
BY DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – Senior outside hitter Kiernan Stamey and the Maryville volleyball team are having a great run, and it’s not over yet. Stamey and the No. 1-seeded Lady Rebels clinched their fourth consecutive District 4-AAA tournament … [Read more...]
Bearden gets first win over Maryville since 1993; Bulldogs win in overtime, 21-20, on stopped two-point conversion
BY MATTHEW LUTEY MARYVILLE — The excitement of the finish matched the magnitude of the moment. And decades of Bearden trying to defeat Maryville came down to a less-than-a-minute sequence that started with the realization that the … [Read more...]
West Rebels knock off Maryville for the second consecutive season, taking this matchup 21-14 in Blount County
BY NOAH TAYLOR MARYVILLE — Jack Keith could see it coming. The Knoxville West linebacker had prepared for Maryville’s two-minute drill during the week and with his team clinging to a one score lead just before halftime, he saw it playing out in … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL ROUND-UP (Week 2, 2023): Maryville tops Central, Sequoyah snaps 45-game losing skid, Catholic cruises in N.C.
BY JESSE SMITHEY We can't get to every game on Friday nights, but that doesn't mean we aren't going to make the effort to find out what we missed. And here are some more top players, games and moments from Week 2 of the 2023 season. … [Read more...]
Hardin Valley Academy Hawks get payback on Maryville, 11-1, in District 4-4A Tournament Opener
BY DAVE LINK Hardin Valley Academy’s baseball team has a 24-3 record, and two of the losses are to Maryville in the regular season. The Hawks got some payback Thursday night in the District 4-4A tournament. Five pitchers combined on a … [Read more...]