BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — To say East Tennessee was well represented Tuesday at the 2024 Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards at MTSU would be a tremendous understatement. Not only was the list of finalists littered with area talents, but the … [Read more...]
2024 DIVISION II-AA GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP: Knoxville Catholic repeats as state champion, 53-39, over rival Webb School of Knoxville
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — Spending 9 of 32 minutes on the bench during Saturday's Division II-AA Girls Championship surely wasn't how Sydney Mains envisioned for her final high school game. Foul trouble for most of the contest against rival … [Read more...]
Catholic Lady Irish overcome cold start to route Harpeth Hall, 55-37, and earn shot at defending Division II-AA state title next week
BY JESSE SMITHEY An airball from the corner. A missed layup. A bricked corner 3. Sydney Mains couldn't have envisioned a worse offensive start to the final home game of her storied prep career at Catholic High School. The senior struggled to … [Read more...]
More on why Knoxville Catholic shooting guard Sydney Mains committed to Florida Atlantic University
BY JESSE SMITHEY From one completed rebuild to possibly someday another, Sydney Mains is hoping for the same result in college that she achieved at Knoxville Catholic — a championship. Mains, the standout 5-foot-11 guard from Knoxville Catholic … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2023 Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Sydney Mains, Knoxville Catholic High School
by Dave Link
BY DAVE LINK Catholic junior Sydney Mains was having a great showing during last April’s evaluation period at an Under Armour basketball tournament in Hoover, Alabama. The 5-10 guard/forward was the second-leading scorer there. More than 30 … [Read more...]
2023 DIVISION II STATE HOOPS: Knoxville Catholic alters its longtime history; Lady Irish win Division II-AA state championship over Ensworth
BY JESSE SMITHEY In three years' time, the Knoxville Catholic girls' basketball program underwent a mind-bending transformation — from a decades-long cellar-dwelling team hoping to hit .500 to a TSSAA state champion. And while it almost evolved … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Division II-AA Girls Semifinals: Knoxville Catholic vs. Harpeth Hall
by Danny Parker
COOKEVILLE — The Knoxville Catholic Lady Irish basketball team defeated Reese Witherspoon's Harpeth Hall Bears, 56-46, in the Division II-AA Girls State Semifinals on Friday at Tennessee Tech. See 50 photos from the day's action in this gallery … [Read more...]
2023 DIVISION II STATE HOOPS, Day 2: Catholic Lady Irish knock off Harpeth Hall and advance to DII-AA championship game
BY JESSE SMITHEY and DANNY PARKER COOKEVILLE — Sydney Mains had no reason to panic Friday in the first half of a Division II-AA state semifinal at Tennessee Tech. Sure, her typical 3-point stroke hadn't paid off yet, but the stage wasn't too … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Webb School of Knoxville at Knoxville Catholic basketball – Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023
by Danny Parker
CEDAR BLUFF - The Knoxville Catholic basketball teams played host to arch-rival Webb School of Knoxville on Saturday night in a pair of Division II-AA showdowns. The pictures of these games are MUST-SEE. So hurry up and log in to … [Read more...]
Webb School Spartans survive 48-46 in OT at Catholic; Lady Irish pick up 2nd win over Webb Lady Spartans with 52-34 win
by Dave Link
BY DAVE LINK Defense won it for the Webb School of Knoxville boys’ basketball team Saturday night. Free-throw shooting lost it for Catholic. … [Read more...]