MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — If East Hamilton in Class AA or Grace Academy or Silverdale Baptist in Class A is going to win a TSSAA state softball championship, it will have to come all the way through their losers bracket.
Many high school softball teams are fortunate if they have enough power hitters to fill the Nos. 3 through 5 spots in the batting order. In Baylor's case, the heart of its order extends through No. 7.
Whitwell didn't mean for Kathleen Sledge's tiebreaking, two-run triple in the sixth inning of Tuesday's Region 3-A high school softball semifinal to serve as a wake-up call for host Grace Academy, but that's what happened.
Grace Academy has won the last six District 5-A regular-season high school softball championships and had five district-tournament titles to go with them coming into Thursday's game against Silverdale Baptist Academy.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- The mood was very relaxed in the District 5-A/AA tennis singles final between Stephen Record and Blake Savard.
Arts & Sciences overcame several errors in its District 5-A high school softball game Thursday at Grace Academy -- just not enough of them.
While his college athletic future likely is in basketball, Corey Nelson knew he had to get back on the football field.
Virtually as soon as Lacye Walker could sign scholarship papers with Chattanooga State, she did.
The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters.
Friday night prep football stars
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Grace’s Walker instructs in ESPN video
The left-hander earns the distinction as a pitcher for the Tennessee Fury 18-under Gold team.
Lacye Walker now can add “pitching instructor” to her softball resume.
Hargis: Pads popping in Tennessee
Annual prep tour kicks off practice
What started as a fun idea has turned into a tradition and the one event I get asked about more than any other that I cover.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The outcome wasn't the one Grace Academy's Lady Golden Eagles had hoped for. As coach Tina Walker put it, her team accomplished every goal it set this season except for one.
