MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The clutch hitting that had led South Pittsburg to back-to-back trips to the Class A state baseball tournament failed to materialize Wednesday. The Pirates were eliminated with consecutive losses, firs
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Apprently, state tournament experience is overrated.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The fact that she had missed several games with torn ligaments in her right hand after being hit by a pitch earlier this season never played on Hannah Smith's mind.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The first step toward a possible state baseball championship can be the toughest, but both Walker Valley and South Pittsburg found ways to narrowly advance Tuesday.
Tory Kemp became the first local state champion at this year's Spring Fling on Monday, and she could add titles later this week.
Few Hamilton County educators have touched more lives than Catherine Neely.
Typically, Tracey Freeman’s classroom wouldn’t be a place most students at Lookout Valley High School would want to find themselves.
Kameno Watson hopes his high school track career ends faster than anyone else’s this week.
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. -- The five-minute fireworks display after the game wasn't nearly as impressive as the offensive explosion during the game by South Pittsburg's baseball team.
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. -- Matt Allen knew the same pitch that had gotten him into trouble could bail him out.
On a day of upstarts and underclassmen, Hixson's cast of young sprinters made sure to claim their spot among the qualifiers for next week's state track meet.
Her success on the volleyball and basketball courts is measurable by the staggering number of wins her teams have compiled.
WHITWELL, Tenn. — As if Marion County's three-year dominance over District 6-A softball competition wasn't enough of an obstacle for the rest of the league, the Lady Warriors rolled to the tournament title Wednesday evening led by a pair of freshmen.
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. — Once the game ended, and a wide smile revealed a mouthful of metal braces, Tyler Reed looked like every bit the baby-faced freshman he is. His performance on the mound, however, was the stuff of a much older player.
The most decorated female high school track athlete in state history won't be able to add to the list of her TSSAA accomplishments. Howard sprinter LaQuisha Jackson has had to withdraw from competition for the rest of her senior season because of an injury that affects her back and hip.
DUNLAP, Tenn. — On a softball team loaded with heavy hitters, it would be easy to overlook Katelynne Cheatham. Only a sophomore, Cheatham is surrounded by Sequatchie County's talented upperclassman teammates but proved again Monday why she is every bit as lethal at the plate.
Anita Barker has resigned as the girls' basketball coach at Sequatchie County High School after 15 seasons.
As the Red Raiders began practice in pads last week, the focus was on finding replacements up front. Only one starter returns to the offensive line, and all three defensive line starters are gone. That lone returning O-line starter is tackle Derrick Green (6-foot-1, 315), and two candidates to start next to him are Ben Pettway (6-3, 240) and Trey Foshee (5-9, 210).
KIMBALL, Tenn. -- The court inside Thompson-Boling Arena has carried her name for more than three years, and Saturday afternoon legendary University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt had the peak of a mountain named in her honor.
James Stovall still has a bit of unfinished business before he begins his football career with the Naval Academy.
Glancing around his corner office inside First Volunteer Bank, anyone who isn't familiar with Eddie Moore would have difficulty realizing he had an NFL career.
While other high school students made their way to the beach for a week of sun and fun, or simply relaxed around the house, Vonn Bell and his parents headed west for a “business trip.”
As teams begin to tune up for state qualifying track meets in the next two weeks, McCallie may have just found another point-scoring weapon.
Marion County High School will not hold spring football practice or scrimmages after admitting it violated the TSSAA rule on offseason workouts.
DUNLAP, Tenn. — With the way Brooklyn Girdley was pitching, and how strong the defense was behind her, the win for Sequatchie County's softball team was pretty well secured after the first inning. The insurance runs that came late provided enough to claim the tiebreaker over rival Bledsoe County and give the Lady Indians the regular-season District 7-AA title and the top seed for next week's district tournament.
Four players who helped lead their teams to the TSSAA boys' basketball tournament have earned all-state recognition by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.
Two Miss Basketball award winners and one of Chattanooga's most versatile athletes have been named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's all-state girls' teams for the 2011-12 season.
WHITWELL, Tenn. -- A team already brimming with confidence and big-game experience doesn't need help, but South Pittsburg's baseball team got plenty of assistance Monday evening from Whitwell's Tigers.
Although he isn't a distance runner, few athletes cover more ground during any track competition than Iman Isang. Because the McCallie senior also is one of the area's most versatile athletes, he is continually hurrying from one event to the next, often competing in one before he has finished another.
GPS proved why it is the likely state favorite in Division II track with an impressive team victory at Friday's annual Optimist Meet at Walker Valley.
It was 10 years ago this fall that I spent six months at Taft Youth Center. Not as an inmate, mind you, but for a feature story on the football team at the youth detention center.
No sooner did Notre Dame High School's football coaching job open than it was filled. Josh Sellers resigned as head coach Monday afternoon after three seasons, and offensive coordinator Charles Fant was chosen to succeed hi
Notre Dame High School football coach Josh Sellers has resigned after three seasons with the program. Sellers was to tell the team Monday afternoon and the school will also introduce assistant coach Charles Fant as the new head coach.
Brad Harris has resigned after two seasons as the Notre Dame High School boys’ basketball coach. The 25-year-old Harris plans to return home to Winston-Salem, N.C., to be closer to family. He said he plans to work toward a master’s degree.
Terdell Sands said he never was part of a bounty system at any time during his nine-year NFL career, but he understands the concept. "The game of football itself is a contract to take people out.
Just as he stepped out onto his front porch, Derrick Davis froze in panic. On his way out to get dinner for his 12-year-old daughter's birthday sleepover, Davis looked up and saw a funnel cloud on the ground, approaching his house all too quickly.
At the start of every high school athletic event there are two certainties: Both teams want to win, and at some point both will believe the officials are making it tougher to reach that goal.
When it comes to the state’s most popular and biggest revenue-producing high school sports — football and boys’ basketball — it’s time we accept the fact that Chattanooga has become the pesky little brother to the rest of the state.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Both teams were making their first appearance in the state tournament in more than 20 years, but only Memphis Central will continue playing for at least one more day.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Experience taught Jon Mattheiss that a regular-season loss could sometimes be beneficial. Grace Academy's veteran basketball coach routinely schedules games against teams in larger classifications, believing tougher competition will better prepare the Golden Eagles for a deep postseason run.
Continuing their late-season hot streak, Memphis Central never trailed in beating Ooltewah 67-54 in the Class AAA boys’ state basketball tournament quarterfinals at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center.
One day after enjoying the biggest thrill of his life, just before returning home to Chattanooga, D'Marcus Dews suffered through a scary setback.
McMinn Central junior post Elizabeth Masengil was named Class AA Miss Basketball during the girls' state tournament finals Saturday at Middle Tennessee State University.
Everything about the boys' state basketball tournament will have a familiar feel for Howard. The Hustlin' Tigers are making their third trip in three years to Murfreesboro and again will step on the Murphy Center court to face Liberty Tech.
As the family began to make its way toward the six-passenger plane that would fly them to Charlotte, Tim Dews looked at his son D'Marcus and smiled.
"Ladies first" isn't just a phrase for Southern chivalry. In the Chattanooga area it's also the theme for the high school track and field season. Led by Howard sprinter LaQuisha Jackson and GPS athlete Tory Kemp, the area boasts a deep pool of talented track athletes expected to challenge for state titles when the Spring Fling rolls around.
As the family began to make its way toward the six-passenger plane that would fly them to Charlotte, Tim Dews looked at his son D’Marcus and smiled.
The lesson learned less than a week ago remained firmly in the minds of the Grace Academy basketball team. After trailing for much of their region title game, the Golden Eagles rallied late for a win that earned them the right to host Monday's Class A state sectional.
Having just helped Girls Preparatory School retain its Division II-AA state basketball championship, Chadarryl Clay needed a little assistance of her own. The Bruisers' senior point guard couldn't carry all the hardware she had collected after leading her team to a convincing 57-40 win over Ensworth in the title game Saturday at Lipscomb University.
Not even practicing against a group of athletic boys from the school could prepare Briarcrest Christian's girls for the swarm of constant pressure that is the GPS basketball team.
