Lester McClain to speak at Antioch sports gathering
Antioch football great Lester McClain, who went on to play at Tennessee and became the first African American to play in an SEC game, will speak at the third annual Antioch All Athletes/Sports...
View ArticleMichael Shepard fired as Wilson Central softball coach
Softball Michael Shepard has been fired as the head softball coach at Wilson Central High School and is also suspended as a teacher at the school. Shepard is suspended as the Wilson County Schools’...
View ArticlePolice investigate fired Wilson Central softball coach
A Wilson Central High School teacher who has been fired as softball coach and suspended as a teacher is the subject of a criminal investigation involving a student, according to district and police...
View ArticleTop returning high school football players
With the 2016 high school football season fast-approaching, here’s a look at some of the top players returning this fall: Oakland senior JaCoby Stevens Top 10 Nashville area returning high school...
View ArticleWatertown’s Rusty Staats commits to Air Force
Football Field Watertown’s Rusty Staats has committed to play football at Air Force. “They blew my mind,” Staats said. “The facilities and everything there was crazy. I loved it. The thing that did it...
View ArticleWilson Central’s Devon High chooses Navy
Footballs Wilson Central’s Devon High has committed to play football at Navy. “When I went up there, I wasn’t expecting it to be as great as it was,” said High, a 6-foot, 180-pound senior wide...
View Article5 Metro Nashville high school football coaches ready for Year 2
Last season, five high school football coaches — Eddie Woods, Maurice Fitzgerald, Kurt Page, Tyrus Ward and Thomas McPhail — took over at Metro Nashville Public Schools. Here’s a look at how they fared...
View ArticleEnsworth catcher Rudy Maxwell commits to Duke
Ensworth rising junior Rudy Maxwell has committed to play college baseball at Duke University. Ensworth School Maxwell, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound catcher, announced his decision via Twitter on Wednesday...
View ArticleFormer Brentwood Academy standout signs with Cumberland
Former Brentwood Academy Lady Eagle Jailen Murphy signed to play basketball for Cumberland University this week. Former Brentwood Academy girls basketball product Jailen Murphy plans to play for...
View ArticleNashville area high school football 7-on-7 schedules
With the TSSAA’s mandatory two-week dead period coming to a close, the majority of Midstate high school football teams will spend a portion of the next two weeks competing in various 7-on-7 passing...
View ArticleCreek Wood’s Palmer returning to Shelbyville
Justin Palmer will be leaving the Red Hawks to take the head coaching job at Shelbyville. Former Creek Wood coach Justin Palmer is leaving the Red Hawks and taking the head coaching job at Shelbyville...
View ArticleChuck Daniel takes over as Creek Wood football coach
Chuck Daniel will return to the sidelines and serve as Creek Wood’s interim coach Creek Wood didn’t have to wait long to find out who it’s new head football coach would be. Well, at least for the...
View ArticleTSSAA board to meet about reclassification July 27
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association announced the date and agenda for a special called Board of Control meeting to decide which system to use for the next four-year classification...
View ArticleSycamore football coach resigns
After one season, Al Pellegrino has stepped down as the head football coach at Sycamore High School. “It was tough to say goodbye,” Pellegrino said. “With such a heavy heart I talked to the kids this...
View ArticleEx-Wilson Central wrestler dies in Mt. Juliet crash
Former Wilson Central student Lane Dickeson was killed in a car crash Sunday, July 10, 2016, on Beckwith Road in Mt. Juliet. A 2015 Wilson Central High School graduate and wrestling standout was...
View ArticleOakland adds Red Boiling Springs coach to football staff
Red Boiling Springs football coach Kyle Shoulders, left, has resigned to be an assistant at Oakland. MURFREESBORO — Oakland High has added a former head coach to his football coaching staff. Red...
View ArticleRed Boiling Springs loses Shoulders, 2016 season in doubt
Red Boiling Springs football coach Kyle Shoulders has left the program to be an assistant at Oakland. Red Boiling Springs High School’s football team broke a 61-game losing streak (2009) and also...
View ArticleTSSAA to develop baseball pitch count rule
TSSAA executive director Bernard Childress. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association must develop a pitch count rule for baseball following a National Federation of State High School...
View ArticleEpperson hired to coach Portland boys
Portland Portland High didn’t waste much time finding a new head boys basketball coach. Having ties to the community didn’t hurt Josh Epperson’s cause, as the 35-year-old has been hired to be the...
View ArticleBruce Lussier coaching at BA; Father Ryan AD steps down
Former Father Ryan coach Bruce Lussier has taken an assistant coaching job at Brentwood Academy. Former Father Ryan coach Bruce Lussier announced his retirement last December, seemingly bringing an...
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