Sumner's must-see prep football games
As of Friday, four weeks remain – just 28 days – until kickoff of the opening week of the prep football season. Beech players run onto the field prior to last season’s game against Rossview. Beech...
View ArticleTSSAA implements pitch count rule
TSSAA logo HERMITAGE — The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association adopted a pitch count rule for baseball at Monday’s Board of Control meeting in Hermitage. Following last month’s National...
View ArticlePortland seeks continued success
A move to Class 4A turned out to be a good thing for the Portland High football team last season. Senior Emmanuel Johnson is expected to play a heavy role in the Panthers’ offense and special teams...
View ArticleAssociated Press preseason prep football poll released
high school football Tennessee Football Prep Polls 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...
View ArticleDivision II-Class A: FRA, Davidson Academy to battle for first
Predicted order of finish District 1 1. Knoxville Webb 2. Friendship Christian 3. Donelson Christian Academy 4. King’s Academy 5. Mt. Juliet Christian District 2 1. Franklin Road Academy 2. Davidson...
View ArticleDII-AA East/Middle: Brentwood Academy looks to repeat
Chandler Oatsvall Brentwood Academy quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall MBA football coach Marty Euverard Father Ryan coach Brian Rector speaks to his team during practice. Pope John Paul II quarterback Ben...
View ArticleCross country primer: Midstate runners chase Brentwood, Brentwood Academy
The 2016 high school cross country season began this week. Here is a look at some of the Midstate area’s top teams, players and story lines heading into 2016. Class AAA Boys Favorite: Brentwood...
View ArticleWhite House football in unfamiliar territory
White House High’s football team is used to postseason games, so when the Blue Devils were left out of last season’s Class 4A playoffs, it was a rare occurrence. Junior Carter Hunt (19) is expected to...
View ArticleStation Camp chases playoff return
Last season, Station Camp fans could have easily said, “what if?” on many different occasions. Station Camp senior Jett Frost returns at wide receiver for the Bison. This year’s version of the Bison...
View ArticlePodcast: Tennessee statewide look at 2016 high school football season
TN Game Time podcast The TN Game Time podcast is a conversation with high school sports writers from across Tennessee discussion the start of the high school football season. The podcast includes...
View ArticleClarksville golfers sink back-to-back holes-in-one
Michael Barnard SOUTH PITTSBURG — A pair of Clarksville area golfers from rival schools were embracing on the course on Tuesday afternoon. However, Coffee County stole the show in the end....
View ArticleKnights preparing for battle
As he begins his second season as Pope John Paul II High’s head coach, Justin Geisinger hopes his Knights are looking at better days. Senior Pace Dempsey (left) returns at wide receiver after catching...
View ArticleBelmont standout Craig Bradshaw to play pro basketball in Germany
Former Christ Presbyterian Academy and Belmont standout Craig Bradshaw signed a contract Wednesday to play with Crailsheim Merlins of the German Professional Basketball League. Former Christ...
View ArticleBrentwood volleyball ranked 16th nationally
Brentwood, led by junior outside hitter Garrett Joiner (20), is ranked No. 16 nationally this preseason The Brentwood volleyball team is ranked 16th nationally in the USA TODAY preseason Super 25. The...
View ArticleExperience wanted: Beech aims to remain in region hunt
Beech High’s football team has a couple of challenges ahead of it this season. Junior Nelson Smith returns at quarterback for Beech, while head coach Anthony Crabtree begins his 12th season with the...
View ArticleWilson Central's T.J. Minnifee switches back to defensive end
LEBANON — Where T.J. Minnifee will land next season is undetermined. He feels back at home for now though. As a result, the senior standout is hoping to lead Wilson Central to greater success during...
View ArticleKreager: Siegel will upset defending high school football 6A state champions
High school football has officially returned to Tennessee. Ravenwood and Siegel kick off the season with a Thursday night contest. Both programs chose prior to the 2015 season that they would open the...
View ArticleGallatin focusing on the finish
The anticlimactic ending to Gallatin’s 4-6 season last year may have put a chip on the shoulders of Green Wave players. Gallatin High senior wide recevier Dezmond Chambers leaps to make a catch against...
View ArticleRiverdale's Gentry Bonds commits to Georgia Tech
Riverdale senior defensive back Gentry Bonds committed to Georgia Tech on Thursday morning in a ceremony at Riverdale High School. Riverdale’s Gentry Bonds is No. 6 in The Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen, a...
View ArticleHendersonville reloads for another run
Hendersonville High celebrated its 75th season of Commando football last season, and while it was a successful one, it also ended with a second-round exit in the playoffs for the second straight year....
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