Area Sports
Justin Palmer leaving OC football job for Forrest
BREAKING SPORTS NEWS: Justin Palmer is moving east. The Obion County Central High School football head coach has accepted the head coaching position at Forrest High School in Chapel Hill, located in Marshall County about 190 miles east of Troy and 50 miles south of Nashville between interstates 65 and 24. He confirmed the move…
Read More2023 TSSAA BlueCross Bowl Football State Championship games
Division II-AA Championship CPA 35, Boyd Buchanan 13 Division II-A Championship MTCS 28, Friendship Christian 13 Division II-AAA Championship McCallie 34, Baylor 28 Class 3A Championship Alcoa 42, East Nashville 20 Class 1A Championship South Pittsburg 14, McKenzie 7 Class 5A Championship Knoxville West 24, Page 19 Class 4A Championship Pearl Cohn 36, Upperman 27…
Read MoreNorah Clark named OVC Freshman of the Week
The Ohio Valley Conference announced on Tuesday that Skyhawk forward Norah Clark has been named Co-Freshman of the Week for her performance in last week’s contest against North Alabama. The Springfield, Mo. native led the Skyhawks in scoring for the second time this season after recording 15 points while snagging six rebounds. She shot 6-of-10…
Read MoreFriday’s TSSAA playoff semifinals to decide BlueCross Bowl matchups
Three matchups are set and 24 more teams vie for the remaining 12 spots in the nine championships of the 2023 BlueCross Bowl state championships next weekend in Chattanooga. The 55th TSSAA high school football championships will be held Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga. Brackets and rosters for the 2023…
Read MoreTennessee high school football scoreboard
Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard By The Associated Press Friday’s Scores TSSAA Playoffs Division I Quarterfinals Class 1A Dresden 34, Union City 14 McKenzie 28, Moore County 27 Oliver Springs 20, Coalfield 13 South Pittsburg 48, Gordonsville 7 Class 2A East Robertson 49, Smith County 20 Fairley 30, Memphis Business 0 Riverside 24, Huntingdon 7…
Read MoreLake County Jail Administrator Indicted for Theft
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Neina Ceaser, the jail administrator in Lake County. Investigators determined that Ceaser stole at least $35,158.88 of inmate commissary funds and booking deposits from January 2018 through July 2023. The investigation began after Lake County officials discovered the Sheriff’s Department commissary account…
Read MoreWestview football senior class leaves legacy of success
By Josh Lemons Managing Editor When you beat a football team by 30 points on their own field, the rematch, especially on your own turf, should be pretty anticlimactic. But, if you talked to the home team’s fans before Friday night’s matchup between the visiting Westview Chargers and the No. 1 seeded Dyersburg Trojans, there…
Read MoreTennessee High School Football Scoreboard
Tennessee High School Football Scores The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL TSSAA Playoffs Division I Second Round Class 1A Coalfield 31, Rockwood 0 Dresden 49, Middle College 14 Gordonsville 35, Whitwell 15 McKenzie 43, Collinwood 0 Moore County 35, Eagleville 0 Oliver Springs 34, Greenback 12 South Pittsburg 58, Clay County 0 Union City 35, Memphis…
Read MoreVols move up to 14th; Oklahoma State enters Top 25
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year. The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led…
Read MoreTSSAA State Playoffs: First Round Scores
PREP FOOTBALL By The Associated Press TSSAA Playoffs Division I First Round Class 1A Clay County 38, Sale Creek 19 Coalfield 63, Unaka 8 Collinwood 37, McEwen 7 Dresden 68, Middleton 0 Eagleville 37, West Carroll 6 Gordonsville 13, Chattanooga Prep 12 Greenback 41, Cloudland 20 McKenzie 31, Cornersville 14 MASE 52, South Fulton 14…
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