Signal Mountain running back Skye Wilson is through for the year after learning Monday that he has a torn ACL, a torn MCL and torn meniscus in his left knee.
"It's not good," Eagles coach Bill Price said. "He'll have surgery on Wednesday and then have a second surgery two months later. He could be back by the start of next season. It just depends on how hard he's willing to work to get back."
Wilson, a sophomore, was injured in the first quarter of Signal's District 7-AA loss to Notre Dame last Friday. Entering that game he had rushed for 655 yards and 13 touchdowns. He had averaged 9.5 yards per carry and 109.2 yards per game. He also had four catches for 178 yards and three other scores.
MaxPreps tabs Ison
Last Thursday before Ooltewah hosted Cleveland in the final District 5-AAA regular-season match for both teams, Ooltewah's Courtlyn Ison was presented a plaque acknowledging her selection as Tennessee's MaxPreps and American Volleyball Coaches Association's player of the week for the week ending Sept. 15.
Ooltewah's Courtlyn Ison eyes her opponents from the other side of the net during a volleyball match at Soddy-Daisy High School."They asked me to step forward and I had no clue what it was about," said Ison, who will play at Belmont University next season. "The award made me cry. In my senior year to get this honor, it's a great way for me to head into the postseason tournaments."
The Lady Owls defeated district opponents Bradley Central and East Hamilton during the week she was honored, then capped it with a strong showing in the Tennessee Tandem tournament, where they finished runners-up in the Gold division to Division II-AA Briarcrest. In 24 sets that week, Ison totaled 89 kills, 12 block solos, five blocks assists, 45 digs and 19 aces.
Lawson, Ward top picks
Heritage senior pitcher Lauren Lawson and Northwest Whitfield outfielder Alyssa Ward were named Region 7-AAAA pitcher and player of the year, respectively, in a vote of league coaches. Three other members of the regular-season champion Heritage Generals also were voted to the first team: catcher Shelby Hammontree, shortstop Hannah Wills and outfielder Olivia Tamewitz.
Other first-team members included Ridgeland's Allison Wallin, Southeast Whitfield's Sydney Covington and LaFayette's Hannah O'Shields, Kaliegh Goff, Madison Harris and Shayla Ludy.
McKinney 6-AAA POY
Ringgold junior Abby McKinney was voted the Region 6-AAA softball player of the year in a vote of league coaches, while Calhoun junior Kinsey Liscio was named the pitcher of the year and Sonoraville's Chad Hayes was the coach of the year.
Joining McKinney on the first team from the regular-season champion Lady Tigers were Dare Schley and Kaylee Womack, while Jana Johns and Taylor Kelly were others from runner-up Calhoun. Other first-team members were Baylee Sutton and Megan Pittman from North Murray, Shea Pendley and Aubrie Osborne from Murray County and LFO's Faith Alexander, who was named co-defensive player of the year along with Ringgold's Aimee Davidson.