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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Senior home-schooler Richard Gamble of Harrison doesn't play high school tennis but is the No. 1 ranked 18-under player in Tennessee. He has signed with Lee University.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Coach Jeremy McIntyre would love to be able to take credit for the transformation of the East Ridge High School soccer program, but he says he can't.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. -- For the Howard Hustlin' Tigers to advance to the state basketball tournament, they were going to have to defeat Livingston Academy's infamous "Hog-Eye."
Sunday, March 7, 2010
BENTON, Tenn. -- Polk County girls' basketball coach Ron Davis was surprised after signing onto CoachT.com Friday, only to read that his ninth-ranked Wildkittens weren't being given a puncher's chance to defeat Upperman in the Class AA sectional round Saturday.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
BENTON, Tenn. -- Without the presence of a true post player, the Polk County girls' basketball players are used to tall orders.
Friday, March 5, 2010
ATHENS, Tenn. -- Cleveland boys' basketball coach Jason McCowan writes two words on the board before every game: "Have fun."
Thursday, March 4, 2010
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Call it a reversal of fortunes.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
McMINNVILLE, Tenn. -- The thought of a Round 4 was just too good to pass up for Walker Valley's Laurel Allen.
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010
ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. -- Free throws were only in a literal sense for Brainerd in its Region 3-AA basketball quarterfinal Saturday at McMinn Central, but when they needed to knock them down, the Panthers succeeded.
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- In the first half of Walker Valley's Region 3-AAA girls' basketball game Friday against Cumberland County, Jordan Neuharth couldn't make a shot.