Sarah Fekete Bailey is getting a little closer to home.

William Blount kicker Job Matossian knows how to block out the noise.

Jenna Kallenberg wasn’t born on a basketball court but as the daughter of a long time hoops coach, she came close.

There are a lot of words to describe the character of David Ellis, but one really trumps the others: respect. It was the first word that popped into Jay Guillermo’s

Heritage coach Rick Howard was not worried about the emotions surrounding the court he has spent the past 35 years on being dedicated in his name and the gymnasium being

Unlike most parents, Chris and Shellie Patty probably aren’t too worried wondering whether their daughter is prepared to motivate and push herself after leaving home for college.

Maryville first-year head coach Derek Hunt led the Rebels to a state title last week, and this week he was named the Region 2-6A Coach of the Year.

It started out as a joke. Whenever Jack Warwick would visit his brother, Jake, at Tennessee Tech the football coaches asked when he was going to become a Golden Eagle.

Ty Boyd can’t remember the last time he went straight home after school.

At Alcoa and Maryville, state championships are the expectation.

Wouldn't it be easier to just put a pound of ankle weights on every Alcoa player on Friday nights and just keep increasing it with every title they win until

Maryville quarterback Dylan Hopkins was named a finalist for the 2017 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award, the TSSAA announced Monday, after being named a semifinalist in back-to-back years.

KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee softball team had plenty of questions about its lineup entering the season. The most pressing of which regarded the need for reliable pitching.

Two local teams are ranked No. 1 in the state and another will have a chance to play its way to the top on Friday night.

On average, the Oakland football team gave up 10.4 points per game last season.

Prater French has always known he wanted to play college baseball. Where that happened exactly was up in the air until recently.

Clint Helton was watering the Maryville College baseball field when he got the call for which he had been hoping.

Rohde Kirkland never felt the weight placed on his shoulders.

Grey Carroll entered high school with a mental checklist of what he hoped to accomplish over his four years at Alcoa.

Alcoa junior point guard Karli Haworth was one of 12 players selected to the Tennessee State Writers Association’s Class 2A All-State girls basketball team Friday.

It took Braden Carnes half the season to truly grasp the prolific rate at which Greenback’s passing attack was operating.

Win or lose, history will be made this week by Carpenters Middle School.

NASHVILLE — Gary Rankin has coached a lot of talented quarterbacks during his 37-year head coaching career.

It’s no secret sports can teach lessons that carry over into life.

GREENEVILLE — Gold balls and banners litter the halls of Alcoa High School. It’s time to make room for one more.

Jed West has a lengthy resume when it comes to his time at Heritage.

Kelly Kerr had no idea the events she was putting into motion while playing catch in the yard with her young son more than a decade ago.

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Will Combs has received more than his fair share of curveballs during his four years at William Blount.

Orren is a last name well-known inside Shields Stadium and one that opposing offenses are growing tired of hearing.

Raul Placeres’ time will come at Maryville College, but he’s not ready to talk about it.

When Camden Burden arrived at Alcoa his junior year, coach Gary Rankin knew he was getting a special player.

There aren’t many players in Division III who can light it up like Maryville College’s Courtney Carruthers.

MURFREESBORO — Joe Anderson and Denae Fritz left Middle Tennessee State’s Murphy Center on Tuesday with Class AAA Mr. and Miss Basketball finalist plaques and a chip on their shoulder

Walker Russell said he wasn’t nervous when he got his first start at quarterback for Alcoa.

FARRAGUT — D.J. Cooper is the player who propelled Heritage to the threshold of its first region tournament appearance since 1991, so it was fitting that the senior was the

Before her visit, Katie Bean wasn’t sold on Carson-Newman.

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the recruiting process for thousands of high school athletes across the country, but it didn’t really complicate Maci Pitner’s situation. Committing to Bryan...

Alcoa defensive lineman Grey Carroll said what made this season’s state championship special was winning it for the seniors.

During the field goal period of a recent All-Star game practice, Maryville coach Derek Hunt saw a familiar face behind the goal post, shagging balls for the kickers.

Josh Young grappled with the possibility of his pitching career coming to a premature end after suffering a partially torn labrum heading into his senior year at William Blount.

Derek Hunt bounced around between groups of players scattered on Jim Renfro Field inside Shields Stadium and the adjacent practice field.

Maryville College’s offense could have taken Saturday off if it wanted.

Joe Osovet made a proclamation upon his arrival that the stigma surrounding Heritage football would dissipate under his watch.