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The leaves are falling. The temperature is dropping. The days are getting shorter. The fall sports season is coming to an end, along with it most outdoor high school sports activities until the … more

By MATT TYSON | 11/13/22

WALKER VALLEY'S leading scorer from last year, Hobie Brabson, left, is returning for his senior season hoping to help the Mustangs to a repeat of the District 5-4A championship run.

Defending district champ 'Stangs looking for repeat

Despite losing seven key players to graduation, the cupboard isn't bare for the Walker Valley basketball boys this season. "We lost guys that although they weren't always big scorers, they did the … more

By JOE CANNON | 11/13/22

Scoreboard 11-13

Tuesday, Nov. 15 BASKETBALL Baylor at Bradley Central (G), 6 Warren County at Walker Valley, 6 Silverdale at Bradley Central (B), 7:30 BOWLING McMinn County at Bradley Central (Leisure Time), 3:30 … more

11/13/22

LEE UNIVERSITY'S Haley Schubert (33) paced 20th-ranked Lady Flames with 27 points in Saturday's battle against host Saint Leo (Fla.) in the Gulf South/Sunshine State Crossover Tournament.

Lady Flames fall to Saint Leo

SAINT LEO, Fla. – Host Saint Leo turned back a late rally by the Lee women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon and handed the Lady Flames a 68-63 defeat in the final game of the Hampton … more

By LEE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | 11/13/22

TENNESSEE QB Hendon Hooker (5) scrambles before throwing to a receiver during the first half of Saturday's 66-24 thrashing of Missouri, in Knoxville.

Vols put up 66 to maul Mizzou

KNOXVILLE (AP) — If style points are important to No. 5 Tennessee, the Volunteers scored 66 of them Saturday. Hendon Hooker threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score to lead … more

11/12/22

LEE UNIVERSITY'S Morgan Carbaugh netted eight points in the No. 20-ranked Lady Flames' 97-79 victory over Florida Southern in the opening round of the Gulf South/Sunshine State Crossover Tournament Friday, at Saint Leo, Florida.

No. 20 Lady Flames win season opener

SAINT LEO, Fla. – The 20th nationally ranked Lee women’s basketball team outscored Florida Southern 15-0 to open the fourth quarter in posting an impressive 97-79 victory in the opening round of … more

By LEE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | 11/12/22

Scoreboard 11-12

Saturday, Nov. 12 BASKETBALL Cleveland State at SW Tennessee, 3 GSC-SSC Challenge Saint Leo, Fla. Lee (W) at Saint Leo, 3:30 Daytona Beach, Fla. Lee (M) vs. Embry-Riddle (Fla.), 6 Tuesday, Nov. … more

11/12/22

AN EMOTIONAL Jackson Gibson (5) takes a knee following Walker Valley's 48-0 TSSAA Class 5A Playoff second-round loss at Powell Friday night. A senior, Gibson was part of a class that helped the Mustangs reach the second round of the playoffs twice in three years.

Mustangs blanked in second-round loss to Powell

POWELL – Walker Valley football made it to the second week of November, but its 2022 season came to an end Friday night in Knox County. Taking on defending Class 5A state champion Powell in … more

By MATT TYSON | 11/12/22

TSSAA to split local districts

After a trio of statewide meetings earlier this week, the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association has announced its classifications, plus proposed district and region alignments, for the … more

By JOE CANNON | 11/11/22

CLEVELAND CROSS COUNTRY runners Owen, left, and Estella Clemons played no small part in helping the program have a successful season in 2022. Both captured region individual titles, with Owen adding a state championship as well.

Clemons siblings making their mark at Cleveland

The 2022 cross country season was a memorable one for Cleveland High School. The program had its first individual state champion in 28 years and only second in program history. They had a pair … more

By MATT TYSON | 11/11/22

BRADLEY CENTRAL senior Dakota Peace, seated center, inks his NLI to play baseball for Lee University Thursday sandwiched between Dee and Autumn Whiddon, plus, standing from left, Bear coaches Matt Day and Travis Adams.

Bradley's Peace signs with Lee

For the fourth time in as many years, a Bradley Central Bear has signed to continue his baseball career at local NCAA D-II Lee University. An anticipated four-year starter, Dakota Peace signed his … more

By JOE CANNON | 11/11/22

CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL athletes Addison Hurst, left, and Jasen Brooks both signed their national letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at the next level Wednesday afternoon. Hurst will play volleyball at the University of South Alabama, while Brooks will continue his basketball career at the University of California, San Diego.

Brooks, Hurst ink NCAA D-I NLIs

Cleveland High School had not one, but two student-athletes officially secure their spots at the collegiate level during Wednesday's National Signing Day. Jasen Brooks and Addison Hurst, both … more

By MATT TYSON | 11/11/22

LEE UNIVERSITY'S Mallory Hayden prepares for a free kick during Thursday's NCAA Division II South Region Championship opening round match against West Florida, in Pensacola.

Lady Flames fall in NCAA opener

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The University of West Florida's Blair Cowan scored at the 9:53 mark in the first half and the talented Argonaut defense took charge the remaining 80:47 in eliminating the Lee … more

By LEE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | 11/11/22

LEE UNIVERSITY head coach Caleb Morgan, left, has been named the Gulf South Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

XC Flames take 5 GSC awards

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Lee University cross country teams claimed five of the eight individual honors handed out by the GSC after recently winning both the Men's and Women's GSC Cross Country … more

By LEE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | 11/11/22

Scoreboard 11-11

Friday, Nov. 11 BASKETBALL GSC-SSC Challenge Saint Leo, Fla. Lee (W) vs. Florida Southern, 4 Daytona Beach, Fla. Lee (M) at Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.), 6 FOOTBALL TSSAA Playoffs Class 5A in … more

11/11/22

COLORADO AVALANCHE right wing Mikko Rantanen, center, passes the puck while driving between Nashville Predators center Yakov Trenin, left, and left wing Tanner Jeannot during the third period Thursday in Denver.

O’Connor, Rantanen each score twice as Avs beat Preds 5-3

DENVER (AP) — Logan O’Connor and Mikko Rantanen each scored twice Thursday and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on a night when the team paid tribute to longtime color … more

By PAT GRAHAM | 11/11/22

Titans looking to rebound after OT loss

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are coming off an overtime road loss in which four defensive starters played 100 snaps, with a fifth going 97. The Denver Broncos? Rested and refreshed thanks … more

By TERESA WALKER | 11/11/22

TENNESSEE QUARTERBACK Hendon Hooker (5) looks for an open receiver during the second half against Georgia Saturday in Athens, Ga.

No. 5 Vols looking to stay in playoff race hosting Missouri

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Fifth-ranked Tennessee still has plenty left to play for if the Volunteers take care of business down the stretch. First up is trying to finish off a perfect record at home … more

By AL LESAR | 11/11/22

ATLANTA FALCONS quarterback Marcus Mariota is sacked by Carolina Panthers defensive end Marquis Haynes Sr. during the second half of Thursday's NFL game, in Charlotte, N.C. the Panthers won 25-15.

Panthers hand Falcons third loss in four games

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons were one of the NFL’s feel-good stories the first month the season. But any NFC South title aspirations might be starting to slip away from the Falcons … more

11/11/22

CLEVELAND FOOTBALL coach Marty wheeler, left, has announced his decision to retire as a Cleveland City Schools employee in December. Wheeler had coached the Blue Raiders the previous four seasons.

Cleveland football's Marty Wheeler announces retirement

Cleveland High School is officially on the search for its next head football coach. After four years with the Blue Raiders and 24 years of coaching, Cleveland City Schools announced via a press … more

By MATT TYSON | 11/10/22