FACS names Doug Abernathy head football coach
The former assistant and middle school head coach lands his “dream job.”
John Varlas
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John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian, who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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High School SportsTSSAA votes to remove residence rule
“It’s almost impossible for us to be able to ask schools to know the last 12 months’ history of who a student has been living with. The thinking in doing this is to simplify that part.”
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High School Sports Vote for the spring sports athlete of the week, Week 5
Standouts from Brighton, Briarcrest, CBHS, Collierville, Houston, Northpoint and Lausanne are up for consideration this week.
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High School Sports Vote for the spring sports athlete of the week, Week 4
Standouts from Brighton, CBHS, Central, Collierville, Houston, Lausanne and St. George’s are up for consideration.
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High School SportsBrad Luckett takes over as CBHS basketball coach
Former Brothers player and longtime assistant is eager to continue his father’s legacy — while building his own.
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High School Sports Top Memphis-area football scholars set to be honored
MASE’s Cedric Miller will be presented with the Rex coaching award.
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High School Sports Lausanne baseball standout wins spring-sports athlete-of-the-week vote
Emre Roan provided a history-making walk-off winner against CBHS.
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High School SportsCollierville ace Ari Bethea pitches one-hitter in win over Bartlett
The Collierville senior strikes out 11 as the Dragons improve to 19-1.
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High School Sports Vote for the spring sports athlete of the week, Week 3
Standouts from CBHS, Central, Collierville, ECS, Germantown, MUS, Northpoint, St. George’s and Tipton-Rosmark are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 27.
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High School Sports Lausanne catcher knocks in winning run for milestone win over CBHS
Emre Roan delivers in the bottom of the seventh as the Lynx defeat the Brothers for the first time in program history.
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High School SportsSt. Benedict’s new football coach tackles another big rebuilding job
Mitch McDaniel will be the third coach in four seasons. And he aims to be the one to make a difference.
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High School Sports MUS baseball standout voted athlete of the week
Reid McKnett drove in six runs in a victory against an Illinois team March 20.
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SportsGermantown’s Brent Rooker looks to build on Silver Slugger season
The former ECS standout enters 2025 on the heels of his best season in the big leagues.
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High School Sports Vote for the spring sports athlete of the week, Week 2
Standouts from Bartlett, Briarcrest, Collierville, FACS, Lakeland Prep and St. Benedict are up for consideration this week.
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High School SportsHillcrest falls in Class 1A title game
Defending champion Chattanooga Prep overwhelms Vikings to end first trip to the state tournament on a disappointing — yet still upbeat — note. And, for first time since 1997, Memphis does not win at least one state title in boys basketball.
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High School SportsHillcrest holds off Wayne County, advances to Class 1A final
Cornell Watson scores Vikings’ final six points to send them into a Saturday showdown against defending champion Chattanooga Prep.
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High School SportsOak Ridge ends Whitehaven’s postseason run in Class 4A semi game
Cold shooting, lack of rebounding prove costly. In Class 3A, Fayette-Ware battled but fell short against Tullahoma.
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High School SportsFayette-Ware advances to semifinals for the first time since 2016
Freshman Kylon Terry leads the way with 20 points as the Wildcats defeat defending Class 3A champion Knoxville Fulton.
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High School SportsWhitehaven grinds past defending state champ in Class 4A quarters
Defense gets the Whitehaven Tigers over the hump in a low-scoring battle against Independence. In another game, East falls to Bradley Central.
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High School SportsMunford goes down swinging in Class 3A quarterfinals
JaDyn Lee scores 30 points. But Mr. Basketball finalist Trey Thompson and Greeneville get the victory.
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High School SportsFACS pitcher wins fan vote for prep athlete of the week
Ronin Badout, a junior at FACS, struck out 11 in a shutout victory over Senatobia on March 11.
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High School SportsMemphis Business takes Chattanooga team to OT, but can’t get the win
Tyner Academy’s Mr. Basketball finalist made the difference in the Class 2A quarterfinal game, on a day when both teams had trouble getting the ball to fall.
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High School SportsTournament newcomer Hillcrest surges into Class 1A semifinals
Ja’Coby Lewis scores 20 of his 23 points in the first half as the Vikings brush Pickett County aside in a boys state basketball quarterfinal game.
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High School Sports Whitehaven, Briarcrest players can call themselves ‘Mr. Basketball’
One will begin state tournament play with the Whitehaven Tigers Thursday. The other helped Briarcrest to a state title in 2023. Both are now a part of Tennessee basketball history.
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Boys state tournament preview: Six area teams in the hunt for state titles
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High School SportsBoys state tournament preview: Six area teams in the hunt for state titles
Hillcrest (1A) and Memphis Business Academy (2A) begin play Wednesday at the Murphy Center. Fayette-Ware and Munford (3A) and East and Whitehaven (4A) follow on Thursday.
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