Led by Breya Dawson, the Briarcrest Saints oust Nashville Father Ryan in Division 2-AA. Houston, Collierville and Northpoint also pick up wins at state. 

Local coaches pointed out that the change prompts fundamental concerns about equity for girls sports.

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Charles Snider, Catherine Bowie lead this year’s honorees of outstanding Memphis-area high school golfers.

Collierville and Houston (AAA), Lakeland Prep (A), and ECS, Lausanne and St. George’s (D2-A) will represent Memphis at the state tournament starting Wednesday.

Nora Newhouse of Houston High and Arlington’s Clark Wade remain the leaders with the top girls and boys 5K times.

Collierville and Houston (AAA), Briarcrest (Division 2-AA) and Northpoint (D2-A) all have the talent to contend in their respective divisions.

Fairley remains No. 1 in Class 2A rankings.

Standouts from CBHS, Collierville, Melrose, Sheffield and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24.

Houston, Collierville, Lakeland Prep, St. George’s, ECS and Lausanne advance to girls state soccer tournament, and Northpoint’s volleyball team earns a state berth, too.

Saints won a thriller over Knoxville Catholic while the Mustangs took control early against Rossview.

This Tipton-Rosemark Academy star leads the Shelby-Metro area with 1,814 yards and has scored 23 touchdowns.

The “Little General” was one of 11 inductees into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Twenty-two years ago, Derek Clenin blocked an extra point to lift MUS over CBHS. Clenin died Oct. 8. Now, the quarterback of that CBHS team, Carter Giovannetti, plans to run the St. Jude Marathon in his friend and rival’s name.

Nora Newhouse of Houston High still has the top girls time and Arlington’s Clark Wade still has the best boys 5K time.

Fairley High is still ranked No. 1 in Class 2A and Covington is No. 2 in Class 3A.

Standouts from Bartlett, Central, East, Munford, Tipton-Rosemark and Westwood are up for consideration this week. 

The Rebels stay on track for a possible playoff berth in Division 2-A.

Hutchison’s Catherine Bowie won the individual title at the Sevierville Golf Club. St. Mary’s won their first team championship in eight years.

Goals from Liza Saenger and Mary Clark Consolo give the Gryphons a big win over rival ECS. Also, a roundup of the night’s football and volleyball action.

Landon Parrish accounted for five touchdowns in the victory against West Memphis Christian.

Memphians are 1-2-3 after the first round of the Division 2-AA tournament. MUS is in the title mix on the boys side.