Friends remember the legendary baseball coach, who died on Sunday at the age of 68.

Bartlett High boys are tied for first in Class 4A.

Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, Fayette-Ware, Lausanne and St. Agnes are up for consideration. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Standouts from Bartlett, Memphis Business Academy, Power Center Academy, Rossville Christian and Whitehaven are up for consideration. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23.

The legendary coach won five state championships and almost 1,000 games.

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Memphis will be first in a rotational system advocated for by the state’s coaches.

Zach Portwood and Bella Rose Austin saluted after big performances.

Grant Troutman threw for 2,079 yards and 25 touchdowns while rushing for 95 yards and four scores to lead Collierville to an 11-2 record this past season.

Seven local boys teams and three girls teams ranked in the first state rankings for high school basketball.

Here are the top 100 boys and girls scoring leaders and a list of the top won-loss records for area boy and girls basketball programs.

Standouts from Arlington, ECS, Harding, St. Benedict and White Station are up for consideration this week. 

Standouts from Bartlett, CBHS, Fairley, Fayette Academy and Rossville Christian are up for consideration this week. 

Character-building losses last year paved the way for a 13-1 start for the girls basketball team at Evangelical Christian School.

Coach Rice previously served as an assistant at North Alabama and Tennessee-Martin. Also, Arlington High names a new football coach.

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has released its All-State Girls Soccer selections.

Jordan Myles and Caidyn Sanders honored after strong performances over the holiday break.

Following a state-title season, MASE takes top winnings in the Daily Memphian postseason football awards. Players from Covington, Collierville and Munford also recognized for their individual accomplishments in 2024.

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has released its All-State Cross Country selections.

Charlies Snider, Brantley Moore, Claire Todd, Catherine Bowie, Hana Barber and Jada Lin selected to all-state golf teams.

The former ECS and Mississippi State standout and current Germantown resident batted .293 with 39 homers, 112 RBIs and a .927 OPS last season.

A summer spent on the EYBL circuit has helped the senior develop into a consistent double-double producer on one of the area’s better teams.

Volleyball players from Briarcrest, Northpoint and Houston selected all-state.

Michigan transfer defensive back and former Germantown High standout Kody Jones has committed to Memphis, according to an Instagram post.

Standouts from Briarcrest, Harding, Houston and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week.