Here are the stories behind the stats for the teams and individuals from the Shelby-Metro area taking part in Spring Fling.

Forty-five different area schools will be represented in Murfreesboro this week.

Fifty years ago, a team of Magicians now largely forgotten won the only college basketball national championship Memphis has ever known.

Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League session is expected to bring more than 400 basketball coaches and scouts to the Memphis area and fill more than 8,000 hotel rooms across the city.

Casey Vargo leads the way with eight goals as the Eagles take control early against University School of Nashville. Also, a rough day for local baseball teams as Collierville, Houston and MUS are eliminated from postseason play. 

At last week’s Division 2-A west regional meet, Kimbriel Winfield of St. George’s qualified for state in four events.

Gracen Adams scored with four minutes remaining to give the Houston Mustangs a home sectional match Saturday.

Complete games for pitchers Phinn Waters and Lance Bryan lift the Briarcrest Saints over the Knoxville Catholic Irish in Division 2-AA.

Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Sunday, May 11.

Standouts from Briarcrest, Central, Collierville, Covington, ECS and St. George’s are up for consideration this week.

Khari Webb and the rest of the Dragons look like good bets for more Spring Fling success.

The D2-A West Region Track and Field championships concluded Friday at Harding Academy, and two individual competitors — Kimbriel Winfield and Malik Truitt — stood out among the multiple regional title winners. In team competition, the Harding girls won for the ninth straight year and Lausanne won the boys title.

Junior Scotty Stafford was recognized after pitching a five-inning no-hitter.

Junior Gavin Gatere has put in considerable work in the hopes of improving on last year’s seventh place finish — while setting two very different school records in the process.

The hard-working ECS Eagles defeat St. George’s, as Lausanne scores early and often against Westminster.

Luke McGee collects four hits and drives in four runs against CBHS as Briarcrest coach Craig Hopkins has a very happy birthday.

Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Sunday, May 4.

Standouts from CBHS, ECS, Lausanne, Northpoint and St. George’s are up for consideration this week. 

On April 8, Jason Nichols was placed on administrative leave without pay and not allowed to attend any events on campus. Millington Municipal Schools began a formal Title IX investigation, which looked into sex-based discrimination.

Caleb Doty’s arm — and bat— led the Lynx in the 11-3 Division 2-A region tournament victory over ECS.

The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Kyle Sneed as The Daily Memphian’s spring-sports athlete of the week.

The Mustangs score five in the annual grudge match against Collierville. Houston coach David Wolff told his team at halftime not to let up, and they didn’t. 

Mustangs junior first baseman Collin Bland heads into the postseason already in possession of his school’s season home run record.

Collierville High swim coach also honored after Dragons sweep the Shelby County team titles.

Here are the top performances by Memphis-area TSSAA track and field athletes through Sunday, April 27.