First Assembly Christian School’s Mr. Football runner-up has graduated, but the Crusaders still have plenty of playmakers on each side of the ball.

Former Golden Wildcat standouts Jarrett and Gerald Morrow have assembled a talented team in the hopes of bringing Melrose its first state title in 26 years.

About 280 kids showed up to the event hosted by former Briarcrest teammates Omari Thomas, Jabari Small, Rodney Newsom Jr. and Reggie Neely. 

All-star running back Geron Johnson and plenty of other talented returnees have Coach Chris Smith excited heading into year two.

New Memphis Tigers commit Damarien Yates averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 43.4% from the floor and 31.1% from 3-point range for Vincennes University in Indiana. 

Kaelen Culpepper, who starred at St. Benedict and Kansas State, was the 21st overall pick Sunday in Major League Baseball’s draft by the Minnesota Twins.

Williams’ appreciation for his alma mater is why he traveled back to Germantown High and helped with the 11th annual Make the Right Call football camp Saturday.

The experience of taking part in a meet like the Ed Murphey Classic at the University of Memphis was a whole other thing altogether for fans, amateurs, high school athletes and pros alike.

Despite a pair of silver medals in high-caliber meets, the former Whitehaven standout doesn’t get the call from Liberia. 

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced its 2024 TSWA All-State Boys and Girls track and field team, which includes several Memphis-area athletes.

Two tennis players from Lausanne and one from MUS and Hutchison were named to Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s all-state tennis team.

Lausanne’s Ghandour, The Daily Memphian’s Boys Soccer Player of the Year, heads a group of five players from Memphis named to the TSWA all-state team. 

Addie Graham, Charlee Smith, Jorja Wheeler and Brooke Harrison earn TSWA honors.

Daily Memphian’s Baseball Player of the Year Jack Hibbard from Arlington High and four players from Division II-AA were named to the TSWA all-state baseball team.

Jordan Cooper started at safety for the Panthers and recorded 20 tackles while helping the team to an 8-4 finish in 2023. He had signed to play at Culver-Stockton College in Missouri.

The former MUS standout qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics by placing third in the decathlon at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

Harrison Williams won the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the two-day event in 2023.

Memphis is represented by five swimmers competing this week at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis.

Millington’s Everson is the top coach after taking his team to its second consecutive state tournament.

The Saints also have the top coach after a trip to the state semifinals in 2024.

The coach won back-to-back state titles while at Rossville Christian School.

Olympic trials will be a learning experience — and hopefully a springboard — for Eva and Roos Rottink.

The two-way standout led Arlington to the state tournament for the first time in five years. 

Three former Memphis-area high school baseball players had a front-row seat for one of the wildest — and at the same time most inspirational — stories of the college baseball season.

Here are The Daily Memphian’s postseason boys lacrosse awards, featuring our player of the year, coach of the year and all-metro teams for Divisions 1 and 2.