Just one day after Chris Smith stepped down from the Bartlett High football coaching job to take a position in his native Arkansas, the Panthers have their replacement.

The Dragons will have three teams in action at the prestigious Penn Relays as they continue preparations to defend their Class AAA title.

Miss Basketball winner Fran Kelly is the top player, while Caidyn Sanders and Reshun Spears are also recognized for their success in 2024-25.

The Panthers football coach takes a job in Arkansas after two playoff seasons at Bartlett.

St. Agnes’ Matt Burkhead is the top coach after leading Stars to a state title.

The state governing body for high school athletics is facing the possibility of a government takeover. Or outright dissolution.

Northpoint’s K.L. Farr strikes out the side in the bottom of the seventh to cap a complete game.

Cordova’s Ashton Boswell and Griffin Davis of St. George’s share top honor; Collierville’s Brian Loeffler wins coach of the year.

Standouts from Bartlett, Houston, Munford, MUS, Northpoint, St. George’s and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week. 

Bowlers from Bartlett, St. Agnes and St. Benedict were named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s all-state bowling team.

The chances come late but nothing is settled between the district rivals.

Cece Tashie is the second lacrosse player in a row to be voted player of the week.

Miles Nesmith is currently the nation’s No. 1 triple-jumper, thanks to a state-record leap of 51 feet, 5 inches set while competing at the Texas Relays in late March.

Standouts from Briarcrest, Collierville, Fayette-Ware, Houston, Hutchison and MBA named to all-state team.

A Millington Central Middle High School basketball coach is on unpaid leave as part of an investigaiton.

Standouts from Whitehaven, Houston, Bartlett and more honored.

Houston freshman Canon Day knocks a game-winning single in the seventh inning after a terrific relief outing from Will Beasley.

A giant figure at now-closed Bishop Byrne, he coached the Red Knights to three football state championships.

State champions Griffin Davis and Ashton Boswell head up the local wrestlers on the Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state wrestling team. 

Cole Photopulos drives in four runs for Briarcrest as the Saints battle back from a first-inning haymaker.

The junior, who is headed to Texas, has 28 strikeouts over his last two outings.

Standouts from Arlington, Central, Collierville, ECS, Houston, Lakeland and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week.

Several competitors turned in state-leading performances in the season’s largest track and field competition in the Mid-South.

The senior is a two-sport standout at St. Mary’s and was recognized for her prowess on the lacrosse field.

The former assistant and middle school head coach lands his “dream job.”