Dean McCalla and Tyler Johns are the heroes for the Mustangs and the Dragons as Spring Fling baseball gets underway. Collierville puts three past Knoxville West; Houston eliminated Lausanne leads the way on opening day of Spring Fling boys tennisRelated stories:
Dragons open Class AAA state tournament with a thorough victory over Knoxville West.
Three local individuals win state track titles; Houston’s McCalla tosses a gem against Powell.
Lausanne ends ECS’ season in D2-A boys; MUS and Collierville boys advance, along with St. George’s girls.
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The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is hosting Spring Fling XXIX, a seven-sport, Olympic-style competition in Murfreesboro this week. Here are the Memphis-area competitors.
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Senior tosses a complete-game two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in final home appearance.
Hudson Brown tosses a complete-game shutout in decisive victory over Clarksville Academy.
Sophomore Jack Gleason led Briarcrest to Division 2-AA West Region title.
Jordan Ware won both the 100 and the 200 while also anchoring the victorious 400 and 800 relay squads. He has the top times in Tennessee this season in each sprint.
Baseball and soccer squads defeat archrival to move to within one victory of Spring Fling.
Standouts from Briarcrest, ECS, FACS, Millington and Northpoint are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 19.
Jordan Ware matched last year’s performance while Bartlett’s Kylan Bernard swept both hurdles races. In Class A girls, East’s Alyssa Raymond wins three events.
Junior Jaxon Hammond is one of several Brothers’ standouts on a hot day at MUS.
Carson Todd led ECS over FACS in the division tournament on May 7.
Briarcrest’s arms come through on the way to region tournament championship.
Connor Weaks throws three hitless innings to help Mustangs advance to Wednesday’s district championship game against rival Collierville.
Longtime Saints fixture and “relations-builder” Joe Rowell is retiring, leaving a legacy of winning and can-do attitude.
After sitting out a year due to his transfer, Jack Gleason quiets CBHS to help surging Saints earn a home series in the next round of the playoffs.
Standouts from Briarcrest, Collierville, ECS, FACS, Northpoint and Whitehaven up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 12.
Senior Wylly Wilmott answers her coach’s challenge, scores six goals.
Starnes, who served as Brighton’s defensive coordinator last season, is returning to Memphis to take over as head coach at Wooddale.
Kenny Cox homered and drove in four runs to help the Eagles to a pair of victories.
Annual rivalry match produces no goals, but some positives for both coaches.