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Weakley County High School Football Pick’em: Semifinals
On to the semifinals for the Westview Chargers! Melrose thought they had a chance, but Westview’s defense led by interceptions from Miles Brown and Finn Snider said, “No!” I correctly picked Westview’s win over Melrose, and I am now 36-7 (.837 winning percentage). But outside of the county pick, I didn’t do so well, missing…
Read MoreCadence, Rhythm, and Ink: The Musical Creation of “The Wizard and The Owl”
Cadence, Rhythm, and Ink: The Musical Creation of “The Wizard and The Owl” By Ethan Orwig One of the most vivid memories I have as a child was sitting cross legged before my dad’s seemingly eternal collection of books, he stored on the shelves of our Oakland Tennessee living room. From history biographies to fantasy…
Read MoreFood Rite’s ‘Bags for Brighter Holidays’ offers unique opportunity to give
Food Rite’s ‘Bags for Brighter Holidays’ offers unique opportunity to give By: Ethan Orwig As November presses on across Gibson County, the falling leaves and temperatures remind us that the holidays are right upon our doorstep. With Thanksgiving coming up, and Christmas on deck, folks file to the local grocery stores to ensure their kitchen…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 2
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 2 games: Saturday Boys Gibson County 54, Bradford 47 (OT) Bradford 10 13 9 11 4 — 47 Gibson Co. 7 8 12 16 11– 54 Bradford (47) — Brodie McDaniel 15, Jax Street…
Read MoreFour new teams join West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 1
The week of Hall of Champions games is in the book. Some of the boys’ teams are missing players due to football playoffs still going on. But after the first week of the season, there will always be some big changes. There are three new teams in the rankings this week. On the boys’ side,…
Read MoreWest Tennessee High School Basketball district standings following Week 1 of the 2025-26 season
After one week of the 2025-26 high school basketball season, here are the updated district standings for across West Tennessee: BOYS District 12-1A Dist. Over. Houston Co. 0-0 2-0 Bruceton 0-0 1-1 McKenzie 0-0 0-0 Clarksburg 0-0 0-1 McEwen 0-0 0-2 District 13-1A Dist. Over. Humboldt 0-0 2-0 Halls 0-0 1-1 Middleton 0-0 1-1 West…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball schedule for Week 2 (Nov. 24-29)
The 2025-26 high school basketball season enters Week 2 this week. Check out all of the games scheduled in Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County: MONDAY High School Basketball 10 a.m. – Madison at Milan 6 p.m. – Peabody at McKenzie; Clarksburg at Dresden; Gleason at Stewart County; West Carroll at Greenfield…
Read MoreOdom vs. Vic: High School Football Quarterfinals Pick’em
“What are you over there studying, Michael?” Victor Parkins asked when I was in the office bright and early on Monday morning. “Do you know if Gibson County has ever had two running backs that have had as dominant a performance as we had Friday night?” I responded. “Well, there have been years when Humboldt…
Read MoreWeakley County High School Football Pick’em: Quarterfinals
Well, the Weakley County teams in the postseason took a hit this week with Dresden and Greenfield both being eliminated. But there is one county team still alive – Westview. And the Chargers have their sights set on a gold ball. I went 2-1 last week with my picks in Weakley County as I missed…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 1
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 1 Hall of Champions games: SATURDAY Boys Humboldt 77, Gibson County 31 Humboldt 17 30 17 13 — 77 Gibson Co. 9 9 3 10 — 31 Humboldt (77) — Ja’Kevious Graves 17, Darion…
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