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Weakley County high school football pick’em: Week 1
The 2025 high school football season is here! After all of the summer workouts, 7-on-7 scrimmages, full-padded practices in the head and full-padded scrimmage, games begin to matter this week. And returning for a second season is the Weakley County pick’em. Our sports writer Michael Odom will pick the scores of all Weakley County high…
Read MoreWestview opens the 2025 West Tennessee High School Football Rankings at No. 1
Week 1 of the high school football season is here. Last season ended with Milan and Westview finishing as state runners-up after a strong season across West Tennessee. But now 2025 is here and the trek toward Chattanooga this week. Before games begin, here are the top 15 teams in West Tennessee: 1. Westview (14-1)…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school fall sports results for Week 1
Here are the fall sports results for Week 1 from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County: THURSDAY Girls Soccer South Gibson 6, Huntingdon 0 Goals: SG – Reese Yoder 4, Jaci Walters, Morgan Czerniak. Assists: SG – Rylee Hood 2, Lily Pastorius, Eleanor Suiter. Saves: SG – Heather Hansen 1. Records: SG…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school fall sports schedule for Week 1 (Aug. 18-23)
Here are all of the matchups in high school athletics for teams in Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County for Week 1 of the season: MONDAY High School Golf Gibson County vs. Milan at Milan Golf and Country Club, 4 p.m.; South Gibson vs. Covington (girls only) at Covington Country Club, 4…
Read MoreRegion 8-4A Football: Can anyone touch Haywood in region play?
Class 4A was the West Tennessee class that was affected the most by the new classification parameters. Region 7-4A was 6-4A and 7-4A from 2024 squashed together. Region 8-4A is a few from last year’s 7-4A along with all of the Shelby County schools. Haywood and Fayette-Ware stay together from Region 7-4A and join Craigmont,…
Read MoreHow COULD West Tennessee high school football playoffs look this season?
One of the biggest questions that I have been asked over the past three months is what will the high school playoffs look like this season? The TSSAA made the decision to switch up the playoffs this year with the No. 1 and No. 4 teams from a region staying in the same quad, while…
Read MoreRegion 7-4A Football: Will Dyer County or Chester County repeat as region champion?
When the new classification parameters were set, the two West Tennessee regions Class 4A in 2024 seemed to be smushed together beginning with the 2025 season. Region 6-4A teams of Chester County, Hardin County, Lexington, North Side, South Gibson and South Side were moved to Region 7-4A to join up with Crockett County and Dyer…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school sophomores in Gibson County for the 2025-26 school year
As the 2025-26 school year continues to near, we have broken down the top 15 rising seniors and juniors going into this season. This week, we look at the top 15 returning sophomores in Gibson County for the upcoming school year. 1. Tyler DeHaan (South Gibson baseball) – DeHaan stepped right into the Hornets’ pitching…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school sophomores in Weakley County for the 2025-26 school year
As the 2025-26 school year continues to near, we have broken down the top 15 rising seniors and juniors going into this season. This week, we look at the top 15 returning sophomores in Weakley County for the upcoming school year. 1. Graham Simpson (Westview football, boys basketball, baseball) – Simpson played quality minutes in…
Read MoreRegion 7-3A Football: Will any team in Class 3A be able to beat Westview this season?
Last season, the Westview football team wasn’t challenged until the Class 3A title game with perennial powerhouse Alcoa. Alcoa has moved up to Class 4A, and that leaves the door wide open for Westview to be the team to beat in Class 3A as long as Graham Simpson is at Westview. The Chargers are still…
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