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North Side boys overtake No. 1 in West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 14
District championships have started to be handed out across West Tennessee. Going into Monday, Adamsville girls (13-2A), Greenfield girls (14-1A), Huntingdon girls (12-2A), Middleton girls (13-1A) and Westview (14-2A) have won district titles in the area, while University School of Jackson won a region title. But it was the boys’ side that saw more change…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today high school basketball state poll for Feb. 23
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, February 23. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses…
Read MoreRicky Hooker: To God be the Glory
By: Ethan Orwig It’s A Wonderful Life, a Frank Capra film, follows a man named George Bailey who walks his entire life pursuing his dreams and aspirations to travel the world. But after countless closed doors, George leads a quiet life in Bedford Falls, and constantly looks back at the “what if’s” in life. When…
Read MoreExposing Monsters: CASA Hosts Online Predator Awareness
On a dim and foggy Tuesday evening at the Humboldt Medical Center, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), hosted a brutally honest seminar warning parents about the growing darkness of the online world, and how to protect children from falling prey to malicious online predators. Organized by Executive Director of CASA of Midwest Tennessee Treva Maitland, the event was led by author and former law enforcement investigator, Tony Kail.…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 14
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 14 games: SATURDAY Boys District 12-2A Tournament Championship Milan 56, Camden 50 Camden 6 18 12 11 — 50 Milan 18 9 15 13 — 56 Camden (50) — Jake Barker 11, Jake Reynoldson…
Read MoreBen Johnson resigns as South Gibson football coach
After four years in charge of the South Gibson football team, head coach Ben Johnson has resigned as coach of the Hornets, as he will be the new head coach at Evangelical Christian School. Johnson is coming off a 10-4 season in charge of South Gibson as he led the program to its first-ever appearance…
Read MoreFayette-Ware boys overtake No. 1 in West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 13
Some teams had to pack three or more games into last week because of the two-week hiatus due to snow. While other teams just had to play one or two games. One thing is for sure – multiple good teams took some losses. There was slow shooting, extra fouls and lost stamina. But it is…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today high school basketball state poll for Feb. 16
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, February 16. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball district standings following Week 13 of the 2025-26 season
After 13 weeks of the 2025-26 high school basketball season, here are the updated district standings for across West Tennessee: BOYS District 12-1A Dist. Over. McEwen 6-1 12-11 Houston Co. 5-3 10-12 Clarksburg 4-3 11-8 McKenzie 2-5 6-15 Bruceton 1-6 6-16 District 13-1A Dist. Over. Humboldt 8-0 15-6 Middleton 6-2 10-12 Bradford 3-5 10-15 Halls…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 12
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 13 games: SATURDAY Boys Haywood 71, Obion County 62 Haywood 10 12 26 23 — 71 Obion Co. 14 10 11 27 — 62 Haywood (71) — Jonathan Starks 18, Ty’Lynn Currie 16, JaMalachi…
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