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Gibson County, Weakley County high school schedules for Week 10 of fall season
Week 10 of the high school fall season is here. Golf has come to a close. Gibson County and Milan will represent West Tennessee in the Class A state tournament. And girls soccer hits region tournament time. GIBSON COUNTY TUESDAY High School Cross Country Bradford, Milan, South Gibson in Westview Meet, 4:30 p.m. High School…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom Pick’em: High School Football Week 9
Blake and Heather Allen had better get some frequent flier miles set up for their son, South Gibson sophomore Cade Allen. Since the start of the school year, Cade Allen has gone from Cary, NC for the U15 Team USA baseball tryouts, back to Medina for two weeks to then fly to Miami, Fla. and…
Read MoreLemons vs. Odom Pick’em: High School Football Week 9
“Is that a tumbleweed?,” I joked sitting at my desk on Monday. “Fall break makes Weakley County like a ghost town as people are at the beach or at the mountains or just out of town.” “Fall break makes the pickings slim this week as for high school athletics,” Weakley County Press editor Josh Lemons…
Read MoreGuiding Graduates to Greatness
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Humboldt City Schools recently held a seminar for 5th through 12th grade students to get their input on what a Portrait of a Viking Graduate should look like. This seminar went over spectacularly and now HCS has a plan of action on how to graduate each Viking to…
Read MoreThree Way gearing up for Super Bowl winner’s return home
The city of Three Way is gearing up for one of their most famous residents to come home for a celebration. Trey Smith, a member of the Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs, will be in town for a celebration and sign unveiling. The Three Way Board of Mayor and Aldermen has been planning this…
Read MoreBreaking down the 4 undefeated, 4 winless football teams in West Tennessee in 2023
After eight weeks of the high school football season, there are four undefeated teams in West Tennessee and four teams without a win. Here is a breakdown of each of those six teams: UNDEFEATED Dresden Record: 8-0 Score differential: Plus-247 Average score: 46.4.4-15.5 Closest win: Union City (Week 7), 31-28 Remaining opponent record: 8-8 Best…
Read MoreTennessee AP high school football poll after Week 8
The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through October 8, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point…
Read MoreWest Carroll enters West Tennessee football rankings after Week 8
The beginning of October is the time of year when school systems take Fall Break. Multiple teams had fall break last week, while others have it this week. Fall break usually means bye weeks for football teams also. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t big games. Haywood and Hardin County was a key West Tennessee…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school football 2023 region standings after Week 8
Here are the updated region standings for West Tennessee teams after Week 8. Region 6-1A Reg. Over. McKenzie 4-0 7-1 W. Carroll 4-0 5-1 Houston Co. 2-2 3-5 McEwen 0-2 1-5 Perry Co. 0-3 2-5 Bruceton 0-3 1-7 Region 7-1A Reg. Over. Dresden 5-0 8-0 Lake Co. 4-1 4-3 Union City 3-1 4-3 S. Fulton…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school schedules for Week 9 of fall season
Week 9 of the fall season is here. Golf wraps up with state tournaments this week, and postseason continues in girls soccer and volleyball. If you want to see the postseason brackets for Gibson County and Weakley County, click here. GIBSON COUNTY MONDAY High School Golf South Gibson in Class AA state tournament (Day 1)…
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