Area Sports

“Michael, why are you decked out in a Hawaiian shirt and wearing a lei around your neck?” Victor Parkins said as I ran in the office Monday morning. “ Summer is over. It is fall now.” “Yea, but I am ready to enjoy Fall break and head to the beach,” I replied. “Just because high…

Week 7 might have been my best week of the season! I went 13-2 and got all four Weakley County games correct. I am now 20-6 (.769 winning percentage) in my Weakley County picks. The two games that I missed last week were South Gibson’s win over Lexington and Trinity Christian Academy’s win over Jackson…

With a late field goal, the Trinity Christian Academy football team gave Jackson Christian its first loss on the season. And with that win, the Lions are now ranked in the West Tennessee High School Football Rankings after Week 7 action. There are still seven teams that remain unbeaten after seven weeks of the season,…

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 7 on Monday. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on…

Here are the updated region standings for West Tennessee after Week 7 action: Region 6-1A Reg. Over. McKenzie 2-0 6-1 McEwen 1-0 3-2 Wayne Co. 2-1 3-4 Collinwood 1-1 2-5 Bruceton 0-2 5-2 Perry Co. 0-2 3-4 Region 7-1A Reg. Over. S. Fulton 3-0 6-0 Dresden 3-0 5-2 Greenfield 2-1 4-3 Lake Co. 1-1 4-2…

“Michael, why are you hiding under your desk?” Victor Parkins asked early Monday morning. “I think MawMaw is trying to hunt me down when I picked against her Hornets last week, and they won 35-0 over Dyer County,” I replied. “Mrs. Norma Austin isn’t one to mess with.” “Oh, come on it can’t be that…

One Weakley County game seems to keep me from having a perfect record in the county each week. Two weeks ago, I missed Gleason’s win over Lake County. So I picked Gleason last week, and Perry County came up to Tater Town and picked up the win. I went 10-5 with my picks last week…

Fans across West Tennessee still don’t understand that that football playoffs will look very different this season after changes made by TSSAA during the offseason. I put my thoughts out preseason on what I thought playoff brackets could look like in West Tennessee, so now I am going to give an update. The TSSAA made…

How is the 2025 season already half over? It feels like just last week we were in 7-on-7 camps sweating the whole time. But most teams are through at least five games on their schedule. South Fulton has been a team on the cusp of getting into the top 15. The Red Devils were forced…

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 6 on Monday. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on…