Area Sports
Region 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…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school juniors in Gibson County for the 2025-26 school year
As the 2025-26 school year continues to near, we broke down the top 15 seniors going into the year last week. This week, we look at the top 15 returning juniors in GibsonCounty for the upcoming school year. 1. Jade Reed (South Gibson girls basketball) – Reed, the 2024-25 All-Gibson County girls basketball player of…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school juniors in Weakley County for the 2025-26 school year
As the 2025-26 school year continues to near, we broke down the top 15 seniors going into the year last week. This week, we look at the top 15 returning juniors in Weakley County for the upcoming school year. 1. Asa Barnes (Westview football) – Barnes helped lead the Chargers to a 14-win season and…
Read MoreRegion 7-1A Football: Can Dresden return to No. 1 spot in region with Union City gone?
The Union City football team proved the team to beat in Region 7-1A last season as the Golden Tornadoes reached the Class 1A quarterfinals before losing to eventual state champions Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering. Union City is now in Class 2A, so a new team will win the region title this season. Dresden…
Read MoreMilan’s Jaydon Peete commits to UT Martin
With a post on his X-account (formerly Twitter), Milan senior running back Jaydon Peete has made his college decision. Peete, the 2024 Tennessee Titans Class 2A Mr. Football winner, has committed to play college football at UT Martin. Peete also had offers from Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, Indianapolis University and North Alabama. Peete helped the…
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