Area Sports
Top 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…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school seniors in Gibson County for the 2025-26 school year
With dead period coming to a close, athletes are back practicing and getting ready for the 2025-26 athletic season. Over the month of June, we looked back at what last year brought us with the most memorable games, top coaching jobs, best teams and top athletic performances. Now, we look toward the upcoming year. Here…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school seniors in Weakley County for the 2025-26 school year
With dead period coming to a close, athletes are back practicing and getting ready for the 2025-26 athletic season. Over the month of June, we looked back at what last year brought us with the most memorable games, top coaching jobs, best teams and top athletic performances. Now, we look toward the upcoming year. Here…
Read MoreRegion 7-2A Football: Can Milan make a return trip to the Class 2A state championship game?
In Wade Comer’s first year in charge of the Milan football team, he led the Bulldogs to the Class 2A state championship game. Milan does have to replace some key lineman that graduated on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Jackson Central-Merry was the only team to beat the Bulldogs last year, and…
Read MoreRegion 5-2A Football: How will Adamsville, Riverside, Scotts Hill fare farther east?
Adamsville and Riverside have been playing at a high level in Region 6-2A over the past couple of years. But when the TSSAA reclassified, the Cardinals and the Panthers were moved one region over to Region 5-2A along with Scotts Hill, who dropped down from Class 3A. Region 5-2A changed some, including the loss of…
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