Area Sports

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…

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

“Tough weekend?” Victor Parkins asked as I walked into the office, already knowing the answer. “Yea, my wife Jean lost the matriarch of her family and the funeral was Saturday,” I replied. “It’s never easy to lose a special leader of the family that had four children, eight grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, along with…

With the midway point of the season upon us, the Gleason and Greenfield football teams seemed to right some early wrongs last week with wins over Lake County and Fulton County (Ky.), respectively. A big stretch of Region 7-1A games are ahead for both teams, culminating in the two meeting in Week 11. I went…

Another week of football is in the books, and there were lots of big games. Fans have figured out that Region 7-4A in loaded as teams are beating each other right and left, and no team remaining undefeated in region play. And don’t try guessing winners – just look at our pick’em column. Region 7-2A…

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 4 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 5 action: Region 6-1A Reg. Over. McKenzie 1-0 4-1 Wayne Co. 1-0 2-3 Bruceton 0-1 4-1 Collinwood 0-0 1-4 McEwen 0-0 2-1 Perry Co. 0-1 2-3 Region 7-1A Reg. Over. S. Fulton 2-0 4-0 Dresden 2-0 3-2 Gleason 1-1 2-3 Humboldt 1-1 2-3 Lake…