Area Sports
Ben Johnson resigns as South Gibson football coach
After four years in charge of the South Gibson football team, head coach Ben Johnson has resigned as coach of the Hornets, as he will be the new head coach at Evangelical Christian School. Johnson is coming off a 10-4 season in charge of South Gibson as he led the program to its first-ever appearance…
Read MoreFayette-Ware boys overtake No. 1 in West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 13
Some teams had to pack three or more games into last week because of the two-week hiatus due to snow. While other teams just had to play one or two games. One thing is for sure – multiple good teams took some losses. There was slow shooting, extra fouls and lost stamina. But it is…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today high school basketball state poll for Feb. 16
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, February 16. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball district standings following Week 13 of the 2025-26 season
After 13 weeks of the 2025-26 high school basketball season, here are the updated district standings for across West Tennessee: BOYS District 12-1A Dist. Over. McEwen 6-1 12-11 Houston Co. 5-3 10-12 Clarksburg 4-3 11-8 McKenzie 2-5 6-15 Bruceton 1-6 6-16 District 13-1A Dist. Over. Humboldt 8-0 15-6 Middleton 6-2 10-12 Bradford 3-5 10-15 Halls…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 12
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 13 games: SATURDAY Boys Haywood 71, Obion County 62 Haywood 10 12 26 23 — 71 Obion Co. 14 10 11 27 — 62 Haywood (71) — Jonathan Starks 18, Ty’Lynn Currie 16, JaMalachi…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball district standings following Week 12 of the 2025-26 season
After 12 weeks of the 2025-26 high school basketball season, here are the updated district standings for across West Tennessee: BOYS District 12-1A Dist. Over. Houston Co. 4-1 9-10 McEwen 3-1 9-11 Clarksburg 2-2 9-7 McKenzie 2-3 6-13 Bruceton 0-4 4-13 District 13-1A Dist. Over. Humboldt 5-0 12-6 Middleton 3-1 7-11 Bradford 2-3 9-13 Halls…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today high school basketball state poll for Feb. 9
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced basketball rankings on Monday, Feb. 9. 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 10…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball schedule for Week 13 (Feb. 9-14)
The 2025-26 high school basketball season enters Week 11 this week. Check out all of the games scheduled in Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County: MONDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – Union City at Peabody; Bradford at West Carroll; Fayette Academy at TCA; Millington at Fayette-Ware TUESDAY High School Basketball 6…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 12
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 12 games: SATURDAY Boys South Gibson 70, Crockett County 54 Crockett Co. 5 12 16 22 — 54 S. Gibson 18 22 16 14 — 70 Crockett County (54) — Karson Kail 14, Kevin…
Read MoreSouth Gibson girls new No. 1in West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 10
Before the snow moved in across West Tennessee on Saturday, most high school basketball teams moved games to Thursday night to get games in. One of the marquee matchups was a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in the girls rankings as South Gibson hosted Dyersburg. The Lady Hornets held the opposition to one point…
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