Area Sports

One week of high school football is in the books! There have already been some great games after only one Friday. Henry County went on the road and beat Haywood, Westview grinded out a win over Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering, Huntingdon found a way to win a second straight over McKenzie and Dyer…

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 1 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 with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one…

Week 1 of the high school football season is in the books, and while there were no region games played. Here is a look at how the region standings look after one game. Region 6-1A Reg. Over. Bruceton 0-0 1-0 Collinwood 0-0 0-1 McEwen 0-0 0-1 McKenzie 0-0 0-1 Perry Co. 0-0 0-1 Wayne Co.…

Back in June, I was sitting nicely in Estes Park, Colorado with cool temperatures, a beautiful view of the mountains and elk scurrying around the roads. But the 2026 high school football season brought me back to reality in July, and now we get to deal with a heat dome that I am ready to…

While the past couple of seasons have been fun picking games for Weakley County, the pick’em column needed an upgrade. So when the Union City Messenger hired Gabriel Jackson as the new sports editor, the competition began. Each week of the high school football season, I (Michael Odom) will represent Weakley County and go head-to-head…

Last season, South Gibson reached the Class 4A state semifinals for the first time in program history after winning the region title. But this region wasn’t decided until the final week of the season. There was a chance going into the final week that with a loss to Hardin County, the Hornets could have fallen…

It’s finally time for high school football in West Tennessee. Teams have fought through spring games, 7-on-7 season, heat acclimation week, full-padded practices and scrimmages to get to this point. Huntingdon, McKenzie, University School of Jackson and Westview all played for state championships last year with Huntingdon and Westview bringing gold balls back to West…

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced its football rankings for the preseason 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 with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through…