The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through September 28, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

Forrest senior Carissa Curtis has experienced the ups and downs of being an elite athlete, excelling on the basketball court as a Lady Rocket, competing as a high level travel ball player, and being an integral member of the Forrest golf team. Curtis, who transferred from Eagleville in her eighth-grade year and scored 18 points in her middle school debut at Chapel Hill, has scored 1,266 points in her Forrest high school career, averaging 14.7 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 2.8 assists per game, and 2.4 steals per game. more

Preparations have been different this year for golf, volleyball, girls' soccer, and football Emily Crowell has lost count. Not the myriad calls, intraoffice meetings and video conferencing sessions that have gone into the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s planning phases for its upcoming slate of fall state championships. Rather, Crowell’s taken her work home while working from home, and she cannot recall the number of times her husband has succumbed to a temperature check... more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through September 21, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

As an undergraduate student, Alex Diamond was tangentially intertwined with one of college athletics’ grandest basketball programs. Today, in 2020, Dr. Alex Diamond has been intricately involved in developing the return-to-play guidelines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic for both the National Federation of High School Sports (NFHS) and the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA). more

The age old football adage goes something like this-- when two bitter rivals go head to head, you can throw out the records. Giles County (2-3) came prepared for a battle and kept the contest close through three quarters before the Tigers tacked on two fourth quarter touchdowns to turn a 24-14 contest at the end of three into a 38-14 comfortable win. more

Cornersville freshman Annabelle Mulliniks did what she had to do to make it out of the Division I, Small Class, Region 6 Tournament Monday at the Lawrenceburg Golf and Country Club, shooting an 85 on the 4,574-yard par 71 tract. Mulliniks shot 42 on the easier front nine and 43 on the tough, hilly back nine to claim the second of three individual qualifier spots for next week’s state tournament at the WillowBrook Golf Club in Manchester on Tuesday and Wednesday... more

Last week ended with sorrow and pain, but the new week began with hope and love and a never seen before community outreach tsunami in support for our fallen Rocket Micah McClendon, who was honored by a classy Loretto football program Friday night as they painted his blue #11 on both sidelines of the field and at each 11-yard line and had some heartfelt words for the Forrest sophomore before the opening kickoff. McClendon was with us Friday, in spirit and on the field as Brenton Burchell wore the #11 jersey to honor his injured classmate. more

A mark of every great team in modern sports history is how well the squad plays after a tough loss. Marshall County (2-1) may not be in the great category just yet, but the Tigers followed up a disheartening loss on statewide TV to Tullahoma (5-0) with resounding success, beating the 5-A Shelbyville Golden Eagles (2-2) 50-35. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs traveled to Leipers Fork to take on the Division II, Class A, East Region foe Grace Christian Academy-Franklin Lions on Friday night. The Bulldogs built a first half lead and then withstood a furious GCA rally to turn back the Lions 32-22 in an exciting high school football game. “We started out well in the first half, we had some blunders on special teams as far as extra points go but the defense stopped Grace’s offense and we ran the ball like wanted to do,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said. The Bulldogs were led by a bruising ground game that tallied 384 rushing yards, utilizing the full complement of running backs. more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through September 14, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

The Forrest Lady Rockets finished in third place in the Division I, Small Class, District 11 Golf Tournament on Tuesday at the Buford Ellington Golf Course inside Henry Horton State Park in Chapel Hill. Maggie Browning led the way for the Lady Rockets with 102, Carissa Curtis was one shot behind at 103, and Christa Warren shot 150. The top two scores are used to determine the girls’ team score. more

Everything was good. It was a perfect day for homecoming at Chapel Hill on Friday, the much-anticipated parade went on as scheduled a little light but without a hitch as the Class of ‘95’ got its firetruck ride, the beautiful homecoming Queen Hannah Villazon received her crown, the heroes and victims of 9/11 and the community first responders were honored before the game, and the Forrest Rockets entertained historical rival Moore County in a non-region contest at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field. Everyone’s lives would be different later that night. more

Your life can change in a split second and when it does many more lives can be affected and forever be intertwined and that’s what happened Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill early in the third quarter as the Rockets took on Moore County in the annual Homecoming football game... more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through September 7, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:... more

The question Marshall County (1-1, 0-1) fans are asking themselves after Friday night is whether Tullahoma (3-0, 1-0) is really that good or the Tigers have that much more work to put in before a hopeful second or third round playoff rematch in the battle of the big cats. A packed crowd at Preston Hopkins Field and the cameras from the Mid State-wide televised My TV 30 Game of the week saw the Tigers down just 7-0 with three minutes remaining in the opening half before the Wildcats stepped on the gas and outscored the home team 35-7 the rest of the way for a 42-7 Tullahoma win. more

The Moore County Raiders travelled to Cornersville on Friday night to renew the rivalry with the number-two ranked Cornersville Bulldogs as both teams kicked off their Region 5-A schedules. The Bulldogs, who won on a last a second field goal last year game at Lynchburg, fell behind in the first half and could not catch up and the Raiders dealt the boys from Cornersville their first loss of the season, 33-23... more

The Forrest Rockets bounced back from an unpleasant loss at Portland last week with a tough 19-7 win over archrival Eagleville Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill in the Region 5-AA opener for both teams. “It’s always a huge win to beat Eagleville,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “It was our first region game and now we are 1-0 in the region and we are one step closer to our goal.” more

Region contests highlight Week 3 of the football schedule. There will be 134 games played this week with 113 of the games featuring region matchups. Schools are continuing to follow the COVID-19 guidelines and mandates and TSSAA believes that every adult and every participant must do their part and follow the guidelines set forth by the association and conduct themselves safely and thoughtfully so that the schools can provide as many opportunities as possible for the student-athletes this fall. more