Shadowens resigns as Blackman's football coach
MURFREESBORO – Philip Shadowens has been involved in high school football as a head coach or an assistant in Rutherford County for the past 24 years. Year No. 25 is in doubt. Shadowens shocked his...
View ArticleBlackman's title defense begins today
MURFREESBORO – The Class AAA defending boys basketball state champions will take their 12-mile route back to MTSU and Murphy Center at 1:15 p.m. today. It’s been a trip Blackman (24-6) has grown used...
View ArticleDangerfield garners second straight Gatorade honor
MURFREESBORO – Crystal Dangerfield had a delivery waiting for her at home Thursday morning. The Blackman junior basketball standout didn’t notice it at first until she started to leave for school, but...
View ArticleOakland’s Wright resigns after six seasons
MURFREESBORO – Mike Wright led Oakland back to the Region 4-AAA tournament after a one-year hiatus in 2015. On Monday, the sixth-year Oakland boys basketball coach submitted his resignation as coach....
View ArticleDavid Watson named Blackman High football coach
MURFREESBORO — Interim coach David Watson has been named the Blackman High football coach, replacing Philip Shadowens, who resigned last month. Watson has coached at the school the past six seasons as...
View ArticleBlackman names David Watson next football coach
MURFREESBORO – David Watson spent the past few weeks as Blackman’s interim football coach as the Blaze went through offseason workouts. On Tuesday, Blackman principal Leisa Justus dropped the interim...
View ArticleNotebook: Stewarts Creek’s Hall to play at San Diego St.
MURFREESBORO – Mason Hall played his senior football season at Stewarts Creek with a broken bone in his leg. However, the former Red Hawks quarterback will get an opportunity in the fall to continue...
View ArticleWoodson resigns as Riverdale boys hoops coach
MURFREESBORO The coaching carousel in District 7-AAA became more muddied on Thursday. Kevin Woodson resigned as Riverdale boys basketball coach on Thursday after five seasons becoming the second from...
View ArticleShadowens hired as new coach of William Blount High
MARYVILLE – Philip Shadowens didn’t make any raucous guarantees for an immediate turnaround. And he gave only a few details on an investigation into his former school’s football booster club, one in...
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Creek's Snowden overcomes homelessness to excel at life
SMYRNA – David Martin sat Jasper Snowden down recently and began to ask the Stewarts Creek senior the story of his life. The Stewarts Creek football coach knew bits and pieces of it from conversations...
View ArticleShadowens to leave Blackman teaching post in April
MURFREESBORO – Former Blackman High School football coach Philip Shadowens will leave his post as a physical education teacher before the end of the school year, a Rutherford County Schools spokesman...
View ArticleHotels sold out as tourneys pack county this weekend
MURFREESBORO – Hotel rooms in Rutherford County are sold out this weekend with nearly 500 athletic teams competing in tournaments in the area. The teams are broken down in four sports. • The 2015 Hoops...
View ArticleSheriff's Office sends Blackman findings to IRS
MURFREESBORO – The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s has forwarded information from its investigation into the Blackman High School football booster club to the Internal Revenue Service, according...
View ArticleRoundup: La Vergne evens series with Blackman
La Vergne evened its three-game series with Blackman on Wednesday night with a 7-4 win. The two teams play at 6 p.m. today at Blackman in the final game of the series. Morehead State signee Jake Hammon...
View ArticlePrep Baseball: Midseason Report
The race to determine the District 7-AAA regular-season champion is all but over with Riverdale holding a commanding league in the standings. However, with a month left in the season there are still...
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13-year-old commits to play for Lady Vols
MURFREESBORO – Caitlyn McCrary is an ordinary Oakland Middle eighth-grader with an extraordinary opportunity. McCrary, 13, already has made her college softball commitment. She was the University of...
View ArticleOakland names Wilson Central's Troy Bond next hoops coach
MURFREESBORO — Troy Bond built Wilson Central’s boys basketball team from scratch, making it a TSSAA Class AAA state tournament contender during the school’s first 14 years. He will try to do the same...
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Prep Notebook: Oakland wins track meet
Tom Kreager MURFREESBORO – Oakland High won the Chattanooga Optimist Southeastern Track and Field Invitational on Friday at Walker Valley High with 124 points. Oakland won five events, including three...
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Lady Warriors dig the long ball
Riverdale has hit 36 home runs as a team this season. Sarah Higgins, right, has a team-high 11. Mattie Woodruff, right has eight. Riverdale softball players celebrate with teammate Emily Burns,...
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Central Magnet pitcher throws with either arm
A portrait of James Touchton, a Central Magnet High School pitcher that can pitch both right handed and left handed on Monday April 13, 2015. MURFREESBORO – Central Magnet sophomore pitcher James...
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