Vols’ Dobbs leads team to bowl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Before Josh Dobbs took over at quarterback in late October, the Tennessee offense was often lethargic and unimaginative. Against Florida, it shut down with a fourth-quarter lead...
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County places 11 on TSWA All-State football team
MURFREESBORO – The accolades for Rutherford County’s top football players continue to mount up. Led by nationally-ranked Blackman and Oakland, the county had 11 representatives on this year’s Tennessee...
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Oakland football trio eager for all-star games
MURFREESBORO – Jack Jones will be in Knoxville on Sunday to prepare for his first semester at the University of Tennessee. However, the Oakland standout offensive tackle today will suit up and play in...
View ArticleMurfreesboro volleyball trio chosen all-state
MURFREESBORO – Three Murfreesboro volleyball standout players received all-state status by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association recently. The trio — Blackman senior middle hitter Danielle Ged and...
View Article7-AAA boys race remains wide open
MURFREESBORO – The bulk of the District 7-AAA basketball season begins today with the return of league play. And there is a lot to be settled in the final six weeks of the regular season. Here are five...
View ArticleEight DNJ area hoops teams ranked
MURFREESBORO – District 7-AAA has been called the SEC of Tennessee high school football in recent years. That nickname may now also apply to girls basketball in the league. The all-Rutherford County...
View ArticleJennings, Jones among Vols' early enrollees
KNOXVILLE – As the spring semester got under way Wednesday at Tennessee, three Midstate players were among the 10 newcomers to the football program. Hillsboro’s Kyle Phillips, Oakland’s Jack Jones and...
View ArticleNotebook: Silent auction being held for 7-year-old battling cancer
MURFREESBORO – Riverdale teacher Lamar Davis began putting together a silent auction in August for a 7-year-old Murfreesboro girl who has ties to the school and is battling cancer. The auction, which...
View ArticleCentral Magnet's Taylor Cuneo named state's best by Gatorade
MURFREESBORO – Taylor Cuneo was the fastest female cross country runner in Rutherford County and in Class A/AA in 2014. On Thursday, the Central Magnet freshman standout was named the Tennessee...
View ArticleFormer Blackman star Mathers transferring from Ole Miss
MURFREESBORO – The I-Train is leaving Oxford. Former Blackman running I’Tavius Mathers confirmed in a text message to The Daily News Journal on Friday night that he was leaving Ole Miss after three...
View ArticleCentral Magnet leads First Tennessee All Sports standings
MURFREESBORO – Central Magnet holds a two-point lead over Siegel for the First Tennessee All-Sports Award currently through the fall sports season. The Tigers have 60 total points to hold the edge over...
View ArticleCorn Elder to play hoops at Miami
Corn Elder is sticking to his plan to play two sports on the college level just as he did when he led Ensworth to multiple football and basketball state championships. The University of Miami...
View ArticleOakland's Josh Cunningham commits to Tennessee Tech
MURFREESBORO – Josh Cunningham was hoping for a college scholarship offer this weekend while visiting Tennessee Tech. When Golden Eagles coach Watson Brown sat Cunningham and his family down and...
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Late surge keys Blackman boys win over Stewarts Creek
SMYRNA – Fourth-ranked Blackman found the perfect person to help the Blaze grind out a huge District 7-AAA road win Tuesday night. Junior Miller Armstrong, a standout linebacker for the Blaze football...
View ArticleDistrict basketball races heat up
MURFREESBORO – Central Magnet upset then-District 8-AA leader Livingston Academy four days ago. Today, the Lady Tigers get an opportunity to do the same to the new league leader. Central Magnet, ranked...
View ArticleOakland coach Thomas McDaniel: I've not been offered Christian Brothers job
MURFREESBORO – Oakland football coach Thomas McDaniel strongly denied a rumor on social media Tuesday stating that he would become the next high school football coach at Christian Brothers in Memphis....
View ArticleResults from the Doris Coady Rutherford Co. Swimming Invitational
HIGH SCHOOLS Swimming Doris Coady Rutherford Co. Invitational Saturday’s results at Jimmy Floyd Family Life Center, Lebanon Overall scores: 1. Oakland 583; 2. Riverdale 573; 3. Central Magnet 310; 4....
View ArticleOakland softball begins work on indoor facility
MURFREESBORO – Oakland’s softball program saw the fruition of hours of work fundraising on Wednesday with the ground breaking of a new indoor facility. “In order to stay competitive in 7-AAA, you are...
View ArticleSiegel freshman overcomes cancer, now excels on mat
Zac Duncalf sat on a cafeteria chair. His Siegel High wrestling teammates stood around him, waiting to start practice. Rolled up wrestling mats standing on end hid him from the practice mats he’d get...
View ArticleNotebook: Inky Johnson to speak at First Pitch baseball event
MURFREESBORO – Former University of Tennessee football player Inky Johnson will be the keynote speaker on Thursday at the inaugural Rutherford County First Pitch and Fellowship event held at New Vision...
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