Florida State basketball coach  Leonard Hamilton, a former basketball player at The University of Tennessee at Martin, announced he will be stepping down at the end of the season. He is the …

Thursday, Tennessee’s 19 th -ranked Lady Vols were rude hosts to No. 5 Connecticut. For the first time since 2007, UT vanquished the Huskies, 80-76. Tennessee maybe entering the burgeoning …

A packed crowd at McKenzie High School looked on as Sophie Pate was crowned the 2025 McKenzie Basketball Homecoming Queen on Friday night.

McKenzie boys’ basketball has hit a bit of a skid lately. The Rebels have suffered three straight losses to even their record a 11-11. One of the most frustrating efforts was …

Many folks who visit this corner of the paper each week and who are Tennessee fans are familiar with General Robert Neyland’s game maxims that are repeated in the locker room before each …

 Huntingdon Middle School sits on the spot that I attended high school 51 years ago. The structure sits almost were the football field was located in that day and time and currently the oval …

 The Huntingdon Middle School Fillies completed a trifecta for Huntingdon Middle School Saturday in Murfreesboro at Middle Tennessee Christian School as the Fillies defeated Rickman 72-39 to win …

 The Huntingdon Fillies and Mustangs continue their great play on the hardwood as they faced two rivals this past week in McKenzie and Camden. The Fillies won over the Lady Rebels on the road on …

Central’s Tigers pulled off a last-second win at home against McKenzie’s Rebels last Tuesday, January 28. The visiting Rebels controlled much of the game, and held up to a nine point …

The Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers football team celebrated their season Saturday evening at the annual Football Banquet, held in the Central cafeteria. Hometown Hangout of McKenzie catered …

In a ceremony before the girls’ basketball game Friday evening, Clarksburg Senior Libby Autry was crowned the 2025 Homecoming Queen. She was crowned by the 2024 Homecoming Queen Chloe Rae …

Quinn Kelley was crowned as the 2025 Basketball Homecoming Queen in front of a jam-packed crowd Friday night during a ceremony that took place at halftime of the boys’ basketball game. She …

McKenzie High School celebrated the achievements of its football team at the annual football banquet held on Sunday at McKenzie Church of Christ. Coaches recognized the hard work, dedication, …

The West Carroll Football Banquet, held Saturday at the Carroll County Civic Center, celebrated the achievements of the War Eagles football program, from junior high to high school, along with the …

4So, it appears that I spoke presciently about SEC basketball. To quote a college basketball coach I once covered, remarking about the depth of his conference: “Every game is a war.” …

 Being a sports fanatic, this time of the year I watch a lot of basketball. Most of the games I watch are live, but I watch a lot of basketball on TV as well. I don’t really watch a lot of …

McKENZIE GIRLS 58, HOUSTON COUNTY 54 at Erin – Jaycie Stafford was 16-18 from the free throw line and dumped in 34 points as the Lady Rebels captured a District 12A victory over the Lady …

McKenzie captured a District 12A basketball sweep over visiting Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central last Monday night. The Lady Rebels claimed a 59-49 victory over Central in the opener while the …

 It seems every year that basketball creates a column that is about fan behavior. I have written about the subject on several occasions, and it really jumps out at me when I am at home game with …

Back in the late ’80s, I would be laying out the sports pages for one of the myriad newspapers I worked for. I often was alone upstairs on those Monday nights, and I’d bring my transistor …