Patrick MacCoon

Patrick MacCoon is an avid sports lover who joined the Chattanooga Times Free Press January 2, 2019. He covers prep sports along with the Chattanooga Football Club and Chattanooga Lookouts. Patrick is a fan of Atlanta professional sports and began reading newspapers at an early age to analyze the MLB box scores. He is a graduate from Red Bank High School and the University of Tennessee (Knoxville).

Contact Patrick MacCoon at pmaccoon@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6311.

East Hamilton’s 3-point attack routs Rhea in region quarterfinals

by Patrick MacCoon ·March 1, 2025

East Hamilton's senior guard duo of Peyton Harris and Myles Willingham put on their best "Splash Brothers" impression Saturday night.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / East Hamilton senior guard Myles Willingham, left, made five 3-pointers by the 4:50 mark of the third quarter in Saturday's 71-45 home win over Rhea County in the TSSAA Region 3-4A quarterfinals.

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Baylor’s Zane Restelli hopes for championship finish to prep career

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 28, 2025

Baylor point guard Restelli is finishing his prep basketball career in a way that ensures he will be one of the top players in program history.

Staff file photo / Baylor senior point guard Zane Restelli and the Red Raiders will visit Memphis-area program Briarcrest Christian for a TSSAA Division II-AA quarterfinal Saturday.

Tyner girls’ 19-win season ends with home loss in region tourney

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 28, 2025

Tyner girls' basketball coach Xavier Marshall had seen his team strike for 10-plus 3-pointers in a win on several occasions this season.

Staff photo by Abby White / Tyner's Mariyah Staton looks for an opening to pass during a TSSAA Region 2-2A quarterfinal against visiting Tellico Plains on Friday night. Staton scored 16 points for the Lady Rams, who lost 76-52 as their season came to an end.

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Soddy Daisy girls have raised bar under coach Katie Wright

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 27, 2025

Katie Wright was just 24 when she took over at Soddy Daisy four years ago, and as a first-time head coach, she was eager to win.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Katie Wright has guided the Soddy Daisy girls' basketball program to its first district championship since 2007 in her fourth season as head coach. The Lady Trojans are on a 17-game winning streak as they prepare to host Loudon in a TSSAA Region 3-3A quarterfinal Friday night.

Jenkins leads Soddy Daisy girls to first district title since 2007

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 25, 2025

Soddy Daisy sophomore point guard Emma Rutherford tossed the basketball as high in the air as she could as the final buzzer sounded in Tuesday's 41-29 District 6-3A championship victory over host Signal Mountain.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Soddy Daisy defenders surround Signal Mountain (45) Lucy Provonsha during their game at Signal Mountain High School on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

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Whitwell’s Wyatt Davis becomes first wrestler in school history to win state

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 24, 2025

While some of the state's most iconic wrestling families — like the Fowlers from Cleveland and Signal Mountain's Uhorchuk brothers, who have combined for 26 individual state championships between four siblings — reside in the Chattanooga area, it was a first-time champion who also made history this past weekend.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Whitwell senior Wyatt Davis became the first TSSAA state wrestling champion in school history when the Tigers standout won his 144-pound Class A weight bracket at this past weekend's Division I state traditional tournament in Franklin.

Cleveland’s Piper Fowler, Signal Mountain’s Ethan Uhorchuk make TSSAA wrestling history

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 22, 2025

Cleveland's Piper Fowler and Signal Mountain's Ethan Uhorchuk cemented their high school wrestling legacies in championship form Saturday night.

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Cleveland senior Piper Fowler, top, won her 165-pound TSSAA girls' state championship final with an 8-1 decision over Kirkwood's Janiya Johnson on Saturday night in Franklin.

Hasani Jackson’s return to East Ridge has Pioneers on a roll

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 21, 2025

There has been a bit of lighting and thunder in Hasani Jackson's return to East Ridge when it comes to his impact on the basketball court.

Staff photo by Abby White / East Ridge's Angel Strickland (2) gains possession from Soddy Daisy's Noah Patterson (22) during a TSSAA District 6-3A semifinal Friday at Signal Mountain.

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Cleveland wrestlers aim to continue dominant run at state tourney

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 20, 2025

Trying to stop the state championship roll of Cleveland High School's wrestling program sure seems like a nearly impossible task for its competition.

Staff file photo by Patrick MacCoon / Cleveland senior 175-pounder Cy Fowler, top, will try to repeat as an individual state champion for the Blue Raiders, who will be going for their eighth straight TSSAA traditional team title this weekend in Franklin.

Chattanooga-area teams could sweep TSSAA traditional state titles

by Patrick MacCoon ·February 20, 2025

If history repeats itself, the Chattanooga area will be on top of the Tennessee high school wrestling world again this weekend.