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The latest Central coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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Prep tour: 20 schools visited on first day of TSSAA pads practice
It's one of the longest but most enjoyable work days of the year for me.

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Connie Hay ‘an inspiration’ for Central athletes at age 90
There are not many places to eat that have been around longer than Connie Hay, but he and his wife, Naomi, just got back from one in southwestern Tennessee.

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Prep Notes: Wampler new leader for Whitwell defense
David Wampler has been hired as defensive coordinator at Whitwell High School.

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State titles abundant for Best of Preps coach finalists
Winning a state championship wasn't a prerequisite for being named a finalist for the 2015 Scrappy Moore coach of the year award, but it certainly didn't hurt. Four of the six finalists claimed state titles this past school year.

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Hamilton County trio fall in losers-bracket finals
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Advancing to a softball state championship game from the losers-bracket final didn't work out for three Hamilton County teams Friday at the StarPlex Complex.

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Ooltewah, Central keep winning
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The Lady Purple Pounders were getting soaked in the hotel pool. The Lady Owls were getting wet on a softball field just as extra innings were about to begin.

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Central sets tournament record in softball victory at Spring Fling
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The Lady Purple Pounders lived up to their nickname and set a state softball tournament record.

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Lady Pounders extend Welch’s career
Ally Welch came into the Central High School softball family as the lone freshman and will depart it as the Lady Purple Pounders' lone senior. She knew this all along, but her only question was where and when, and that question got answered Friday night.

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Parrott, Lady Pounders down Polk 5-2
Central's Brooke Parrott did not need to look far for a reminder of how potent the Polk County softball lineup can be.

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Brooke Parrott, Central pound Sequoyah 10-4 in Region 3-AA softball semifinals
Sequoyah softball coach Courtney Self chuckled after seeing her team end its season in the Region 3-AA semifinals for the first time since 2001, thanks to Central's 10-4 purple pounding Monday night.
