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Soddy-Daisy Showdown has 15 wrestling teams

The annual Soddy-Daisy Showdown, a 15-team double-elimination wrestling tournament, is scheduled to begin at 9:30 Saturday morning.

By Ward Gossett January 2, 2015

Wrestlers compete in Southern Scuffle wrestling championship round of 16 matches Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.

Hayes, Pounders topple Brainerd for third place

All Terron Hayes wanted for his birthday was a win over Brainerd, but if history is any indicator, that's about as easy as asking for world peace.

By Lindsey Young December 30, 2014

Central's Tre Tiller brings the ball up the court Monday during his team's 71-55 win against Brainerd at the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament at Chattanooga State Community College.

Hawks hold off pesky Pounders, 61-54

Coming into the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament as first-time participants and with a lot of fanfare, Hamilton Heights' boys had to figure they were going to get opponents' best shots. They got Central's, or close to it Saturday, but it wasn't enough.

By Kelley Smiddie December 28, 2014

Central's Ryan Montgomery (11) tries to get between Hamilton Heights's Ezekiel Balogun, left, and Milos Andelic during their Best of Preps Basketball Tournament semifinal game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Chattanooga State Technical Community College.

Montgomery dunks propel Central to 20-point win

Despite a nearly full gym and a 10-point lead, Central basketball coach Rick Rogers sensed a general lack of excitement at halftime of his team's Best of Preps tournament first-round game against Boyd-Buchanan.

By Lindsey Young December 27, 2014

Central's Ryan Montgomery (11) deflects the pass of Boyd-Buchanan's Austin Jackson (33) while Central teammate D.J. Baxter (12) looks on. The Central Purple Pounders faced the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers in the first round of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Tournament hosted by Chattanooga State Community College.

Clemons paces deep Baylor team past Signal

High-scoring juniors Kaleigh Clemons and Aryn Sanders headlined the opening game of the Best of Preps high school basketball tournament Friday morning.

By Jay Greeson December 27, 2014

Signal Mountain's Aryn Sanders (3) dribbles around Baylor's Crosby Huckabay (4) during their Best of Preps basketball tournament game Friday at Chattanooga State Community College.

Ado throwing a block party for Hamilton Heights

The most important thing to Hamilton Heights' Abduhlhakim Ado is his team's success.

By Kelley Smiddie December 25, 2014

Hamilton Height's Abduhlhakim Ado dunks the basketball.

Tourney title takes Tornado to 12-0

McCallie basketball coach John Shulman expressed that his players are invested in the team this season. Whatever investments they've made so far are paying big dividends.

By Kelley Smiddie December 23, 2014

Panthers pull out 75-68 thriller with Pounders; Central girls defeat Brainerd

The way Tuesday's District 6-AA boys' high school basketball game at Central ended wasn't the most pleasant. Even so, in no way did it tarnish the 32-minute back-and-forth battle in what was not only a district-tournament-like atmosphere but perhaps a district-final-like one.

By Kelley Smiddie December 17, 2014

Sandrea Sylman of Central drives to the basket while Naccia Ashley defends as Central hosts Brainerd in a girls' high school basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

GPS hosting Hoops for Hope

Saturday at GPS

By Ward Gossett December 9, 2014

Mallory resigns at Central; Bloodsaw to take over?

After weeks of rumor it's finally official. Central High School will have yet another new football coach.

By Ward Gossett December 6, 2014

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