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The latest Central coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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Central’s Lady Purple Pounders hold off Brainerd, 49-48
Central girls' basketball coach Rick May belabored the point that his team is still trying to learn how to win games. And his Lady Purple Pounders found a way, although likely not the way he would've desired.
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Red Bank wrestling program on the rise
Shane Turner had high hopes when he assumed the head-coaching duties for Red Bank's wrestling program.
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Brother Martin wins Soddy-Daisy tournament
Brother Martin wrestlers loaded the bus around 8 p.m. Saturday, but most would agree that enduring the eight-hour ride home was worth it.
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Chattanooga area has 38 making TSWA all-state football teams
The Chattanooga area is well represented in all classifications of this year's Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state football teams.
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15 locals on all-state volleyball team and other sports news
Fifteen local athletes have been chosen on the Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state volleyball teams. Baylor, which was state runner-up in Division II-AA, heads the list with three selections. They are setter Haven Bethune and hitters Rachel Ford and Gabby Gray. GPS has two DII selections in hitter Olivia Berger and libero Kelby Crownover. State-tournament team Boyd-Buchanan has two on the Class A team in libero Katie DeLay and setter Kristen Reynolds. Sale Creek hitter Megan Storey also made the Class A team. Local Class AA selections are hitters Stephanie Bouchard from Notre Dame, Tiffani Estep from Central and Taelor Kellum from Signal Mountain and Red Bank setter Abby Graham. Three hitters were chosen in Class AAA. They are Ooltewah's Courtlyn Ison, East Hamilton's Emma Lenoir and Bradley Central's Brooke Copeland, who was picked despite missing a good portion of the season recovering from elbow surgery.
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Father Ryan tops Bradley Central Invitational
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Bradley Central wrestling coach Ben Smith wanted his team to put themselves in a position Saturday afternoon to claim the title of the Bradley Invitational. They gave themselves that chance -- but fell short of their final pursuit.
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Lady Wildcats prevail over Central 51-49 for District 6-AA lead
When asked when was the last time Hixson's girls were in sole possession of first place in their district high school basketball standings, 35-year-old Lady Wildcats coach Matthew Smith said, "Probably before I was born."
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TSSAA adds A/AA wrestling class to state
There will be another tournament at the TSSAA state wrestling championships this year.
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John Allen resigns as Central High football coach
Central High School will begin looking soon for its sixth head football coach since 2000.
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Tonight’s greater Chattanooga area high school football matchups
TSSAA kickoffs at 7 p.m. local time; Georgia games at 7:30
