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Football is always in season for Vols coach’s father, Dale Pruitt

Dale Pruitt will begin his first season as Dade County High School's head coach in about three months

By David Paschall June 5, 2019

Dade County coach Dale Pruitt / Photo by Stephen Hargis

Dade County names Dale Pruitt as new head football coach

From the list of more than 40 applicants one name stood above the rest, and on Monday Dade County High School officially hired Dale Pruitt as its new head football coach.

By Stephen Hargis May 6, 2019

Ringgold baseball team’s season-ending losses more personal than usual for Tigers coach Brent Tucker

Brent Tucker has been through this before - too many times for his liking, to be honest - but this season's earlier-than-expected exit in the GHSA Class AAA baseball state playoffs for Ringgold's powerful program hit home harder than ever.

By Lindsey Young May 3, 2019

Ringgold baseball coach Brent Tucker during the continuation of the Tigers' lightning-delayed game against Hart County at Ringgold High School on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Ringgold, Ga.

Ringgold forced to third game in GHSA AAA baseball first-round state series

Ringgold's path to a possible first baseball state championship got unexpectedly tougher Wednesday when the Tigers split with Cherokee Bluff at Bill Womack Field in the first round of the GHSA Class AAA playoffs.

By Lindsey Young April 25, 2019

Ringgold's Wyatt Tennant pitches with the bases loaded during the second game of a doubleheader against Cherokee Bluff on Wednesday at Bill Womack Field in Ringgold, Ga. Ringgold is hosting the Flowery Branch school in a best-of-three series in the first round of the GHSA Class AAA state playoffs, and they split Wednesday's meetings, setting up a deciding game Thursday in Ringgold.

Bradley Warren resigns as Dade County football coach

After 11 seasons as Dade County's head football coach, Bradley Warren has resigned.

By Stephen Hargis April 17, 2019

Dade County coach Bradley Warren, shown during a game in 2016, said this year's team is an even-keeled group that is easy to coach.

Hargis: Tom Weathers rightfully joining TSSAA Hall of Fame

Tom Weathers, who coached Red Bank's football team for 29 years, compiled a 222-85 overall record and won a state title.

By Stephen Hargis January 31, 2019

Red Bank football coach Tom Weathers smiles as he is hugged by one of his assistants after the Lions won the TSSAA Class 5A state title in 2000. The Lions beat Murfreesboro's Riverdale 27-7 in a snowstorm at Middle Tennessee State University.

Red Bank’s Tom Weathers to be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame

Former Red Bank High School football coach Tom Weathers will be one of nine new members inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame.

By Stephen Hargis January 31, 2019

Former Red Bank football coach Tom Weathers will be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in April, the state's high school sports sanctioning body announced Thursday.

Surging Dalton among teams moving up softball state playoffs

If momentum means anything in high school softball, then the Dalton Lady Catamounts are one dangerous team as the GHSA state fastpitch playoffs begin.

By Lindsey Young October 9, 2018

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - Gloves lie in a pile in the Lady Trojan Invitational softball tournament Friday, March 29, 2013, in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.

Tonight’s area high school football previews

BRAINERD PANTHERS at HOWARD HUSTLIN' TIGERS

By Lindsey Young August 17, 2018

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McCallie quarterback DeAngelo Hardy (10) runs with the ball during the McCallie vs. Bradley Central game in the Best of Preps football jamboree Friday, August 10, 2018 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Wolverines’ offensive line a big, strong bunch

Dade County Wolverines 2018 preps football season preview.

By Marty Kirkland August 17, 2018

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