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Prep roundup: Sonoraville wrestlers open GHSA postseason with dominant title win

The Georgia High School Association wrestling postseason began Friday with area and region duals for some teams, and Sonoraville wasted little time displaying a dominance coach Randy Steward hopes takes the Phoenix to the program's first duals state championship.

By Staff Reports January 16, 2021

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Sonoraville's Jebb Knight, top, wrestles Ringgold's Alijah Bradberry in a 195-pound bout during the semifinals of the Area 6-AAA duals Friday at Lafayette High School.

Prep roundup: Notre Dame, GPS win region bowling titles

When CJ Petrin was 3 years old, he rolled up a paper ball and tried knocking over empty two-liter bottles.

By Patrick MacCoon January 13, 2021

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / From left, Notre Dame High School bowlers Boston Eberly, Griffin Lee and CJ Petrin will try to help their team win a second straight Division II state title next week. The Fighting Irish won the East Region championship by beating Boyd Buchanan on Wednesday at Spare Time in Hixson.

Prep roundup: Sausville sinks game-winner for Mustangs

Walker Valley junior guard Seth Sausville scored the game-winning layup with seven seconds left, while Myles Mann secured the rebound at the buzzer on the defensive end to help defeat third-ranked East Hamilton, 64-62, at home Tuesday night.

By Lindsey Young, Patrick MacCoon January 12, 2021

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank (3) Kel Eddins and (2) Ryan Barber defend as Signal Mountain (5) Benjamin Burns looks for a teammate at Red Bank High School on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

Chattanooga area’s all-region football honors for 2020 announced

Local teams that made deep postseason runs, not surprisingly, were among those most honored by their regions this year.

By Staff Reports December 18, 2020

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Red Bank's Lumiere Strickland gets past Sequatchie County's Austin Moffitt to score a touchdown during a first-round game in the TSSAA Class 3A playoffs on Nov. 8 in Red Bank. Strickland was voted Region 3-3A MVP this season, while Moffitt was an All-Region 4-3A first-team selection.

Prep roundup: Baylor soccer standout David Danquah commits to North Carolina

Baylor soccer standout Danquah has shown flashy footwork, speed and ball-striking ability since joining the Red Raiders after arriving in the United States from Ghana two years ago.

By Patrick MacCoon December 2, 2020

Staff file photo by C.B. Schmelter / Baylor junior David Danquah has committed to the University of North Carolina, an ACC program that had a top-three national ranking this fall.

Tennessee prep football roundup: Red Bank caps unusual regular season with region title

After one of the more bizarre seasons for any prep football team in Tennessee, Red Bank ended the regular season where it was projected in the preseason - atop Region 3-3A.

By Stephen Hargis October 31, 2020

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Tennessee roundup: Silverdale Baptist knocks off Marion County in OT

Special teams led to a special win for Silverdale Baptist Academy as Cam Mullins blocked an extra-point attempt in overtime to seal a 28-27 nonregion win over visiting Marion County on Friday.

By Stephen Hargis October 24, 2020

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Notre Dame ball carrier Khalil Spence tries to get extra yards as Boyd Buchanan's Luke Stum (59) tries to bring him down during Friday night's game at Notre Dame's Jim Eberle Field.

Tennessee roundup: Bledsoe County overcomes slow start to clinch region title

Bledsoe County overcame a sluggish start Friday night, scoring its first touchdown late in the second quarter before adding two more in the third on the way to a 28-10 win over Polk County that secured the Region 3-2A championship.

By Stephen Hargis October 17, 2020

Silverdale Baptist shows ‘strength of heart’ in win against Grace

Things haven't come easy for Silverdale Baptist Academy's football team lately, but a 31-14 home win over nonregion rival Grace Baptist Academy on Friday night put the Seahawks back on the right side of .500.

By Idris Garcia October 10, 2020

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Silverdale Baptist Academy's Turner Junkins, center, gets away from Grace's Joseph Colbaugh, left, on Friday night. Junkins helped lead the host Seahawks to a 31-14 win as they improved to 4-3.

This week’s Chattanooga-area high school football previews

Preview some of the Chattanooga area's biggest high school football games for the eighth week of the 2020 season.

By Staff Reports October 8, 2020

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