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New prep football season kicks off tonight at Finley Stadium

It starts tonight. No more passing leagues or scrimmages. The sweat of August begins its evolution into the sweet of autumn.

By Ward Gossett August 17, 2017

Central quarterback Jaheim Jones, left, and teammate Michael McGhee go for Jones's fumbled ball during their Best of Preps prep football jamboree scrimmage at Finely Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Prep football jamborees start tonight

Three events offer glimpse of new prep football season

By Stephen Hargis August 11, 2017

Brainerd's Jesse Walker tackles Notre Dame's Dallas Brown during a scrimmage last week. Both teams will play in the Kickoff Classic Best of Preps jamboree tonight at Finley Stadium.

Region 4-3A Preview: Grundy County more experienced, Sequatchie County less so

About the only things Sequatchie County and Grundy County have in common this high school football season is that they're the only teams from the Chattanooga area playing in Region 4-3A, and they both wear purple and gold.

By Kelley Smiddie August 4, 2017

Football coach Casey Tate has seen his first two Grundy County teams struggle to 1-9 records but believes there can be a brighter future for the Region 4-3A Yellow Jackets in 2017.

Sequatchie Valley jamboree schedule announced

The annual Sequatchie Valley football jamboree, one of the oldest in Tennessee, has been set for Friday, Aug. 11, at Sequatchie County High School in Dunlap.

By Stephen Hargis July 18, 2017

Marion County quarterback Isaah Sampson hands the ball off to running back Jacob Saylors during their prep football game at Finley Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Reviewing Chattanooga area spring football

A look at area Tennessee football spring drills.

By Ward Gossett, Stephen Hargis, Kelley Smiddie June 4, 2017

Marion County running back Jacob Saylors stiff-arms Tyner defender Tashawn Delaney during their prep football game at Finley Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Double luck helps Signal Mountain hold on behind Seth Wicker, 4-3 [photos]

Alec Woolums was dead meat at third base on a stolen-base attempt but survived when the throw from home skipped into left field. He was dead meat again at home, but the relay from the outfield plunked him in the back.

By Ward Gossett March 17, 2017

Signal Mountain's Seth Wicker pitches during their prep baseball game against Grundy County at Signal Mountain High School on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Signal Mountain, Tenn.

Chattanooga area basketball teams ready for district tournaments

If the regular season was any indication, the two Class AA basketball districts in which all the teams are from Chattanooga or the surrounding area could have tournaments tougher to predict than the weather in the Tennessee Valley.

By Kelley Smiddie February 13, 2017

Red Bank girls' basketball coach Bailey McGinnis, shown encouraging her team during the preseason city jamboree, guided her Lady Lions to the regular-season title in competitive District 6-AA.

Area Prep Playoff Picture: Complex three-way tie possible in Region 6-AAAA

The playoff picture in northwest Georgia became a bit clearer in three of its regions following last Friday, but one league has been thrown into chaos.

By Staff Reports October 28, 2016

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Tennessee prep football playoff picture [photos]

Region 4-5A could be a tangled web by the end of tonight's games.

By Ward Gossett October 21, 2016

Previews of tonight’s area prep football games

A preview for each of tonight's local prep football matchups.