Hixson
The latest Hixson coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
More in Hixson, page 67
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Hixson, Central girls’ basketball teams on the rise
For many years, the Chattanooga area had one other thing that appeared as inevitable as death and taxes: The girls' basketball teams at Central and Hixson high schools seemed destined for the bottom of their league.
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Chason going into TCCAA hall of fame
Longtime Chattanooga State teacher and coach Dr. Foster Chason is part of this year's induction class for the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Chason, now the vice president for student affairs and athletic director at Walters State, will be recognized for his induction between games of Saturday's basketball doubleheader in Morristown against his former school. Chason is the first individual with direct Chattanooga State ties going into the hall. He was a Tigers assistant baseball coach as well as a basketball assistant before becoming the school's second men's basketball head coach, second women's head coach and second athletic director. He was the first Chattanooga State basketball coach with a 20-win season and the school's first coach with a team ranked in the national top 10. Walters State teams during his AD tenure in Morristown have made 16 national-tournament appearances with one title, and he oversaw the addition of volleyball as a varsity sport there. "Over the past 37 years," he said in an email, "it has been rewarding to watch the growth of Chattanooga State from one building and the 'bubble' gym to a comprehensive community college with national prominence in its athletic programs. I was blessed to be a part of that transition and will always treasure the experiences, the students, the athletes and friends at the college and in the community who enhanced mine and [wife] Carol's life so richly. The honor of this induction would not be possible without the opportunities Chattanooga State afforded me, the student-athletes I had the pleasure of coaching and the support of the people who touched our lives."
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Chattanooga area high school standouts for Feb. 12
• Erin Hill, Sale Creek: She filled up the stat sheet with 28 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks in a 65-51 basketball win over South Pittsburg.
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Chattanooga area high school standouts for Feb. 11
• Max Miller, McMinn Central: With 20 points, he scored one point less than a third of the Chargers' total in a 61-48 basketball win at Arts & Science.
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Trojans win region, advance 10
Jim Higgins was a happy man Saturday.
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High school standouts for Feb. 8
* Brooke Copeland, Bradley Central: Her 20 points paced the Bearettes' 69-29 District 5-AAA basketball win over Ooltewah.
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Hixson, Soddy-Daisy lead mat region
Two of the most pressure-packed rounds in high school wrestling will take place today at Ooltewah High School.
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Region wrestling events this weekend
The Region 3 wrestling seeding meeting earlier this week was perhaps the smoothest in history.
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High school standouts for Feb. 7
* Jasmine Harris, Tellico Plains: She scored a game-high 19 points in Tellico's 53-48 win over Polk County.
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Rhea County duo see big recruiting changes
When Andy Kelly and then Jason Fitzgerald were finishing their Rhea County High School football careers, ESPN was a still-learning-to-walk cable network and the Internet was even less of a commodity.
