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Prep roundup: TSSAA set to expand attendance at events next week

The TSSAA has announced that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will soon lift the restrictions on attendance at prep sports events

By Stephen Hargis, Patrick MacCoon January 29, 2021

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Red Bank senior Cam Bell (1) scored a game-high 16 points and had 11 rebounds in Thursday's 61-40 District 6-AA home victory over Central.

Prep roundup: Baylor wrestlers celebrate senior night by beating McCallie

Senior night for Heath Snodgrass and six other Baylor School wrestlers was memorable Friday as they rolled past crosstown rival McCallie .

By Patrick MacCoon January 23, 2021

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Baylor senior Heath Snodgrass celebrates his victory over McCallie's Carson Gentle at 220 pounds during Friday's match. Snodgrass won 8-6 to help his Red Raiders win 51-14 on senior night.

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: Boyd Buchanan boys show balance, firepower in win

The Boyd Buchanan boys' basketball team put forth an offensive spectacle in a lopsided home victory over Chattanooga Christian School.

By Staff Reports January 9, 2021

Prep roundup: No rust, no fuss. Sonoraville rolls past Ringgold

If there was rust resulting from a COVID-related interruption of their basketball schedule it didn't show Friday night for the Sonoraville Lady Phoenix.

By Lindsey Young January 8, 2021

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Ringgold point guard Rachel Lopez (12) dribbles the ball during the girls basketball game between Sonoraville and Ringgold high schools on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 in Calhoun, Georgia.

Prep roundup: Heritage rallies to stay perfect in region play

A strong start in league play got even stronger Tuesday night for Heritage.

By Lindsey Young January 5, 2021

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Heritage guard Cooper Terry (4) lays the ball up during the Generals' home basketball game against Central-Carrollton on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in Ringgold, Georgia. Heritage would win the game 54-53.

Prep roundup: Jack Brock’s buzzer-beater sends Northwest Whitfield to rivalry win

The Northwest Whitfield boys' basketball team rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to earn a nonregion rivalry win against visiting Dalton on Saturday.

By Staff Reports January 2, 2021

Eight Chattanooga-area football players named TSWA all-state in 5A, 6A

Three Walker Valley players were among the 5A honorees, with two McMinn County players on the 6A team.

By Stephen Hargis December 28, 2020

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Walker Valley quarterback Tucker Pope (10) was voted to the TSWA all-state football team for Class 5A, and he was joined by two fellow Mustangs: receiver Brody Swafford and linebacker Eli Denton.

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

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