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Wrestling Ooltewah Owls sweep openers

There were two ways Wendell Weathers could've looked at his wrestling team's opening night Tuesday.

By Ward Gossett November 28, 2012

Ooltewah Owls surge past Hardin Valley Hawks

With a lot of new players being worked into new roles this season, the Ooltewah boys' basketball team is a work in progress. But despite losing three starters off a state-tournament team, the Owls still can score.

By Gene Henley November 21, 2012

Gossett blog: Looking for TSSAA expense check?

Wanted: Proof that any team received an all expenses paid trip to a TSSAA high school championship game. This, of course, excludes, Sullivan South trips to Columbia.

By Ward Gossett November 19, 2012

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Lions overcome early lead for Owls

COLUMBIA, Tenn. - An early two-touchdown deficit did little to deter host Columbia Central.

By Kelley Smiddie November 17, 2012

Chattanooga area high school game capsules for Nov. 16

The key: Grace Christian was kept out of the 2011 playoffs by TSSAA decree and enters tonight's game with a 20-1 record the past two seasons. Conversely, a narrow loss to Class 4A Maplewood likely cost the Buccaneers a top seed and actually relegated them to a No. 3 seed, thus their back-to-back road trips. While Boyd-Buchanan was beating Rockwood 27-19 in its first playoff game, the Rams were enjoying a bye as Quadrant 1's top-seeded team. In Week 2 when Boyd-Buchanan went on the road to knock off second-seeded Oneida 21-6, Grace was at home pulling out a 28-20 win over Silverdale Baptist. Bucs coach Grant Reynolds didn't want to compare scores -- his team beating Silverdale 32-7 early in the year and the Rams topping the Seahawks by eight. "Silverdale improved a whole lot from our game with them, which was pretty early in the season, and Grace was without one of their top players," he said. That top player was running back Will McKamey, a Naval Academy commitment and son of Rams coach Randy McKamey. He suffered a severe concussion against South Pittsburg in Week 10 and spent several days at Erlanger Hospital before being released. His parents have said he will not play anymore this year. Other common opponents are Rockwood, which Grace defeated 12-7, and South Pittsburg, which the Rams beat 47-27 and which Boyd-Buchanan downed 35-21. Boyd-Buchanan has three shutout wins but none since it beat Unaka 53-0 in Week 7, the same week Grace got its only shutout (35-0 over Tellico Plains). The teams are comparable in size, although the Bucs might have better overall team speed. Road games don't bother Reynolds, who likes getting his players for close to six hours before kickoff and getting them away from parents, girlfriends and other distractions so "they can hone in on what they have to do."

By Staff Reports November 16, 2012