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Tennessee prep roundup: Silverdale girls’ flag football team remains red hot

Silverdale Baptist Academy looks like a major player to bring home the TSSAA Class A girls' flag football state championship.

By Patrick MacCoon May 14, 2026

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Silverdale Baptist Academy won both of its pool play games Thursday to begin the TSSAA Class A girls' flag football state tournament. The Lady Seahawks will face Pearl Cohn in a quarterfinal Friday at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex in Murfreesboro.

Sale Creek baseball program advances to state tourney for first time

With a chance to make Sale Creek baseball history on their home field Thursday, the Panthers left no doubt.

By Patrick MacCoon May 14, 2026

Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon / Sale Creek baseball players celebrate after Thursday's 14-4 home win over Trousdale County, which clinched the Panthers' first-ever trip to the TSSAA state tournament at next week's Spring Fling in the Murfreesboro area.

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Notre Dame’s Aidan Redner takes aim at state title in boys’ singles

Notre Dame junior tennis player Aidan Redner was able to gain some valuable state tournament experience earlier this week, albeit in a loss.

By Gene Henley May 14, 2026

Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Notre Dame's Aiden Redner plays in the singles tournament for Division II-A boys' tennis during TSSAA Spring Fling competition Thursday at the Champions Club. Redner won in the quarterfinals and the semifinals and will go for the title Friday.

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Signal Mountain junior in girls’ singles final for third straight year

Signal Mountain junior tennis player Ananya Panicker doesn't lack experience in the state tournament.

By Gene Henley May 14, 2026

Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Signal Mountain junior Ananya Panicker plays in the singles tournament for Class A girls' tennis during TSSAA Spring Fling competition Thursday at the Champions Club. Panicker won in the quarterfinals and the semifinals and will play for the title Friday.

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Tyner’s Kohl Ward finishes second in Class A state decathlon

Experience paid off for Kohl Ward on Thursday during the second and final day of competition at the TSSAA Class A state decathlon.

By Stephen Hargis May 14, 2026

Contributed photo / Tyner junior athlete Kohl Ward finished second overall in the TSSAA Class A state decathlon, which wrapped up Thursday after two days of competition at Knoxville's Hardin Valley Academy.

‘You can’t unsee that’: Convicted child rapist from Signal Mountain to serve two life sentences

A Signal Mountain paralegal accused of sexually abusing three minors hundreds of times will serve two life sentences without possibility of parole plus 60 years in prison consecutively, a Hamilton County judge ruled.

By Mason Edwards May 14, 2026

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Stephen Rapaport enters the courtroom for his sentencing hearing in the Courts Building.

Signal Mountain’s Marlee Burkley wins third straight pentathlon state title

New venue, same dominating performances by Marlee Burkley.

By Stephen Hargis May 13, 2026

Staff file photo / Signal Mountain senior athlete Marlee Burkley won her third consecutive TSSAA Class AA pentathlon state championship during Spring Fling competition Wednesday in Knoxville. She finished first in four of the five individual events.

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Baylor senior Sloan Proffitt helps Lady Red Raiders add another tennis title

In the space of just a moment, all the reflection happened for Baylor School senior tennis player Sloan Proffitt.

By Gene Henley May 13, 2026

Staff photo by Larry Sullivan II / Baylor's Peyton Standifer eyes the ball as she swings during the No. 4 singles match in the TSSAA Division II-AA girls' tennis team final against GPS on Wednesday at the Champions Club.

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Baylor boys’ tennis team cruises to repeat as DII-AA team champion

It was just a year ago that the Baylor School boys' tennis program was ending a team state title drought by winning the TSSAA Division II-AA championship.

By Gene Henley May 13, 2026

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / The Baylor boys' tennis team celebrates after beating McCallie in the TSSAA Division II-AA championship match Wednesday at the Champions Club. The Red Raiders, who beat the rival Blue Tornado in the final for the second year in a row, won 4-1 while breaking the record for most team state titles in boys' tennis, with this their 17th overall dating to 1971.

Coahulla Creek girls fall in GHSA soccer final against Pike County

The Coahulla Creek girls' soccer team made history Wednesday in Atlanta, though it wasn't quite what the Lady Colts had hoped for.

By Lindsey Young May 13, 2026