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Prep roundup: Baylor, Cleveland wrestlers add more state duals titles

Cleveland and Baylor continued the Chattanooga area's wrestling dominance at Saturday's TSSAA state duals, the Blue Raiders by winning their fourth straight Class AAA title and the Red Raiders with their third Division II championship in a row.

By Staff Reports February 7, 2021

Staff file photo by C.B. Schmelter / Baylor standout Garrison Dendy had a first-round pin and a 17-1 technical fall to help the Red Raiders win a third straight TSSAA Division II state duals championship Saturday.

Prep roundup: Hot start helps Silverdale Baptist clinch regular season district title

Silverdale Baptist Academy's Ryleigh Hoover is not afraid to let the ball fly.

By Lindsey Young, Patrick MacCoon January 26, 2021

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Notre Dame's Kenzie Campbell (3) drives the ball during the girls basketball game between Silverdale and Notre Dame high school on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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: Tim Vaughn propels Notre Dame past CSAS

Notre Dame junior Tim Vaughn is a force on the court in numerous ways.

By Patrick MacCoon January 19, 2021

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / CSAS's Justin Brown (10) fouls Notre Dame's Cole McCormick (3) at Phifer Gymnasium on the campus of Notre Dame High School on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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.

Chattanooga-area sports in 2020: Challenging year comes to a close

For any retrospective of the Chattanooga area's sports scene in 2020, the losses far outweigh the success.

By Stephen Hargis December 31, 2020

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Fayetteville football players celebrate their win in the TSSAA Class 1A BlueCross Bowl as South Pittsburg's Andrew Jenkins sits on the turf at Tennessee Tech's Tucker Stadium on Dec. 4 in Cookeville. South Pittsburg lost 20-14 in the title game, ending a season in which its only other defeat came at the hands of Class 2A champion Meigs County.

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

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Red Bank's Lumiere Strickland gets past Sequatchie County's Austin Moffitt to score a touchdown during a first-round game in the TSSAA Class 3A playoffs on Nov. 8 in Red Bank. Strickland was voted Region 3-3A MVP this season, while Moffitt was an All-Region 4-3A first-team selection.

Prep roundup: Cade Pendleton helps East Hamilton boys’ basketball team stay hot

The East Hamilton boys' basketball team is rolling in year two of coach Andy Webb's tenure.

By Staff Reports December 11, 2020

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