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The latest Tyner coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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New prep football regions in Chattanooga area loaded with perennial powers
Few prep teams have dominated region competition quite like Meigs County football the past four seasons. The Tigers claimed 16 consecutive wins over league foes and used the four straight region titles as a springboard into the playoffs, where they reached the Class 2A state championship game the last two years and the semifinals the season before that.

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UTC’s hire of Tyrus Ward lets Chattanooga native level up at home
For 13 years, Tyrus Ward just worked. Just grinded. He didn't always know what he was working and grinding toward; he just knew he needed to keep on doing it.

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Prep blitz: Clutch hitting lifts Signal Mountain; Chattanooga’s softball dominance continues
Having watched two curveballs bounce in the dirt at his feet, Hunter Davis was confident the next pitch he saw would be a fastball.

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Tyner names Scott Chandler as head football coach
Tyner Academy has named Scott Chandler its head football coach. Chandler was the head coach at Ooltewah the past three seasons before stepping down in February.

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Prep blitz: What you need to know from Monday’s Chattanooga area prep action
Keeping track of the dozens of teams and hundreds of area athletes still competing for a berth in next week's Spring Fling can be confusing. Like an air traffic controller's screen of blips seemingly moving aimlessly, the coming and going happens fast this time of year.

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Prep roundup: Silverdale Baptist baseball team advances to state tourney
The Silverdale Baptist Academy baseball team clinched the second state tournament berth in program history with a home win Saturday against Grace Christian Academy.

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One month after taking the job, Tyrus Ward resigns as Tyner football coach
Barely more than a month after taking over the Tyner Academy football program, Tyrus Ward has resigned, citing an unexpected career opportunity that has come up.

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Prep roundup: Silverdale Academy continues to soar
After pitching a gem in Monday's victory, Turner Junkins showed off his bat to lead Silverdale Baptist Academy in Tuesday's 10-2 road victory over Notre Dame.

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Prep roundup: Tyner Rams fall short of trip to state basketball tournament, finish 20-3
As Upperman players raised their arms in the air in the final seconds of Monday's 61-50 win at Tyner in a TSSAA Class AA boys basketball sectional game, the reality of defeat struck the Rams after falling a win away from reaching the state tournament.

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Prep roundup: Tyner boys one win from state tournament
Trent Gresham was all smiles Thursday night after helping Tyner fight back from a 12-point deficit to take down Howard for the Region 3-AA boys' basketball championship.
