Players from the Cleveland High and CCS girls’ teams fight to gain control of the ball during the 2010 Times Free Press Best of Preps Basketball Tournament. The 2011 tournament tips off Wednesday morning at the Arts & Sciences gym.Good morning. I’m the gymnasium at the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences.
I’m 57 years old and the oldest active gym in Hamilton County. So many people have stood inside me and said, “If only these walls could talk …”
Well, let me tell you my story.
First, I’m looking forward to the 24 games crammed into the next three days as the Times Free Press brings its Best of Preps tournament to my floor for the fourth consecutive year. Come visit me at 10 each morning and hang out all day.
I started as part of Chattanooga (City) High School, which was located on Third Street and previously used an upstairs gymnasium. My construction began in 1954, and I was named for John B. Steele.