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Baylor School point guard Kaleigh Clemons finalist for Miss Basketball award

By Stephen Hargis February 13, 2015 1 min read

Kaleigh Clemons

Baylor School point guard Kaleigh Clemons has been named one of three finalists for the state’s Division II-AA Miss Basketball award.

The 5-7 junior, who averages 13 points, 7.1 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals, is joined by Ensworth’s Jordyn Cambridge and Brentwood Academy’s Sydni Harvey and is the first Lady Red Raiders player to be a finalist for the award in more than 10 years. Van Buren County’s Lakelyn Bouldin (Class A) was the area’s only other finalist.

The TSSAA Miss Basketball award winners will be announced following the state championship games in each classification, with D-II taking place February 28 at Lipscomb University.

Stephen Hargis

Stephen has covered sports in the tri-state area for the Times Free Press for more than 35 years and was named Sports Editor in February of 2015 after 10 years as assistant sports editor, where he oversaw the prep sports staff. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP newsroom, having won more than 60 awards at the state, regional and national level ranging from investigative work to feature and news writing. Stephen was named one of the top 10 sports writers in the nation at the Associated Press Sports Editors' conference in Kissimmee Fla., in 2012, and has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists with Green Eyeshade southeast regional awards three times. He received an Associated Press national award for a season-long story following the Taft Youth Center football team, was named the state's top overall sports writer by the AP Media Editors as well as Tennessee Sports Writers Association three times and has also been named the state's top prep writer 19 times by the TSWA. Stephen is a lifelong Chattanooga area resident and has two children, Riley and Lauren.

Contact Stephen Hargis at shargis@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6293.