For the 23 teams participating in the annual Best of Preps football jamboree, it's a dress rehearsal before the curtain raises to open the regular season next week. For prep football fans, it's a chance to whet their appetites during the three-day event, which begins Thursday at Finley Stadium.

Over the last 12 high school football seasons Bradley Central has been a model of consistency.

A Little League batter rose from a beaning to console the upset pitcher in a dramatic scene at a Little League regional tournament game Tuesday in Waco, Texas.

As one of the most experienced backfield tandems in the state, Rhea County juniors Kaleb Martin and Ethan Davis are excited to try to lead the Golden Eagles to new heights.

The Region 3-4A race went down to the wire last football season as Central, East Hamilton and Red Bank all finished 5-1 in league play for a share of the title.

Brainerd's football team may be stocked with young talent, but its first-year head coach will be counting on a player who has been around as the Panthers try to regain their footing in Region 3-3A.

Loaded. That's the word most commonly used to describe Tennessee's Region 3-2A when it comes to football, and with good reason.

Despite an area-leading six state championships in football, South Pittsburg has never won back-to-back titles. Not that the Pirates, again the reigning champs in Class 1A, are looking that far ahead.

It is rare air the McCallie football program is currently soaring through.

For all the off-field excitement created by its two in-town region rivals, it is Silverdale Baptist Academy that has the fewest questions heading into this prep football season.

The road to becoming the head coach at his alma mater has been a fun and thrilling ride for Ted Gatewood.

In an otherwise difficult situation for high school football in Tennessee, there is at least one possible upside.

With the start of the prep football season just three weeks away, teams across Tennessee began scrimmaging Friday.

Although preseason workouts and conditioning have been happening for a couple of months, the true countdown to the prep football season's kickoff began Monday when teams across Tennessee were allowed to begin practicing in full pads.

After a summer of conditioning, lifting weights and 7-on-7 tournaments, prep football teams across Tennessee are allowed to begin practicing in full pads on Monday as preparation for the season — now just four weeks away — intensifies.

Carson Gentle saw no need to wait any longer. Although he still has two more seasons left in his high school career, the McCallie School rising junior defensive end went public with his commitment to the University of Tennessee on Saturday.

For the second straight year, due to the number of teams participating, the annual Best of Preps football jamboree will be spread across three days.

A pro football dream came to fruition on Sept. 12, 2021, in the first week of the NFL season for Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Patrick Johnson.

After being a key cog in the Cleveland Blue Raiders wrestling dynasty for the past 19 years, Eric Mountain is ready to take on a new challenge.

Boo Carter is quickly becoming a household name for the nation's top collegiate football programs.

For an ever-growing percentage of high school sports standouts who want to be offered a college scholarship, talent has to travel.

Is all this money worth it? Are parents really going to be rewarded with four-year athletic scholarships that make yearly five-figure financial outlays pay off by the time college rolls around?

The 2023 college softball season will be an exciting time for the Edgmon family.