The list of accomplishments by the finalists for this year's Best of Preps Male Athlete of the Year range from statewide dominance of their sports to national recognition.

Until the coronavirus pandemic ended competitive sports more than three months ago, June 24 was to be the day Baylor School rising senior Ellie Waldrep fulfilled a lifelong dream — competing in the United States Olympic Team Trials for swimming.

Georgia will become the 10th state to implement a shot clock in prep basketball after the Georgia High School Association voted Tuesday to implement a three-year phase-in plan for a 30-second clock.

Baseball has been a part of Steve Garland's life for more than 40 years, including 28 seasons of building one of the most successful prep coaching résumés Hamilton County has seen.

For the most part, the finalists for this year's Best of Preps Female Athlete of the Year award were single-minded in their focus.

One night in 1981, brothers Grady and Steve Jacoway, both of them McCallie School graduates who were University of Tennessee students at the time, fell into a heated discussion at a Knoxville watering hole.

The 1,000-watt smile is still the same. So, too, is the jaw-dropping ability on the track and the relentless determination to realize a dream she has chased for years.

Jill Levine took the call a few weeks ago, not quite believing what she was hearing.

While big wins will always be remembered, one of coaching's greatest rewards is found in the relationships built with players.

During a workout the two had together Tuesday, Bradley Central athlete Javin Burke had questions for former Baylor School standout Jaylon Baker, who will be a sophomore cornerback at Virginia this season.

The eight high school student-athletes who participated in a racist social media video this past weekend have been dismissed from their respective sports teams, according to officials from Gordon Lee and Ringgold high schools.

Administrators, coaches and parents at Gordon Lee and Ringgold high schools have reacted with surprise and condemnation after a short video posted on social media this weekend showed several students using a racial slur after a group chat that turned ugly.

There was a time last year when Jacob King faced a situation teenagers shouldn't have to face.

From George Floyd's horrible death, something has come to life in this country that we've never previously witnessed on such a grand scale regarding the desperate need to end systemic racism.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Cole Wilcox's time as a University of Georgia baseball player will soon be over.

Cole Wilcox has a major decision to make.

For those who have to line up opposite Bryce Goodner this season on the football field, good luck.

Former LaFayette High School standout Keri O'Neal has been named the girls' basketball coach at Murray County High School, according to athletic director Greg Linder.

It is rare for any local high school athlete to have the opportunity to attend Harvard University. Brothers earning that opportunity is even more rare.

While millionaire Major League Baseball players and billionaire team owners squabble over the sport's professional future, Gehrig Ebel is just happy to hear the crack of a bat — especially his own bat.

After a spring in which nothing involving high school sports went as scheduled, the TSSAA has determined the two-week summer dead period will remain business as usual.

The TSSAA Legislative Council held a virtual meeting Thursday to determine whether to waive the annual two-week dead period, which prohibits athletes and teams from working out with coaches or on school grounds.

JaVaughn Craig understands the importance of leadership.