Chattanooga will be in the spotlight as the National Independent Soccer Association begins its 2021 spring season with a tournament at Finley Stadium.

The TSSAA Board of Control held a virtual meeting Thursday to set the future host sites for multiple sports' state tournaments, including girls' soccer, which will return to Chattanooga, the event's host city for several years before it was moved to Murfreesboro in 2013.

The Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves have hired former Chattanooga Football Club and Tennessee Wesleyan University soccer standout Luke Winter as their coach.

Fourteen local soccer standouts were announced as all-state selections by the Tennessee High School Coaches Association on Monday.

There's a series that epitomizes the dynamism on the soccer field between Raul Ruidiaz, Jordan Morris and Nico Lodeiro. The flash of brilliance happened in the 80th minute of the Sounders' Major League Soccer playoff opener against Los Angeles FC.

There were times Cobi Jones didn't think Major League Soccer would survive its first few years, let alone a quarter-century.

For four years the East Hamilton girls' soccer program worked toward reaching its goal. On Monday the Lady Hurricanes became the first sports program in school history to appear in a TSSAA state championship game.

Due to the projected rainfall from Tropical Storm Zeta expected to hit the Murfreesboro area on Wednesday and Thursday, and the resulting likelihood of unplayable conditions at the Richard Siegel Complex, the TSSAA announced on Monday that it will be postponing the girls' state soccer tournament.

The 2020 season came to a close for both of Chattanooga's professional soccer teams Saturday night with mixed results.

Ultimately, the week proved to be a success for both the Chattanooga Red Wolves and the East Ridge stadium they call home.

With the Chattanooga Red Wolves in their second season and Jimmy Obleda in his first as the USL League One club's coach, he is looking beyond the scoreboard.

While Wednesday's defeat ends CFC's bid for the NISA fall title, the club still has two exhibition matches remaining on its 2020 schedule, both in October at Finley Stadium.

The Chattanooga Red Wolves lost 1-0 to Forward Madison FC on Saturday afternoon at Hart Park in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Chattanooga Football Club and the New York Cosmos played to a scoreless draw Friday night in a Group B match at the National Independent Soccer Association's fall championship tournament in Hamtramck, Michigan.

The Chattanooga Football Club opened the NISA Fall Tournament with a 2-0 victory over LA Force at Detroit's Keyworth Stadium on Tuesday night.

Richard Dixon has not only provided a dynamic presence at right back in his first season with the Chattanooga Football Club, but the 30-year-old has also embraced another role.

Saturday's home loss to the first-place Greenville Triumph SC ended Chattanooga's undefeated streak at five matches and dropped them to 5-3-3 with five regular-season contests remaining.

The Chattanooga Football Club has added two home matches to complete its 2020 schedule after the National Independent Soccer Association's upcoming fall championship tournament in the Detroit area.

Clayton Adams could not have drawn up a better debut for his Chattanooga Football Club career.

With what appears to be a schedule-friendly home portion of their 2020 slate, the Chattanooga Red Wolves are taking full advantage and inserting themselves into the USL League One championship conversation at the midway point of the year.

For the first time since Oct. 26, 2019, fans entered Finley Stadium on Saturday night to cheer for the Chattanooga Football Club, a team that has brought thousands of local soccer fans together since it was founded in 2009.

Jimmy Obleda isn't one to hide his emotions.

Earlier this season, the Chattanooga Red Wolves turned to Major League Soccer to solidify their midfield.