Sports news for Southern Middle Tennessee
Sam Tarlton notified Franklin County High School Principal, Dr. Roger Alsup, that he has decided not to come to Franklin County. Zach Holt has been named the new FCHS Boys Basketball coach. Alsup said, “We are disappointed that Sam will not be coaching our boys basketball team, but we wish him the best, and we are …
It was Kumar Rocker (Friday) and Jack Leiter (Saturday) as the Vandy Boys shut down East Carolina and are headed back to the College Baseball World Series. The two outstanding pitchers led the Commodores (45-15) to the final 8. Vanderbilt, technically, is the defending national champions having won the event in 2019. There was no College World Series in …
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Coffee County Central High School Principal Paul Parsley announced on Friday the new athletic administration at the school. Brad Costello and Brandon Mcwhorter will be transitioning into the position of Co-Athletic Directors over the coming weeks. Coach Costelllo is finishing his sixteenth year at CCCHS, and he will continue to teach math and will remain …
Story by On Target News Sports Reporter Will Rabb The Franklin County and Shelbyville football teams will be eligible for the playoffs in 2021. The programs appeared before the TSSAA board of control, at their June meeting Wednesday. The board unanimously voted to rescind the restrictive probation, which carries a postseason ban, effective immediately. The …
After a 22-year career that includes 274 University of Tennessee football games, 14 bowl games and three SEC Championship games, Vol Radio Network football color analyst Tim Priest has decided to step away from the broadcast booth in order to spend more time watching his grandchildren’s athletic exploits. “For the last 22 years, I have …
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Keri Munn the outstanding pitcher for the Coffee County Lady Raiders softball team has been named Miss Softball for Class AAA for the 2021 season. This award came from the Tennessee Softball Coaches Association. Munn finished the season by helping her team finish as state runner-up in the TSSAA State Tournament. She batted .308 for …
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Samuel Tarlton has been hired as the new head boys’ basketball coach Franklin County High School. Tarlton had been serving as the boys coach for the Class-A North Greene High School Huskies for the last 4 years where he accomplished an impressive overall record of 107-36. His teams won three district championships, two regional championships …
Head Coach Brandon McWhorter announced on Wednesday that recent graduated Coffee County Lady Raider softball players Keri Munn and Justus Turner have been selected by the Tennessee Softball Coaches Association to play in the TSCA All-Star Game. The game will be held June 17 at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro. In other Coffee County softball …
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Rick Insell the longtime Shelbyville High School basketball coach and current head coach of the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders will have the gym at Shelbyville named after him. He was the head coach at Shelbyville for 28 seasons. Coach Insell compiled a record of 775–148 (.840) and won 10 state championships and won, a Tennessee …
An early Friday morning start did not slow down the Coffee County Central Lady Raiders softball team as the big bats came calling. The Lady Raiders defeated the Summit Spartans 12-4. Kaitlyn Davis, who drove in six runners with a double and a grand-slam homer. Teammate Justus Turner also hit the longball as also hit …
