Sports news for Southern Middle Tennessee
Manchester, TN’s Willow Brook Golf Course will be the site for the W.A.B. Sports charity golf tournament June 19 to raise money for youth programs and scholarships, according to W.A.B. Sports spokesman Wayne Buckingham. The cost is $340 for a four-person team, or $85 per player. Buckingham added that those who want to play with …
Football practice at county school systems continue in the heat and humidity amid coronavirus guidelines, but Metro Nashville schools have been told there will be a delay in their schedule. Mayor John Cooper delayed Phase 3 of the re-opening plan for two weeks Monday, and that means MNPS must comply, as well, while surrounding counties …
On Saturday, the Coffee County Youth Bass Club finished in the top 30 in the Central Tennessee Region BASS Nation region championships. The Raiders also claimed national and state tournament berths, plus team and coach honors. Four boats landed full live wells and finished in the top 30. The event was held at Nickajack Lake …
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Despite some pressure from Tennessee’s prep coaches to waive the annual “dead period,” when coaches may not have contact with athletes in their sport, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association remains firm in their decision to maintain the two-week “no contact” period. This summer’s dates are June 22 through July 5. The TSSAA Legislative Council …
BELL BUCKLE, TN – The Webb School has hired two full-time coaches whow ill join the school this fall. Kyle Turnbow, a Shelbyville resident, has been hired as Head Football Coach and Director of Summer Programs, while Kevin Moore, a Murfreesboro resident, will be DIrector of Soccer and Admissions Coordinator at the private school.
Three new assistant coaches have been hired by Coffee County Central High School as of Tuesday. Parker Gunn will become an assistant for golf; Ashley Woods, a 2018 alumnae of CCHS in soccer, will join the staff of the Lady Raider soccer program, and Kyle Douglas will be an assistant baseball coach. Douglas told On …
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. — David Anderson went fishing on Nickajack Reservoir around 9 p.m., last Saturday evening saying he likes to fish after all the boating calms down. Around 11:45 p.m, he noticed a big disturbance. “It didn’t bump or tug, but literally was jerked out,” Anderson said. “I grabbed it, leaned back and let …
Johnny Majors, a legendary coach for the Tennessee football team and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 85. Jackie Sherrill, a longtime friend of Majors’ who worked on staff with him at Pittsburgh, confirmed the news with Majors’ family. Knoxville News Sentinel reports that in 1973, he left to become …
Tennessee’s 2020 Free Fishing Day will go on as scheduled. The day is set for Saturday, June 6 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing. The day allows anyone the opportunity to try …
