As we approach the heart of the summer heat in Memphis, area high school football teams are heading back to two-a-day practices in preparation for the upcoming season.
The high school season kicks off on August 9-10 with the 2018...
Thirty-five years after their last state basketball tournament visit, the Lady Golden Wildcats of Melrose are headed to state in pursuit of a Class AA title.
Melrose ended its drought with a 57-47 win over Crockett County in the sectional...
Twice this season, the title-hungry Fairley Bulldogs had a chance to rack up a win by way of forfeit and each time they decided to reschedule a game with a team that had an open week.
The Bulldogs went 1-1...
High school football kicked off the season this week with an inaugural Charter School Classic, pitting two charters schools in Shelby County against each other in competition for a rotating trophy and bragging rights.
The inaugural Charter School Classic matched...
Distractions? What distractions? Oh, you mean the speculation - expectation - that head coach Penny Hardaway will soon be named the new head man for the University of Memphis men's basketball team?
No problem, not so far for the East...
Ridgeway versus Southwind is one of those prep basketball rivalries that generates an energy-filled gymnasium no matter the records of the teams or whether there is a title on the line. The latest evidence came last Friday when the...
The Central High School Warriors football team plays in one of the toughest divisions in Memphis.
In a rough-and-tumble Class 6A Region 8, they take on powerhouses like Whitehaven, Germantown and White Station. Last season, the Warriors upset Cordova 41-40...
The boys’ basketball team at Hamilton High School has landed squarely on the positive side of change being a good thing. The Wildcats, who were reclassified this season from Class AAA to Class AA, now are state champs.
Few observers...
by Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. --
When Fairley High School football coach Frederick Copeland evaluated his squad heading into the 2021 season, he was unsure of the caliber of team and players who would be on the field.
While understanding his unit...
Booker T. Washington 86, Power Center Academy 64
The Booker T. Washington High School boys basketball team don’t want a repeat of the feeling they had to end last season – an 80-79 overtime loss to Manassas in the semifinals...