Sports

A lot of hard work and an unmistakeable sense of family helped land Cascade senior Matthew Pilkington a shot at playing at the next level. Recently, Pilkington signed his letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Cleveland State. While the interest from the bigger divisions of college baseball didn’t initially crop up, Pilkington says going the junior college route has become a pipeline to an even higher level of play...

In front of a full assembly on Wednesday morning, Webb School senior Keon Johnson marched to the front of the student body, clad in Tennessee orange with a big smile on his face. At a table with his family and coaching staff, Johnson finished what he began earlier this season with a verbal commitment to the University of Tennessee...

Shelbyville Central hits the road to Beech High School in Hendersonville for the second round of the TSSAA Class 5A state playoffs on Friday night. The Buccaneers (11-0) are the top-ranked 5A team in the state, while the Golden Eagles (10-1) enter the game on an eight-game win streak...

By GARY JOHNSON A total dominating performance! That best describes Class 5A No. 8 ranked Shelbyville Central’s 39-0 win over Hillsboro in the opening round of the TSSAA State Playoffs on Friday night at the Eagles Nest. The Burros were no stranger to Shelbyville Central (10-1) as the Golden Eagles had lost 14 straight-games to Hillsboro (5-6), including a 48-20 loss last year in the second round of the playoffs...

Three significant plays ultimately set Cascade a little too far behind to orchestrate a comeback in Friday night's regular season finale against Westmoreland. Westmoreland on the other hand had a huge offensive night, piling up 37 points, including four touchdown passes by quarterback Ryker Hodge and the Eagles were able to shut out the Champions and spoil senior night...

A huge first half was enough to lift the Liberty Patriots past Unity on Thursday night. Joe Harris scored a game high 23 points, including 15 in the first half to lead Liberty to the 43-31 win. Liberty raced out to a 13-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and stretched its lead to 33-13 by halftime...

EAGLEVILLE — It was by no means an offensive masterpiece, but rather a clutch second quarter effort that gave the Cascade Middle Champions a 41-29 win over Eagleville on Thursday night. Cascade managed just three baskets from the floor in the first quarter, two of which came from Saebyn Burris...

EAGLEVILLE — After jumping out to a 15-8 lead by the end of the first quarter on Thursday evening, the Eagleville Middle Lady Eagles were able to find their offensive groove and rallied for a 43-32 win over the Lady Champs. In the early goings, everything seemed to be going Cascade’s way...

I find myself in a precarious position this weekend. As someone on the sports beat, you always want the teams in your coverage to do well for several reasons. Typically, winning teams make better coverage and quite honestly, just better stories. As a Carolina Panthers fan, I’m hoping for a Titans’ loss on Sunday...