Category : Local Sports

Tennessee senior guard Josiah-Jordan James has announced he was returning for another season with the Volunteers. James had previously declared for the NBA Draft and had participated in the NBA G-League Combine. He made the decision to withdraw his name and return to Tennessee for his final season of eligibility. Tennessee confirmed his return in […]Read More

The OVC announced that the UT Martin men’s team is the recipient of the 2022-23 Team Sportsmanship Award for outdoor track and field. Voted on by the student-athletes and coaches of the respective sports, the team awards are bestowed upon the conference squads deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior […]Read More

For the second straight academic year, the UT Martin athletic department generated its highest finish in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup standings as the league unveiled the final 2022-23 results Tuesday afternoon. The Skyhawks compiled 83.5 points overall, which ranked fifth in the conference standings. That tally trailed only Southeast Missouri (102 points), Tennessee Tech (90.5), […]Read More

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden finally captured his long-awaited Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and gave team owner Roger Penske his 19th and first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during a frantic 2.5-mile sprint to the finish. After the race was red-flagged for the third time […]Read More

Advanced tickets for UT Martin’s football season opener against two-time defending FBS national champion Georgia are on sale now through June 20. Fans wishing to purchase lower-level tickets for the Saturday, September 2 matchup between the Skyhawks and Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium have until June 20 to secure their advanced tickets. Tickets are available for […]Read More

The Westview Lady Chargers are the Class 2A state champions in softball, capturing Weakley County’s first state title in the sport. Westview defeated Forrest 13-5 in the state championship game Friday afternoon. The game was highlighted by two grand slams from sophomore McCall Sims, who set a TSSAA record by becoming the first player to […]Read More

The Westview Lady Chargers are the Class 2A state champions in softball, capturing Weakley County’s first state title in the sport. Westview defeated Forrest 13-5 in the state championship game Friday afternoon. The game was highlighted by two grand slams from sophomore McCall Sims, who set a TSSAA record by becoming the first player to […]Read More

The Union City doubles tennis team of Molly Kizer and Shelby Bondurant took home State Runner-Up honors today in the TSSAA Spring Fling. Kizer and Bondurant fell in the Class 1A championship match 2-0, to Gracie Kelly and Annalee Kelly, of Summertown. Kizer and Bondurant had advanced to the championship match with wins over Meigs […]Read More

The TSSAA Spring Fling continued Thursday in Murfreesboro. Here are results from the third day of competition.   Baseball Class 1A McKenzie 14, East Robertson 1 (Game 1) East Robertson 5, McKenzie 2 (Game 2) Eagleville 9, Peabody 4   Class 2A Milan 7, Sweetwater 6 Milan plays Union County in the championship game Friday […]Read More

The Westview Lady Chargers defeated Waverly 4-3 in the Class 2A softball tournament Thursday to reach the state championship game. Westview plays Forrest in the finals Friday at 11:30 a.m. in Murfreesboro. In Thursday’s win, Westview struck early by posting two runs in the first inning. McCall Sims scored on a Waverly error, and a […]Read More