Executive Director Bernard Childress and the TSSAA state office staff are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on interscholastic athletics in Tennessee.
Due to the ongoing social distancing efforts, the Board of Control’s three-day meeting originally scheduled for June in Murfreesboro has been cancelled. The Board will take into consideration the items from […]
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced their girls’ high school basketball All-State team, with Weakley County well-represented.
In Single-A, Greenfield High School’s Tennessee-signee Tess Darby and Indiana-signee Chloe Moore-McNeil topped the list, as the duo led the Lady Jackets to a (34-0) record this season and Greenfield’s third-consecutive trip to the semifinal round of the state […]
(The following is an op-ed article by National Federation of State High School Associations Executive Director Karissa Niehoff and Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Executive Director Bernard Childress)
Have you ever wondered what life would be like without sports?
Now we know. And it isn’t fun. No NCAA basketball tournament. No traditional Major League Baseball Opening Days. […]
University of Tennessee at Martin Football Coach Jason Simpson announced five new additions to the Skyhawk coaching staff.
Kyle Edwards comes from Alabama after one season as a graduate assistant for his alma mater. Edwards joins the Skyhawks and will coach the quarterbacks.
TJ Jefferson transitions from a defensive captain as a linebacker for UTM last season, […]
The Tennessean reports the TSSAA will not grant another year of eligibility to spring athletes who could not finish their seasons after all spring sports were discontinued Wednesday.
TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress says the TSSAA has an eight-semester rule that prohibits any senior athlete from being redshirted to be able to play next season.
The eight-semester […]
With the Governor’s announcement of school closure for the remainder of the school year, all remaining TSSAA events for 2019-20, including all spring sports and the postponed state basketball tournaments, are cancelled.
The TSSAA released a statement Wednesday afternoon, saying, “This is an unprecedented time across our state and country, and we do not make this […]
Greenfield Lady Jacket Chloe Moore-McNeil signed her letter of intent Wednesday morning to play next season for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Moore-McNeil had over 700 points her senior year and 2,600 points for her career, which also includes being a three-time Miss Basketball nominee and a back-to-back winner of the award.
Before her official signing Wednesday, Moore-McNeil told […]
With the coronavirus pandemic, questions are beginning to rise about football season being affected this fall.
As for the Tennessee Volunteers, head football coach Jeremy Pruitt says the coaching staff is checking in with the players during online team meetings.
With the differences this pandemic brings, Coach Pruitt says checking in with his players is his main […]
On Wednesday, McKenzie High School announced that boys basketball coach John Wilkins will now also coach the Lady Rebels basketball team, according to the Sun.
Wilkins is replacing Lance McAllister, who resigned in mid-March.
Coach Wilkins has coached the Rebels basketball team for the past eight years, winning seven district titles.
The Lady Rebels finished (16-15) this season […]
Former Tennessee Volunteer football player Inky Johnson gave 104.5 The Zone’s 3HL broadcast in Nashville some advice on making it through these difficult times.
Johnson started by describing his road to the University of Tennessee.
Johnson became a sure-NFL Draft pick coming into his junior year at UT in 2006. However, late in the Week 2 matchup […]
