The 2019 home finale for the UT Martin beach volleyball program has been pushed up a week, as the Skyhawks will now host Austin Peay on Wednesday, April 10. The double dual, which was originally slated for April 17, will begin at 1:00 and 3:00. The matches will be the third and fourth home matches […]Read More
Rick Byrd, who coached the Belmont Bruins for 33 years and is ranked 12th all-time among Division I head coaches with 805 career victories, announced his retirement Monday. Byrd led Belmont’s transition from an NAIA program to NCAA Division I where he led the Bruins to eight NCAA Tournaments in the last 14 years, including […]Read More
Steve Barnett has been hired as UT Martin’s new director of athletic bands, effective July 1. Barnett spent 24 years in Mississippi working as a band director at both the high school and collegiate levels, including four years with the University of Mississippi. Formerly the UT Martin Office of Educational Outreach Coordinator, Barnett also taught […]Read More
Tennessee fired Lady Vols basketball coach Holly Warlick Wednesday after a season in which the Lady Vols barely kept their NCAA Tournament streak alive and then promptly lost in the opening round. UT Athetic Director Phillip Fulmer made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. Warlick took over for Pat Summitt in 2012 and had a 172-67 record […]Read More
Advance tickets are now on sale for the 51st Annual UT Martin Spring College Rodeo. The award-winning rodeo will be Thursday, April 11 through Saturday, April 13 at the Ned McWherter Ag Pavillion on the campus of UT Martin. Advance tickets are now available for Friday and Saturday sessions only. Friday night’s advance adult ticket […]Read More
Westview Lady Charger Alexis Callins has been named the Jackson Sun Girl Athlete of the Week. Callins had 34 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and five steals during the Lady Chargers’ run in the TSSAA State Tournament. Westview won the runner-up Silver Ball trophy in the Class AA State Championship game and finished 31-6 for […]Read More
The UT Martin baseball team puts its three-game winning streak on the line as it hosts OVC foe Belmont this weekend. After a month of action, UTM returns home for a three-game series against the Bruins. The Skyhawks are coming off a weekend in which they took the series against OVC rival Southeast Missouri with […]Read More
SEC coaches have selected Tennessee forward Grant Williams as the league’s player of the year for a second straight season. Williams is the first person to win the honor in consecutive seasons since Arkansas’ Corliss Williamson in 1994-95. Williams also is the Associated Press’ SEC Player of the Year. SEC coaches named Mississippi’s Kermit Davis […]Read More
Greenfield High School’s Chloe Moore-McNeil was named the TSSAA Miss Basketball for Class A Tuesday night in Murfreesboro. The top girls and boys basketball players in five classifications of the TSSAA were honored by being named the winners of the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards during a presentation Tuesday night on the floor of Murphy […]Read More
As one Lady Chargers team hopes to make it to a championship game, another Lady Chargers team will be recognized for its state championship. The Martin Middle School Lady Chargers will be honored Wednesday in Murfreesboro during halftime of the Westview Lady Chargers state quarterfinal game against South Greene. The Middle School Lady Chargers won […]Read More