Gabriel Garcia

Tennessee Wesleyan’s latest NAIA national championship felt that much more special to two players who grew up in Athens watching the Bulldogs play baseball.

The third time was the charm for Raylen Hembree. The first time was for Hannah Johnson.

Three McMinn County football players had come out for the school’s first-ever co-ed competition cheerleading squad leading up to their senior years of high school.

McMinn County and Meigs County were ready to compete against anyone but themselves after the last two weeks of team workouts.

Playing college soccer has been a dream for Koby Cook, and the graduated McMinn County senior will get that opportunity staying in Athens with two of his fellow Cherokees.

DECATUR – There was a point during her senior year at Meigs County that Alexis “Cricket” Kazy was a bit worried she might be playing her last softball.

Tucker's Basketball Camp is still going strong after half a century.

In the summer following its first year of competition, McMinn County flag football got a visit from one of the top college coaches in the sport.

CLEVELAND – Bo Cagle wanted to see improvement out of McMinn County on opposite sides of the dead period, and the head coach believes he saw it in the Cherokees’

ENGLEWOOD – McMinn Central had a busy day leading up to its first action against another school after the TSSAA dead period.