J.D. Vaughn

Aliezah Robinson finished strong in her last junior golf tournament before fully focusing on her ETSU career.

School starting back can only mean one thing — well, one thing for the sports fan in me. The fall sports season isn't far behind.

For Dobyns-Bennett coach Joey Christian, nothing compares to J. Fred Johnson Stadium on opening night.

For Volunteer, the question is no longer if the Falcons can win. Year one of the Jeremy Wagner era proved they're capable.

Two decades and two state championships later, Shawn Witten's approach is still largely the same. As long as Elizabethton has a reliable ground game, the Cyclones are set to contend for championships.

KINGSPORT — A half-century later, Knox Central's football team finally avenged its 1976 state quarterfinal loss at J. Fred Johnson Stadium. A 2025 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football finalist made sure it happened.

Good luck getting Science Hill coach Laura Cook to single out individual players, especially when the Lady Hilltoppers perform the way they did at this past weekend's Showdown at the Sunsphere.

No rest for the weary. Two weeks into 2026, Dobyns-Bennett's football team will have played two of the winningest football programs from both Tennessee and North Carolina.

JOHNSON CITY — Tri-Cities Christian Academy football coach Robbie Norris will gladly run a ball-control offense over his preferred "modified air raid" if it means the Eagles have a better chance to win.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One point, two heartbreakers for Dobyns-Bennett's football team to begin 2026.