by design | Jul 6, 2021 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I asked Farragut High softball coach Nick Green a couple of weeks ago to comment on how much of an inspiration Avery Flatford had been to him and his team. For those of you who don’t know about Avery, she is the Lady Admirals’ junior pitcher who has...
by design | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The Spring Fling has come and gone … Football, anyone? Well, after today (June 7), it’s only 72 days to the opening kickoff for the 2021 high school season. Yep, just 11 Friday nights away from those Week 1 games. Opening night, however, won’t be on...
by Steve Williams | Dec 21, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Dear Santa, As I began writing you, I was asking myself, what does the world need now? What instantly came to mind was that great song from 1965. “What the World Needs Now is Love”… So I immediately googled it and listened to it. I noticed too the...
by Steve Williams | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Is it right for the fans and local media to be so critical of Coach Jeremy Pruitt this soon in his time at Tennessee? I don’t think so, and it may cause more harm than good. The negativity has raised its ugly head so quickly, in my opinion, because...
by Steve Williams | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Governor Bill Lee gave Tennessee high school football the “green light” to start practice on July 31. A season that once seemed like it would never begin because of the coronavirus pandemic ended regular season play for Division I teams three months...
by Steve Williams | Jul 6, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I was looking online for more information on Huntland High School, where Johnny Majors was the state scoring leader for three straight years in earning a UT football scholarship, when I came across an interesting sports column by Charles...