by Steve Williams | May 13, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When Jake Renfree crossed the finish line far ahead of the other Region 2 cross country runners last fall, he didn’t stop running. He immediately made a 180 degree right turn and headed back from where he came. It was an unusual sight at first, but...
by Steve Williams | Apr 8, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams This may be the busiest sports week of the year. Coming on the heels of Sunday’s NASCAR race at Bristol and the NCAA women’s basketball finals will be the men’s title game Monday night. The Tennessee Smokies also wrap up their first home baseball...
by Steve Williams | Apr 1, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Grant Williams already has become one of the most popular players in University of Tennessee basketball history. But he could take that fame to a much higher level, if he were to decide to come back and play one more season for the Vols as a senior....
by Steve Williams | Mar 25, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams If you have a question about past TSSAA state basketball tournaments – like final scores of games, who the champions were or how far a team advanced in the bracket – Nelson Smotherman will have the answer. Starting in 1960 and every season since, he...
by Steve Williams | Mar 18, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams As we fill out our tournament brackets and look ahead to the start of the NCAA’s Big Dance this week, I’ve composed a little jingle you Tennessee basketball fans may like to sing. The tune goes just like The 12 Days of Christmas. A one and a two …...
by Steve Williams | Mar 11, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When I walked into Clifford Ross Gymnasium at Austin-East High School last Wednesday afternoon, boys basketball head coach Marcus Stanton was finishing up a practice session. He didn’t see me enter the gym at first, as he was observing a drill on the...
