By Steve Williams Farragut wanted to play the spoiler role on Valentine evening, but the Bearden Lady Bulldogs would have no part of it. Coach Justin Underwood’s girls trailed by four points early but led at the end of each period and eased out of reach down the...

  By Steve Williams Central High School took its February signing day ceremony into the Fountain City community. Sam & Andy’s on Broadway hosted the event Wednesday and it attracted a big turnout of family members, students, teachers and community supporters....

By Steve Williams Harper Houk figured he would make a better showing at the Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches State Meet this year, but he didn’t expect to win. His mom Kristi also said it wasn’t until Monday that it really “sunk in.” Houk, a Hardin Valley...

  By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Planning for the annual Knoxville Neighborhood Conference is well underway and the March 23 event should draw a huge crowd of local advocates, private citizens, community organizations, local government...

By Steve Williams What goes into the making of a great high school basketball outside shooter? There’s a lot more to it than Bailey Trumm just pulling the trigger. First off, it takes a lot of time from a lot of folks. “It’s a really great accomplishment,” said the...

By Ken Lay National Signing Day, 2020 was busy for Bearden High School as the Bulldogs had seven student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent and a pair of separate ceremonies Wednesday. Three Bearden football players who signed answered an early wake-up call to...