MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Mitchell's boys basketball team defeated Union City 69-39 in the Class A State Championship. This is the Tigers second straight title. The Golden Tornadoes finished the season 33-4. Mitchell's Jeremiah Martin was named the Class A 2015…
[gtxvideo vid="5ZSRFdVv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5ZSRFdVv.jpg" vtitle="Union vs Albany State”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Union University's women's basketball team eliminated Albany State (Ga.) 92-83 in the first round of the Division II National tournament. Senior Amy Philamlee led all scorers with 34…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - There was a possibility heading into the Class AA State tournament that two West Tennessee teams could play against each other in the final game. Fulton made sure that didn't happen on Friday night. The Falcons defeated…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Union City's boys basketball team defeated Loretto 55-40 in the Class A State semifinals. The Golden Tornadoes will play Mitchell on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. for the Class A crown.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Haywood's boys basketball team defeated CPA 60-54 in the Class AA State semifinals. Senior Jordan Varnado finished with a game-high 24 points. The Tomcats play Fulton in the championship on Saturday at 7 p.m.
[gtxvideo vid="04PjbfE3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/04PjbfE3.jpg" vtitle="Haywood Escapes Carter 6pm”] MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Haywood's boys basketball team defeated Carter 74-69 in the Class AA State quarterfinals. Senior Jordan Varnado finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds. The Tomcats will play CPA…
[gtxvideo vid="PCm0PIIa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PCm0PIIa.jpg" vtitle="Union City v Hampton 6pm”] MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Union City's boys basketball team defeated Hampton 57-53 in the Class A State quarterfinals. Teammates Donte' Simpson and Stewart Parker lead all scorers with 17 points. The…
[gtxvideo vid="u40Ua7kf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/u40Ua7kf.jpg" vtitle="Bethel and Freed Tourney”] Bethel and Freed-Hardeman University learned their journeys to a NAIA National Championship on Wednesday evening. Freed's women's basketball team (32-1) earned a No. 1 seed and will face No. 8 Cal…
[gtxvideo vid="XsjakbaI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XsjakbaI.jpg" vtitle="State Tournament Preview”] Ripley and Haywood boys basketball have more in common than you think.
Crockett County's boys and girls basketball coaches have been suspended for the remainder of the 2014-15 school year according to the school's news release. Varsity boys coach John Stigall lead the Cavaliers to the first round of the District 13AA…
Freed-Hardeman's men's basketball team defeated Lindenwood University 83-78 in the American Midwest Conference finals for their first-ever conference championship. Cameron Lewis was named AMC Player of the Year, while head coach Jason Shelton won his first AMC Coach of the…
[gtxvideo vid="cdXtScl7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cdXtScl7.jpg" vtitle="Butch Jones”] JACKSON, Tenn. - West Tennesseans proudly sported orange on Tuesday night to hear University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones. The Volunteers football leader visited Jackson on Monday for Sacred Heart's Benefit…
[gtxvideo vid="Fp4YhLUy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Fp4YhLUy.jpg" vtitle="Locker Retires - Sports”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Quarterback Jake Locker is retiring from football rather than hit free agency after four NFL seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He says in a statement that he…
[gtxvideo vid="SSgf19jj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SSgf19jj.jpg" vtitle="Willis Retires - Sports 10”] SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The 49ers say Seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis will retire after his 2014 season was cut short by a toe injury that required surgery.…
CHICAGO (AP) - Marc Gasol scored 23 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past his brother Pau Gasol and the Chicago Bulls 101-91 on Monday night. Gasol was 10 of 16 from the field for the Grizzlies, who moved to…
[gtxvideo vid="EtkpAFQA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EtkpAFQA.jpg" vtitle="FHU vs LYON College”] HENDERSON, Tenn. - Freed-Hardeman's women's basketball team defeated Lyon College 72-62 in the American Midwest Conference Championship. The Lady Lions extended their winning streak to 32. FHU (32-1) will earn a…
[gtxvideo vid="buRi9qfb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/buRi9qfb.jpg" vtitle="UU Tournament Reaction - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- There is a lot of buzz in West Tennessee after Union University's men's and women's basketball teams both received bids to the NCAA Division-II Basketball Tournament set…
