Area Sports
TIGERS ADD DOMINANT CHAPTER
Gordonsville 35, Smith Co. 0 By Shea Haile Courier Sports CARTHAGE — One of the Upper Cumberland’s most iconic gridiron rivalries took center stage last Friday night in Carthage as the Gordonsville High Tigers and Smith County High Owls added another chapter to their storied series. Big Blue continued their run of dominance with a 35-0…
Read MoreLADY OWLS RETURN TO STATE
By Shea Haile Courier Sports (Stats provided by SCHS soccer) CARTHAGE — For the first time in program history, the Smith County High Lady Owls soccer program hosted a Sectional / Sub-State contest last Saturday evening against visiting STEM Prep Academy. The Lady Owls secured their second consecutive trip to the Class 1A state tournament with…
Read MoreTIGERS POUNCE RBS
Gordonsville 47, Red Boiling Spr. 0 By Shea Haile Courier Sports RED BOILING SPRINGS — The Gordonsville Tigers football team made the trip to Macon County last Thursday night for their ninth game of the 2026 regular season as Big Blue squared off against former region foe Red Boiling Springs. A 21-0 first quarter blitz set…
Read MoreOWLS’ WIN SLIPS AWAY
Tellico Plains 20, Smith Co. 15 By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls football team returned from a bye week to face Region 2-2A regular season champion Tellico Plains last Friday night at Owl Stadium. Smith Co. entered the game at 2-6 while the Bears made the long trip from East…
Read MoreKENT COMPETES AT STATE LEVEL
Shea Haile Courier Sports (State Tournament recap submitted by SCHS Golf head coach Jeff Craighead) Smith County High senior golfer Landyn Kent capped off her high school career with the Region 4-1A individual champion’s third appearance at the Class A State Tournament Championship in four seasons. Kent placed 21st in the two-day event on October 5th…
Read MoreLady Owls soccer begin postseason journey with district crown
SUBMITTED Tuesday October 13, 2026 District 5A Semifinals were held at Jackson County. Smith County played Cannon County. The previous meeting between these two teams was a 3-0 road win for the Lady Owls. This night would see Smith County advance in the tournament with a 4-0 win over Cannon County. Senior Aubree Spain had…
Read MoreRoad Warriors
Smith County 21, Moore County 0 By Terry Collins Courier Sports LYNCHBURG — The Smith County High Owls football team made their longest trip of the season with a trip to Lynchburg last Friday night. to face Region 5-1A Moore County — both teams had lost five games in a row entering the contest and…
Read MoreCreekbank Invasion
Gordonsville 42, Trousdale County 0 By Shea Haile Courier Sports HARTSVILLE — The objective was simple for the Gordonsville High Tigers football team last Friday night — take down long time nemesis and region foe Trousdale County on the storied “Creekbank” and secure the 4-2A throne and top-seed for the second straight season. The Tigers…
Read MoreCrowning Achievement
Gordonsville 34, Westmoreland 3 By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — In a rain-soaked Homecoming Night affair, the Gordonsville High Tigers football team welcomed the Westmoreland Eagles to Turney Ford Field. In what seemed liked a blueprint of the Tigers’ season, the Region 4-2A leader and top 10 ranked 2A squad in the state leaned on…
Read MorePlayoff hopes dashed
Cannon Co. 34, Smith Co. 0 By Terry Collins Courier Sports WOODBURY — The Smith County High Owls football team moved their game up one day earlier to face Cannon County in Woodbury last Thursday night. The Owls were in a “must win” situation or be eliminated from the Class 2A playoffs. The host Lions used…
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