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PIRATE BUZZSAW; Tigers’ playoff hunt ends at top-ranked South Pittsburg

By Shea Haile Courier Sports SOUTH PITTSBURG — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team found themselves in familiar territory last Friday night — traveling to Class 1A high school football juggernaut South Pittsburg with their playoff lives on the line.  Big Blue saw their 2023 journey come to an end in “The Pitt” with a…

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POSTSEASON CAT FIGHT; Big Blue topples Whitwell Tigers, 35-15

By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — Last Friday night at Gordonsville High’s Turney Ford Field, the Tigers’ football team continued their quest for the 2023 Class 1A title hosting Region 3-1A No. 2 seed Whitwell.  Big Blue won the battle between the two Tiger programs 35-15 — clinching  a spot in the Class 1A…

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BLACK & GOLD DOMINATE; Owls cruise past Region 4-2A runner-up

By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith Co. High Owls football team won their fifth straight game with a 45-12 victory over Fayetteville last Friday night at Owls Stadium.  The Owls ran out to a 38-0 lead and never looked back in improving to 10-2 overall with the Class 2A second round state…

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ROUND ONE ROUT; 21 point third quarter boosts Owls over Rockets

By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith Co. High Owls football team opened the Class 2A state playoffs with a 40-14 victory over Forrest last Friday night at Owls Stadium.  The meeting was the first-ever between the two schools on the gridiron as Smith Co. improved to 9-2 overall while the Rockets, the…

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JUNGLE MADNESS; Tigers outlast Clay in 2 OT instant classic, claim region title

By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — Last Friday night, Gordonsville High School’s Turney Ford Field played host to the Region 4-1A championship bout between the Gordonsville High Tigers and the Clay County Bulldogs — in one of the most thrilling and entertaining collisions between the Tigers and the Bulldogs to date.  Forty-eight minutes was…

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Lady Owls soccer campaign comes to an end in dramatic fashion

SUBMITTED Smith County Lady Owls soccer team’s season has ended. On October 17th they hosted White House Heritage in the Region 3 Semifinals. The first half of the game was toe to toe for the whole 40 minutes. The 14 minute mark saw a Lady Owl Penalty Kick awarded that was taken and scored by…

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