Area Sports
INDIANS RAID OWLS; Isaiah Groves 4 TDs catapults East Robertson, denies SCHS semis
By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith Co. High Owls football team saw their season come to an end with a 49-20 loss to East Robertson in Owls Stadium in a Class 2A state playoff quarterfinal last Friday night. Junior Mr. Football semifinalist Isaiah Groves proved to be the key factor as he…
Read MorePIRATE 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…
Read MorePOSTSEASON 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…
Read MoreBLACK & 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…
Read MoreROUND 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…
Read MoreBIG BLUE SURVIVES; Tigers defense forces five turnovers in narrow win over Sentinels
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football program posted their 50th all-time Class 1A playoff victory in dramatic fashion last Friday night at Turney Ford Field. The Tigers held off a talented and pesky Chattanooga Prep Sentinels squad, 13-12 — to advance to the second round of the playoffs. The…
Read MoreJUNGLE 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…
Read MoreOWLS TAME ‘CATS; Smith County first half dominance topples 3-2A foe Monterey
By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — For the first time in 74 years, the Smith Co. High Owls and Monterey Wildcats met on the gridiron last Friday night. The year 1949 was the last matchup between the two programs which ended in a scoreless tie. The Owls finished the regular season with a 31-7…
Read MoreCOMEBACK CHARGE; Tigers’ third quarter surge not enough against Bledsoe County
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team returned to the gridiron last Friday night at Turney Ford Field for their final non-region test of the 2023 regular season — as Big Blue hosted the Bledsoe County Warriors. The Tigers used a third quarter surge to rebound and tie the…
Read MoreLady 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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