Area Sports

SUBMITTED The Smith County Lady Owls Soccer Team has done it again.  For the fifth year in a row they are District Champions.  The Lady Owls finished this regular season 11-2-1 with a District Record of 6-0. This past week the District Tournament was hosted at York Institute.  On Tuesday Smith County played York in…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  CHAPEL HILL — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team played the role of Homecoming spoiler and got back on track with a 36-19 victory over the Forrest Rockets last Friday night in Chapel Hill. Big Blue ended a two game skid as they faced their first road test in four…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports BAXTER — The Smith County High Owls football team played their second straight game against a No.1 ranked team last Friday night when they traveled to Baxter. The 6-0 Upperman Bees sat atop Class 4A in the statewide rankings as last week the Owls played the 2A top-ranked squad East Robertson.…

SUBMITTED The Gordonsville High Tigerettes and the Smith County High Lady Owls volleyball squads concluded their annual regular season series last Wednesday evening with an in-school battle at GHS. After clinching a dramatic 3-2 victory in their first meeting, Big Blue secured a 3-0 over their Black-and-Gold rivals.  Gordonsville would improve to 21-1 overall with…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  Smith County High Lady Owls soccer standout and Gordonsville High senior Aubrey Felice has cemented her spot in SCHS soccer history after reaching the 100 goal milestone.  Felice netted the memorable 100th goal during the Lady Owls August 29th clash against Greenbrier.  The senior has continued to add to her…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls football team played its fourth home game in six 2024 regular season games with a matchup against top-ranked East  Robertson in Carthage last Friday night. The Owls won the matchup a year ago in Cross Plains to claim the 2023 regular season Region 3-2A…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team, tabbed as one of the top contenders for the Class 1A title, clashed with the Monterey Wildcats last Friday night at Turney Ford Field. The Wildcats shocked Big Blue and snared a 21-0 victory in a rain-hampered week six encounter.  Monterey churned out…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports HARTSVILLE — The Smith County High Owls football team traveled to Hartsville last Friday night to renew an old rivalry. Both teams had struggled to start the 2024 season as the Owls were 0-4 while the Yellow Jackets were 1-3 with a forfeit.  Both teams had struggled offensively with Trousdale Co.…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  GORDONSVILLE — In a four quarter battle, the Gordonsville High Tigers football team was dealt their first loss of the 2024 season against undefeated Class 4A power DeKalb County. The Black-and-Gold Tigers took home the 35-21 victory last Friday night at Turney Ford Field in the meeting of unbeatens. Gordonsville fell…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team continued their early season dominance with a 48-14 Region 4-1A opening victory over Jo Byrns. Big Blue remained unbeaten and improved to 4-0 overall. The unit began region play with a victory as the Tigers outgained the Red Devils 403 to 214 —…