Area Sports

By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls football team moved their game a day earlier because of the threat of inclement weather as they played their third home game  of the season.  The Thursday night matchup saw Class 4A Macon County come to town as they suffered a heart-breaking 35-34 loss…

SUBMITTED The Gordonsville High Tigerettes and Smith County  High Lady Owls first volleyball encounter of the 2024 season featured a back-and-forth five set classic match.  Big Blue captured the first and third sets to take a 2-1 advantage. The Lady Owls continued to fight and rebounded with a 25-17 win in the fourth set.  In…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team remained unblemished in the 2024 season and extended their win streak against the Trousdale County Yellow Jackets to three games in the series. Big Blue registered a 41-0 victory over the visiting Yellow Jackets last Friday night at Turney Ford Field. The shutout…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports GALLATIN — The Smith County High Owls football team had its first road trip of the year with a game at Liberty Creek in Gallatin last Friday night.  Both teams were 0-2 entering the game as the Owls had only scored six points in each of their defeats.  The Wolves used…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports  WATERTOWN — The first two weeks of the 2024 high school football season has featured its fair share of fourth quarter drama for the Gordonsville High Tigers. The Tigers’ defense stood tall and helped preserve a 26-19 road victory over Wilson County rival Watertown last Friday night.  The Purple Tigers, who…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls football team played its second straight home game to start the 2024 season last Friday night against DeKalb County. The Class 4A Tigers used two scores each in the middle two quarters to post a 35-6 win to improve their mark to 2-0.  Cecil…

By Terry Collins, Shea Haile Courier Sports  CARTHAGE —  The 2024 high school football season got underway last Friday night with the county’s two high schools tangling at Owls Stadium. The host Owls had won two games in-a-row in the series as the Tigers were looking to break that streak. The Big Blue used their offensive line…

This week’s edition includes the football previews for the upcoming seasons of the Smith County High School Owls and the Gordonsville High School Tigers. See what the head coaches have to say about their respective squads. The Owls and Tigers will kick off their 2024 campaign with the annual in-county clash between the two programs,…

By Terry Collins Courier Sports  GORDONSVILLE — The county’s two junior high football teams met for the second straight year in Gordonsville last Friday night to open regular season play.  The Tigers posted a dramatic overtime victory a year ago and were looking for a second straight win on their home turf.  Gordonsville led the entire…

Shea Haile Carthage Courier Basketball is deeply rooted in Gordonsville High Tigerettes head coach Terri Brock’s life — who will take the reins of the program this season.   “Basketball has been a part of my life since early on in elementary school,” said Brock. “I have been fortunate along the path of my playing career…