Area Sports

Shea Haile Courier Sports Tennessee prep football’s all-time winningest coach and  Smith County High School graduate Gary Rankin will be enshrined among elite members in the high school sports landscape. The legendary coach has been selected to the Class of 2024 inductees to the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.  The former Owls head…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports The Gordonsville High Tigerettes, back-to-back Class 1A softball champions, saw their pitching ace and top hitter Kailey Plumlee net the coveted Gatorade Tennessee Softball Player of the year honor.  Plumlee, the University of Tennessee softball commit, was named the award recipient on Friday, June 7. The junior, who holds the career…

Read full coverage of the Back-to-Back Class A State Champion Gordonsville Tigerettes in this week’s edition.  The Tigerettes swept through the Class A bracket outscoring their opponents 47-2. The Tigerettes finished their season with a 33-5 record.

Read full coverage of the Smith County Owls Class AA State Tournament run in this week’s edition. The Owls went 1-2 in the state tournament with a walk off win to stay alive against Sweetwater followed by a walk off, season ending loss to Riverside. The Owls wrapped up their season with a 22-13 record…

Read full coverage of the Gordonsville Tigers Class A State Tournament run in this week’s edition. The Tigers finished their stay in Murfreesboro with a 1-2 record falling in an elimination game to McKenzie. Big Blue wrapped up their season with a 24-11 record and a “Final 6” appearance.

By Terry Collins Courier Sports NASHVILLE — The Smith County High Owls baseball team punched its ticket to the Class 2A state tournament for the first time since 2018 last Thursday night with their second win over East Nashville. Smith Co. won game one of the best two out of three series 9-4 the previous day…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports SOUTH CARTHAGE — The defending Class 1A  softball champion Gordonsville Tigerettes kept their title defense hopes alive as the unit secured a spot in the Class 1A Tournament with a narrow 1-0 sectional round victory over South Pittsburg last Saturday night. Big Blue, in front of their home crowd at Crump…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports SOUTH CARTHAGE — For the fifth time in the program’s history, the Gordonsville High Tigers baseball team is headed to the Class 1A State Tournament after sweeping their sectional series against Whitwell last Wednesday at Crump Paris Park Because of inclement weather and Whitwell graduation, the two squads played a doubleheader…

By Eddie West Staff Writer Strong—almost tornado strength—wind is being blamed for widespread damage during a severe storm which swept through the county Wednesday night. Emergency Management Agency Director Sonny Carter said a representative with the National Weather Service (NWS) was in Smith County Friday to survey damage caused by the storm. The NWS official…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports CROSS PLAINS — The Gordonsville High Tigers baseball team remained perfect this postseason and advanced to the Class 1A Sectionals last Saturday — with a 6-0 victory over East Robertson in the Region 4A championship game. In both of their Region 4A Tourney appearances, the Tigers displayed strong pitching, defense and…