Area Sports

Shea Haile Carthage Courier CARTHAGE — The Smith Couunty High School Lady Owls basketball program, who is coming off a 22-12 campaign and the program’s first state tounament appearance since 1973, saw one of their senior leaders earn the opportunity to pursue a collegiate career. Airyn Enoch has signed with Lebanon’s Cumberland University Phoenix Women’s Basketball…

Shea Haile Carthage Courier With 17 state championships and 486 wins on the gridiron, Tennessee high school football coaching great Gary Rankin has been a mainstay on the state’s big stage.  Last Monday night, the former Smith County High coach and Tennessee’s winningest high school football coach was spotlighted on the national stage. Rankin was honored…

Shea Haile Carthage Courier Gordonsville High Class of 2024 graduate and GHS Tigerettes softball standout Kelcie Watts has had an elite All-Star summer on the diamond. Watts, a power hitter in the Big Blue lineup and first baseman, was selected to the Tennessee Softball Coaches Association’s All-Star Event.  The four year member of the Tigerettes…

Shea Haile Carthage Courier A mainstay in the lineup for the Smith County High Owls basketball team, Clayton Rigsby,  is pursuing a collegiate career at Cumberland University. Rigsby signed with the Lebanon based Phoenix program after posting 600 plus points during his four year career in the Black-and-Gold.  “It is something I have always wanted…

Shea Haile Courier Sports The accolades and achievements continue to mount for the 2024 Gordonsville High Tigerettes softball team.  Last Monday night, the back -to-back Class A champions were tabbed as the Girls Team of the Year at the Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards.  Big Blue star and University of Tennessee commit Kailey Plumlee…

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.