Area Sports

Gordonsville 14, Watertown 0 By Shea Haile Courier Sports  WATERTOWN — In one of the area’s longest standing prep football rivalries, the Gordonsville High Tigers football team claimed their third straight win against the Watertown Purple Tigers with a 14-0 triumph last Friday night in Wilson County.  The two adversaries played to a 0-0 deadlock in…

Gordonsville 17, Coalfield 13 By Shea Haile Courier Sports  GORDONSVILLE — Two of the state’s elite small school prep football programs clashed last Friday night at Turney Ford Field  as the Gordonsville High Tigers  hosted East Tennessee 1A elite the Coalfield Yellow Jackets. Big Blue trailed 7-3 at halftime but turned to a devastating and effective…

Watertown 28, Smith Co. 7 By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls football team opened their 2026 regular season last Friday night in Carthage against Watertown.  The Owls won a thriller last year in Wilson County as an inexperienced Owls team — featuring lots of freshmen made their debut this year. …

Shea Haile Courier Sports COUNTY — Monday started the next phase of preseason preparations for both the Smith County High Owls and Gordonsville High Tigers football squads as programs began their first week of full contact practices on July 27. The first week of full pads also means scrimmages for the area units as Gordonsville will…

Shea Haile Courier Sports The Carthage Courier sports staff has garnered the Division I Tennessee Press Association Contest’s first place award for Best Sports Writing. The Courier sports has taken home the last two sports writing awards. The University of Tennessee — Tennessee Press Association Awards were held on June 25 in Franklin, Tennessee. Carthage Courier…

Grab this week’s edition for the Smith County Little League All Star rosters for baseball and softball 

By Shea Haile Courier Sports NASHVILLE — Two local athletes have earned nominations for the Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards powered by The Tennessean  and sponsored by Ponce Law. Smith County High electric pitcher and Alabama commit Riley Martin along with Gordonsville High girls flag football standout and Cumberland University signee Christina Ray have been…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — A program-building season that concluded with a trip to the TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association) Class 1A flag football state tournament “Final Four” and a 20-2 record also produced Gordonsville High girls flag football’s first ever collegiate signee in 2026 graduate Christina Ray. The three-sport athlete at GHS…

By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — Last fall, the Gordonsville High School Volleyball team enjoyed their most successful run in program history. One of the senior stars in the Tigerettes run to a Class A runner-up finish was middle hitter Derionna Bell.  The All-State and All-District selection Bell now has the opportunity to continue her…

SCHS baseball falls in 2A tourney opener against Milan Milan 1, Smith County 0 Owls soar past Scotts Hill, dispatch Lions in 2A elimination contest Smith County 10, Scotts Hill 4 Owls secure “Final Four” spot with walk-off victory over 2A elite Pigeon Forge Smith County 6, Pigeon Forge 5 Owls eliminated as late surge falls short against Milan…