Area Sports
First salvo fired in NIL war
So what in the world is going on in Gainesville? That’s my first question. My second question is, what in the world is Florida going to do for a quarterback now? The first question is a head-scratcher. The second question would require that I unpack my Ouija board. But I can make some semi-educated guesses.…
Read More2022 Dresden High Football Banquet
SENIORS HONORED – Bottom Row (L to R): Jayson Ritz, Mace Wilson, Deangelo Lambert, Cayson Pittman, Jayden Dolack, and Mark Lee Maddox. Back Row (L to R): Brock Ellis, Jaylon Mitchell, Eli Patterson, Raymond Johnson, Hunter Hamilton, Tatum Oliver, and Maconnell Forrester. Region 6A 1st Team All-Region – Bottom Row (L to R): Tatum Oliver…
Read MoreMcKenzie Earns Road Sweep at Gleason
By Jim Steele Special to the Enterprise McKenzie ventured to Gleason Thursday night and left with a pair of basketball victories. The Lady Rebels claimed a 53-41 victory while the Rebels were 78-55 victors. The Lady Rebels locked up with the host Lady Bulldogs in a battle of two teams who met in the state…
Read More12-team format good for SEC
Next season, college football will have one last four-team playoff hurrah before expanding to a 12-team format for the 2024-25 campaign. Pardon me while I pour a glass of flat, stale champagne. Okay, folks, I’m not just a great fan of the four-team format and how effective it has been certainly is debatable. I’ve often…
Read MoreFrazier Announces Retirement at School Board Meeting
BY DAVID FISHER david@magicvalleypublishing.com During the Jan. 5, 2023 school board meeting, at the Weakley County Personal Development Center, Director of Weakley County Schools, Randy Frazier, announced he will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 schoolyear. Director of Schools Randy Frazier Announces Retirement “Tonight, I am announcing that I’m retiring at the end…
Read MoreTSWA Recognizes All-State Football in Classes 1A, 2A, 3A
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced all-state football teams for three classes in Division I on Wednesday for the 2022 season. Class 1A OFFENSE QB – Jackson Cassidy, McKenzie, Sr. RB – Marquez Taylor, McKenzie, Sr. K – Zach Aird, McKenzie, Sr. DEFENSE LB – Rashad McCreary, McKenzie, Sr. ATH –…
Read MoreThe changing playoff landscape
So here we are, about to crown another college football champion (at presstime, the game hadn’t been played yet). Say what you will of the College Football Playoff’s current format, but somehow, it’s always managed to get it right. Sure, there’s the bellyaching about placing every conference champion in the mix, or that there are…
Read MoreVols ready for bigger things
Before Tennessee took to the field to battle Clemson in the Orange Bowl, I had concerns. I think I stood in a long line of folks. I remember thinking how the moment was too big for the temporarily-minted No. 1-ranked Vols as they were beaten at Georgia. I said then, as I do now, the…
Read MoreUTM Mourns Passing of Coach and Hall of Famer Grover Page
The University of Tennessee at Martin is saddened to announce that coach Grover Page passed away on Saturday, Dec. 17, four days shy of his 89th birthday. An Augusta, Ga. native, Page spent parts of 44 years at UT Martin. He was an assistant football coach from 1959-74 and was tabbed as the school’s first…
Read MoreEmbrace the Yuletide Spirit
Ah, here we are again, celebrating the Christmas season. When I was a youngster, the time between Halloween and Christmas took an eternity. Then the various locales began putting up their holiday decorations (we dare not associate our secular municipalities with Christmas!). My family would go to department stores and the Christmas songs were playing…
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