The scene was familiar. South Side assistant coach Adrian Comer got the ladder and a pair of scissors and set them up under the south goal in the Hawks’ Nest. Head coach Brent McNeal …

South Side senior Jamarion Burns will continue playing football this fall as a freshman at William Woods University. William Woods is an NAIA school in Fulton, Mo., and Burns is excited to …

All A.J. Hastings has ever wanted was an opportunity. When he was in middle school, he didn't make the middle school baseball team where he was going. He transferred to Jackson Christian …

Three wins and 24 losses made for a long season two years ago for Jackson Central-Merry head boys’ basketball coach Kendall Dancy. “I’ll be honest, being hired two weeks before …

University School of Jackson head girls’ basketball coach Joel Ayers, his daughter Haylen and Lilly Teague were able to keep things in perspective on Thursday. Sitting in the press …

The decision by the Legislative Council of the TSSAA this week to allow one-time transfers for non-athletic reasons is probably the first step down a slippery slope for the organization. The …

University School of Jackson’s 50-46 victory over Goodpasture on Friday night wasn’t just a win in the girls’ basketball state quarterfinals in Division II-A. It was the …

Jackson Central-Merry's boys' basketball team didn't finish the district tournament well. After going undefeated for the second regular season in a row and winning the tournament semifinal last …

This year’s South Side boys’ basketball team is a good example of how far a team of people can go with hard work and following a quality leader. Three years ago, the Hawks made it to …

It was later on Friday night - about 45 minutes after the game had ended - when South Side head girls’ basketball coach Brent McNeal and assistant coach Adrian Comer were sitting in their …

South Side head boys’ basketball coach DaMonn Fuller has been in this situation before. His team hasn’t. They finished the regular season tied for first with North Side, and the …

College conferences-CUTLINE INFO Union guard Emily Jones hits a 3-pointer for the Lady Bulldogs during their Senior Day win to clinch No. 1 in the Gulf South Conference tournament. (Photo …

Winning a district championship is nowhere as easy as South Side’s girls made it look this week. The Lady Hawks returned to the No. 1 seed in the DIstrict 12-3A tournament this season …

If there were ever a doubt of a pipeline from Jackson Christian School to Harding University for students - athletic and otherwise - those doubts are probably dismissed by the fact that three …

Madison Academic's basketball programs celebrated this year's Senior Night on Feb. 7. But there was a catch for the Lady Mustangs. Their opponent that night from Liberty had a lot of …

Liberty Tech’s boys’ basketball loss by one point to Riverside in their regular season finale on Friday, Feb. 14, fit well within the story arc of their season. They played tough, …

Mills Terry has been among the top scorers for University School of Jackson the past three years, but he was the de facto on-court leader coming into this season. “This program has had …

Jackson Central-Merry girls' basketball hasn't had the easiest season. They enter the District 13-2A tournament this week as the fifth seed out of six teams, having to travel to Adamsville to …

A message for local sports fans: Don’t overlook the high school basketball postseason. Don’t let the attractions of March Madness with its pomp, circumstance, pageantry and its …

Gibson Boykin’s senior basketball season at Jackson Christian came to a screeching halt at Trinity Christian Academy on Feb. 10. “It happened on the first play of the game,” …