Metro Nashville football teams had banner seasons in 2016. The Cane Ridge Ravens and the Stratford Spartans both finished the regular season with undefeated records. The Ravens fell to Class 5A 2015 champion Independence in a third round thriller. The Spartans also fell to a 2015 champion in Class 3A the CPA Lions in the second round. The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds, runner-ups in 2015, made it all the way to the semi-finals before falling on the road to the eventual 4A champion Memphis East. The Spartans ended up with the most signees with eight. Head coach Maurice Fitzgerald bested his previous…
Author: Scott Wallace
The East Nashville Lady Eagles (20-4 overall, 11-1 metro and 9-1 district) has learned what is means to have a bulls-eye on their back. The Class AA defending champs have endured peaks and valleys in 2017. The year started promising then an injury to their all-state point guard junior Kaia Upton set them back. The loss forced freshman Ariel Richardson to grow up fast. A tough two holiday tournaments gave them a since of toughness going into the district. A January 20 home loss to Maplewood broke a 28 game metro winning streak. Win number 20 on the season was…
NASHVILLE, TN — Metro basketball fans that attended the Maplewood-East Nashville games this past Friday were treated to some great basketball. The Maplewood Lady Panthers (10-5 overall, 7-2 metro and 6-1 10AA) moved up to three spots to fourth in this week’s Wallace Media Group Metro Sweet 16 by the top ranked East Lady Eagles (17-4, 9-1 and 6-1) 56-51. The victory broke a 28 game winning streak over metro school by the Lady Eagles. The Lady Panthers used a balanced attack to secure the victory. Freshman sensation MI Mi Hodges sand teammate Lapriara Ward both scored 11 points. Veteran…
Former Overton High School star Cameron Lewis basketball career has been somewhat of a whirlwind. After high school, he signed to play crosstown at Fisk University. At Fisk he was able to cut his teeth and make strides nationally as a star player. His junior year, he earned All-American status in the NAIA and was named Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year. That same year, Fisk was a favorite to win the GCAC. Another local star Darrell Miller of Hillsboro was coming off an All-American season himself. After being cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse, Fisk deemed Miller ineligible in…
NASHVILLE, TN — After sitting in second place all season, the Cane Ridge Ravens boys (13-3 overall, 8-0 metro and 6-0 district) has overtaken the Whites Creek Cobras (10-3, 6-1 and 5-0) for the top spot in the Wallace Media Group Metro Sweet 16. The Ravens skipped over the Cobras by virtue of their 55-49 victory over the #6 Hillsboro Burros (10-7, 4-5 and 2-4). Hillsboro defeated Whites Creek for their only metro loss this past November. The Cobras are on an eight game winning streak and is undefeated in district play. In their highly anticipated match-up against #3 Maplewood…
NASHVILLE, TN — Whites Creek will be the place to be this weekend for basketball junkies. Teams from over the country will showcase their talents in the second annual Music City MLK Roundball Classic. The tournament will begin on Saturday at 1 pm with four games and a dunk contest capping it off at 7:30 pm. Sunday features six games. Seven games are scheduled for Monday with two metro schools definitely on the slate. At 3:30 pm, Stratford will take on Georgia powerhouse Norcross, at 8:30 host Whites Creek will take on Auburn High School out of Alabama. The committee…
The Tennessee Tribune salutes the life of Nashville icon Rev. Inman E. Otey, Sr., D.Th. His arrangements are as follows: Family Visitation and Tributes, Friday, November 25, 2016 5pm-7pm at Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church, 1410 Jefferson Street Nashville, TN 37208 Saturday, November 26, 2016 Visitation at 11am Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church with service/burial to follow.
Two best teams fight for minor league supremacy. No matter what the weather report will be in Tulsa on September 3rd, the Gridiron Developmental Football League will forecast “Thunder-Storms”. The final two undefeated teams the Oklahoma Thunder and the Nashville Storm will be on stage to see who is the best team in 2016. The clash is a year in the making. Both teams were picked to meet in New Orleans for the championship. The Thunder fell to the Crescent City Kings in the semi-final with Nashville defeating the Kings for their sixth national championship. This season, Marvel City…
WHITES CREEK, Tenn.- The Nashville Storm’s 2016 season has been a rollercoaster ride. This past Saturday, the ride was extremely rainy but they managed to hold off a determined Georgia Crush team 6-2 to move on to their second consecutive Gridiron Developmental Football League championship game. The victory gave the Storm their second consecutive Xtreme Conference championship and was a team record 22nd straight victory. The game was a microcosm of the season. A torrential downpour before the game started made conditions extremely difficult. On the opening kickoff, Storm defensive back Chris Perkins broke free for what looked like a…
NASHVILLE- Freedom Pro Wrestling returns to The Fairgrounds Sports Arena tomorrow. The organization based out of Wisconsin, will have some of the top wrestlers on the card. Former WWE general manager Eric Bischoff will be part of the event which will include; “Cowboy” James Storm, former WWE wrestler Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie and many more. The Nashville Storm Minor League Football Team have also been invited for the show. Some wrestlers on the card have been questioning the toughness of the Gridiron Developmental Football League champions. Storm players have taken it personal. “A few of us heard some of…