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Ashton Munson

The point guard led the Panthers to the TSSAA Region 2-2A title by averaging 22.6 points, 5.9 assists and 3.1 steals per game. | Brainerd | Senior | Guard

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Anthony Bonner

He averaged a team-high 21 points to go with three offensive rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game for the 28-win Lions. | Red Bank | Senior | Forward

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Rodney Henderson

The left-handed guard averaged 20.5 points, six rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals for the TSSAA District 4-2A champions.| Tyner | Junior | Guard

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Gaas Herman

The star guard averaged more than 19 points per game along with eight rebounds for the Fighting Irish. / Notre Dame | Junior | Guard

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Derrick Roberson

He averaged nearly 14 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks for the season and was honored as MVP of the TSSAA Class 1A state tourney. | Chatt Prep | Sophom*ore | Forward

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Parker Robison

The Blue Tornado's floor general averaged 15.5 points, five assists and 2.3 steals per game in his final high school hoops season. | McCallie | Senior | Guard

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Nyziah Whaley

He sparked the Red Raiders quite regularly this past season, when he averaged nearly 14 points, five assists and three steals. | Baylor | Senior | Guard

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Christian Collins

In just its third year competing as a high school varsity team, Chattanooga Prep ended a 17-year state championship drought for the city in boys' basketball. In his first season as head coach, Collins guided the Sentinels to a 27-6 overall record and the TSSAA Class 1A state championship with a 64-41 win over Frank Hughes at Middle Tennessee State University's Murphy Center. Chatt Prep's depth showed in the quarterfinals as a dozen players scored points, including the reserves coming off the bench to account for 38. The Sentinels' Joel Bulis, Eli Gaines, Austin Jones and state MVP Derrick Roberson made the all-tournament team.

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Andrew Matukewicz

He led the 19-win Eagles in points (17.5 per game) and assists (4.9 per game), while totaling 1,289 points in his high school hoops career. | Signal Mountain | Senior | Guard

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Josh Cornett

The point guard averaged eight-plus assists, 14 points and two steals per game, and he shot 48% from 3-point range.| Trion | Senior | Guard

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Jax Abernathy

He's headed to Trevecca Nazarene University after earning his second GHSA Class A-Division II player of the year honor with 25 points and eight rebounds per game.| Christian Heritage | Senior | Guard

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Brett Wright

The program's all-time leading scorer averaged more than 17 points per game this past season for the TSSAA DII-A semifinalists. | Silverdale Baptist | Senior | Guard

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Kennedy Okpara

The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 16.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks per game for the 30-win Seahawks. | Silverdale Baptist | Junior | Forward

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Hasani Jackson

Also a football standout for the Pioneers, he averaged more than 21 points and 14 rebounds on the hardwood this past winter. | East Ridge | Junior | Forward

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Dre Jackson

The Lees-McRae signee and Tennessee Mr. Basketball finalist averaged 22 points and more than seven rebounds and assists.| Chattanooga Christian | Senior | Guard

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Iziah McCutchins

She's headed to Reinhardt University after leading the region champion Lady Bulldogs in points, assists and steals. | Trion | Senior | Guard

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Carlee Lowry

A TSSAA Class 3A Miss Basketball finalist who also excels in volleyball and softball, she averaged nearly 25 points and 10-plus rebounds. | Signal Mountain | Junior | Forward

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Macie Collins

She was the GHSA Region 7-AAAA player of the year and an all-state honoree after averaging 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals. | Heritage | Junior | Forward

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Kennedy Baker

The two-time BOP selection also earned GHSA Class AAAA all-state recognition after she averaged 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists. | Northwest Whitfield | Junior | Guard

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Grace Ridley

A McDonald's All-America nominee and University of North Georgia signee, she averaged 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Lady Cats. | Dalton | Senior | Forward

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Hannah Harris

The former Dalton High School star and daughter of Catamounts and University of Tennessee football legend Bill Mayo returned to her alma mater as head coach four years ago with the girls' basketball program at one of the lowest points in its history. After posting just one winning season in the previous seven years, Harris's teams have won 20-plus games three years in a row, including this year's 21-win Lady Catamounts, who made a run all the way to the GHSA Class AAAAA semifinals. Harris, known as a scrappy, win-at-all-costs player, brought that mentality back to Dalton, and she believes it's a style that will consistently produce winning results. “I hope this run is leading to continued success,” said Harris, who counted heavily on seniors Emma Hefner, Grace Ridley and Kemara Washington.

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Aubriyana Camp

She averaged 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.9 steals while serving as the Energizer Bunny for the Lady Chargers. | Chattanooga Christian | Freshman | Guard

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Journey Holloway

The Lady Lions star averaged 20 points per game and had 150 steals for the season, more than any other area player. | Red Bank | Sophom*ore | Guard

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Kelsie Johnson

A TSSAA DII-A Miss Basketball finalist, she averaged 16 points, nearly six rebounds and more than two steals and 3-pointers made. | Silverdale Baptist | Senior | Guard

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Kamora Moore

A TSSAA DII-AA Miss Basketball finalist, she averaged 22 points, three assists and 2.5 steals in the Lady Chargers' 17-win season. / Chattanooga Christian | 8th grade | Guard

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Kimora Fields

A TSSAA Class 4A Miss Basketball finalist, she averaged more than 23 points, nearly nine rebounds, and three assists and three steals. | Bradley Central | Sophom*ore | Forward

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Harmonie Ware

The MVP of the TSSAA Class 4A tourney, she made 22 straight free throws to set a state record and scored 61 points in the event. | Bradley Central | Junior | Guard

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Riley Oleksik

The Eastern Kentucky softball signee averaged close to 18 points and more than two 3-pointers in her final basketball season. | Baylor | Senior | Guard

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TaTianna Stovall

One of the top defenders in the state, she averaged two-plus blocks, 12 points and 10 rebounds for the TSSAA Class 4A champs. | Bradley Central | Junior | Forward

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Lauren Hurst

Also a volleyball star, she averaged nearly 15 points and 10 rebounds, more than three blocked shots and more than two 3-pointers made. | Cleveland | Junior | Guard

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Terra Burse

She already has four national titles and finished her prep season 34-1, winning the GHSA 190-pound championship. | Southeast Whitfield | Sophom*ore

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Piper Fowler

The world champion is 64-0 in her prep career with three individual state titles at the TSSAA traditional tourney. | Cleveland | Junior

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Senna Grassman

She went 21-1, falling in the 114-pound state final to Melanie Val from St. Andrew's-Sewanee. | Cleveland | Sophom*ore

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Nataleigh Shane

She finished off an undefeated season (20-0) with a thrilling 9-6 win in the 120-pound title bout at state. | Bradley Central | Sophom*ore

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Ryleigh Sturgill

The 100-pound state champion won 5-0 in her final and finished the season 24-4 for the Lady Red Raiders. | Baylor | Freshman

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Madlin Zunun

Madlin ZununShe finished the season 6-0 and won a 4-1 decision in the 235-pound state final. | Cleveland | Junior

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Sean Bosken

The progress the Lady Blue Raiders have made in just three seasons of competition has been astonishing. For the second straight year, Cleveland's girls swept the team championships at the TSSAA state duals and traditional tournaments, this time in even more dominant fashion.Bosken, one of the top coaches in the country for youth and high school girls' wrestling, had nine state placers out of his 12 qualifiers for the traditional tournament, with champions Piper Fowler (165 pounds) and Madelin Zunun (235) joined by Senna Grassman (2nd, 114), Makya Parker (3rd, 107), Diamond Young (3rd, 185), Bella Harris (4th, 152), Adelyn Vanoy (4th, 145), Kemoria Turner (5th, 138) and Jakyra Parker (6th, 126).Cleveland set a TSSAA girls' wrestling record with its 178 team points in the state traditional tournament, which was 65 more than runner-up West Creek scored. And after their third-place finish at the inaugural girls' state duals in 2022, the Lady Raiders repeated as champs in that event.

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Ulric Winesburgh

Soddy Daisy not only returned to the top spot in the state wrestling scene, the Trojans did so in record-breaking form. They finished off the second perfect season in program history with a 34-0 record and a dominating 44-16 victory over Tullahoma in the TSSAA Class A state duals final. A few weeks later, the Trojans ran away with another team title at the state traditional tournament by scoring a program-record 246 points, which was 126.5 more than runner-up Signal Mountain. A stacked lineup featured state champions Jonathan Davis, Andrew Lewis, Luke Myhan and Elijah Turner, runners-up Braylan Cosper, Tyson Flavin, Ayden Jenkins and Logan Rawlinson, plus third-place finisher Xander Duncan. The only weight classes that the Trojans did not have a state qualifier in were 132 and 150 pounds. Soddy Daisy now has nine team state titles in its wrestling history.

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Stryker Woods

Also a football all-star, he went 50-3 with 42 pins and won the 215-pound state championship in GHSA Class AAAAA. | Dalton | Senior

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Evan Wingrove

The Ohio University signee won the GHSA Class AAAA 190-pound title before finishing as a national runner-up at Virginia Beach. | Heritage | Senior

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Landon Williams

Also a football all-star, he went 49-0 and was unscored upon in the Class A postseason in winning his third GHSA individual title. | Dade County | Senior

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Olli Webb

He won his second GHSA individual state title to cap a 50-3 season in which the Class AAAA 120-pounder had 41 pins. | Southeast Whitfield | Junior

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Chase Walker

He was the state champion at 113 pounds in TSSAA Class AA and finished the season 22-6. | Cleveland | Junior

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JoJo Uhorchuk

The Eagles star won 49 matches and lost only once as he stormed to the 120-pound state title in TSSAA Class A. | Signal Mountain | Sophom*ore

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Ethan Uhorchuk

The UTC-committed standout went 53-2 overall and won his fourth TSSAA state championship, this season at 132 pounds. | Signal Mountain | Junior

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Elijah Turner

He went 22-1 overall for the Trojans and won his 157-pound state final 4-3 despite wrestling with a broken wrist. | Soddy Daisy | Senior

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Lucas Szymborski

He won his second straight state championship and finished the year 29-2 overall at 190 pounds. | Cleveland | Junior

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Hunter Sturgill

He won the TSSAA Division II state championship at 157 pounds and was the team captain for the Red Raiders this past season. | Baylor | Junior

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Ryder Smith

He became the first TSSAA state champion in Chargers history as he finished 42-0 overall and won the 215-pound title in Division II. | Sophom*ore

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Tyson Russell

The TSSAA Class AA state champ at 285 pounds had 34 wins to lead the Blue Raiders, who have not lost a state championship over the past seven seasons. | Cleveland | Junior

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Pierce Pennington

He is now a two-time GHSA individual state champion after going 41-4 with 21 pins and 12 technical falls this past season. | Ringgold | Junior

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Titus Norman

He won the 144-pound state title in TSSAA Division I by scoring 11 points in his finals match. | Baylor | Sophom*ore

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Max Norman

The dominant Red Raider pinned his way through the state tourney to win the 165-pound title in TSSAA Division II. | Baylor | Junior

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Luke Myhan

He was the Class A state champ at 106 pounds and finished the season 53-5 for the Trojans. | Soddy Daisy | Freshman

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Andrew Lewis

The 138-pound state champion went 24-2 overall for the Trojans, who swept the Class A duals and traditional team titles with ease. | Soddy Daisy | Senior

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Jaxon Lane

He defeated Father Ryan's Tanner Tran 5-3 to win the Division II state championship at 106 pounds. | McCallie | Eighth grade

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Jacob Bond

The TSSAA Division II 113-pound champion won his third straight individual state championship. | Baylor | Junior

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Noah Brown

He dominated his competition at 106 pounds, going 52-2 and winning GHSA area, sectional and state individual championships. | Gordon Lee | Freshman

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Jose Cordero

He won his second straight state title and finished with 30 wins and eight losses for the nationally ranked Blue Raiders. | Cleveland | Sophom*ore

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Jackson Davis

He finished the season 46-3 and was the 175-pound state champ in TSSAA Class A. | Signal Mountain | Junior

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Jonathan Davis

He was one of the most dominant heavyweights in Tennessee, going 56-1 overall, and won his first state championship with a 4-3 decision. | Soddy Daisy | Junior

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Logan Fowler

The Air Force signee won his third TSSAA state championship, with the Class AA 165-pounder going 30-1 for the season. | Cleveland | Senior

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Carson Gentle

He went 24-1 and pinned his way to the TSSAA Division II 285-pound championship for the Blue Tornado, who swept the state duals and traditional team titles. | McCallie | Senior

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Alto Moore

He led one of the area's stingiest defenses with 134 tackles, 11 for loss and seven sacks in a state runner-up season. | Boyd Buchanan | Senior | Linebacker

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Ada Boyd

She had three 5k times that were faster than 19:30 this season, which included a 19:12 third-place finish at the region championship meet. | Signal Mountain | Junior

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Lyndi Chapman

She ran an impressive time of 19:20 at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet to place 31st overall. | Walker Valley | Senior

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Addi Greene

She won the Front Runner championship with a time of 18:37 and closed the season with an 11th-place finish in Division II-AA. | Baylor | Junior

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Hannah Laramore

She finished 12th at the Class A/AA meet for the state champions and had four 5K times faster than 19:11 in eight races this season. | Signal Mountain | Junior

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Gunny Brock

She totaled 421 kills, 103 aces, 361 digs and 20 blocks for the Lady Blue Raiders, who were the TSSAA Class AAA state champions. | Cleveland | Sophom*ore | Outside Hitter

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Ava Higgins

The MVP of the TSSAA Class A state championship had 26 kills in the title match and more than 1,100 in her final two prep seasons. | Sale Creek | Senior | Outside Hitter

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Karma Higgins

She had nearly 1,200 assists and 300 digs to go with more than 100 aces and nearly 150 kills in a run to the state title. | Sale Creek | Sophom*ore | Setter

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Savannah Hughes

She posted a team-best hitting percentage of .315, plus 223 kills and 65 blocks for the TSSAA Class AAA state tournament qualifiers. | East Hamilton | Junior | Middle Blocker

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Lauren Hurst

The back-to-back Tennessee Gatorade volleyball player of the year had 766 kills for the back-to-back state champs. | Cleveland | Junior | Outside Hitter

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Carlee Lowry

Also a basketball standout, she had 318 digs, 263 kills and 257 assists to help the volleyball Lady Eagles win the TSSAA Class AA state title.| Signal Mountain | Junior | Outside Hitter

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Kinslee McGowan

She finished with nearly 4,500 career assists while helping the Lady Blue Raiders win back-to-back state championships. | Cleveland | Senior | Setter

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Enslee Norwood

She had nearly 300 kills and also led the state champion Lady Panthers with 320 digs. | Sale Creek | Junior | Outside Hitter

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Emily Redman

The state championship MVP finished the year with 426 digs, 256 kills, 103 aces and 126 assists. | Signal Mountain | Senior | Outside Hitter

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Grace Ridley

She led the Lady Catamounts to the GHSA Class AAAAA state semifinals with season totals of 425 kills and 298 digs. | Dalton | Senior | Outside Hitter

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Sydney Sharpe

She had 814 assists (8.2 per set) and 271 digs (2.7 per set) for the Lady Red Raiders, who reached the TSSAA Division II-AA state tourney. | Baylor | Junior | Setter

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Tristin Sutton

She led the Lady Hurricanes with 818 assists and converted an incredible 96% of her serves. | East Hamilton | Senior | Setter

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Hana Suzuki

She led East Hamilton in aces (88) and digs (360), and she was successful on 95% of her serves. | East Hamilton | Junior | Libero

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Erin Briner

The Sale Creek Lady Panthers' eighth straight trip to the TSSAA Class A volleyball state tournament was a magical one. Once starring for Sale Creek's volleyball program playing under her mother, Debbie Hill, Coach Briner was able to team up with her mom to help bring home the first state championship for any sport in school history. That occurred on Oct. 20 as Sale Creek beat Loretto 3-1 in the state title match in Murfreesboro. Briner's team achieved the remarkable feat just two weeks after she gave birth to her second daughter. The Lady Panthers won 44 straight matches and finished the season with a program-record 50 wins, which was four more than any other team in the state this season. Senior Ava Higgins had 46 kills in two state tournament victories over Loretto, while Eisa Eilertson starred in the title game with 12 kills and three blocks. Enslee Norwood and McKenzie Parks each had eight kills, and Karma Jones sparked the dominant attack with 51 assists in the championship match. | Sale Creek | Coach of the Year

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Jack Bowen

He set a school record with his 14:52 5k time at state, which was just one second off first place. He also won the Front Runner championship. | McCallie | Junior

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Becca Rogers

She had 300 digs, 51 blocks and 204 kills during a state title season for the Lady Eagles. | Signal Mountain | Sophom*ore | Middle Blocker

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DiAngelo Cisto

He was the individual runner-up at the Class A/AA meet with a time of 16:04, leading the Eagles to the team state championship. | Signal Mountain | Senior

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Henry Edwards

He zoomed to a 16:06 finish at the state meet, finishing 17th for the five-time reigning champions. | McCallie | Junior

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Ian Jacobs

He finished right behind Edwards at the DII-AA state meet, placing 18th overall with a time of 16:11. | McCallie | Sophom*ore

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Grady Outlaw

The four-time all-state runner finished in 13th place at the state meet with a time of 15:59. | McCallie | Senior

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Josh Pote

He raced to a runner-up finish in the Front Runner championship at 15:54, then placed seventh in the Class A/AA state meet. | Signal Mountain | Senior

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Evan Simpson

He achieved all-state status all four years of his prep career, finishing eighth in his last championship meet with a time of 15:41. | McCallie | Senior

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Aubrey Lynch

She finished in ninth place at the Class A/AA meet with a time of 19:28 for the state champions. | Signal Mountain | Junior

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Mae Mae Powe

She closed a dominant prep career by finishing ninth at the DII-AA state meet with a time of 18:41. | Baylor | Senior

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Maxine Richards

She helped the Lady Eagles to another state championship as she finished fourth at the Class A/AA meet with a time of 18:53. | Signal Mountain | Sophom*ore

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Gilly Shumate

She finished fifth at the Division II-AA state meet with an area-best 5k time of 18:15. | GPS | Junior

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Dustin Carpenter

The Signal Mountain Lady Eagles continue to add state championship plaques to the trophy case. Signal Mountain raced to its ninth team state title in girls’ cross country last fall, and it was also state title No. 26 all-time for the school’s girls’ sports programs. For the first time in program history, four Lady Eagles runners finished the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) state course in less than 20 minutes. Maxine Richards, Aubrey Lynch, Hannah Laramore and Ada Boyd led the way to the top of the podium as the foursome combined for an average finish time of 19 minutes, 27 seconds. Richards broke a state meet record for Signal Mountain that dated to 2015. Her 18:53 finish at Hendersonville’s Sanders Ferry Park was nearly five seconds faster than the previous record, set by Stephanie Peterson.

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Marlee Burkley

She became the program's first state champion in the pentathlon, then followed that by winning titles in the high jump and 100-meter hurdles. | Signal Mountain | Sophom*ore

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Lesley Burton

She won the Division II-A shot put (43 feet, 1/2 inch) with a throw that was more than four feet farther than the second-place finisher's best. | Boyd Buchanan | Sophom*ore

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Danielle Dunning

She won her second straight Class A state title in the 100-meter dash (12.03 seconds), and also won both the 100 and the 200 at the annual Best of Preps meet. | Brainerd | Junior

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Fiona Eastman

She won Class A state titles in the pole vault (11 feet, 7 inches) and 100-meter hurdles (15.59 seconds) and finished second in the 300 hurdles. | Arts & Sciences | Junior

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Eisa Eilertson

She became the school's first pentathlon state champion and finished fourth in the Class A long jump, high jump and 100-meter hurdles. | Sale Creek | Junior

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Megan Crawford

Winning it all isn't anything new to Crawford. After all, she won a junior college national championship as part of the Chattanooga State softball team and was an assistant during Heritage's GHSA state title three-peat from 2018 to 2020. However, she had not experienced being a championship-winning head coach — until this season. The fourth-year head General, who replaced Tanner Moore after 2020, rode a dominant year in the pitching circle from junior Addie Edwards, a powerful top of the lineup led by senior Harper Carstens, and an aggressive style that has been Crawford's trademark in fashioning the 28-3-1 season. Heritage was dominant in the postseason, outscoring its opponents 26-4, including at 10-2 win over Wayne County to to clinch the Class AAAA title. | Heritage | Coach of the Year

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Maggy Abernathy

The GHSA Class AAAAA all-state player hit a robust .525 with 48 runs scored, 35 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. | Calhoun | Sophom*ore | Infielder

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Harper Carstens

She had a huge state tournament in leading the Generals to the championship and finished with a .398 average, six homers, 20 runs scored and 25 RBIs. | Heritage | Senior | Infielder

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Ella Cunningham

The Michigan State signee posted a 0.58 ERA with 368 strikeouts in 192 1/3 innings and hit .485 with 17 home runs and 55 RBIs. | Silverdale Baptist | Senior | Pitcher/First Baseman

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Addie Edwards

The GHSA Class AAAA pitcher of the year went 22-0 with two perfect games, a 0.15 ERA, 230 strikeouts and 49 hits allowed in 138 innings. | Heritage | Junior | Pitcher

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Lainey Fitzgerald

The Tennessee Tech signee went 16-2 with a 1.17 ERA and 221 strikeouts in 107 1/3 innings. She also hit .475 with 11 home runs and 53 RBIs. | Meigs County | Senior | Pitcher

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Sydney Garrett

She will play at Georgia State after a final prep season in which she had 25 wins, a 1.69 ERA and 164 strikeouts. | Gordon Lee | Senior | Pitcher

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Gracey Helton

She's committed to Pittsburgh after hitting .408 with an .816 slugging percentage and 12 doubles, eight homers, 52 RBIs and 40 runs scored. | Gordon Lee | Junior | Infielder

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Ella Grace Hixson

The GHSA Class AAA all-state first-teamer hit .447 (.624 in the playoffs) with 55 hits, 45 runs scored, 22 RBIs and 31 stolen bases. | Gordon Lee | Junior | Infielder

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Holly Merritt

The Miami-Ohio signee hit .500 with 11 home runs, a team-high 54 RBIs, 45 runs scored and a .565 on-base percentage. | Baylor | Senior | First Baseman

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Lily O'Bryan

The Furman signee hit .417 with five homers and stole 14 bases; she also struck out 86 batters while posting a 2.85 ERA. | Cleveland | Senior | Pitcher/Utility

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Riley Oleksik

The Eastern Kentucky signee hit .519 and drove in 61 runs, and her 19 homers set the Lady Red Raiders' single-season record. | Baylor | Senior | Catcher

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Bailey Poschke

The star backstop hit .492 with 19 extra-base hits and a .587 on-base percentage while stealing 20 bases for the Lady Hurricanes. | East Hamilton | Sophom*ore | Catcher

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Ryann Presswood

The UTEP commitment won 23 games while posting a 1.75 ERA in 199 2/3 innings with 175 strikeouts and 26 walks. | Walker Valley | Junior | Pitcher

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Brylee Pritchett

She sparked the state champions' lineup with a .400 average, six doubles, three triples, two homers, 19 RBIs and 23 runs scored. | Heritage | Freshman | Outfielder

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Regan Rowan

The Carson-Newman signee led the team with a .455 batting average, hit seven home runs and collected 43 RBIs. | Soddy Daisy | Senior | Pitcher

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Avery Shamblin

The Memphis signee threw 12 1/3 scoreless innings at the Spring Fling with 27 strikeouts, fanning 174 batters total in 104 innings this year. | Baylor | Senior | Pitcher

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Hannah Smith

The speedy leadoff hitter led the state runners-up in average (.500), runs (38), stolen bases (18), fielding percentage (1.000), wins (14) and ERA (2.82). | Chattanooga Christian | Sophom*ore | Pitcher

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Kaylee Snyder

She led the nine-time reigning state champs with 16 wins and a 1.85 ERA while batting .423 with 17 extra-base hits and 30 RBIs. | Baylor | Senior | Pitcher/Infielder |

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Kennedy Stinson

The Western Kentucky signee with a perfect fielding percentage had 62 RBIs, 40 extra-base hits, 17 homers, a .465 average and 15 steals. | Silverdale Baptist | Senior | Outfielder |

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Kayleigh Warnock

The GHSA Region 7-A (D-I) pitcher of the year won 17 games with a 2.10 ERA and 152 strikeouts while batting .500 with 27 RBIs and 27 runs scored. | Dade County | Senior | Pitcher

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Brooke Watson

She batted.465 with six home runs and 35 RBIs for a team that scored in double digits in nine games this year. | Boyd Buchanan | Senior | First Baseman

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Tenslee Wilson

She was an all-state first-team pick after hitting .404 with two triples, two homers, 36 RBIs, 11 sacrifice bunts and 17 stolen bases. | Gordon Lee | Junior | Catcher

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Yulai Woodruff

The Lady Hurricanes ace had 234 strikeouts in 132 innings, and she also hit seven home runs and drove in 23 runs. | East Hamilton | Junior | Pitcher |

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Addi Yates

She led the TSSAA Division II-AA state champions with 18 stolen bases and batted .433 with 42 runs scored. | Baylor | Senior | Shortstop

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Barrett Anderson

In one dominant stretch, he posted nine wins and a save over 10 appearances, while also hitting four home runs. | Signal MountainSenior | Pitcher

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Alex Brew

The team’s leadoff batter and ace hit .360 with 30 runs scored and 17 stolen bases while posting a 1.82 ERA over 57 2/3 innings. | Bradley Central | Senior | Pitcher/Outfielder

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Kolton Casson

He pitched 47 innings, struck out 81 batters and posted an ERA of 1.19. He also hit .450 with 14 extra-base hits and 21 stolen bases. | Polk County | Senior | Pitcher/Outfielder

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Brady Chandler

Also a football star, the Chattanooga State baseball signee hit .380 with 35 RBIs and had five pitching wins with a 2.68 ERA. | Heritage | Senior | Infielder/Pitcher

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Christian Chandler

The southpaw had 96 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings with a 2.06 ERA. He batted .361 with five triples, scored 40 runs and stole 20 bases. | Lookout Valley | Senior | Pitcher/Utility

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Rylan Collins

The Class 1A Mr. Baseball finalist had a .451 average with 21 extra-base hits (five home runs), 44 RBIs and 15 stolen bases, and he struck out 81 batters in 47 innings pitched. | Lookout Valley | Senior | Catcher

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Sebastian Haggard

The GHSA Region 6-AAA player of the year is headed to Penn after going 7-2 with a 1.09 ERA and 98 strikeouts while also batting .385 with 11 doubles, four homers and 28 RBIs. | Ringgold | Senior | Pitcher/Infielder

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Aidan Hickman

The Class AAA all-state player hit a team-best .469 with six doubles, 43 runs scored, 17 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. | Ringgold | Junior | Infielder

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Amari Jefferson

The Alabama football signee hit .436 with 12 doubles, nine homers and two triples while leading the team in RBIs (48), runs (38), hits (41) and stolen bases (15). | Baylor | Senior | Outfielder

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Brodie Johnston

The Vanderbilt signee hit .523 with 64 runs scored, 29 extra-base hits and 30 stolen bases. He finished his prep career with 30 home runs. | Boyd Buchanan | Senior | Shortstop

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Cooper Jones

The Division II-A Mr. Baseball finalist hit .468 with 20 extra-base hits and 60 RBIs, won seven games as a pitcher and struck out 62 batters. | Boyd Buchanan | Senior | Pitcher/Outfielder

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Maddox Jones

The flamethrower had nearly 80 strikeouts and allowed fewer than 30 hits with an ERA under 2.00 while pitching almost 60 innings. | Silverdale Baptist | Senior | Pitcher/Outfielder

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Mycah Jordan

The Virginia Tech signee hit five homers, drove in 30 runs, stole 24 bases and played lights-out defense in center field. | Cleveland | Senior | Outfielder

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Nelson McKnight

He was clutch as a left-handed hitter with five home runs and 40 RBIs, and he was reliable as a relief pitcher, going 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA. | Baylor | Senior | Third Baseman

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Max Owens

The Cleveland State signee and 7-AAAA player of the year won seven games with a 2.12 ERA while also batting .347 with 43 RBIs and 12 homers. | Heritage | Senior | Pitcher/Outfielder

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Cooper Poe

The District 6-3A pitcher of the year had an 0.80 ERA, and he contributed at the plate by driving in 30-plus runs for the 28-win Trojans. | Soddy Daisy | Junior | Pitcher

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Zach Porter

He hit .400 with seven home runs and 51 RBIs while posting a .992 fielding percentage for the Blue Tornado in his final prep season. | McCallie | Senior | Catcher

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Luke Rector

He won eight games and had a 1.95 ERA, and he also drove in 40 runs for the Pirates, who finished as one of the top four teams in Class 1A. | South Pittsburg | Senior | Pitcher

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Nolan Sergeant

The speedster hit .387 with 42 runs scored, 18 stolen bases, 32 RBIs and 12 extra-base hits for the Blue Tornado, who reached the DII-AA quarterfinals. | McCallie | Senior | Infielder

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Kade Smith

Also a football standout, he led the Bulldogs this spring with a .464 average and had nine doubles, four triples, two homers, 35 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. | Trion | Junior | Infielder

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William Boroughs

He tied for seventh in the TSSAA Division II-AA state tournament at Sevierville Golf Club, shooting 73 and 71 for a total of 144 on the par-72 course. | McCallie | Junior

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Jeff Stetzler

In his 15th season as East Hamilton's head coach, he guided the Hurricanes to fifth place in the TSSAA Class AA state tournament — the best finish in program history. East Hamilton's impressive postseason run began with district and region championships, and it was capped by having the program's first two state medalists with top-four finishes by juniors Tucker Wick (second) and Griffin Law (fourth). "Even though I've been with the team for 15 years, in some ways it still feels like we're still building things," Stetzler said. "Of course it helps to have two players as talented as Griffin and Tucker, and thankfully those two will be back next season, too. "This was a season we've been working toward for a while, so it felt really good to see a lot of hard work by the kids pay off." | East Hamilton | Coach of the Year

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Placed The Lee University commitment finished second in the Class AA state tournament with a two-day total of 139, including a 4-under 68 to close. | East Hamilton | Junior |

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Thad Whitfield

He tied for 21st individually in the Division II-AA state tournament, including a first-day 74. | McCallie | Senior

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Mason Thompson

He was the GHSA Region 6-AAA champion and finished sixth at the state tournament after ending the first round in third place. | LaFayette | Senior

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Cole Stockard

The repeat Best of Preps selection was the GHSA Class AAAAA runner-up with rounds of 72 and 68 for the third-place Catamounts. | Dalton | Junior

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Guillaumn Paquette

The Eastern Michigan signee finished among the top 20 individuals in the DII-AA state tournament, shooting 75 and 73. | Baylor | Senior

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Griffin Law

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga commitment won the City Prep title, and he tied for fourth in the Class AA state tournament, shooting a 68 on the second day. | East Hamilton | Junior

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Henry Hill

He helped lead the Lions to the GHSA Class A Division II team state championship with a 143, good for second place individually. | Christian Heritage | Sophom*ore

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Tripp Hall

The Roane State Community College signee shot a two-day total of 152, firing a 76 both days, in the TSSAA Class AAA state tournament. | Cleveland | Senior

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Theo Desroches

The Lynn University signee tied for third at the Division II-AA state tournament with a two-day total of 5-under-par 139 in Sevierville. | Baylor | Senior

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