Carson Lifferth News Today

  The goal of any team is to finish better than you started. Improvement means the hard work and dedication has paid off. A quick perusal of Smyrna High swimming tells us it was once again mission accomplished.   As one of the proudest athletic programs in Rutherford County high school sports, the Smyrna Bulldogs have continued to build upon a proud tradition. Choosing not to rest on the seven consecutive Rutherford County Swimming Championships (2004-2010) or the numerous divi...

  Maintaining consistency is one of the tough things for any high school athletic program. Athletes come and go so that means talent levels will fluctuate. Maintaining a method can be one of the keys to developing a prideful program and ensuring success year in and year out. That has been a big part of the formula for the Smyrna High School swim program over the years. Upon the recent completion of the 2022-23 season, we found once again the aquatic Bulldogs have plenty of bite about th...

  Now that the high school swim season is complete, we can borrow a theme from the very wise Yogi Berra. It was “déjà vu all over again”.   Once again Smyrna high school enjoyed a solid swim season. Much like virtually all of the past Bulldog squads, these one-time pups became some full-fledged Bulldogs by the end of the season.   The goal of most athletes is to improve as the year moves along. Under the expert tutelage of head...