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Most coaches will say that peaking at the right time is one of the main keys to winning a state championship.

Soddy-Daisy players, coaches and parents were moved to tears on the court Wednesday night.

The Bearettes bring home their eighth straight region championship while the Lady Trojans win their first region crown in over 50 years.

JUNCTION CITY - Jess Thurmon stroked a two-out, bases-loaded double in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Junction City to a 5-2 win over Crossett Tuesday.

SALISBURY — The St. Elizabeth Lady Hornets had far from their best game rebounding the basketball, and they didn’t always take the best care of the ball, either. But they played man-to-man defense, and they played it exceptionally well.

Two area high school girls' basketball teams began action in the Class 3A State Tournament at Lamar. Salem advanced to the quarterfinals with a 52-42 victory

This will be DeSoto’s fourth appearance in five years at state, while Pearland is there for the first time since 1980.

Crossett shut down El Dorado’s offense Monday as the Lady Eagles spoiled the Lady Wildcats’ season opener 9-2 at the El Dorado/Union County Recreation Complex.

The Whitwell High School girls basketball team may not have strength in numbers, but the Lady Tigers have produced a memorable run on the hardwood once again.

Kendra Bell has built the Signal Mountain girls basketball program into a perennial powerhouse for the Chattanooga area.