Stone Memorial’s Samber Preaching Consistency in Football
Stone Memorial Panthers Football Head Coach Derik Samber looks to avoid the same pitfalls that ended last season’s run early. Stone Memorial finished last season with the fewest amount of wins since 2020. The Panthers finished 5-6, losing their final four games to end the season. Samber said he did not see consistency last season, […]
Week 5 Of Football Sees Road Trips Outside Upper Cumberland
Week 5 of high school football sees road travels sweep the Upper Cumberland teams. Those that stay home will face difficult regional challenges. Clay County travels to Trousdale. Clay County seeks their fourth consecutive victory and second straight on the road. Trousdale County enters play 1-3. Upperman hosts Beech. Upperman will play their first home […]
Week 4 Of High School Football Could See Firsts In UC
Week 4 of the high school football season begins on Thursday. All teams across the Upper Cumberland are in action with some looking to bounce back. Cumberland County heads to Kingston Thursday night. The Jets look to get on the scoreboard after being shut out by Stone Memorial last week. Kingston enters play having lost […]
Week 3 HS Football Sees Games Beyond Upper Cumberland
The first week of September sees high school football enter Week 3. All Upper Cumberland teams are in action as some teams look to take the next steps. Upperman plays their home opener Thursday night against Farragut. Upperman enters 1-1 having amassed pver 700 total yards combined in their first two games. Farragut enters play […]
Stone Cheerleading Performing With Mostly New Girls
Stone Memorial’s cheer team will see nine freshmen perform this season. That stands as the youngest Lady Panthers cheer team ever. Stone Memorial Cheerleading Head Coach Jordan Houston said she continues to be impressed by how much those freshmen have grown. “They have all just really grown close over the summer,” Houston said. “And that […]
Week 2 Sees Upper Cumberland Teams Traveling, Hosting
Week Two of football begins tomorrow with an early kickoff and concludes with Upper Cumberland teams squaring off. Upperman travels to the East Coast to battle Greeneville. Upperman looks for a repeat of last week, totaling over 400 yards as a team in less than three quarters against Knoxville Webb. Greeneville shut out Morristown West […]
Buck Balancing Tech Schedule With Stone Memorial Volleyball
Stone Memorial Lady Panthers volleyball head coach Brooklyn Buck was hired as head coach in April while taking classes at Tennessee Tech. Buck remains a full time college student, studying pre-physical therapy at Tennessee Tech. Buck brings her degree and her seven years of expertise into her first head coaching role. Buck said she aims […]
UC Athletic Directors Making Final Football Preparations
High School Athletic Directors putting the finishing touches on football’s returns to the Upper Cumberland Friday night. Stone Memorial hosts York in Friday’s opener. Athletic Director Nathan Brown said some of the challenges this week were water for the new field and preparing a new game clock operator to ensure perfect execution under the lights. […]
Week One Of Football Opens With Full Slate Of Action
The summer months draw to a close with football on the horizon. 12 Upper Cumberland schools will see their football seasons begin very soon. Livingston faces Cumberland County on Thursday night. Livingston’s Kaleb Qualls makes his head coaching debut with a Livingston team coming off their most wins in a season since 2021. Cumberland County […]
Stone’s Barton Embracing New Boys Cross Country Team
Stone Memorial Panthers boys cross country head coach Nichole Barton takes over a Panthers team that gained several new runners heading into this season. Barton’s only runner that made it to state last season graduated. Barton said her best memories always come when players reach new heights. “Their excitement in whenever they hit their next […]
