Last week the South Pittsburg Board of Mayor & Commissioners approved a $7,500 donation to help the High School Pirates football team buy state championship rings. Head Coach Wes Stone requested the funds for rings celebrating their 2025 TSSAA Class 1A BlueCross Bowl victory. City Administrator Michael Hudson said similar donations were made by previous …
For the second consecutive year the Marion County Warriors competed for the Class 2A TSSAA state football championship in Chattanooga. They took on Huntington Mustangs. Huntington took a 13-0 lead at halftime and held on for a 20-7 state championship win on Saturday at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, TN. After losing several key players from …
On Friday afternoon in Chattanooga, TN the South Pittsburg Pirates rolled to their 8th state football championship. The Pirates defeated the McKenzie Rebels 42-14. Ja’Mychal Buckner had a huge day with 204 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns. He was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. QB Caden Jones was 5-8 passing with 157 yards and …
South Pittsburg advanced to the BlueCross Bowl for the fifth time in the past six seasons with a 35-7 win at Coalfield on Friday. They finished runner-up last season. The second-ranked Pirates (13-1) will face top-ranked McKenzie (13-1) at 2 p.m. on Friday at Chattanooga’s Finley Stadium, with the Rebels defeating fourth-ranked Fayetteville 39-0 in …
It’s hard to believe, but we’re only a few weeks away from the return of high school football in the Tennessee Valley, which means it’s even closer to time for the annual Jamboree and Scrimmages at Chattanooga’s Finley Stadium. And this year three teams from the valley including Marion, South Pittsburg, and Whitwell, will be …
The Marion County Warriors celebrated a triumphant afternoon on Saturday, adding a fifth state football championship to the school’s trophy case after a 17-7 win over Milan. This is the Warriors’ first state title since 1995. The game began with a pivotal moment as Marion’s defensive back, Luke Tipton, intercepted a pass on the second …
The TSSAA BlueCross Bowl state football championship games for two local teams are set to begin. South Pittsburg plays MASE at 2 p.m. CT on Friday, and Marion County battles Milan on Saturday with kickoff at 2 p.m. CT. If you can’t attend the games, The River 104.9 will provide live play-by-play of both contests. …
After winning the Class 1A state championship last year and losing 18 seniors, many thought South Pittsburg would need to rebuild, and rebuild they did. With only 4 seniors on the 2024 team, the Pirates are back in the state championship game. The Pirates were able to wear down a massive Coalfield defensive front, rushing …
Summer is coming to a close and we’re just weeks away from prep football action here in the tri-state area, much of that beginning with what we’ve known as the annual “Jamboree” for many years, now titled the “BlueCross Bowl…Prelude to a Championship,” with 24 area teams set to take to the field at Finley …
