General Sports

The Macon County Cross Country teams competed at the Mid-State Cross Country Association Championship meet this past Saturday in Dickson. Laykin Ellis finished 35th with a time of 21:15 and Violet Hackert finished in 112th with a time of 24:32. Both were season best times in the 5000m event. In the boys 5000m Macon finished…

The Macon County volleyball season came to an end last week. Macon lost to Creekwood in the region semi-finals. The Tigerettes lost in three straight sets 12-25, 10-25, and 14-25. Cadence Carter had 66 sets, Kenna Wyatt had 23 digs and Allie Thompson had seven kills. Creekwood went on to win the region and their…

The Macon County High School Tigerettes advanced to the region tournament this past week. On Tuesday Oct 4th in the first round of district play, Macon defeated White House in four sets by scores of: 25-16, 24-26, 25-23, and 25-21. Greenley Claiborne and Journey Beasley had six aces while Allie Thompson and Ellie Coley had…

The Macon County Tigers won a thrilling game at unbeaten Stone Memorial Friday night. The Tigers won by a final score of 35-34. The Tigers seemed to start this one a little salty. On the opening kick-off Gabe Borders returned it 63 yards for the score and Bryson Higgins made the PAT. On the very…

The Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs played their game at Caverna High School last Friday night and things went back and forth before Caverna scored a touchdown with only 16 seconds left in the game. All 13 Caverna fans stood and screamed for their team. What a game the Bulldogs played only to see Caverna drive…

The Macon County Tigers lost their first game of the season to the defending Region 4-4A champion Upperman Bees. The Tigers scored on their first possession of the game. Gabe Borders ran it in from 45 yards on a 4th and 5 play. Bryson Higgins made the point after and Macon led 7-0 with 9:34…

Most Red Boiling Springs football fans knew going in that the chances for a huge upset against Clay County were very slim. When Bulldog head coach Sean Link announced before the game that six players that started the first four games of the season were not going to play against Clay County last Friday night…

The MCHS Tigerette volleyball team won their final two regular season games. Heading into the post-season they finished with a record of 12-11. They beat the Liberty Creek Lady Wolfpack in four sets by a score of 25-17, 25-22, 21-25, and 25-13. It was also senior night to recognize the four young ladies who have…

The Macon County Tigers ran their season record to 6-0 with a dominating win over the Portland Panthers by a score of 42-15. It was Homecoming 2022 for the program and was a renewal of the oldest rivalry in the Macon record books. Following a defensive stop by Macon, they struck on their opening possession.…

The Red Boiling Springs High School football team has made three long trips this season and last Friday night the Bulldogs traveled to Whitwell High School to take on a very good Tiger team. The Bulldogs lost by a final score of 59-9. The drive was almost three hours but that was no excuse for…