General Sports

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…

The Macon County Junior High Tigers won two games this past week. One was the final game of the season and the other was the first round of their playoffs. On Sep 20th the Junior Tigers travelled to Overton County for their final game of the regular season. Cooper Carlisle got the scoring started with…

The Macon County High and Junior High cross country teams competed in the Burnett Invitational in Cookeville on Sep 24th. The high school boys finished in 5th place as a team in the 5K race. They recorded the following times and placements: Matthew Evans (10) 18:15, Evan Groesbeck (15) 18:43, John Carter Wilson (34) 20:18,…

The Macon County Junior High Tigers were able to get two wins this past week. They made up a game with DeKalb County and held homecoming with Gordonsville. On Tuesday Sep 13th Macon played a make-up region game against DeKalb County. Macon’s Brennan Flowers scored on a 48 yard run on the opening drive. Flowers…

The Tigerettes from the Macon County High volleyball team were in action last Thursday Sep 15th at Nera White Gymnasium. They defeated White House in three straight sets 25-20, 25-18, and 25-22. (Photos by Mark Darnell)

The Macon County High School and Junior High School Cross Country teams traveled to Huntsville, Alabama to compete in the Southern Showcase against teams from ten different states east of the Mississippi river. For the Junior High Boys in the two mile run, they recorded the following times: Ryan Alvis 17:29, Andrew Blackwood 19:34, Jacob…