The Daily Post-Athenian

11/11/2025

Don't forget to start writing your letters and get them handed in. Santa is waiting!!!

11/10/2025

ENGLEWOOD — McMinn Central had just four playoff wins since 2000 and 14 in its 59-year program history. Now, make it 15.

No Charger first year head coach had won more than seven games in program history. Until J.T. Ostrowski in 2025, with eight.

And only once in the history of the Central football program had the Chargers shut out an opponent in the postseason (42-0 over Notre Dame in 1989) until Friday, when the Chargers completely shut Pigeon Forge’s water off in a 21-0 Class AAA first round victory over the Tigers at Charger Field in Englewood.

ENGLEWOOD — McMinn Central had just four playoff wins since 2000 and 13 in its 59-year program history. Now, make it 14.

11/10/2025

DECATUR — Meigs County wasted no time putting away its overmatched first-round opponent.

The Tigers scored touchdowns on their first five possessions and intercepted three Johnson County passes — all in the first half — and sent the Longhorns to a 45-8 slaughter Friday at Jewell Field to open the Class 3A playoffs.

DECATUR — Meigs County wasted no time putting away its overmatched first-round opponent.

11/08/2025

Tennessee Wesleyan University - Women's Soccer is going to nationals…. as Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champions! A 4️⃣-2️⃣ win gives the program their first tournament title since 2018. Valerie Koopman, Julia Starchl, Addison Smith, and Jenna Vest were a part of four consecutive goals for the team.

11/07/2025

FAYETTEVILLE — McMinn County fell behind by two scores quickly and made too many mistakes to sustain a rally and keep its season going.

The Cherokees were limited to 266 yards of total offense, committed three turnovers, and went one-and-done in the Class 5A playoffs after their 34-13 first-round loss to Lincoln County on Thursday at Meadows-Thompson Stadium.

FAYETTEVILLE — McMinn County fell behind by two scores quickly and made too many mistakes to sustain a rally and keep its season going.

11/07/2025

Tennessee Wesleyan opened the 2025-26 season with a wire-to-wire victory in Athens.

Thanks to former Meigs County standout Talley Lawson’s 15-point, 10-rebound double-double, the Lady Bulldogs rolled over Point University 75-56.

Tennessee Wesleyan opened the 2025-26 season with a wire-to-wire victory in Athens.

11/07/2025

Tennessee Wesleyan has survived, scrapped, battled and earned itself another shot at an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) tournament championship.

Stina Braun’s goal in the 25th minute held up for the remaining 65, with the Lady Bulldogs staying in control all the way to the 1-0 tournament semifinal win over Milligan on Tuesday at the TWU Athletic Complex.

Wesleyan’s win followed up another 1-0 victory Saturday in the quarterfinals against Brenau, in which Braun scored in the 66th minute off assists from Iara Tello and former McMinn County standout Addison Smith.

Tennessee Wesleyan has survived, scrapped, battled and earned itself another shot at an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) tournament championship.

11/05/2025

The rich got richer last week in the Football Picks Panel, as first place Laura Smith’s panel-best 11-4 output doubled her lead to two games.

One of our sports writers, Drew, and the Advocate & Democrat’s Noah are on Laura’s tracks, while our other sports writer, Gabe, needs a Hail Mary to get back to the top after a 9-6 week kept him in 9th.

Most of the panel is back on McMinn County this week, with nine of 11 thinking they take care of business in their playoff opener in Fayetteville. All but one think McMinn Central and Meigs County fend off upset bids from Pigeon Forge and Johnson County, respectively.

10 of 11 panelists believe Sweetwater’s season comes to an end on the road at Unicoi County, and that unbeaten Happy Valley stays that way against Tellico Plains.

For the panel's picks of college football games, pick up Wednesday's edition of The Daily Post-Athenian!

11/05/2025

It's that time of the year. Get your letters in to Santa.

11/04/2025

McMinn County at Lincoln County in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs has been moved to Thursday. 8 p.m. EST (7 CST) kickoff.

Attention Falcon Football Family! Big game this week! Your Lincoln County Falcons take on the McMinn County Cherokees in the first round of the playoffs! The game is on Friday, November 7, at 7pm and will be at Meadows-Thompson Stadium. Mark your calendars for this Friday and come out to support your Falcons!

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11/04/2025

The key to McMinn County’s success as it begins the postseason in the mid-state may be how it handles all of the off-field challenges before lining up on the gridiron.

A trip of 156 miles, lasting more than two-and-a-half hours, awaits the Cherokees on Friday before the 7 p.m. CST (8 EST) kickoff of their first-round Class 5A playoff game at Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville.

The key to McMinn County’s success as it begins the postseason in the mid-state may be how it handles all of the off-field challenges before lining up on the gridiron.

11/04/2025

Pigeon Forge has a Mr. Football candidate in running back Ayden Hood.

McMinn Central’s defense allowed just 15 points per game this season.

Central and head coach J.T. Ostrowski know the Tigers will put the ball in the senior superstar’s hands practically every snap of Friday’s Class 3A first round matchup and Ostrowski said the Charger defense is preparing in earnest for it when the ball is kicked off at 7 p.m. at Charger Stadium.

Pigeon Forge has a Mr. Football candidate in running back Ayden Hood.