The Daily Post-Athenian

01/16/2026

DECATUR — Bryson Baker has been consistent all season when speaking of District 3-2A: it’s going to be a dogfight every single time the ball is tipped.

Tuesday against rival Sweetwater, the physicality between the whistles proved that point to be true.

But on the scoreboard, Meigs was the only one doing any of the fighting.

The Lady Tigers shut down the visitors’ paint-heavy offense, dominated the glass and made timely shots en route to a 61-36 blowout victory at Meigs County High School Tuesday in Decatur.

DECATUR — Bryson Baker has been consistent all season when speaking of District 3-2A: it’s going to be a dogfight every single time the ball is tipped.

01/16/2026

To McMinn Central head golf coach Daniel Curtis, Landon Harris’ prep career is evidence of where hard work can lead you.

By Harris’ own admission, he had a rough freshman season. But he took the chance to reassess in the offseason, challenged himself to be better and turned in a historic three years to follow in which he won several tournaments outright and advanced to the state tournament.

Harris signed to continue his golf career at Pellissippi State Community College Wednesday, another stamp of evidence along the way of Harris’ hard work.

To McMinn Central head golf coach Daniel Curtis, Landon Harris’ prep career is evidence of where hard work can lead you.

01/16/2026

KNOXVILLE — McMinn County had closed within two points early in the third quarter, and then it all fell apart.

Farragut ripped off a 30-7 run that extended into the fourth quarter, and the Cherokees walked out of Farragut High School with a 71-49 loss in District 4-4A play Tuesday to the hosting Admirals, which extended their losing streak to five games.

KNOXVILLE — McMinn County had closed within two points early in the third quarter, and then it all fell apart.

01/16/2026

McMinn United finished the regular season victorious in the pool.

The high school swim team defeated Boyd-Buchanan 120-64 on its Senior Night on Monday at the Athens-McMinn Family YMCA, and the middle schoolers posted an 88-75 win over Boyd to complete the sweep.

McMinn United finished the regular season victorious in the pool.

01/16/2026

It was a long time coming for Tennessee Wesleyan women’s basketball.

50 days to be exact.

The Lady Bulldogs snapped an eight game losing streak lasting nearly two months Wednesday afternoon, with freshman trio Camryn Brown (20), Jordan White (14) and Leslie Hames (13) combining for 47 points in Wesleyan’s 72-47 rout of Brenau at James L. Robb Gymnasium at Tennessee Wesleyan University in Athens.

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It was a long time coming for Tennessee Wesleyan women’s basketball.

01/16/2026

The McMinn County High School Hall of Fame committee is now accepting nominations for the 2026 MCHS Sports Hall of Fame.

The McMinn County High School Hall of Fame committee is now accepting nominations for the 2026 MCHS Sports Hall of Fame. Nomination forms are available online at www.mcminnhighschool.com and can

01/14/2026

Kenneth M. Jackson Sr. “Fuzz,” 81, of Etowah, TN, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 12, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born to the late Fred and Georgia Jackson. He graduated from J. L. Cook High School. He retired from the U.S. Army as an E-5 Staff Sergeant. He was loved by many, and his culinary skills were divine.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Jackson and Almeda Williams, of Etowah, TN; his brother, James Jackson, and wife, Renee Jackson, of Cleveland, TN; one daughter, Monica Jackson, of Etowah, TN; and a special aunt, Mamie Jackson.

He leaves to cherish his memory a devoted wife, Loreane Jackson, of Athens, TN.
Sons: Kenneth McDermott (Tammie) of Daphne, AL; Kenneth M. Jackson Jr. (Samantha) of Etowah, TN; Jeremy Brown (Rebecca) of Athens, TN; Frederick Jackson (Courtney) of Athens, TN; and Kevin L. Jackson of Chattanooga, TN.
Daughters: Sandra Jackson of Etowah, TN; Synethia Upton (Patrick) of Cleveland, TN; Laquisha Armstrong (Dwayne) of Cleveland, TN; Shalon Jackson of Cleveland, TN; Lakenna Freeman of Augusta, GA; and Akeiba Jackson (Xavier) of Chattanooga, TN.

Amongst this great lineage, he was blessed with a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of M.D. Dotson and Sons Funeral Home – Athens, TN, with Minister Elder Chester Brown officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Interment will follow the service at Green Hill Cemetery in Etowah, TN, with military honors.

Services of loving memory are entrusted to M.D. Dotson and Sons Funeral Home – Athens, Tennessee.

01/13/2026

DECATUR — Before the season, Meigs County head coach Sammy Perkinson thought District 3-2A to be a battle for second place.

If Friday’s game against expected district champion and state-ranked No. 2 Tellico Plains is any indicator, the Tigers might just be battling for first.

Meigs battled all the way back from a 16 point deficit to trail 52-51 with five minutes left, playing within a possession for much of the fourth quarter. But as the Tigers ran out of gas against the lengthy Bears late, Tellico found a second wind to win 72-61 in Decatur Friday.

DECATUR — Before the season, Meigs County head coach Sammy Perkinson thought District 3-2A to be a battle for second place.

01/13/2026

CLEVELAND — McMinn County simply could not score the basketball on the road against its old rival.

For most of the game, the Tribe remained in it because of its defensive effort. But all the host Bears needed was a third quarter spurt and McMinn couldn’t answer the Bradley flurry in a 55-45 loss at Jim Smiddy Arena Saturday evening.

CLEVELAND — McMinn County simply could not score the basketball on the road against its old rival.

01/13/2026

Four area players earned recognition from coaches and/or sportswriters across the state of Tennessee for their excellence on the gridiron in 2025.

McMinn County’s Camden Goforth was named Class 5A All-State and Meigs County’s Tuff Ricker earned a Class 3A All-State nod by both the Tennessee Football Coaches Association (TNFCA) and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA), and Meigs County’s Peyton Standridge and Kaiden Brewster joined that duo with TSWA All-State recognition in Class 3A.

Four area players earned recognition from coaches and/or sportswriters across the state of Tennessee for their excellence on the gridiron in 2025.

01/13/2026

The final score may not have shown it, but head coach Derika Jenkins came away from McMinn County’s run-in with one of the state’s top-ranked basketball teams with some positives moving forward.

The Lady Cherokees had their moments before Bearden’s physical advantage simply proved too much in a 76-38 loss Friday at McMinn County High School. The Lady Bulldogs, a Class 4A state semifinalist last year, debuted in the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) poll the following Monday ranked No. 2 in 4A.

The final score may not have shown it, but head coach Derika Jenkins came away from McMinn County’s run-in with one of the state’s top-ranked basketball teams with some positives

01/13/2026

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northern Kentucky University Norse women's basketball freshman Karina Bystry earned her third Horizon League Freshman of the Week award on Monday, following a stellar week in which the Norse earned a pair of road victories.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northern Kentucky University Norse women's basketball freshman Karina Bystry earned her third Horizon League Freshman of the Week award on Monday, following a stellar week in which