During Chris Young's high school basketball career at Brighton High School, he always wanted to be a coach. "I looked at the coaches and thought I wanted to be a coach," said the 25-year-old Young, who graduated from Brighton in 2015 after a four-year career as a shooting guard. "It was always a goal of mine." That goal became a reality on March 13 when he was hired as … [Read more...] about Brighton High School hires alum Chris Young as boys’ basketball coach
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Monday roundup: Munford falls to Dyer County on the road; Covington and TRA earn big wins
[metaslider id="12036"] Lady Cougars traveled to Newbern for get-back against Dyer County, who sent them home last season in the region semifinals. After three scoreless innings, rookie mistakes from the Munford defense led to the Lady Choctaws coming out on top in a 2-1 win Monday night. “You can kind of just see how young we are from this and what I told them in the circle is … [Read more...] about Monday roundup: Munford falls to Dyer County on the road; Covington and TRA earn big wins
Covington’s San’Darius Coleman heads to Bethel for track
At a signing ceremony, the athlete will have their jerseys laying on table for decorative use, but San’Darius Coleman displayed his slew of medals he earned from his cross county/track career as he signed with Bethel University. Coleman always knew he wanted to run on the college level his freshman year, when he was beating upperclassmen in races. He kept a simple formula for … [Read more...] about Covington’s San’Darius Coleman heads to Bethel for track
Transfer Keaton Wheeler’s defensive talent lands her a scholarship with DSCC
Keaton Wheeler transferred to Covington High last November, but she isn’t a new face that her classmates and team have to learn. As the daughter of Marty Wheeler, former football coach, she grew up in the north Tipton area and played with her current teammates in middle school, but when her dad took a job at Cleveland High School after her 8th grade year, she had to follow … [Read more...] about Transfer Keaton Wheeler’s defensive talent lands her a scholarship with DSCC
Covington grad Jordan Ross to represent US in World Driving Championships
Jordan Ross received a call to represent the US in the World Driving Championship in August. He becomes the first African-American competitor for the country. “At first it was shocking,” Ross stated when reflecting on the moment he heard the news, “just kind of like a day-by-day, it’s been exciting like I’ve been very hyped about it and very excited to go over there and see … [Read more...] about Covington grad Jordan Ross to represent US in World Driving Championships
Butler heads to Bethel University on baseball scholarship
Another pitcher from Covington signed to play at the next level on Monday. Lane Butler was joined with friends, families and teammates as he penciled down his letter of intent to play under Rusty Thompson at Bethel University. Butler was a huge asset to the team last season that advanced to the Class-AAA state title game, and Brad Warmath will use his talent a lot this … [Read more...] about Butler heads to Bethel University on baseball scholarship
Hoops Update: Munford’s season ends in region semifinal
Munford was the last team standing for Tipton County basketball. The Cougars reached to the Region 7-AAA semifinal before losing to Ripley, 56-47, in Obion County. Defense was a key role that the Tigers applied as they held the Cougar’s main offensive factors JaDyn Lee and Murray Norman to only three and zero points respectively in the first half with back-to-back … [Read more...] about Hoops Update: Munford’s season ends in region semifinal
Stan Gatlin and Brighton part ways
Stan Gatlin, who had coached the Brighton High boys' basketball team for nine seasons, was informed last Friday by the BHS administration that he was no longer the coach. Gatlin had some good seasons during his tenure. According to a Twitter post made by Gatlin, he's the all-time winningest coach in program history and the only boys' basketball coach at Brighton to win … [Read more...] about Stan Gatlin and Brighton part ways
