Shelby County Schools officials announced earlier this week that its school's football teams will not being playing games until the end of September or early October. That has left some teams in other counties scrambling to rearrange their schedules. Neither Covington nor Tipton-Rosemark have any SCS teams on its schedule. At this point, only a Week 2 matchup with a team from … [Read more...] about Brighton High football team releases revised schedule after Memphis teams sit out
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Brighton, Covington and Munford football teams have gone back to work
[metaslider id=5688] You would not think teenagers would be excited about running around in the heat and vomiting occasionally, but that is clearly the case. Tipton County’s three high school football teams – Brighton, Covington and Munford – were allowed to resume offseason workouts a little more than a week ago after more than two months of being told to stay away because of … [Read more...] about Brighton, Covington and Munford football teams have gone back to work
The top 10 Tipton County sports stories of the decade
[metaslider id=3475] This is the first time I have compiled a top 10 list for a decade and it was quite a challenge. The past 10 years have produced countless special moments, games and seasons, so picking 10 was very difficult. I tried not to let recency bias play a role, but it does seem like most of these stories happened over the past five years. Thanks to everyone who made … [Read more...] about The top 10 Tipton County sports stories of the decade
Watch: 100 Yards with Brighton football players
Welcome to the seventh episode of “100 Yards” with special guests Josh Fleming, Michael Armour, Jonathan Maley and Nick Johnson. These Brighton players discuss several topics with Jeff Ireland, The Leader's sports editor, as they walk from one goal line to the other. Other episodes featured Covington head coach J.R. Kirby, Brighton head coach Mike David, Munford head coach Nick … [Read more...] about Watch: 100 Yards with Brighton football players