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Brighton’s DeMiyah Gatlin signs basketball scholarship with Southwest

By Jeff Ireland on May 24, 2021

During last basketball season Brighton senior DeMiyah Gatlin had a scholarship offer in hand from Jackson State Community College. She went to watch them play a game one night and they happened to be playing Southwest Tennessee Community College. Gatlin struck up a conversation with the Southwest coach after the game, one thing led to another and she decided to go with the … [Read more...] about Brighton’s DeMiyah Gatlin signs basketball scholarship with Southwest

High school hoops preview: Lady Cardinals will be very young this season

By Jeff Ireland on December 1, 2020

When asked how interesting it will be when the Lady Cardinals begin the 2020-21 basketball season without the benefit of a summer season, scrimmages or a jamboree, coach Stan Gatlin used five verys and laughed a little. On Nov. 23 he only had six players in his basketball class. He recruited a couple more from the halls. In time some players who are out are expected to join the … [Read more...] about High school hoops preview: Lady Cardinals will be very young this season

Meet the Gatlin family in the first edition of ‘Full-court Press’

By Jeff Ireland on January 28, 2020

Welcome to the first episode of "Full-court Press." Over the next few weeks Leader Sports Editor Jeff Ireland will walk the length of the court with Tipton County basketball players and coaches and lob questions their way about hoops and anything else that pops into his mind. The first episode features Brighton head coach Stan Gatlin and his twin children, DeMaryo Gatlin and … [Read more...] about Meet the Gatlin family in the first edition of ‘Full-court Press’

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