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Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards: Meet the winter sports nominees
The Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the nominees for the winter sports played this season. The winners will be announced during the live show to take place June 10 at Marathon Music Works.
The show is produced in partnership with Nissan.
The Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards, one of 20 regional shows across the United States, is a nine-month student-athlete recognition program that will culminate at a red-carpet show this spring. The show will recognize athletes, coaches, and teams from the Mid-State.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with the players of the year for each of the fall and winter sports. The awards showcase will also feature other premier awards for both on- and off-the-field accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and teams, including a Courage Award and Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, and the Boys and Girls Athlete of the Year awards.
All nominees who RSVP will receive complementary tickets to the event at no charge thanks to sponsors. Nominated athletes can register here.
Guests of the nominated athletes can purchase tickets at this link.
Read more about the show and sign up for updates here.
Nominees for Boys Basketball Player of the Year, presented by Slim Chickens of Middle Tennessee:
Fred Bailey, Pope John Paul II High School — SR
Judson Bjornstad, Providence Christian Academy High School — SR
Christian Brown, Franklin High School — JR
Grayson Burleson, Summertown High School — JR
Daniel Cochran, Brentwood High School — SR
Cortez Graham-Howard, Hillsboro High School — JR
Jeremy Jackson, Columbia Academy (Upper School) — JR
Jayden Jones, Goodpasture Christian School — JR
Kavien Jones, Battle Ground Academy — SR
Jett Montgomery, Independence High School — SR
Auden Slaughter, Santa Fe High School — JR
Tyler Tanner, Brentwood Academy — SR
Nominees for Girls Basketball Player of the Year, presented by Slim Chickens of Middle Tennessee:
Blair Baugus, Wayne County High School — JR
Reese Beaty, Alvin C York Institute — JR
Imari Berry, Clarksville High School — SR
Dasha Biriuk, Webb School – Bell Buckle — JR
Daisy Gale, Providence Christian Academy High School — SR
Addison Melton, Central Magnet High School — SR
Zoey Nicholas, Pickett County High School — SO
Allye Pennington, East Robertson High School — FR
Celeste Reed, White County High School — SR
Ella Ryan, Brentwood High School — JR
Olivia Vinson, Coffee County Central High School — JR
Ally Weathers, Loretto High School — JR
Nominees for Boys Bowler of the Year:
William Davis, Columbia Central High School — JR
Finn Donnelly, Pope John Paul II High School — SR
Josh Morgan, Smyrna High School — SR
Aiden Neal, Green Hill High School — SR
Matteo Quintero, Stewarts Creek High School — FR
Logan Winkler, Friendship Christian High School — SR
Nominees for Girls Bowler of the Year:
Riley Akins, Creek Wood High School — FR
Mina Chen, Lipscomb Academy — 8TH
Gabi Mann, Creek Wood High School — JR
Olivia Rush, Friendship Christian High School — SR
Samantha Stepp, Lawrence County High School — SO
Landry West, Friendship Christian High School — SR
Nominees for Hockey Player of the Year, sponsored by the Nashville Predators:
Owen Appel, Ravenwood High School — JR
JT Borland, Nolensville High School — SO
Alec Dawes, Homeschool — SO
Justin Dickinson, Smyrna High School — SR
Zachary Ellis, Page High School — FR
Lee Guy, Montgomery Bell Academy — SR
Austin Hester, Father Ryan High School — SR
Hudson Honeybone, Ensworth High School — SO
Liam Powell, Ravenwood High School — JR
Jacob Schenk, James Lawson High School — SR
Ben Sonkin, Ensworth High School — SR
Hunter Wieck, Montgomery Bell Academy — SR
Nominees for Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year:
David Amlicke, Pope John Paul II High School — JR
George Attmore, Brentwood High School — SR
Maston Ballew, Franklin Road Academy — JR
Gabe Lett, Montgomery Bell Academy — SR
Spencer Nicholas, Martin Luther King Jr Academic Magnet High School — SR
Mack Schumann, Donelson Christian Academy — SR
Nominees for Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year:
Elizabeth Helmer, Father Ryan High School — FR
Anna Hulan, University School Of Nashville — JR
Margaret Petty, Harpeth Hall — SR
Lilly Robertson, Ensworth High School — JR
Lucy Trailov, Father Ryan High School — JR
Bryce Winzenread, Mount Juliet Senior High School — FR
Nominees for Boys Wrestler of the Year:
Rob Atwood, Trousdale County High School — SR
Joseph Calvin, Father Ryan High School — SR
Sebron Colson, Blackman High School — SR
Dylan Davenport, Sycamore High School — SR
Chancery Deane, Father Ryan High School — JR
Landon Desselle, Summit High School — SR
Brody Gobbell, Father Ryan High School — JR
Spencer Kon, Independence High School — SR
Jarvis Little, Summit High School — SR
Chase Mayes, Nolensville High School — JR
Tre McTorry, Nolensville High School — SR
Thomas Rubio, Blackman High School — SO
Nominees for Girls Wrestler of the Year:
Jes’Onia Barefield, West Creek High School — JR
Mariana Bowen, West Creek High School — SO
Halai Cox, Mcgavock High School — JR
Lexi Dean, West Creek High School — FR
Jaden Evans, Alvin C York Institute — JR
Carter Grissom, Riverdale High School — SR
Janiya Johnson, Kirkwood High School — FR
Audrey Levendusky, Montgomery Central High School — SO
Vivian Mariscal, John Overton High School — SR
Cearyona O’Connor, Montgomery Central High School — SR
Melanie Val Saint, Andrews-Sewanee High School — SR
Shaniayah Wysinger, Clarksville High School — SR
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The Recipient of Taylor Swift’s Bouquet Toss Has Strong Tennessee Football, Lady Vols Basketball Ties | Rocky Top Insider
This past weekend, music icon Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce tied the knot and were married in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Among the long list of antendees featured celebrities and athletes with ties to the two parties.
One of the athletes in attendance was Kelce’s teammate on the Kansas City Chiefs, Trey Smith. Attending alongside the former Tennessee football standout was his sister, Ashley Smith.
On top of being present for one of the most publicized weddings in recent history, Ashley Smith is leaving with a souvenir of sorts. She caught Swift’s bouquet toss, traditionally meaning she will be the next to get married.
“Celebrated an Enchanting Love S(T&T)ory,” Ashley Smith wrote on Instagram. “And somehow…I ended up catching Tay Tay’s bouquet. So here’s to believing it’s bringing a lifetime of love, luck, and laughter my way. Congratulations, Taylor & Travis! Cheers to forever T&T!”
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Along with being near the Tennessee football program as the sister of one of the Vols’ best players, Ashley Smith played a role within the team. Initially, she worked in the Tennessee football office as Director of Football Administration & Special Events. She was then elevated to Director of Student-Athlete Career Development in 2018. She is now the Manager of Player Engagement in the NFL.
“Ashley has done a fine job for us, and I believe she’ll really thrive in this role,” then-Athletic Director Phillip Fulmer said at the time of her promotion at UT. “She was fantastic in her role with football, but now that she’s working with all sports, she’ll be able to make a positive impact on more of our student-athletes. She understands how important it is that they have resources and advocates to help them transition to the next phase of their career.”
Ashley Smith graduated from Tennessee in 2013. During her time as a student, she served as the head student manager under Pat Summitt’s Lady Vols basketball program. After graduation, she worked in the NCAA’s national office in Indianapolis and earned a master’s degree at Florida before returning to UT.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Oppressive heat is done, but high humidity remains.
The jaw-dropping heat wave that closed the month of June and kicked off July is now officially complete. A heat wave is defined as a period of three or more consecutive days with temperatures in the 90s. Today, Sunday, July 5, Nashville’s high temperature was only 88 degrees, marking the end of the blistering seven-day stretch.
During our record-setting round of summer sizzle, Nashville achieved many notable milestones.
First, the low temperature last Sunday, June 28, was only 79°. That’s remarkably warm for a minimum temperature. Since 2013, there were only three other times the low in Nashville was that high.
Then, on Thursday, July 2, Nashville soared to 100 degrees for the first time in nearly a year. That day’s high missed the record by one.
Friday, July 3, turned even hotter. The airport thermometer peaked at 101° that afternoon setting a new record high for the date.
Finally, today, July 5, the high temperature was only 88 degrees. For the first time in a week, the temperature was held below 90. However, what’s stunning is that the high was set at 9:41 a.m., well before the typical high temperature time of day — mid-to-late afternoon.
In the coming days, we’ll get a break from what we endured last week. Expect spotty showers and storms. Clouds and rain in the area will hold temperatures to more seasonable levels, in the upper 80s and low 90s.
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