Photos by Roger Cotton Collierville High School helped conclude the 2019 football preseason at Landers Sportsplex hosting a jamboree. Teams involved in the event were the Houston Mustangs, Bartlett Panthers, Millington Trojans, Arlington Tigers and Fayette-Ware Wildcats. Those teams were joined by the host Collierville Dragons for 20 minutes scrimmages in preparation for next week’s…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The recent Bluff City area talent to walk across stages in May will be heading to prominent programs across the United States. Some of the notables are Millington’s Corey Smith to UT-Martin track, Lausanne’s Eric Gray to Tennessee Football, Memphis University School’s Maurice Hampton to LSU Baseball and Football and Germantown’s…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. They say you never forget home. And if home is where the heart is, for Ronnie Osborne Millington Central High School is an important residence. The former Millington Trojan Baseball coach from 1972-77 was back on the campus last week visiting assistant principals Beth Hale and Zane Adams. Alongside Osborne was…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Tipton-Rosemark Academy playoff tradition continued last season. But another streak proceeded not to the liking of the Rebels. Grace Baptist Academy got the best of TRA during the first round of the Division II-A playoffs in Chattanooga. Fast forward to the eve of the 2019 campaign, the Rebels have to…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” was No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 and “The Cosby Show’s new season was highly anticipated. And Millington Central High School was welcoming Angie Buchanan to the campus to the teach and also coach the Lady Trojan Volleyball program. “Stranger Things,” one of Nexflix’s most popular…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Nick Markle Era at Munford has been going pretty well. In his time as head coach of the Cougar Football program, Markle has racked up several wins in the tough Region 8-5A, a playoff victory and send several of his athletes to the next level. The leader of the Cougars…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. As the rained poured down, an eighth-grade Rachel Sullivan realized she was on a collision course with varsity sports. Her very first meet as a Briarcrest Christian School Lady Saint Track athlete was memorable for multiple reasons. A rain delay gave her ample time to embrace the moment and prepare for…
The last week in July, the William Osteen Gymnasium on the campus of Millington Central High School was undergoing another addition. After a new floor and paint job, the latest improvement to the home of Trojan Basketball was six new goals. Installer Brian Fizer got the process started July 23 by taking down the old…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The high school coaching profession involves teaching, mentoring, parenting and finally game planning. Despite the various elements that come with the job, most who take on that challenge mark certain days on the calendar ready to jump back into the mix. For the Millington Trojan Football coaching staff and Head Coach…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Millington is the hometown of a world champion. Millington Central High School incoming sophomore Chris Southall brought back the gold medal from the 2019 ATA Martial Arts World Championships in Little Rock, Ark., after his victory in Boys Combat Sparring (second and third degree, 13-14 years old). “It’s crazy,” Chris said…
