Bowling all-state teams announced by TSWA

April 30, 2026 Forrest Freeman

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association named all-state teams for bowling Thursday, which includes one team in Division I and one team in Division II for both girls and boys.

BOYS BOWLING
Division I
Westyn Griffin, Siegel, Sr.
Peyton Abel, Science Hill, Sr.
Will Determann, Mt. Juliet, So.
Zachariah McLean, Siegel, Jr.
Kamden Morris, Hardin County, So.

Division II
Kayden Curry, Harding Academy, Fr.
Jackson Roberts, St. Benedict, Sr.
Brody West, Friendship Christian, Jr.
Brady St. Gelais, St. Benedict, Sr.
John Campbell, Franklin Road Academy, Jr.

GIRLS BOWLING
Division I
Isabella Warner, Independence, So.
Libby Bromley, Hardin County, So.
Riley Akins, Creek Wood, Jr.
Katelynn Woodard, Hardin County, Sr.
Salena Bhakta, Stewarts Creek, Fr.

Division II
Jessica McClintock, Lipscomb Academy, So.
Emmeline Smith, Pope John Paul II, Sr.
Adrianna Sammons, St. Benedict, Sr.
Brynley Usry, Donelson Christian, Sr.
Julia Casama, St. Benedict, Jr.

Girls basketball all-state teams honored by TSWA

April 29, 2026 Forrest Freeman

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association named all-state teams for girls basketball Wednesday, which includes four teams in Division I and two teams in Division II.

Class 4A
Cecilie Brandimore, Franklin, Sr*
Kimora Fields, Bradley Central, Sr.*
Natayla Hodge, Bearden, Sr.*
Kaliyah Burden, Sevier County, Jr.
Cara Lee Gilbert, Cookeville, Sr.
Allie Gillies, Cookeville, Sr.
Hannah Hall, Morristown East, Sr.
Layla Hall, Blackman, So.
Aleigha Taylor, Ooltewah, So.
Carter Jones, West Ridge, Jr.
Samiya Jones, Bartlett, Sr.
Nyla Johnson, Nolensville, Jr.
Fran Kelly, Collierville, Sr.
KJ McNealy, Farragut, Sr.
KT Tolbert, Green Hill, So.

Class 3A
Andrea Flores, Daniel Boone, Sr.*
Chelby Jordan, Dyersburg, Sr.*
Sydney Wilhite, Cumberland County, Jr.*
McLayne Bobo, Tullahoma, Sr.
Ta’Krya Boddie, Covington, Jr.
Karmine Carmichael, Cocke County, Jr.
Gwen Carroll, Alcoa, Sr.
Gracie Clark, White County, Sr.
Lexi Clark, Stone Memorial, Fr.
Journey Holloway, Red Bank, Sr.
Jade Reed, South Gibson, Jr.
Harper Stinnett, Alcoa, Fr.
Aaliyah Story, Daniel Boone, Sr.
Brylee Tullock, Greeneville, Sr.
Kaylor West, Liberty Creek, Sr.

Class 2A
Wylie Kee, Huntingdon, Fr.*
Maliyah Glasper, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Sr.*
Kaegan Young, Cascade, Sr.*
Ally Augustin, Loretto, Jr.
Knox Bennett, Huntingdon, So.
Ashlee Brent, Westview, Jr.
Emma Cooper, York Institute, Jr.
Kaylee Dixon, Smith County, So.
Ava Floyd, Hickman County, Jr.
Emry Jones, Smith County, Jr.
Malea Masingale, McMinn Central, Jr.
Sh’Nyla Moss, Union City, Jr.
Saniya Reaves, Gibson County, Sr.
Curnesha Taylor, Memphis Business, Sr.
Raylee Werner, York Institute, Sr.

Class 1A
Laila Downs-Darden, McEwen, Jr.*
Rayanna Fisher, Greenfield, Jr.*
Zoey Nicholas, Pickett County, Sr.*
Ava Ashley, Wayne County, Jr.
Bailey Blair, Richland, Sr.
Harmony Bell, Middleton, Sr.
Kemora Buggs, Middleton, Sr.
Lily Claire Lowe, Coalfield, So.
Kendall McLemore, Humboldt, Jr.
Abigail Netherton, Van Buren, Jr.
Ella Porter, Greenfield, Fr.
Michelle Shields, Unaka, Sr.
Jaycee Stafford, McKenzie, So.
Tralyn Southerland, North Greene, So.
Lily Wright, Coalfield, So.

Division II-A
Haylen Ayers, University School of Jackson, Jr.*
Kayte Madison Bjornstad, Providence Christian Academy, Sr.*
Jules Ferrell, Middle Tennessee Christian, Jr.*
Makynli Bacon, Webb School-Bell Buckle, So.
Maddie Braden, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Jr.
Lexi Hammock, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Jr.
Mimi Lee, Notre Dame, So.
Kinsley Owen, Silverdale Baptist, Jr.
Brilee Price, Ezell-Harding, Sr.
Lilly Teague, University School of Jackson, Jr.
Skylar Walden, The King’s Academy, Jr.
Ava Zenner, Franklin Road Academy, So.

Division II-AA
Meeyah Green, Knox Webb, Sr.*
Ava Jarrett, Lipscomb Academy, Sr.*
Ava Jones, Hutchison School, Sr.*
Jane Ellis, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Jr.
Maddie Graham, Father Ryan, Sr.
Emery Haws, Knox Catholic, Fr.
Kendall Jones, Briarcrest Christian, Sr.
Blake Maple, Lipscomb Academy, Jr.
Kyndall Mays, Knox Webb, So.
Aubrey Bush, Baylor School, 8th grade
Jayda Robinson, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Jr.
Alana Wells, Ensworth School, Sr.

*-Miss Basketball finalist

College players of the week named by TSWA - April 28

April 28, 2026 Forrest Freeman

NASHVILLE – Trevecca Nazarene’s Addy Grace Summers and Belmont’s Maya Johnson were named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, as announced Tuesday by the organization.

Summers batted .800 (8-for-10) in three games against Lee University with three multi-hit outings, posting one homer and five RBIs. She recorded three hits with two RBIs in the series opener and added two hits in the second contest. In the series finale she was 3-for-3 with a solo homer and three RBIs.

Summers is hitting .421 with four doubles, 11 RBIs and nine runs scored in 21 games this season.

Johnson posted a 2-0 mark in two outings, tossing 14.0 innings while allowing one earned run with five walks and 27 strikeouts. She struck out 13 and gave up two hits in a complete-game shutout in the first game against Northern Iowa. She recorded 14 strikeouts while allowing seven hits and one earned run in the second outing versus UNI.

Johnson has a 24-2 record in 27 appearances this season with a 0.71 ERA and 331 strikeouts in 177.0 innings this season. She leads the NCAA in strikeouts, strikeouts per seven innings (13.1), strikeout-to-walk ratio (11.03) and ERA and is tied for first in shutouts (12).

BASEBALL: Tennessee’s Blaine Brown and Tegan Kuhns were named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.

Brown batted .500 (8-for-16) with two doubles, three homers, six RBIs and six runs scored in four games. He posted two hits with a double, one home run, two RBIs and two runs scored against Lipscomb. He doubled and scored a run in the first of a three-game series versus Alabama.

In Friday’s doubleheader sweep of the Crimson Tide, Brown totaled five hits and three runs, including a 3-for-3 performance in the series finale with a pair of homers and four RBIs. All three of his hits in the game drove in runs and his first home run of the contest proved to be the game-deciding hit, as it broke a 3-3 tie and gave Tennessee a lead it would not relinquish.

Brown is hitting .254 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs, 35 RBIs and 36 runs scored in 44 games this season.

Kuhns delivered his best performance of the season, with the sophomore righthander tossing an eight-inning, complete-game shutout to even the Vols' series versus No. 13 Alabama in the first game of a Friday doubleheader. It marked the first complete game of Kuhns' career. He allowed just three hits and one walk while racking up nine strikeouts to earn the win. He set the Crimson Tide down in order five times in eight innings of work.

Kuhns upped his record to 3-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 11 appearances this season covering 59.0 innings, giving up 50 hits with 73 strikeouts and a .221 opponent batting average.

2026 TSWA SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Feb. 10 | Shay Hollingsworth, Trevecca Nazarene (Player); Maya Johnson, Belmont (Pitcher)
Feb. 17 | Avary Makarewicz, UT Martin (Player); Taylor Long, Chattanooga (Pitcher)
Feb. 24 | Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman (Player); Kayleigh Smith, Bryan College (Pitcher)
March 3 | Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman (Player); Maya Johnson, Belmont (Pitcher)
March 10 | Sydney Tackett, Sewanee (Player); Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum University (Pitcher)
March 17 | Ashley Capelouto, Tennessee Tech (Player); Sami Scholtz, UT Martin (Pitcher)
March 24 | Carly Ward, UT Martin (Player); Addison Abell, Tennessee Tech (Pitcher)
March 31 | Ansley Giffin, Sewanee (Player); Atiana Stamper, Carson-Newman (Pitcher)
April 7 | Baileigh Pitts, Chattanooga (Player); Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum University (Pitcher)
April 14 | Grace Gregory, Carson-Newman (Player); Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum University (Pitcher)
April 21 | Ava Saul, Bryan College (Player); Natalie Kreuziger, UT Martin (Pitcher)
April 28 | Addy Grace Summers, Trevecca Nazarene (Player); Maya Johnson, Belmont (Pitcher)

2026 TSWA BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Feb. 17 | Cohl Proctor, Cumberland University (Player); Tegan Kuhns, Tennessee (Pitcher)
Feb. 24 | Will Curcio, Bryan College (Player); Logan Baskin, Cumberland University (Pitcher)
March 3 | Jacob Sitton, UT Martin (Pitcher)
March 10 | Zach Fortman, Sewanee (Player); Logan Harrell, Trevecca Nazarene (Pitcher)
March 17 | Denajh Williams, Bryan College (Player); Christian Henderson, Carson-Newman (Pitcher)
March 24 | Cole Johnson, Austin Peay (Player); Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman (Pitcher)
March 31 | Layne Akers, Middle Tennessee (Player); Cole Lannom, Union University (Pitcher)
April 7 | Wilson Then, Cumberland University (Player); Logan Harrell, Trevecca Nazarene (Pitcher)
April 14 | Evan Goins, Tusculum University (Player); Evan Blanco, Tennessee (Pitcher)
April 21 | Cade Martin, Trevecca Nazarene (Player); Cole Torbett, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
April 28 | Blaine Brown, Tennessee (Player); Tegan Kuhns, Tennessee (Pitcher)

TSWA recognizes boys basketball all-state players

April 28, 2026 Forrest Freeman

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association named all-state teams for boys basketball Tuesday, which includes four teams in Division I and two teams in Division II.

Class 1A
Camden Cole, Eagleville, Sr.*
Will McCrary, Jackson County, Sr.*
Darion Taylor, Humboldt, Jr.*
Callyn Sullivan, Van Buren, Jr.
John Hardin, Unaka, Jr.
Colby Clark, Hampton, Fr.
Jakevious Graves, Humboldt, Sr.
Jerrell Miller, Booker T. Washington, Sr.
K.J. Steveson, Memphis School of Excellence, 8th grade
Cayman Camfield, Wayne County, Sr.
Cole Amonett, Pickett County, So.
Kenner Haston, Perry County, Jr.
Nathaniel Cobb, Pickett County, Jr.
Matthew Manuel, Memphis Middle College, Fr.
Devin Dicus, Frank Hughes, Sr.

Class 2A
Jayden Barton, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Sr.*
Derrick Roberson, Chattanooga Prep, Sr.*
Jackson Simmons, Unicoi County, Sr.*
Arden Smith, Westview, Sr.
Larry Benson, Memphis Business Academy, Sr.
Reid Conley, Chattanooga Prep, Sr.
Joel Bulis, Chattanooga Prep, Sr.
Mason Tidwell, Loretto, Sr.
Miles Alexander, Cannon County, So.
Jamarcus Haynes, Peabody, Sr.
Avery Coles, White House Heritage, Sr.
Rylan Woods, Tellico Plains, Sr.
Brady Harris, Cumberland Gap, Jr.
Miles Brown, Westview, Jr.
Cooper Williams, Smith County, So.

Class 3A
Ty Cobb, Upperman, Jr.*
Nick Steen, Fulton, Jr.*
Markylon Terry, Fayette-Ware, So.*
Jay Kirk, Alcoa, Jr.
Jamir Dean, Alcoa, Jr.
Eli Williams, Heritage, Sr.
Bryson Maddox, Clinton, Sr.
Marcus Jones, Red Bank, Jr.
Braden Howard, Tennessee High, Sr.
Koen Thomas, South Gibson, Sr.
Jeremiah Jones, Volunteer, Sr.
Austin Tinnon, Tullahoma, Sr.
Carey McCain, Kirby, Sr.
James Davis, Maplewood, Sr.
Cason Howard, Giles County, Jr.

Class 4A
Justin Frison, Germantown Houston, Jr.*
D.J. Okoth, Bartlett, So.*
Cutter Sisk, Beech, Sr.*
Zach Davis, Walker Valley, Jr.
Turner Clayton, Walker Valley, Sr.
Jayln McDonald, Blackman, Sr.
Dylan Jones, Bartlett, Jr.
Armani Smith, Kirkwood, Jr.
Justin Nordin, Bearden, Sr.
Braylon Williams, Bartlett, So.
Davis Cochran, Brentwood, Jr.
Idris Aliyu, Whitehaven, Sr.
JiYair Rose, Rossview, Sr.
Sochi Oputa, Page, So.
Sean Capshaw, Bearden, Sr.

Division II-A
Lawson Lee, Battle Ground Academy, Sr.*
Segond Sompa, Grace Christian Academy, Jr.*
Christopher Washington Jr., Providence Christian, Sr.*
Nick Anderson, Providence Christian, Sr.
Carson Crump, St. George’s, So.
Asa Fortune, Boyd-Buchanan, Jr.
Caleb Hardaway, Boyd-Buchanan, Sr.
Zack Niven, Trinity Christian, Sr.
Zuri McClure, Lausanne Collegiate, So.
Fred Martin, Harding Academy, Jr.
Braylon Davis, University School of Nashville, Sr.
Zander Holt, Battle Ground Academy, Sr.

Division II-AA
Cade Murphy, Knox Catholic, Sr.*
Trey Pearson, Pope John Paul II, Sr.*
Fred Smith, Jr., Briarcrest Christian, Sr.*
Owen Lentz, Knox Webb, Sr.
Cam Swearengen, Knox Webb, Sr.
Malachi Brown, Knox Catholic, Sr.
Josh Huggins, Briarcrest Christian, So.
Parker Pounds, Briarcrest Christian, Sr.
Cam Blivens, Lipscomb Academy, Sr.
Jack Fox, Chattanooga Christian, Sr.
Steven Sherman, Ensworth School, Sr.
Bryson Wade, Brentwood Academy, Jr.

*-Mr. Basketball finalist

TSWA honors college players of the week - April 21

April 21, 2026 Forrest Freeman

NASHVILLE – Bryan College’s Ava Saul and UT Martin’s Natalie Kreuzinger were named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, as announced Tuesday by the organization.

Saul batted .632 (12-for-19) with two doubles, two home runs and eleven RBIs in six games for the Lions. She posted three hits with two RBIs in the opener and added two hits with a homer and two RBIs in the second game against Johnson University.

She recorded three hits with two doubles and two RBIs in the first game and homered and drove in two runs in the second contest versus Truett McConnell. Saul registered three hits with three RBIs in the first game versus Union Commonwealth. She is hitting .417 with 13 doubles, 10 home runs, 51 RBIs and 21 runs scored in 45 games this season.

Kreuziger allowed just one earned run on nine hits in two appearances for the Skyhawks. She worked 1.2 innings versus Austin Peay, giving up one run on four hits with one strikeout.

In her complete game shutout in game two against Morehead State, she allowed just five hits with no walks and recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts. Kreuzinger upped her mark to 6-4 in 25 appearances with 10 starts, tossing 64.2 innings and striking out 58.

BASEBALL: Trevecca Nazarene’s Cade Martin and Middle Tennessee’s Cole Torbett were named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.

Martin batted .538 (7-for-13) with a double, three home runs, six RBIs and six runs scored in three games at Alabama-Huntsville. He homered three times in the series opener, driving in three runs, and collected four hits with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in the series finale.

He is hitting .440 with eight doubles, 14 home runs, 37 RBIs and 44 runs scored in 36 games this season.

Torbett tossed a career-high 8.2 shutout innings, giving up four hits while tying a career-high with six strikeouts in the series finale against Delaware, a 4-0 victory for the Blue Raiders. The redshirt junior allowed just four singles and one walk on 116 pitches.

Torbett had thrown just six total innings all season before his effort against Delaware. He has a 1-0 mark with a 1.23 ERA in 14.2 innings with 12 strikeouts.