The first real blow to having the high school football season kick off on time in Tennessee and Georgia was dealt on Monday.

Trousdale County’s football players and coaches have adjusted well to restrictions on practice caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to coach Blake Satterfield.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2020 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game Quota Hunts, the regular elk, youth elk, and WMA youth is now underway through July 22.

After a long absence, auto racing will be returning to the Nashville Superspeedway in Gladeville with a NASCAR Cup Series race in 2021.

The TSSAA Legislative Council held a virtual meeting on Thursday, June 6 to determine whether to waive the annual two-week dead period, which prohibits athletes and teams from working out with coaches or on school grounds.

In just more than four months, high school football season is scheduled to kick off across Tennessee, bringing with it the return of a much-needed sense of normalcy.

Shortly after Gov. Bill Lee announced last week that schools across the state of Tennessee would be closed for the remainder of the spring semester, the TSSAA reacted similarly and pulled the plug on all spring sports athletics.

The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to approve an extra year of eligibility for all spring sport athletes who had their seasons canceled because of COVID-19, but the generosity will come with a caveat for seniors.

In the interest of public safety, and in accordance with Center for Disease Control recommendations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is taking the following precautionary measures to assist public health efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.

With spring sports at a standstill because of the coronavirus, Trousdale County’s basketball coaches have had extra time to work on their schedules for the fall.

There will be no A-Day spring football games at Alabama or Auburn, no G-Day contest at Georgia and no Orange & White game at Tennessee.

Hoping to salvage the sports dreams of several thousand high school athletes throughout the state, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Board of Control voted unanimously Tuesday to continue the wait-and-see plan.

Trousdale County High School got its 2020 baseball season underway with two games last week.

The Trousdale County Lady Jackets saw their 2019-20 basketball season come to a close with a 64-50 loss to Pickett County in the Region 3-A semifinals at Livingston Academy on March 2.

The Trousdale County Lady Jackets scored the biggest upset in the state on Friday night when they defeated the Whitwell Lady Tigers 71-68 in the Region 3-A quarterfinals.

Trousdale County’s softball and baseball teams are scheduled to begin their regular seasons next week.

The Trousdale County alumni games have been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22.

Trousdale County had only one night of basketball action last week with Friday’s games postponed due to illness in the school system.

Former Trousdale County basketball players will get the chance to show off their talents in Saturday night’s alumni games at TCHS.

Trousdale County’s baseball team will hold its annual reverse raffle and chili supper on Friday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Jim Satterfield Middle wrapped up its basketball season on Jan. 23 with home games against Watertown.

Trousdale County had two nights of District 6-A basketball action last week but neither team was able to improve its record.

Last week was a busy one for Trousdale County with three nights on the basketball court, but each team could only procure one win.

Jim Satterfield Middle School returned to basketball action on Jan. 13 with games at Carroll-Oakland.