by Steve Williams | Jul 2, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams As USA gets ready to celebrate her 242nd birthday, I believe she is better now than ever when it comes to “liberty and justice for all.” The world of sports has helped us come together as people – blacks, whites, all colors. It may have taken...
by Steve Williams | Jun 25, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
(Editor’s note: Considering well over half of the Tennessee basketball and football games Mr. Ward broadcast were played on a Saturday, Steve Williams has used “Sadurday” a few times in this column to reflect his and many UT fans’ feelings after the death of the...
by Steve Williams | Jun 18, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams With the 2018 high school football season just around the corner, a lot of teams are finishing off-season workouts before the TSSAA’s dead period. A lot of work and preparation is going on behind the scenes, too. Meet Tracy Miller-Davis, Knox County...
by Steve Williams | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
Teddy Williams named ‘honorary guest coach’ By Steve Williams There’s no telling how many Halls High School football players Teddy Williams coached over the years. Oh, he didn’t coach them when they were actually playing on the high school team. But he played a big...
by Steve Williams | May 21, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Julia Martin said she just wanted to get on the podium at this year’s TSSAA state pentathlon. Competing for First Baptist Academy of Powell, one of the newest TSSAA members in the state, she had finished in 11th place last spring as a junior when...
by Steve Williams | May 14, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
Pruitt may match Majors’ rebuilding job at Tennessee From a won-loss record standpoint, the current state of the Tennessee football program compares favorably to where it was 40 years ago. After Johnny Majors’ first season ended in 1977, the Vols were 4-7 overall and...
