Bleacherbum

The multiplier will never cure all the sports ills. And it cerainly wasnt developed to cure the softball problems of so many private schools winning titles over the years. Get real folks, the only purpose for the TSSAA to change anything is for football and basketball...the only sports that make a profit. The multiplier has helped those sports, so it has worked in my opinion. for all those people supporting public schools that think privates should play only their own kinds of schools....the public administrators will never want that?...why?...because they know that privates generate revenue for them...go to a private vs a public school footbal game in the big cities....privates will bring a whole lot of fans to the games. One other thing, for those publics think its wrong for privates because they recruit....publics recruit just as much...the power houses in football and basketball all encourage families to move into their zones to be a part of better sports traditions.

There was a left handed pitcher back about 5-6 years ago from Germantown...not sure of her name...she went to Ole Miss. I would say the majority of players if they are good enough from west tennessee go to Ole miss or Miss state. the travel squads from those areas dont get the exposure to be seen by alot of the Sec schools

Great job to all the Middle Tennessee teams in the state tourney tonight. From what I can tell from the posts, they were 8-0 in the opening round games, except for one loss by friendship to another middle tenn. team. keep up the good work. Hope to see you all in the finals.

Catbiddle, and parents spend a fortune for education too, and they will never stop complaining about our school systems when kids like you write and spell as pitiful as you do on these threads..lol don't they teach proper english in ooltewah?, or do they just think if you can spell Ooltewah, you have learned enough..lol

Cat, you need to quit smoking whatever it is that you are smoking. Its making you hallucinate. No way thomas is the best pitcher. Next thing you will probably say is the Owls are gonna win the whole thing!

ERA...good luck to Riverdale..I just hope the TSSAA sends in an impartial group of umpires for that game, otherwise your team is up a creek without a paddle. Cpt. Kirk owns the Chattanooga umpires, and they never try to hide the fact that they are partial toward his teams

well said "idiot". thomas has been a very effective pitcher for 4 years. but dont leave out all the other seniors on that team that have started for 4 years. they have been great also. Does anyone know if Centennial will have a very good pitcher next year?...all I have ever seen is Thomas

Riverdale and Soddy cant be in the same bracket as Brentwood. One of those two teams wont even make it to the State...and who knows if Brentwood will make it

well said my2cents. If Riverdale and soddy were all so almighty as they believe they are, then they wouldnt get beat like they did last year. Maybe they have the best players, but that doesnt necessarily mean they have the best team. you never know how anyone reacts when that collar gets a little bit tight.

some coaches smoke victory cigars, she just happens to do cartwheels...not to downgrade the opposing team...its just something she does for her girls. Expectations are high at b'wood, so I'm sure she does it to help relieve some of the pressure. Both teams are pretty much equal, based on their records which I believe against each other is 4-4. Even though one team has to lose, at least they both have a great shot of advancing. they both have some of the best pitching in this area, which can carry a team a long way.

I think my spelling and punctuation is just fine....at least I know how to spell the coach's name right...and its not Jaime

I've seen these 2 teams play before, and they always shook hands after the game. Not one time have I ever seen the b'wood coach do her cartwheel until after the handshakes were done, and they were back near their dugout. Maybe some schools are just jealous cuz they dont have a young female coach that relates to the girls as their coach does, nor can they do a cartwheel.

Cat, from what I have seen, these two teams seem to be very much alike. Strong pitching is their biggest strength. They may have a little bit more hitting than the OWLS, but the OWLS may be a little bit better defensively. they have played just about everyone they could. Have beaten a real good hendersonville team, and siegel, but have also lost to some good teams too, much like Ooltewah has. Since they will be the home team, I'd give them the slight advantage. It may come down to the last team at bat will win.

scoreboard only shows the scores. doesnt give any details.

scoreboard shows Brentwood won 6-5

coachrw, you cant put everyone on the list. It looks to be a pretty good list to me. and you have to remember, that if your coach is not a MTSCA member, those girls on his/her team will not be selected. Scouts do not look at high school statistics anyway. they have their own season to worry about. All they care about is how a girl does in travel ball. If she didnt make this all-star team, she needs to shine during the summer

and as far as those 3-4 teams you mentioned that Centennial had a hard time scorign against, those happen to be the only other difficult teams they have played....scoring 15 runs or more against hillwood and hillsboro doesnt achieve much

Thats just it..Centennial getting out of the district is alot tougher than riverdale getting out of their district, since they have won like 47 straight district games. and if Centennial gets to go to sectionals, those 4 teams you mentioned are all tough. No, Riverdale doesnt necessarily have to play Soddy to get to state. As long as they both win all the way thru, they wont play each other in sectionals

There isnt a lot of difference in any of those 4 teams. Beech and Wilson Central have proven themselves the last few years, and Hendersonville and Mount Juliet have been playing good ball this year. Whoever gets hot during that distict tourney will be the winner. Too close to call right now

I think the odds of Riverdale getting to the state tourney are alot better than Centennial's. Centennial has a very good team, loaded with senior leadership, but until they find a way to score, I'm not counting them in right now. They are having a hard time scoring on very average teams.

On an open field, I have seen ground balls thru the infield roll between the two outfielders and goes for a homerun because there is no fence to stop it. Those should not be counted as homeruns. With a fence, the most it would be is a double, or triple

I look for Hixson to win AA state. They have a very strong team

I agree, and some teams dont even play on fields with fences, so those home runs shouldnt even count

I've seen Centennial and Riverdale several times this year, and there really isnt any comparison of the two teams. Riverdale with Cat pitching is one of the top 2 teams in the state. Centennial on the other hand, has a very hard time scoring runs, as evidenced by only beating Overton 1-0. Unless Centennial finds better ways to score runs, it may not make it out of their tough district.