TSSAA announces BlueCross Bowl Football Championships begin Thursday

Written by John Brice

Murfreesboro, TN – It’s bigger than Arnold Schwarzanegger in “Terminator” and more raucous than AC/DC bellowing “Back In Black.”

More energizing than Randy Quaid proclaiming “I’m Back” in the classic Americana film, “Independence Day.”

This weekend, across three days in the Scenic City, Chattanooga hosts the 2021 BlueCross Bowl to crown Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association champions through the Volunteer State’s nine classifications.

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TSSAA says School Leaders emphasize Sportsmanship in 2020, Beyond

Murfreesboro, TN – The brightest of bright lights in Americana’s high school sports scene, those of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame in Odessa, Texas, also are the lights of Michel Sanchez’s hometown.

She’s seen those lights, lived beneath their glare and the shadows they casted – not merely during four quarters of a high school football game but throughout the days, weeks, and months that comprised a season and a cultural phenomenon.

Now executive principal at Cane Ridge High School in Antioch, Sanchez also knows the attention from those pressured settings doesn’t always lend itself to best life lessons.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Remarks on COVID-19 Pandemic

Nashville, TN – Good evening Tennesseans. It’s Christmas week, ordinarily a time when families across the state are gathering to celebrate. Unfortunately, these are not ordinary times.

We are in a global pandemic that’s been crippling our country for months and now Tennessee is ground zero for a surge in sickness. I am speaking with you tonight because I want to be clear with where we are and what we need to do together to get through this.

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2020 High School Football season kicks off this Week

Murfreesboro, TN – The much anticipated start of the high school football season is this week and as many as 120 games will be played during Week 1, five of which will be played on Thursday.

As we all know, “Friday Night Lights” may not look the same this year and it’s important for everyone to do their part as our students return to play. The TSSAA believes that every adult and every participant must do their part and follow the guidelines set forth by the association and conduct themselves safely and thoughtfully so that the schools can provide as many opportunities as possible for the student-athletes this fall.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signs Executive Order to Allow Contact Sports, Extend Local Authority for Mask Requirements

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today signed Executive Order No. 55, allowing the resumption of contact sports and extending local authority to require masks, among other provisions.

“Athletics is an important part of our way of life and provides many benefits for our student-athletes, but common-sense precautions must be taken to combat COVID-19,” said Governor Lee.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Unveils Safe Reopening Plan for Schools

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced today the State of Tennessee’s recommendations to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year.

“Providing parents a choice in their children’s education is incredibly important,” said Governor Lee.

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TSSAA adopts COVID-19 regulations, Fall Sports contingency plans

Murfreesboro, TN – Convening its Board of Control Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 in Murfreesboro, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) approved measures to outline the potential for a nearly complete football and girls’ soccer season.

The league also adopted unanimously its COVID-19 Coronavirus guidelines and procedures required of all member institutions who wish to compete in all athletics in the 2020-21 calendar school year.

A full copy of the regulations and fall sports rules modifications can be found on the TSSAA website.

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