He's the scout that signed Jacoby Ellsbury. He modestly mentions chasing Adrián Beltré and was praised for his work for three MLB teams.
My profile on longtime
#RedSox
scout and Gallatin resident John Booher, who just closed a 32-year career in baseball.
Personal news: I have accepted the role of Sumner County Sports Editor with
@MainStreetPreps
. I'll be in charge of covering prep sports for The Gallatin News, Hendersonville Standard and Portland Sun.
Three-star recruit
@jayadams_5
turned heads last fall, committing to
@AustinPeayMBB
over schools such as TCU and Baylor. I got the chance to sit down with the freshman, and discuss his hot start to the 2019 season.
That’s a wrap on my first season as sports reporter for The Robertson County Connection and Main Street Preps.
I’ll still have some stories for you over the summer, but thanks to all of you for your support in my rookie year!
What a career it’s been for
@iamtaylorgroves
while at East Robertson:
@er_football
(Career): 4,118 all-purpose yards, 268 tackles, 40 TDs, 14 INTs
@erindianshoops
(Sr. Year): 22.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.9 APG
Lots to look forward to when Groves heads to
@OleMissFB
.
.
@Nathan_R_19
is headed to Knoxville.
The three-star
#vols
commit signed an intent to participate form with Tennessee this morning. He’ll ink his letter of intent in Knoxville on NSD.
With the signing, Robinson will practice with Tennessee in preparation for the Orange Bowl.
And thus, my first season covering the Titans has come to a close.
I never pictured myself writing on a stage this big, and I can’t thank
@terrymc13
for letting me tag along. Here’s to more two-tone pressers in my future!
Station Camp grad Ryan Ginther got his first career save for Vanderbilt in tonight’s midweek win over Eastern Kentucky.
Chase Burns isn’t the only Sumner County pitcher making Power Five impact.
In his first NBA Summer League appearance,
@TerryTaylor21
finishes with 6 PTS and 8 REB in 18 minutes of action.
The Pacers beat Portland 97-64. Here’s a clip of what the former
@GovsMBB
star does best.
I’m blessed to announce that I’ve accepted a sports reporter position with
@ConnectionRC
and
@MainStreetPreps
.
I have big shoes to fill, but I couldn’t be happier about returning to where I grew up. Let’s get to work!
It’s officially official for
@scbisonfootball
linebacker
@SandersEllis4
, who celebrated his previous signing to Tennessee State with a ceremony today.
Ellis, who flipped from Murray State to the Tigers in October, had 11 tackles for loss and four sacks as a senior.
UT Southern guard and Springfield High grad
@ImAdarionHudson
puts up 20 points, six assists and four steals in a near upset of Austin Peay.
“The goal was to get a win. I ain’t worried about points, really; I just want to get a W. 20 points, I mean, I’ll take it.”
@SocialDweebs
Bobby Luna is five wins away from his 500th win at Gallatin. He needs 15 to hit 600 in his career.
I chronicled Luna's legacy from five former players — from punted basketballs and shattered clipboards to state tournaments, scouting reports and Sun Drop.
As made official during tonight’s county commission meeting, April 19, 2022 will be proclaimed as East Robertson Boys’ Basketball and Cheerleaders’ Day in Robertson County.
East Robertson (27-6) won the county’s first state basketball title since 1989 this season.
So blessed to earn second place for Best Sports Writer in this year’s SEJC Best of the South awards.
To go from seventh to second in a year is a great honor. Thanks to everyone
@TheAllState
for getting me here!
.
@VoiceOfCatsTN
mascot Bobby Bobcat inked a full-ride scholarship to Austin Peay Saturday afternoon.
Bobby was Greenbrier’s mascot for seven years and will become “The Governor” starting his freshman year.
After an impressive first half of the season with
@trashpandas
, Robertson County could witness its first MLB call-up since 1923 in
@LukeMurphy27_
.
Why the
@ER_Indians
and
@VandyBoys
product is less focused on the majors and more on his “neutral mindset.”
Springfield’s Brie Asmondy and Sarah Nicholson have pushed each other since their elementary days in Coopertown.
The softball stars and best friends get to keep it going next year at Trevecca.
@sbnicholson07
@AsmondyBrie
@TNUsoftball
@SpringfieldSof1
.
@JRStroupQB9
and
@CoachStroup
are working through their first preseason with
@GHSWaveFootball
— one as coach and the other as quarterback.
Michael could be calling plays for his son by the season opener. Get to know them and their connection:
Football Scoop says Austin Peay’s Scotty Walden is headed to UTEP.
How Walden treated media members, especially a fumbling sports reporter in college, stuck with me. This message after his first season meant a lot. The Miners are getting a good one.
From Will Clinard and Luke Murphy to John Massey and his dad
@sethmassey31
, Station Camp pitcher Matthew Massey's family practically destined him to be a baseball success.
More on
@Matthew_Massey3
and his family's strong baseball heritage.
@SCHSBisonBB
FINAL:
@WHHHoops
(11-7, 1-0 9-2A) - 52
@shs_sycpride
(4-13, 0-2) - 48
About everything that could’ve gone wrong did for Heritage in the fourth quarter. But the Patriots survive with a crucial and-one late from Gavin Burnett.
@MainStreetPreps
@cvp51
.
@whhbaseball
has announced Joel Goff as its newest head baseball coach.
Goff, an assistant on last year’s staff who currently serves as the school’s athletic director, has coached baseball and football for over 30 years.
@PFL_Sports
@MainStreetPreps
Former East Robertson and Ole Miss safety Taylor Groves has announced his transfer to Vol State basketball.
Groves, a four-star football prospect, averaged 22.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists as a high school senior, leading his team to a state basketball championship.
Gallatin High School basketball coach Bobby Luna is doubly honored tonight — once for his 500th win with
@WAVEbasketball
and twice for the official naming of Bobby Luna Court.
Jo Byrns baseball’s
@TCHead18
signed with
@TNUBaseball
this morning.
Head, who has played every position outside of first base with the Red Devils, hit .402 and pitched a 1.60 ERA as a junior.
Thursday marks one year since I started as Sumner County Sports Editor with
@MainStreetPreps
.
I’ll be celebrating with a weeklong vacation overseas. Thank you to all who have followed along in the past year. I’m excited to wrap up winter and jump into spring sports next week!
Pope Prep senior and Trevecca commitment
@FredBailey1k
on
@popeprepmbb
’s quarterfinal win and first final four appearance.
“This is what we’ve been waiting on since last season.”
Tennessee State comes up with the loss today against APSU, but former Springfield standout
@fatcat__5
has a monster game for the Tigers.
242 all-purpose yards: 95 receiving, 140 off returns and seven on the ground.
#sptbrand
It was a total team effort in
@GHSWaveFootball
's upset at previously undefeated Green Hill.
The defense forced four takeaways, the offense and special teams delivered and
@JRStroupQB9
's three scores gave him Gallatin's single-season passing TD record.
A special moment shared between
@Drcoachwade
and
@FredBailey1k
in Pope Prep’s postgame presser.
What a run it’s been for Wade’s Knights and Bailey, who closes his high school career all through the record books.
“Not every kid can go through that with the grit and the grace that he has."
Inside the inspirational fight of Logan Hall, an East Robertson middle schooler battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
FINAL:
@erindianshoops
(25-6) - 50
MAHS (23-6) - 49
Down go last year’s runner-up!
@ElijahGroves6
hits the game-winner with four seconds left. East Robertson plays Hampton tomorrow in the Class 1A semis.
@MainStreetPreps
I wrote at the start of the season that
@DanielBale2022
would have to be in the spotlight for White House Heritage’s basketball team.
He averaged 21.8 points on 57.5% shooting, set a new school record for points in a season, and eclipsed the 1,000-point threshold as a senior.
Four years ago he modeled himself after Antonio Gates and caught passes at LSU as a tight end.
Now,
@EKUFootball
product
@_Tk_88
is making an ever-increasing impact on defense for the
#Titans
:
BREAKING: White House Heritage has announced a familiar face as its newest head football coach.
Chad Broadrick, a Gallatin assistant who coached at East Robertson from 2015-19, will take over Heritage's football program this season.
@MainStreetPreps
@PFL_Sports
.
@__JMurph__
through his first three starts with
@BU_FootballTN
: 776 passing yards, 8 total touchdowns and a perfect 3-0 record.
The
@DCCOUGARS
alum is slinging it so far for the Wildcats.
Coming out of Clarksville High School,
@garrettspain28
had just one Division I offer.
Thursday morning, the former
@AustinPeayBSB
and
@ClkHighBaseball
star will be on a flight to Dunedin, Fla. to officially become a part of the Toronto Blue Jays.
This year's
@CommandoHoops
postseason run was Cinderella-like and deserves such credit.
Hendersonville has swept our annual All-Sumner County boys hoops awards. Player of the Year
@tjkolbe
headlines the 22-athlete team that spans 10 Sumner schools:
Sophomore QB
@Kadenpowell2026
played his best game with
@BeechFootball
last night, perhaps when the Buccaneers needed it most.
He accounted for all five touchdowns and set the offense back on track with a 34-14 rivalry win at Hendersonville.
What a seventh inning. Giles County ties it with a five-run T7, but Cayden Waggoner walks it off to send Heritage to its first-ever region championship.
FINAL:
@whhbaseball
(18-9) - 9
Giles County (19-11) - 8
@mainstreetpreps
@pfl_sports
Former Dickson County QB Jacob Murphree has had a long-stinted journey as a collegiate athlete. However, he now has a chance to close it out
@BU_FootballTN
with a few familiar faces beside him.
My story:
Brian Rager's football career has taken him from Beech scout-team quarterback to Mr. Football candidate in a matter of two years.
How
@LCWolvesFball
became the ideal landing spot for
@BrianRager
, and vice versa:
After spending a year with one of the nation’s top high school teams,
@Kavien_Jones
has returned in a big way for
@BGABasketball
.
He’s one of many reasons why the Wildcats (17-7) are enjoying their best season since 2018.
@CoachTreyMeyer
@BGASports
Brian Rager transferred from Goodlettsville to Hunters Lane High in the late 1980s, later making history as their first football signee.
His son,
@LCWolvesFball
and now
@DUFootball
QB
@BrianRager
, accomplished the same feat Friday with Liberty Creek.
White House Heritage quarterback
@taye_francis5
has committed to Bellarmine sprint football.
Francis totaled 1,130 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and will be a part of the school's first sprint football team.
@PFL_Sports
@WHHeritageFB
.
@WSURaidergang
signee
@lax_chet
pitched his final game for
@JPIIAthletics
last night.
Through a down season for Pope Prep baseball, Lax managed to make the most of his senior year — as an ace, first baseman, centerfielder and closer.
After a dim two decades of football in Cross Plains, first-year
@er_football
coach Chase Brooks has turned his team into an overnight success.
How confidence and competition transformed East Robertson from cellar dweller to contender:
Nathan Robinson said there wasn’t much mystery in picking his college football home.
Once the three-star defensive lineman received an offer from Tennessee last April, he all but knew he would be a Volunteer.
@GreenbrierFB
@Nathan_R_19
FULL STORY:
White House Heritage has booked its first trip to the state baseball tournament.
The Patriots (19-10) downed Milan 8-2 on the road Friday night.
@PFL_Sports
@whhbaseball
.
@SHSJacketsNest
(Bransford) and
@GreenWavePride
(Union) rocking throwback uniforms for tonight’s “Back in the Day” game.
Bransford and Union were Robertson and Sumner County schools for Black students prior to the desegregation movement.
Lipscomb Academy has been atop the proverbial football mountain the last two years.
Wednesday, four of their top players extended
@LAMustangsBB
's season past the first round.
Can they piece together one more playoff run?
@BryantLoving2
@Maureice2
I'll still be around in Robertson until my replacement is named – don't think I'm missing another East title run – but my responsibilities will begin to change immediately.
I'm so grateful to have spent the past 16 months growing in an area that means so much. Thank you all.
What a weekend it was for
@BrandonGillisp4
.
The junior hit .625 (10-16) with three doubles, two home runs and a triple in four games. He added eight RBIs for
@SCHSBisonBB
(6-0).
He's our Hendersonville Standard Player of the Week. Be sure to grab a copy when it hits racks!
His high school season ended just over a month ago, but Greenbrier's
@Nathan_R_19
will be back in practice Thursday — this time for
@Vol_Football
.
It's nothing new for the
@GreenbrierFB
standout and three-star
#Vols
signee, who is now Orange Bowl bound.
Springfield quarterbacks are becoming synonymous with Robertson County’s top player award.
First-year QB Devon Crenshaw has been named The Connection’s All-County Football Player of the Year.
Full team ⬇️
Now presenting the 2023 All-Robertson County baseball team:
Pitcher of the Year:
@JacobConquest
Position Player of the Year:
@j_smitt_1
Two-Way Player of the Year:
@TCHead18
Coach/Team of the Year:
@ER_Indians
.
@GallatinSB
is priming itself to make history entering this postseason.
@gainessoftball1
, the team's Alabama A&M commitment, is leading the Green Wave's midseason surge both at the plate and in the circle.
Meet
@UTSMensBBall
’s new all-time leading scorer:
@SHSJacketsNest
grad Adarion Hudson.
Hudson needed 12 to break the school’s all-time record. He reached that mark in the first half against Freed-Hardeman.
What you need to know from today’s ASUN presser:
-Unlike Jacksonville State and EKU, APSU plans to pay the OVC’s exit fee through privately raised funds.
-President Michael Licari and AD Gerald Harrison called the move “an aggressive step” to becoming a national contender.
BREAKING: Gallatin assistant
@CoachJ_Adkins
has been hired as the new head football coach at
@FHSAdmiralsFB
.
Adkins spent the past five seasons as Gallatin's defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator, tight ends coach and wrestling coach.
BREAKING: After sending White House Heritage to its first ever state tournament appearance this spring, Chris Logsdon has resigned after 13 seasons as head baseball coach with
@whhbaseball
.
@MainStreetPreps
@PFL_Sports
I’m blessed to announce that I’ve accepted a sports reporter position with
@ConnectionRC
and
@MainStreetPreps
.
I have big shoes to fill, but I couldn’t be happier about returning to where I grew up. Let’s get to work!
Pretty nice place to spend a Wednesday afternoon.
Here for the Mr. Football awards luncheon, where
@er_football
’s Zech Prince is one of three finalists in Class 2A.
Congrats to
@615_mj_
and
@yeakrob
on being recipients for this year's Coach Boyce Smith Scholarship.
The two former Springfield standouts and future college athletes were recognized during a ceremony Friday morning.
@SocialDweebs
@SHSJacketsNest
I wrote 11 stories, posted three galleries, covered four sports and (somehow) two counties across the last four days.
Always grateful for the journey and for you all reading along. Year two is in the books.
“To be able to play for people that represented your culture, that’s a big deal to me as a young Black individual."
Springfield and Gallatin played as Bransford and Union in last night's basketball doubleheader. A dive into history will tell you why:
News: Robertson County Athletic Director Pat Brown is retiring in June.
The former
@er_football
and
@WHHeritageFB
coach has made a massive impact on the area in his 36 years of service.
Courtesy of Zach Womble: Another angle of Logan Hesson’s go-ahead shot in
@WAVEbasketball
’s 45-44 District 12-4A win over
@BeechHoops
.
Gallatin improved to 13-6 and 2-0 in the district. Beech dropped to 16-4 with a 0-1 start in 12-4A play.
"If there was a way to go out on this field, that’s the way to go out.”
In her final home start, Western Kentucky commit
@rylansmith2023
struck out 15 batters and sent
@wcsnhssoftball
to its first ever state tournament.
White House Heritage forward Daniel Bale shot 16-22 from the field for a career-high 43 points tonight.
It helped the Patriots outlast rival White House for a 77-73 overtime win.
“I’ve never scored over 30 in my life.”
@MainStreetPreps
@DanielBale2022
@PFL_Sports