Fall Edition 2016 Features
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2016 SPRING FLING STATE CHAMPIONS TSSAA would like to congratulate the following 2016 Spring Fling state champions: BASEBALL TENNIS CLASS A BOYS TENNIS Scotts Hill High School CLASS A-AA Lipscomb Academy CLASS AA Spring Hill High School CLASS AAA Tennessee High School CLASS AAA Siegel High School DIVISION II-A University School of Jackson DIVISION II-A Franklin Road Academy DIVISION II-AA Baylor School DIVISION II-AA Christian Brothers High School GIRLS TENNIS CLASS A-AA Knoxville Catholic High School SOFTBALL CLASS AAA CLASS A Brentwood High School Meigs County High School DIVISION II-A CLASS AA Webb School of Knoxville Christian Academy of Knoxville DIVISION II-AA CLASS AAA Baylor School Dickson County High School TRACK & FIELD DIVISION II-A King’s Academy BOYS CLASS A-AA DIVISION II-AA Knoxville Catholic High School Baylor School CLASS AAA BOYS SOCCER Memphis Central High School CLASS A-AA DIVISION II Christian Academy of Knoxville Brentwood Academy CLASS AAA GIRLS Bearden High School CLASS A-AA Signal Mountain High School DIVISION II-A Webb School of Knoxville CLASS AAA Whitehaven High School DIVISION II-AA Christian Brothers High School DIVISION II Harpeth Hall High School 2 BOARD OF CONTROL TSSAA STAFF PRESIDENT - MIKE REED BERNARD CHILDRESS HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MORRISTOWN FALL EDITION 2016 GENE MENEES VICE PRESIDENT - JERRY MATHIS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TULLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL, TULLAHOMA MATTHEW GILLESPIE JODY WRIGHT ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FEATURES FULTON HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE MARK REEVES TOMMY LAYNE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4 What’s Happening SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Updates on people, rules, standards and equipment. DUNLAP RICHARD MCWHIRTER ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE CHAUNCY HILLWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE TRINA MELTON 6 News ASSISTANT TO THE Updates and articles about life matters and TSSAA associates BRYAN TRUE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL , HOHENWALD LAUREN JONES GREGG SCOTT ASSISTANT TO THE 8 Technology Update MILAN HIGH SCHOOL, MILAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Updates on the technology and communication RICKY CATLETT KIM ALLEY CHESTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HENDERSON 6 Bylaws Update ALLISON BRYAN Updates on the bylaws and where they can be found in the GREG MCCOLLOUGH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MEMPHIS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS TSSAA or TMSAA handbook HEATHER CARTER DAVID MESKE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE, KNOXVILLE 14 Distinguished Service Recognition EMILY CROWELL A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for MIKE ROLLER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT achievement. LIPSCOMB ACADEMY, NASHVILLE TERRY HILLIER SCOTT GATLIN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT JACKSON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, JACKSON 17 Right Team Update GAYLE SIMMS A note from Stephen Bargatze LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PRESIDENT - DAN BLACK LYNNE SUTTON DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NFHS Rules BRADFORD SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 18 STEPHEN BARGATZE Rules and regulations for TSSAA VICE PRESIDENT - MICHAEL REYNOLDS DIRECTOR OF STUDENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE SERVICES DEXTER WILLIAMS COURTNEY BRUNETZ 23 Participation Surveys WEST CAROLL HIGH SCHOOL, ATWOOD DIRECTOR OF MARKETING High School Sports Participation Increases for 25th Consecutive Year KELVIN MEEKS BRADLEY LAMBERT MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR 30 Disciplinary Actions KEITH TURNER SHONNIE SPEICHER Rule violations. SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON CITY TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR MIKE TATUM LEWIS COUNTY HS, HOHENWALD 33 Whistle Notes ART CROOK Information for TSSAA officials and thoughts on the past year. STATION CAMP HIGH SCHOOL, GALLATIN JEFF LUTTRELL WATERTOWN HS, WATERTOWN 34 Roll of Honor No reported unsportsmanlike incidents. DANNY GILBERT SODDY-DAISY HS, SODDY-DAISY KENNY SHOLL Unsportsmanlike Incidents MCCALLIE SCHOOL, CHATTANOOGA 35 Reported unsportsmanlike incidents. LINDSEY JUDD GOODPASTURE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL,MADISON 37 Routing Report / Regional Rules Meeting KEVIN STARKS Dates and info on rule meetings. HARDING ACADEMY, MEMPHIS 3 WHAT’S HAPPENING Hall of Fame National High School season. Science Hill High School won Nomination Deadline Hall of Fame two state championships in baseball when Spurrier was a junior and senior. He was The deadline for Hall of Fame named Basketball District Tournament nominations is November 1. Anyone MVP his junior season. interested in obtaining a Hall of Fame After high school, Spurrier went nomination form should contact Heather on to win the Heisman Trophy at the Carter at the TSSAA or by visiting the University of Florida. A three-year Forms section of the TSSAA website. starter, he completed 392-692 attempts for Please be aware that a new form is being 4,848 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, used, and the old form will no longer be breaking numerous school and conference accepted. records. In addition to winning the All nominees should meet at least Heisman Trophy and the Walter Camp one of the following criteria: (1) be at Memorial Trophy as a senior, he was least 50 years old, (2) have been retired selected as a Football Writer’s Association at least three years, or (3) have been out of America first-team All-American as a of the particular field or category for junior in 1965 and was a unanimous first- which he/she is being nominated at least team All-American in 1966. three years. The nomination categories He compiled a 228-89-2 won-loss are Administrator, Coach, Official, and record in 25 seasons as a major college Contributor. head coach. He won 7 conference championships (6 SEC and 1 ACC) and Hall of Fame Luncheon a National Championship in 1997 at the Set for 2017 We would like to congratulate Mr. University of Florida. He was named the Steve Spurrier, a former Science Hill ACC Coach of the Year twice and was The TSSAA Hall of Fame luncheon High School football, baseball, and named the SEC Coach of the Year seven will again be held at the Embassy Suites basketball star, on being inducted into times. Hotel in Murfreesboro, located on Medical the National High School Hall of Fame. He recently retired from his position as Center Parkway. It is set for Saturday, Spurrier is the eleventh person and third Head Football Coach at the University of April 1, 2017. We hope you will make athlete from the state of Tennessee to be South Carolina. plans to join us as we induct a new Hall inducted. The ceremony took place at the of Fame class. The 2017 selections will be National Federation of State High School announced in March. Associations summer meeting in Reno, TSSAA Hall of Champions Nevada on July 2, 2016 . Other National High School Hall of Benefit Basketball Games Fame members from Tennessee include Boyce Smith (Coach, 1983); Walter Schools may choose any two dates to play “Buck” Van Huss (Coach, 1990); Bill Hall of Champions basketball games between Pack (Official, 1991); Jim Smiddy (Coach, Monday, November 14 and Saturday, 1992); Billy Schrivner (Official, 1997); November 19, with an unlimited number of Rick Insell (Coach, 2007), Catherine games on those two days. These games will Neely (Coach, 2012), Ronnie Carter not count against the 24 games a school is (Administrator, 2013), Anfernee “Penny” allowed to schedule during the regular season. Hardaway (2014), and Nikki McCray- NEW in 2016: Penson (2015). The request to host form is now located Steve Spurrier was named All-State in your school’s TSSAA portal, and can in three sports as a senior (football, be entered in electronically by a school basketball, baseball), and was an All- administrator. American selection in football as a senior. The following instructions are to be He was named All-State in baseball and followed in order to request permission to Honorable Mention All-State in football host a Hall of Champions basketball game(s): his junior year. 1. Sign into the Portal with your Spurrier finished his high school school account (school ID). baseball career with a 25-0 pitching record. 2. Click the “Forms” tab on the left. He gave up one run as the winning pitcher 3. Click “New Form”. in the championship game his senior 4. Follow any on-screen instructions 4 WHAT’S HAPPENING and complete the form. Sweetwater High School 5. Click the “Continue/Preview” Haywood High School button. University School of Jackson 6. Review the presented information Middleton High School for correctness. If you need to make a Westview High School correction, click the “Return to Data Entry” button. We would also like to thank the 7. If the form is correct as presented, following individuals for contributing to the click the “Confirm Form and Save” button to TSSAA Hall of Champions fund, either in submit the form to the state office. general, or as a gift in memoriam. Ashley Gilliam aced the 130-yard closing 8. On the confirmation page you may hole to give her team a 293-294 victory. click the “View/Print Form” button to display The following was given from a printable version of the form. A PDF of the July 2015 through June 2016: At the same tournament, Clarksville’s form is also e-mailed to the school’s athletic McKinley Cunningham and Rossview’s Sadie director when the form is saved. Randy Barnes Pan, both freshmen, earlier made consecutive An e-mail will be sent once the request Roscoe C. Bayless holes-in-one on the ninth hole on consecutive has been approved. Gene Beck (In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Gill swings! The same instructions can be applied Gideon) to the Hall of Champions Games Financial Barbara Cain (Wife of the late Jack Cain) Hunter Blaken, a senior at Morristown report at the conclusion of your contest(s). Jerry Carpenter East High School, made a hole-in-one at You will simply print and sign a hardcopy of Wes Elrod The Country Club, Inc. in Morristown, the online financial form to mail in with your Vic Francescon TN during a match vs. cross-town rival check.