2015 SPRING FLING STATE CHAMPIONS TSSAA would like to congratulate the following 2015 Spring Fling state champions: BASEBALL TENNIS CLASS A BOYS TENNIS Grace Christian Academy – Knoxville CLASS A-AA Knoxville Catholic High School CLASS AA Christ Presbyterian Academy CLASS AAA Tennessee High School CLASS AAA Hardin Valley Academy DIVISION II-A Webb School of Knoxville DIVISION II-A St. George’s Independent School DIVISION II-AA Memphis University School DIVISION II-AA Christian Brothers High School GIRLS TENNIS CLASS A-AA SOFTBALL Notre Dame High School CLASS A CLASS AAA Forrest High School Ravenwood High School CLASS AA DIVISION II-A Greeneville High School Webb School of Knoxville CLASS AAA DIVISION II-AA Wilson Central High School Baylor School DIVISION II-A Friendship Christian School TRACK & FIELD DIVISION II-AA BOYS Baylor School CLASS A-AA Pearl-Cohn High School BOYS SOCCER CLASS AAA Memphis Central High School CLASS A-AA Christ Presbyterian Academy DIVISION II Brentwood Academy CLASS AAA Houston High School GIRLS CLASS A-AA DIVISION II-A Signal Mountain High School Webb School of Knoxville CLASS AAA DIVISION II-AA Whitehaven High School Montgomery Bell Academy DIVISION II Ensworth High School 2 FALL EDITION 2015 TSSAA STAFF BOARD OF CONTROL FEATURES BERNARD CHILDRESS PRESIDENT - MIKE REED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN 4 What’s Happening GENE MENEES VICE PRESIDENT - JERRY MATHIS Updates on people, rules, standards and equipment. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TULLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL, TULLAHOMA MATTHEW GILLESPIE JODY WRIGHT ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FULTON HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE 6 Distinguished Service Recognition A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for MARK REEVES TOMMY LAYNE achievement. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP RICHARD MCWHIRTER STEVE CHAUNCY 8 News ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HILLWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE Updates and articles about life matters and TSSAA associates TRINA MELTON BRYAN TRUE ASSISTANT TO THE LEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL , HOHENWALD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GREGG SCOTT 14 Right Team Update LAUREN LYNCH MILAN HIGH SCHOOL, MILAN Article from Mathew about his trip to the Middle East. ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICKY CATLETT CHESTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, HENDERSON KIM ALLEY 16 NFHS Rules ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Rules and regulations for TSSAA ALLISON BRYAN PRESIDENT - DAN BLACK ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS BRADFORD SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT HEATHER CARTER 18 Participation Surveys ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT - MICHAEL REYNOLDS High School Sports Participation Increases for 25th Consecutive CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE Year EMILY CROWELL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT KEITH TURNER SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSON CITY 22 Disciplinary Actions TERRY HILLIER Rule violations. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MIKE TATUM LEWIS COUNTY HS, HOHENWALD LAUREN LYNCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GREG MCCULLOUGH Whistle Notes MEMPHIS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS 26 GAYLE SIMMS Information for TSSAA officials and thoughts on the past year. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT JEFF LUTTRELL WATERTOWN HS, WATERTOWN LYNNE SUTTON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DANNY GILBERT 27 Roll of Honor SODDY-DAISY HS, SODDY-DAISY No reported unsportsmanlike incidents. STEPHEN BARGATZE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT RON WOODARD SERVICES MAPLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE Unsportsmanlike Incidents COURTNEY BRUNETZ 28 DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Reported unsportsmanlike incidents. BRADLEY LAMBERT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR 30 Routing Report / Regional Rules Meeting SHONNIE SPEICHER Dates and info on rule meetings. TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR 3 WHAT’S HAPPENING Hall of Fame Nomination Deadline The host school is responsible for sending Dan Schlafer The deadline for Hall of Fame in the financial form found on our website nominations is November 1. Anyone (www.tssaa.org) under ‘forms’, along with Gloria Smiddy interested in obtaining a Hall of Fame receipts to TSSAA. Each host school should nomination form should contact Heather send 50% of the gross gate AFTER PAYING Fred Sorrells Carter at the TSSAA or by visiting the GAME OFFICIALS (referees only) to the Forms section of the TSSAA website. Hall of Champions fund. Jerry Vradenburg Please be aware that a new form is being used, and the old form will no longer be A complete listing of approved games can accepted. be found on our website. For all forms and All contributions made to the TSSAA Hall information pertaining to Hall of Champions of Champions are 100% tax-deductible. All nominees should meet at least games, please visit tssaa.org, and then If you wish to give or would like more one of the following criteria: (1) be at ‘Sports’ and ‘Basketball’. information please contact Heather Carter least 50 years old, (2) have been retired at 615-889-6740 or [email protected]. at least three years, or (3) have been out If you have any questions please feel free of the particular field or category for to contact us (615-889-6740). which he/she is being nominated at least three years. The nomination categories We would like to thank all of the schools are Administrator, Coach, Official, and that participated in Hall of Champions games Contributor. in 2014. Your generous support allows us to continue the mission of the Hall of Champions, which is to tell the history of high school athletics in Tennessee. Hall of Fame Luncheon Set for 2016 We want to give special recognition to the The TSSAA Hall of Fame luncheon following schools for raising over $1,000 in will again be held at the Embassy Suites its Hall of Champions games: Hotel in Murfreesboro, located on Medical Center Parkway. It is set for Saturday, Carter High School, Lincoln Co. High April 9, 2016. We hope you will make School, Collierville High School, McMinn plans to join us as we induct a new Hall Co. High School, Columbia Central High of Fame class. The 2016 selections will be School, Memphis Central High School, announced in March. Cumberland Co. High School, Mitchell High School, Dyer Co. High School, Scott High School, Germantown High School, Summit High School, and Kingston High School. TSSAA Hall of Champions We would also like to thank the following Benefit Basketball Games individuals for contributing to the TSSAA Hall of Champions fund, either in general, or Schools may choose any two dates to play as a gift in memoriam. Hall of Champions basketball games between Monday, November 16 and Saturday, November 21, with an unlimited number of The following was given from games on those two days. These games will July 2014 through June 2015: not count against the 24 games a school is allowed to schedule during the regular season. Bill Arata In order to host a Hall of Champions Randy Barnes basketball game(s), please fill out the request form found on our website (www.tssaa. Harry Durham org). You may fax (615-889-0544), e-mail ([email protected]), or mail (P. O. Box 319, Vic Francescon Hermitage, TN 37076) this information to our office to the attention of Heather Carter. Gary Householder 4 WHAT’S HAPPENING CHANGES IN THE TSSAA/TMSAA BYLAWS FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR The following is a summary of the Bylaw changes and where they can be found in the TSSAA or TMSAA handbook. An updated version of the TSSAA and TMSAA handbooks will be available on our website prior to member schools receiving the 2015-2016 printed copies. When they become available, the updated copies should be used to conduct coaches meetings. Please be reminded that the TSSAA Board of Control’s mandated heat and concussion policies apply to every sanctioned sport during practice and games. This information is always available on our website (www.tssaa.org). It is vital that every administrator and coach have copies of these policies and understand their importance. They must be followed at all times in all sports whether indoors or outdoors. The changes are as follows: 1. TSSAA Bylaws (Article I, Section 8 – Responsibility of the Principal) – A statement has been added to this Bylaw which now reads, “Public criticism of game officials by administrators or coaches may result in a fine of $500.00 assessed to the school.” 2. TMSAA Bylaws (Article IV, Section 8 – Sports Calendar) – The middle school Bylaws pertaining to Track and Field are now consistent with high school. Next year it will state that there are no restrictions to off-season practice. 3. TSSAA/TMSAA Bylaws (Article II, Section 25 – Home School Rule) – Two revisions were made to this Bylaw in order to give home school students enrolled in umbrella programs the opportunity to tryout at their zoned school. This will also help our member schools ensure more academic accountability. 4. TSSAA/TMSAA Bylaws (Article IV, Section 8 – Sports Calendar) – In an effort to create more consistency regarding the number of weeks of practice and regular season competition, editorial changes were made to the Sports Calendar. The changes base important dates on the NFHS Standardized Calendar. 5 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION ADMINISTRATOR - JEROMY DAVIDSON TSSAA is pleased to recognize Jeromy sports for Lambuth University. Jeromy received his Masters in Educational Davidson of Westview High School in Martin, Leadership from Trevecca Nazarene University. Tennessee as its distinguished service honoree as In 2007, Jeromy was hired to be the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director an administrator. Jeromy serves as both the high at Westview High School. He served in that role for six years and then was school principal and the school’s athletic director. assigned to the position of Principal and chose to maintain the role of Athletic Jeromy is from Ethel, Mississippi where Director as well. he played football and threw the shot put for Jeromy and his wife, Beth live in Martin, Tennessee and have a five year old the track team. Upon graduation, he attended daughter named Chloe. This past December, Jeromy attended his first National Holmes Community College in Goodman, Athletic Director’s Conference and he is the TIAAA President-Elect and will Mississippi where he played football and was later recruited to play football at begin his service in August of 2016 where he has been an active member for Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee from 1997-1998.