SPRING 2001 2001 TSSAA Hall of Fame Inductees • 75 YEARS OF GREAT PERFORMANCES • TSSAA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION • MR. & MISS BASKETBALL AWARDS • SPRING FLING SCHEDULE NNIVERS H A A T Seconda R 5 see ry Y 7 s Sc ne h n o e o T TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TSSAA HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE At n hle tio tic A s s o cia 1925 - 2000 econ ee S dary ss Sc ne h n o e o T l TSSAA TSSAA CALENDAR 2001-2002 At n hle tio tic A s s o cia Football, Golf, Girls' Volleyball, Basketball Tournaments Cross Country, Girls' Soccer (First practice date) July 30 Junior High Districts Feb. 6-8 Golf (Date of first contest) August 13 DIVISION I (A,AA,AAA) DIVISION II Board of Control Meeting (Hermitage) August 20 District (Must be completed by) Feb. 23 Region (Must be completed by) Feb. 24 Girls' Volleyball, Cross Country, Region (Must be completed by) Feb. 28 Sectional Mar. 3-4 Girls' Soccer(Date of first contest) August 20 Girls Sub-State Mar. 2 Girls State Mar. 7,9 Football (Date of first contest) August 24 Boys Sub-State Mar. 4 Boys State Mar. 14,16 Golf Girls’ State Mar. 6-9 DIVISION I DIVISION II Boys’ State Mar. 13-16 District (Must be completed by) AAA Oct. 2 Region (Must be completed by) Sep. 24 Board of Control Meeting (Murfreesboro) Mar. 14 A-AA Sep. 25 Legislative Council Meeting (Murfreesboro) Mar. 15 Region State Oct. 2-3 Girls' Softball, Baseball, Soccer, Track, Tennis AAA Oct. 8 (First practice date) Feb. 11 A-AA Oct. 1 Girls' Softball, Baseball, Soccer, Track, Tennis State AAA Oct. 16-17 (Date of first contest) Mar. 11 A-AA Oct. 9-10 Track Girls’ Volleyball DIVISION I DIVISION II DIVISION I DIVISION II Sectional(A-AA;AAA) Region (Must be completed by) May 17 District (Must be completed by) (Must be completed by) May 17 State May 24-25 A-AA, AAA Oct. 12 Region (Must be completed by) Oct. 19 State May 24-25 Region A-AA, AAA Oct. 16 State Oct. 24-26 Sectional Baseball A-AA, AAA Oct. 18 DIVISION I (A;AA;AAA) DIVISION II State District (Must be completed by) May 10 Region (Must be completed by) May 14 A-AA, AAA Oct. 24-26 Regional Semifinals May 13 Sectional May 17 Regional Finals May 15 State Tournament May 21-24 Cross Country Sectional May 17 Region State Tournament May 21-24 A-AA; AAA; Division II (Must be completed by) Oct. 27 State Nov. 3 Softball Girls’ Soccer DIVISION I (A;AA;AAA) DIVISION II DIVISION I DIVISION II District (Must be completed by) May 10 Region (Must be completed by) May 18 District (Must be completed by) Oct. 12 Regional Semifinals May 13 State May 21-24 Region (Must be completed by) Oct. 18 Region (Must be completed by) Oct. 18 Regional Finals May 15 Sectional Oct. 23 Sectional Oct. 20 State A-AA Oct. 26-27 State Oct. 25-26 Sectional May 17 AAA Oct. 27-28 State Tournament May 21-24 Basketball, Wrestling (First practice) Oct. 29 Boys’ Soccer Football Play-offs DIVISION I (A-AA;AAA) DIVISION II DIVISION I (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A) DIVISION II (A &AA) District (Must be completed by) May 10 Region (Must be completed by) May 16 Quarterfinals Nov. 2 1st Round Nov. 2 Region (Must be completed by) May 16 2nd Round Nov. 9 Semifinals Nov. 9 Sectional May 18 Quarterfinals Nov. 16 Finals Nov. 17 Sectional May 20 State Tournament May 22-23 Semifinals Nov. 23 State Tournament A-AA May 23-24 Finals Nov. 30-Dec. 1 AAA May 24-25 Cheerleading - State Championship Nov. 10 Tennis Regional Meetings Middle Tennessee (Nashville) 10:00 A.M. Nov. 5 DIVISION I (A-AA;AAA) DIVISION II West Tennessee (Jackson) 1:00 P.M. Nov. 7 District (Must be completed by) May 8 Region (Must be completed by) May 11 East Tennessee (Knoxville) 1:00 P.M. Nov. 8 Regional Team Finals (girls) May 9 Sectional Team (girls’) May 14 Board of Control Meeting (Hermitage) Nov. 13 Regional Team Finals (boys) May 10 Sectional Team (boys’) May 17 Basketball, Wrestling (Date of first contest) Nov. 19 Regional Singles & Doubles May 13-14 State Tournament Legislative Council Meeting Dec. 5 Sectional Team(girls’) May 16 (team, singles, doubles) May 22-24 Board of Control Meeting (Hermitage) Jan. 10 Sectional Team (boys’) May 17 Wrestling Tournaments State Tournament DIVISION I DIVISION II (team, singles, doubles) May 21-23 Dual Meet State Feb. 1-2 Dual Meet State Feb. 1-2 Region (Must be completed by) Feb. 9 State Feb. 8-9 State Feb. 14-16 Board of Control Meeting (Paris Landing) June 4-6 RONNIE CARTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOB BALDRIDGE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE BECK ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE MENEES ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VOLUME 52 MAY 2001 BERNARD CHILDRESS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WANDA BELT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ARTICLES PAT DROKE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MATTHEW GILLESPIE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TSSAA Hall of Fame Inductees TERRY HILLIER 6 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TSSAA honors members for outstanding achievement. TRINA MELTON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GAYLE SIMMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FEATURES SHONNIE SPEICHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT LYNNE SUTTON 4 What’s Happening ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Updates on rules, standards and equipment and BOARD OF CONTROL PRESIDENT MIKE REED, HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL 9 Distinguished Service Recognition MORRISTOWN A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for achievement. VICE PRESIDENT JOHN DIXON, TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CLEVELAND MORRIS ROGERS, HUNTLAND HIGH SCHOOL 10 Ronnie Carter HUNTLAND Balance is the key to keeping athletics in perspective... and fun. SAM MILES, DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL DYERSBURG MIKE HAMMOND, JOHN OVERTON HIGH SCHOOL NASHVILLE 11 Bob Baldrige FRED KESSLER, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL There is a lot of “education” in “athletics.” BOLIVAR LYNN BROWN, MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MARYVILLE 12 Disciplinary Actions MICKEY DUNN, LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LAWRENCEBURG A report on violations by member schools and sanctions imposed. JOE DAVIS, MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL MEMPHIS 16 Bernard Childress LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL The annual meeting report on the TMSAA. PRESIDENT BILLY JOE EVANS, FAYETTEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS FAYETTEVILLE Whistle Notes - Gene Beck VICE PRESIDENT 22 PETE STAFFORD, SOUTH-DOYLE HIGH SCHOOL KNOXVILLE Information for TSSAA officials and thoughts on the past year. STEVE WILKINSON, LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL LEXINGTON Spring Fling Schedule DAVID DANIEL, LORETTO HIGH SCHOOL 24 LORETTO A complete event schedule for the 2000 Spring Fling. ED FOSTER, OOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL OOLTEWAH SONNY HICKS, HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL 26 Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards MEMPHIS Finalists and winners of these prestigious honors are recognized. BRUCE BOWERS, WHITES CREEK HIGH SCHOOL NASHVILLE DAN BLACK, CROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ALAMO TSSAA NEWS (USPS 643-400) IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, JANUARY AND APRIL FOR $15.00 PER YEAR BY JOHN DIXON, SULLIVAN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL TSSAA, 3333 LEBANON ROAD, HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE 37076. Website: tssaa.org KINGSPORT SECOND CLASS, POSTAGE PAID AT HERMITAGE, TN AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGE TO: TSSAA NEWS, 3333 LEBANON ROAD, HERMITAGE, TN 37076 (COVER PHOTO) TSSAA 2001 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES - Top Row (L-R) - Tommy Griffith, Tom Coughenour, Bill McClain, Pete Stafford, Fred Kessler, Sr., Bill Battle. Bottom Row (L-R) - Ralph Spangler, J. Westbrook, Carmen Johnson-Bassett (daughter of the late John Johnson, Jr.), Sue Ann and Phillip Simpson, Irene Chandler (wife of the late Mack Chandler), John A. McPherson. WHAT’S HAPPENING TSSAA Sanctions Bowling for 2001-2002 recognition for both the student-athlete and the school. On March 16, 2001 the Legislative Council adopted bowling as a TSSAA Bowling rules meetings will be held in mid-August. Dates, sites and times sanctioned sport, to begin with the 2001-2002 school year. Girls bowling and will be announced later. bowling will be the eighteenth and nineteenth sports sanctioned in the 75-year history of the organization. TSSAA expects more schools to participate in iHigh.com Update bowling in its first year than any other sport has during its first year of being We've seen a lot of changes at iHigh.com the past few months. Michelle sanctioned. In a survey taken during the 1999-2000 school year of schools Hillison is the new contact person for TSSAA schools and we all will miss that had bowling, the average number of students trying out was over 60 per Heather Carter, who did a wonderful job. school with 70% of these students not involved in any other activity. A lot of new and improved things are going on and we'll try to catch you up Bowling is played as a six-person team with a #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 on them all! player matched against the same numbered player from the other school (like Scoreboards - This is big-time, sports fans! When you enter a score on your tennis). A match is 27 points and a three-game series. In each game the iHigh page, it shows up on the scoreboard instantly. The link to the winner of the six individual matches each earn one point and the team with scoreboards can be found on the Tennessee.iHigh.com page on the upper left the high total for that game earns two points, for a total of eight points. This - »Current Scoreboard. continues for three games for 24 points and then the team with the high total College commitments - Who is going to play where? Have you ever for the series earns three points, for a 27-point total. A typical match will be wondered where that star is going to play football? Have you thought that bowled on four lanes with three students from each team on each lane.