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ATWOOD (September 16) — Prior to Monday’s football game between West Carroll Junior High and Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Middle School, the Homecoming court was presented and eighth grader Triniti Adkisson was crowned queen.
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By Brad Sam
brad@mckenziebanner.com | 9/24/24 |
ATWOOD (September 20) — Kadi Martin, 17, a senior at West Carroll High School, is the 2024 football homecoming queen. She was crowned during pre-game activities at the football field on Friday, September 20.
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9/24/24
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ATWOOD (September 20) — Giving up three straight touchdowns right in the middle of the game, ended up costing West Carroll, as the War Eagles suffered their first loss in Region 6-1A play.
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Courtesy Michael Odom
(Milan) Mirror-Exhange | 9/24/24 |
ATWOOD (September 16) — West Carroll Junior High celebrated Homecoming Monday, delayed from the previous week due to weather. The War Eagles hosted Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Middle School and kept the Tigers at arm’s length for a 26-12 victory.
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By Brad Sam
brad@mckenziebanner.com | 9/24/24 |
ATWOOD (August 29) — The West Carroll Junior High War Eagles hosted McKenzie Thursday night at the halfway mark of the middle school football season.
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By Brad Sam
brad@mckenziebanner.com | 9/3/24 |
Not much seems to have changed with West Carroll football from last season. Yes, there is a new head coach in Adam Dowland, and yes, Ben Pruitt has stepped into the starting quarterback role.
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Courtesy Jean Odom
Mirror-Exchange | 8/27/24 |
After losing to Lake County in the first full-padded scrimmage, West Carroll football coach Adam Dowland saw things that he knew his team needed to work on.
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Courtesy Michael Odom
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8/13/24
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McKENZIE (August 3) - McKenzie Middle School hosted its annual preseason football jamboree Saturday at Randy Thomas Field with 18 teams participating in ten total contests.
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By Brad Sam
brad@mckenziebanner.com | 8/6/24 |
ATWOOD — Five senior West Carroll Baseball players were honored on Senior Night at their home stadium. Each was presented a plaque, large, framed picture, and the honor of walking with their parents onto the field to be announced publicly. After the short presentation, the moms each threw a baseball to their son.
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4/30/24
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McKenzie (March 21) — McKenzie brought home their first win against Gleason. Lane Anderson pitched and only let two people on base with zero runs earned. There were four runs in the first inning. The Rebels got one in the fourth inning. McKenzie ended the game in the fifth inning with five more runs. Tate Surber hit a double that sent Jake Cassidy and Hayden Garrett ending the game 10-0.
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By Gracie Aird
banner@mckenziebanner.com | 3/26/24 |
ATWOOD (February 3) — Mayce Mitchell, a senior at West Carroll High School, was crowned the 2024 Homecoming Queen during ceremonies between the ladies’ and men’s games on Saturday afternoon. Mayce is the daughter of David and Misty Mitchell.
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2/6/24
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Local Football Players Make All-State
The Tennessee Sportswriters Associated listed its list of All-State players on January 4. Four players from McKenzie and one from Huntingdon were honored.
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1/2/24
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HERMITAGE (October 28) — Several local teams from and around the Tri-County area made the TSSAA State Football Playoffs.
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10/31/23
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West Carroll High School held its 2023 Football Homecoming on Friday, September 8. The royalty was crowned in pre-game ceremonies at 5:30 p.m.
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9/12/23
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ATWOOD (September 8) — For West Carroll coach Clayton Morris, the difference came in a simple adjustment that had to be made on the offensive line based on how Perry County was lining up.
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By Michael Odom
(Milan) Mirror-Exchange | 9/12/23 |
McKENZIE (AUGUST 31) — McKenzie Middle School Rebels football claimed a victory over neighboring West Carroll Junior High War Eagles at Randy Thomas Field in McKenzie.
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9/5/23
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DYER (August 18) — West Carroll War Eagles earned a season-opening 45-28 victory over Gibson County Pioneers in Dyer.
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8/22/23
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PARIS — West Carroll High School War Eagles prevailed over the Stewart County Rebels in jamboree action at Henry County on Friday, August 11.
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8/15/23
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McKENZIE (August 5) — On Saturday, football teams from sixteen different middle schools clashed at Randy Thomas Field for the annual McKenzie Jamboree. Three Carroll County teams competed, including McKenzie, Huntingdon, and West Carroll Middle Schools. Each team played two twenty-minute quarters on one half of the football field, allowing double match-ups to occur simultaneously.
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By Kathy Bush
banner@mckenziebanner.com | 8/8/23 |
Sydney Bosley, a senior at West Carroll High School, commits to cheer at Bethel University. Sydney is pictured with her sisters, Samaria and Stormie, brothers, Preston and Parker, her mother, Michelle and WCHS cheer coach Keshia Jackson.
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5/2/23
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