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Montgomery Central High School has announced the hire of Corey Wright as the new head football coach after an extensive hiring process.

Montgomery County has a pair of high schools competing in the 2022 TSSAA State Dual Wrestling Championship: Clarksville High girls and boys, and Rossview girls.

Austin Peay State University will host Fight Night on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. at the Winfield Dunn Center.

When Clarksville and Rossview meet on the field, court, mat or track, you can expect a large crowd and one of the most competitive matchups in the area.

During a special ceremony in the CCS gymnasium on Friday, Senior Caroline Watts signed her letter of intent to play basketball at Welch College.

Kenwood High beat backyard rivals Northwest on Friday, helped by Jaylen Washington’s 18 points to a 74-55 home court victory.

Friday night, the Kenwood High Knights and Northwest High Vikings will battle for positioning in the district standings.

The Northeast Eagles survived, 73-69, with Nazier Leonard putting up 30 points to counter Sean LaFortune’s 27 for West Creek.