Sports

After a fire all but destroyed the concessions stand at Kenwood High School last year, and sinkhole damage shut down the track, repairs and renovation are finally near completion.

The Kirkwood High School football program was only two yards short of making the playoffs in their first year of existence last season. This year, they’ve reloaded and are ready to make a push deep into the 2024-25 postseason.

The Maplewood High Panthers visited exit one for a showdown with the Northeast Eagles in the second week of high school football scrimmages. While the Eagles started out slow, their offense caught fire and showcased their prowess with only two weeks till week one of the regular season.

The Kenwood High Knights made a trip across the river to Montgomery Central High School to face the Indians in the second week of football preseason scrimmages. The game was physical in the trenches, and both teams impressed with only fourteen days until week one of the 2024-25 season.

Janiya Johnson, a sophomore wrestler at Kirkwood High School, who just recently won the 155lb national championship this year, has been invited to the Who’s Number One (WNO) wrestling event in Pennsylvania.

Austin Peay State University graduate Wes Kitts will compete in the Olympic weightlifting competition Saturday, representing Team USA in the 102-kilogram division.

Following their narrow loss on Wednesday, the Governors picked up their first win in Spain after defeating a Barcelona select team on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 8.

Austin Peay State University baseball coach Roland Fanning sits down with Charlie Koon on Clarksville Conversations.