Sports

This week marked the return of high school basketball throughout the state of Tennessee and for a number of Clarksville-area teams, they played in their first games of the season, including when Clarksville Academy hosted the Northwest High Vikings. 

Austin Peay State University won a conference football title for the second consecutive season, beating Utah Tech 30-17 in United Athletic Conference action Saturday at Fortera Stadium.

The Rotary Club’s Basketball Season Kickoff was held Wednesday at First Baptist Church as coaches from around the community came together to celebrate a new season of play.

Austin Peay’s volleyball team closes out its 2023 campaign with a pair of Atlantic Sun Conference contests, Friday-Saturday, at the Winfield Dunn Center.

Racecar driver Tony Schumacher and Joe Maynard join Ryan Ploeckelman and Charlie Koon on Clarksville’s Conversation

Austin Peay men’s basketball is officially underway, and the Govs kicked off the 2023-24 season with a 90-72 home victory against Life University.

On last week’s episode, the guys touched on Will Levis and his incredible debut for the Tennessee Titans, and APSU introducing their newest club sports team.

Kam Thomas caught two touchdown passes and amassed 204 reception yards, and Tre Shackelford and Mike DiLiello connected on a walk-off touchdown in overtime as No. 17 Austin Peay State University’s football team outlasted Eastern Kentucky 33-30 Saturday at Roy Kidd Stadium in United Athletic Conference action.

Northwest High wide receiver Deonta Crawford has been named Clarksville Now Player of the Week after scoring three reception touchdowns. Crawford has been a playmaker for the Vikings throughout the 2023-24 season and last Friday was no exception.

The 2023-24 high school football regular season concluded this past week, and three Clarksville-area teams from District 6A Region 7 clinched playoff berths. Here’s what’s to come for each team.