TMSAA hosts action-packed weekend of State Championships in May

On May 20-21, the TMSAA hosted state championships in 3 sports. The second annual Baseball and Softball State Championships were held at Drakes Creek Park in Sumner County, while the 6th annual Track & Field State Championships took place at Franklin High School in Williamson County.

In baseball, semifinal games in Class A and AA were played Friday, with consolation and championship games on Saturday. Liberty Bell Middle won 4-3 over Spring Station Middle in the Class AA championship game. Mt. Juliet Middle defeated Lakeland Prep 6-1 in the 3rd place game. For the Class A title, South Lawrence Middle earned an 11-0 sweep over Ridgeview Elementary. Three Oaks Middle came out on top of Athens City Middle 12-2 for 3rd place.

Class A & AA softball teams fought it out in semifinal games on Friday and championship and consolation games on Saturday. In Class AA, Stewarts Creek Middle defeated Ross N. Robinson Middle 16-8 for the championship. In the 3rd place game, Mt. Juliet Middle came out on top of Munford Middle 13-11. Cherokee Middle defeated Three Oaks Middle 10-5 to earn 3rd place in Class A. The Class A championship game extended into Sunday morning due to weather. In the end, Unicoi Co. Middle claimed the title with an 8-5 victory over Highland Rim-Fayetteville.

In Track & Field, individual state champions were crowned for girls and boys in Class A and Class AA in four field events and nine running events. Legacy Middle School took home the team championship trophy for Class A Girls, with Lake Road Middle School earning girls' runner-up honors. On the Class A Boys' side, Bellevue Middle School won the championship with Alcoa Middle School named the boys' runners-up. In Class AA, the West Collierville Middle School girls' and Mt. Juliet Middle School boys' teams were crowned champions, with the Hardin Valley girls and the Ridgeway boys securing the runner-up spots. In total, athletes from 130 member middle schools competed in the 2022 State Meet.

For complete results in all sports, click here. For more photos of the championships, click here. Congratulations to all participants in the TMSAA spring state championships on their successful seasons.