Wendell Shepherd Jr. is The Commercial Appeal's high school sports beat writer. Reach Wendell at [email protected] or on X @wendellsjr_.

The Hershey Bears visit Chicago for the first time since 2005, looking to clinch the AHL’s first playoff spot with a win over ...

I love these guys." Wendell Shepherd Jr. is The Commercial Appeal's high school sports beat writer. Reach Wendell at [email protected] or on X @wendellsjr_.

Taquez Butler's heroics leads to Whitehaven's TSSAA basketball region tournament win over Bartlett in OT Inside Dee Wilkes' TSSAA basketball state ... I love these guys." Wendell Shepherd Jr. is The ...

In a turnaround first year under coach Dee Wilkes, St. George's loss in the TSSAA basketball state tournament semifinals could fuel the future.

"It lit a fire under me," Wilkes said. "When you have people that believe in you, it can't do nothing but make you work ...