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Tullahoma coaches report state-level successes; spring postseason revenue noted
Summary
Coach John Olive told the board the high school and middle school athletics programs recorded several state-level qualifications and set a records for ticket sales; postseason revenue is largely redistributed through TSSAA.
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. — At the June 17 Tullahoma City Schools board meeting, coach John Olive delivered the athletics report summarizing spring-season results and program finances.
Olive said the high school boys basketball team returned to the state tournament for the first time since the 1970s and finished as Class AAA runner-up, and the girls basketball team was competitive after back-to-back district championships. Tennis players Luke Regan and Ryan Tennyson returned to the state tournament for the second consecutive year. Track and field qualifiers included seven boys and two girls at the state meet; middle school competitor Price Harden was noted as a state champion.
The baseball team finished 32–12, winning district and region championships and qualifying for the state tournament for the third time in four years, Olive said. Softball reached a first 20-win season in nine years, and Maddie Goad was named AAA State Player of the Year by the Tennessee Coaches Softball Association, according to Olive.
Olive also summarized program finances: the district set a record $194,422 in high-school ticket sales and reported more than $20,000 in royalties, gifts and donations to the athletic department. He said postseason activity brought in nearly $36,000 but that the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) and participating schools receive substantial shares; the district’s retained share from a given postseason event was described as small (Olive gave an example of a roughly $700 share on an event he characterized as just under $6,000 gross).
On middle-school athletics, Olive said programs are rebuilding in some sports while showing growth in others, and he praised the work of middle-school coaching staff, specifically mentioning a coach (Miss Petty) who will be missed.
Board members thanked Olive for the report and noted plans to find scheduling that allows more students to attend future presentations.
Olive concluded by thanking the board for support of athletic facilities and donors who helped fund two new high-school scoreboards.
