Welcome to Day 3 of Year 31 of the TSSAA Spring Fling — state championships in baseball, softball, boys soccer, tennis and track and field.
TSSAA state champions will be crowned in Division II baseball, softball and boys soccer on Thursday. In Division I, state championship games will be set in those three sports by the end of the night. Those championship games will be played Friday.
Of course, all of that may depend on the weather. TSSAA athletes already withstood lengthy weather delays on Wednesday.
Also on tap on Thursday: Class AAA track and field championships along with the first day of TSSAA singles and doubles state tournaments.
Follow along with our TSSAA Spring Fling live updates.
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Ravenwood's Donovan Starr wins two TSSAA state championships in track
Ravenwood's Donovan Starr ran a personal-best time of 10.56 in the 100-meter dash to win the Class AAA state championship in the event at Dean A. Hayes Stadium.
Starr is a 3-star cornerback ranked by 247Sports as the No. 9 player in Tennessee. He has 33 Division I offers, including Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Michigan and Tennessee.
Earlier in the day, Starr won the state title in the high jump, clearing six feet, six inches.
Eagleville-South Pittsburg baseball to start at 4:15 p.m.
The TSSAA baseball state tournament game between Eagleville and South Pittsburg has an updated start time of 4:15 p.m. after a weather delay.
Eagleville needs one win to advance to the Class 1A state championship game as it looks for a three-peat. South Pittsburg needs to beat Eagleville twice to advance.
TSSAA state track championships suspended again
Less than an hour after field events resumed at Dean A. Hayes Stadium at MTSU, the Class AA state track and field championships have been suspended due to inclement weather.
Running events are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. It is unclear how the latest delay will impact those events.
Division II state softball championships to begin no earlier than 4 p.m.
The TSSAA state softball championship games in DII-A and DII-AA at MTSU will begin at 4 p.m. at the earliest.
The DII-A matchup between Silverdale and USJ is scheduled first, with the DII-AA championship between Baylor and Chattanooga Christian to follow. Silverdale and Baylor both need to win one game to win the double-elimination bracket, while USJ and Chattanooga Christian need two wins.
TSSAA state tournament baseball games pushed back
Baseball games scheduled to be played at Blackman, Siegel and Smyrna have been moved to 5 p.m. in order to avoid potential rain, while the Class 2A game between Huntingdon and Riverside at Stewarts Creek will now be played at 4:30.
Farragut and Beech are playing at Siegel in Class 4A. Tullahoma and Gibbs are playing at Blackman in Class 3A. And Greeneville and Station Camp are playing at Smyrna in Class 3A.
In addition, the Division II-AA title game between Briarcrest and Christian Brothers at MTSU is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
Columbia Academy wins DII-A baseball state championship
Knox Love went 3-for-4 with three RBIs as Columbia Academy defeated Providence Christian, 9-4, to win the Division II-A state championship. It's the third TSSAA state title in program history for the Bulldogs.
Providence Christian needed to defeat Columbia Academy to force a winner-take-all game later Thursday.
Eagleville delays Class 1A baseball bracket final
The tarp has been placed on Eagleville's baseball infield in preparation for rain to hit the Rutherford County area. Eagleville and South Pittsburg was originally scheduled to play at 2 p.m. That's been delayed until 2:30 p.m.
Lightning delays DII-AA baseball championship, Class AAA track at MTSU
There hasn't been rainfall yet, but lightning continues to delay TSSAA state tournament events. Lightning has placed the Class AAA track meet into a delay. And the DII-AA baseball championship game between Christian Brothers and Briarcrest is also delayed.
Theoretically, the DII softball state championships would be delayed. That's not scheduled to start until 2:30 p.m.
TSSAA tennis tournaments moved to indoors courts
The TSSAA has moved the tennis singles and doubles tournaments to the indoors courts at Adams Tennis Complex. Lightning is in the area and has already delayed softball.
TSSAA softball state tournament delayed for lightning
The TSSAA softball state tournament has been placed in a lightning delay. Softball teams have been pulled off the fields at McKnight Park and Starplex.
Division II championship games are set.
Silverdale plays USJ at 2:30 p.m. in the DII-A championship. Baylor and Chattanooga Christian play at 5 p.m. in their DII-AA title game. Both games are at Middle Tennessee State.
