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“Memphis teams fill up D-2A baseball, soccer / Harding Academy’s 800 relay team of Charles Nichols, Nick Martin, Austin Jackson and Calvin Austin have the best time in the state at 1:27.16,” The Commercial Appeal, May 22, 2017

Grant Hill signs to play golf at Rhodes College, The Commercial Appeal, May 21, 2017

Preps Division 2 Boys Decathlon: Ty Kimberlin placed 2nd and James Townsdin placed 4th, The Commercial Appeal, May 11, 2017

Preps Division 2 Girls Pentathlon: Jamisen Cobb placed 4th, Rebekah Jennings placed 10th and Sarah Kate Hinkle placed 13th, The Commercial Appeal, May 10, 2017

Seniors Calvin Austin & Bryant Lee and freshman Kendall Thomas selected for the All–Metro Team for boys basketball, The Commercial Appeal, May 7, 2017

Senior Antoinette Lewis selected for the All–Metro Team for girls basketball, The Commercial Appeal, May 6, 2017

Senior Alyssa Hale is a semifinalist in The Commercial Appeal Sports Awards for girls swimming, The Commercial Appeal, May 4, 2017

Senior James Townsdin selected for the All–Metro Team for boys swimming, The Commercial Appeal, May 3, 2017

Senior Nia Bowley is a semifinalist in The Commercial Appeal Sports Awards for girls bowling, The Commercial Appeal, May 2, 2017

Junior Christian Smith is a semifinalist in The Commercial Sports Awards for boys bowling, The Commercial Appeal, May 1, 2017

“Harding lineman commits,” The Commercial Appeal, April 30, 2017

“Harding Relay Team Chasing Redemption,” The Commercial Appeal, April 29, 2017

Antoinette Lewis and Nick Martin selected as Prep Players of the Week for track & field, The Commercial Appeal, April 27, 2017

Chris Swanberg selected as Prep Player of the Week for baseball, The Commercial Appeal, April 20, 2017

Austin Jackson, Nick Martin, Charles Nichols, and Calvin Austin III selected as Prep Players of the Week for track, The Commercial Appeal, April 13, 2017

Antoinette Lewis selected for TSWA 2016-17 all–state girls basketball team, The Commercial Appeal, April 2, 2017

Antoinette Lewis selected as Prep Player of the Week for track & field, The Commercial Appeal, March 30, 2017

Harding’s valedictorian and salutatorian featured in the East Memphis weekly, The Commercial Appeal, March 14, 2017

“All-Memphis match-ups highlight D2 state tourney,” The Commercial Appeal, March 2, 2017

Harding band students who qualified for All–West and All–State featured in the East Memphis weekly, The Commercial Appeal, February 21, 2017

Calvin Austin, Mason Harwell, Sam Jennings, Nick Martin and Marquavious Moore sign to play college football on National Football Signing Day, The Commercial Appeal, February 14, 2017

Swimming results at TISCA swimming championships, The Commercial Appeal, February 12, 2017

Antionette Lewis named a 2017 Miss Basketball Finalist, The Commercial Appeal, February 11, 2017

Harding Academy’s 3 Spelling Bee champions are featured in the “Bee Buzz” today, The Commerical Appeal, February 6, 2017

Antoinette Lewis is a Prep Player of the Week in basketball, The Commercial Appeal, February 2, 2017

Calvin Austin, Mason Harwell, Keilan Hulon, Will Lawrence, and Marquavious Moore selected for the All–Metro Team in football and Calvin Austin is a semifinalist in The Commercial Appeal Sports Awards, The Commercial Appeal, January 29, 2017

Lauren Deaton, Taylor Ferrante, Antoinette Lewis, and Kimari Terrell selected for the All–Metro Team in volleyball. Lauren Deaton and Taylor Ferrante are semifinalists in The Commercial Appeal Sports Awards, The Commercial Appeal, January 28, 2017

Seniors Sarah Luttrell, Courtney Brown, and Molly Warren selected for the All–Metro Team in girls soccer, The Commercial Appeal, January 27, 2017

Junior Josh Hinkle selected for All–Metro Team for cross country, The Commercial Appeal, January 26, 2017

Seniors Grant Hill & Casey Harford selected for The Commercial Appeal Sports Awards for golf and Grant Hill is a semifinalist, The Commercial Appeal, January 25, 2017

“BOWLEY WINS BOWLING TITLE,” The Commercial Appeal, January 21, 2017

Harding senior Grant Hill attends the Sports Legacy Awards, The Commercial Appeal, January 15, 2017

Grant Hill selected for TSWA all–state golf team, The Tennessean, January 3, 2017

Lauren Deaton selected for TSWA all–state volleyball team, The Tennessean, December 31, 2016

Harding sweeps titles in first Battle of Franklin basketball tournament, Williamson Herald, December 30, 2016

TSWA all–state Division 2 prep football teams, The Commercial Appeal, December 30, 2016

6th grader Sam Ayers is the White Station Lower School Spelling Bee Champion and 8th grader Amanda Pham is the Cherry Road Middle School Spelling Bee Champion, The Commercial Appeal, December 27, 2016

“Fifth–graders visit JA BizTown,” The Commercial Appeal, December 13, 2016

Bam Cochran and Noah Sharp’s signings, The Commercial Appeal, December 13, 2016

Akhil Vigneshwaran is the Cordova Lower School Spelling Bee Champion, The Commercial Appeal, December 6, 2016

Alyssa Hale signs with the University of Arkansas in the East Memphis weekly, The Commercial Appeal, December 6, 2016

Al Stevens named Baseball Coach of the Year in the East Memphis weekly, The Commercial Appeal, December 6, 2016

Sports: Signing Day Snapshots features 5 Harding athletes in the East Memphis weekly, The Commercial Appeal, November 29, 2016

High School Football: “Quarterfinals Set,” The Commercial Appeal, November 13, 2016

Knox News: Harding Academy (9-1) at Webb (9-1), November 9, 2016

High School Football Playoffs Second Round, The Commercial Appeal, November 11, 2016

Preps: Cross Country Summaries, The Commercial Appeal, November 6, 2016

“Austin sparks Harding over Franklin Academy,” The Commercial Appeal, November 6, 2016

Calvin Austin and Will Lawrence are Mr. Football semifinalists, The Commercial Appeal, November 5, 2016

Preps: High School Football First–Round Playoffs, The Commercial Appeal, November 4, 2016

Preps: High School Football Dandy Dozen, The Commercial Appeal, November 3, 2016

Preps: High School Roundup–Cross Country and High School Football–Dandy Dozen, The Commercial Appeal, October 28, 2016

Shelby Jackson and Josh Hinkle are medalists and Harding girls take 3rd and boys 4th at the TSSAA Div. 2–A Cross County West Region meet, The Commercial Appeal, October 28, 2016

“Harding’s Starks named the state’s basketball coach of year by TSSAA” and Harding named winner of the BlueCross Championship Series award, Commercial Appeal, October 26, 2016

High School Volleyball Scores, The Commercial Appeal, October 22, 2016

Week 10 Prep Football Preview, The Commercial Appeal, October 21, 2016

Preps Scoreboard: volleyball & football, The Commercial Appeal, October 21, 2016

Harding volleyball advances at state, The Commercial Appeal, October 19, 2016

High school volleyball: “Local teams chase state titles,” The Commercial Appeal, October 19, 2016

Preps: Volleyball Substate, The Commercial Appeal, October 16, 2016

Preps: High School Football, The Commercial Appeal, October 16, 2016

Week 9 Prep Football Pr
eview, The Commercial Appeal, October 14, 2016

The Lady Lions soccer team advances in the region tournament, The Commercial Appeal, October 11, 2016

The Lady Lions volleyball team wins the Division II–A West Region Championship, The Commercial Appeal, October 7, 2016

Prep Football Replay, The Commercial Appeal, October 2, 2016

Preps: Friday night football, The Commercial Appeal, September 30 , 2016

Preps: Calvin Austin selected Player of the Week in football, The Commercial Appeal, September 29, 2016

State Golf Championship results for Grant Hill and Casey Harford, The Commercial Appeal, September 28, 2016

Prep Football Replay, The Commercial Appeal, September 25, 2016

Prep Football Preview: Week 6, The Commercial Appeal, September 23, 2016

Preps Dandy Dozen Rankings, The Commercial Appeal, September 22, 2016

Prep Football Replay and Volleyball Tournament, The Commercial Appeal, September 18, 2016

“Playing with poise,” The Commercial Appeal, September 17, 2016

Prep Football Preview: Week 5 & Prep Scores, The Commercial Appeal, September 16, 2016

Preps Dandy Dozen Rankings, The Commercial Appeal, September 15, 2016

Casey Harford and Grant Hill are headed to State, The Commercial Appeal, September 14, 2016

Prep Football Preview: Week 4 “Div. 2–A Mr. Football race heating up,” The Commercial Appeal, September 9, 2016

Preps: Marquavious Moore selected Player of the Week in football, The Commercial Appeal, September 8, 2016

Prep Football Preview: Week 3, The Commercial Appeal, September 2, 2016

Preps Dandy Dozen Rankings, The Commercial Appeal, September 1, 2016

Polls: Prep Football Tennessee AP Division 2, The Commercial Appeal, August 30, 2016

Harding Academy & Kevin Starks are #1 in Memphis Most, The Commercial Appeal, August 28, 2016

Prep Football Replay, The Commercial Appeal, August 28, 2016

Prep Football Preview: Week 2, The Commercial Appeal, August 26, 2016

Preps: Lauren Deaton selected Player of the Week in volleyball, The Commercial Appeal, August 25, 2016

Preps: Girls Soccer Preview lists Harding as a team to watch, The Commercial Appeal, August 24, 2016

Preps: Volleyball Preview, The Commercial Appeal, August 22, 2016

Harding Academy is one of the newest teams in the TN scholastic clay–target shooters program, The Commercial Appeal, August 21, 2016

Prep Football Dandy Dozen, The Commercial Appeal, August 21, 2016

Prep Football Preview: Week 1, The Commercial Appeal, August 19, 2016

Prep Football: Harding Academy “Good As Gold,” The Commercial Appeal, August 16, 2016

“Lions poised for run at state title,” The Commercial Appeal, August 14, 2016

Jake Criswell ’16 and Jake Sutton ’16 named to Tennessee Sportswriters Association All–State team, The Commercial Appeal, June 28, 2016

Calvin Austin is BOP Athlete of the Year in Boys Track & Field, The Commercial Appeal, June 11, 2016

Best of the Preps Track & Field Boys: Calvin Austin selected as a finalist. Calvin Austin, Julian Isabel, Ty Kimberlin, Nick Martin, Clayton Sharp are on the All Metro Private Schools Team, The Commercial Appeal, June 8, 2016

Best of the Preps Track & Field Girls: Jasmine Allen, Abigail Howell, Antoinette Lewis, Sarah Luttrell are on the All Metro Private Schools Team, The Commercial Appeal, June 8, 2016

Best of the Preps Boys Soccer: Kortney Cardin, Ryan Kolznak, and Parker Shikle are on the All–Metro Private Schools Team, The Commercial Appeal, June 6, 2016

Best of the Preps Baseball: Jake Criswell selected as a finalist. Jake Criswell, Casey Harford, Nathan Ruble, Noah Sharp, and Jake Sutton are on the All–Metro Private Schools Team, The Commercial Appeal, June 5, 2016

Best of the Preps Softball: Emily Coleman, Sarah Coleman and Kayley Underwood are on the All–Metro Private Schools Team, The Commercial Appeal, June 5, 2016

Best of the Preps Athlete of the Year Finalists: Larry Cum III and Zaria Christy, The Commercial Appeal, June 4, 2016

TSSAA Spring Fling articles in the East Memphis weekly and the Cordova weekly, The Commercial Appeal, May 31, 2016

TSSAA Spring Fling boys track results, The Commercial Appeal, May 28, 2016

TSSAA Spring Fling baseball and girls track results, The Commercial Appeal, May 27, 2016

Harding baseball playing for state title today, The Commercial Appeal, May 26, 2016

Sophomores Ty Kimberlin and Clayton Sharp placed 8th and 11th respectively in the TSSAA Div 2–A State Decathlon, The Commercial Appeal, May 25, 2016

Junior Sarah Luttrell placed 2nd in the TSSAA Div 2–A State Pentathlon, The Commercial Appeal, May 24, 2016

TSSAA Blue Cross Spring Fling events start Monday, May 23, The Commercial Appeal, May 22, 2016

“Austin III blazes to 3 records in D–2 West meet,” The Commercial Appeal, May 20, 2016 and 3 weekly editions, May 24, 2016

Harding baseball defeats BGA to advance to state, The Commercial Appeal, May 20, 2016

Ty Kimberlin 2nd, Clayton Sharp 5th, James Townsdin 6th, and Timi Omotunde 10th in the Division 2 West Sectional Decathlon, The Commercial Appeal, May 12, 2016

Sarah Luttrell placed 3rd in Region Division 2–A Pentathlon, Commercial Appeal, May 11, 2016

Harding Academy valedictorian and co-salutatorians featured in East Memphis weekly, Commercial Appeal, May 10, 2016

“Harding pitchers strong–arming the competition,” Commercial Appeal, May 6, 2016 and East Memphis weekly, May 10, 2016

Anna Horner, Antoinette Lewis, Calvin Austin, Tim Taylor, and Anthony Yarbrough selected for BOP Basketball. Anthony is also a finalist and Coach Kevin Starks is Coach of the Year, Commercial Appeal, May 1, 2016

Juniors Alyssa Hale and James Townsdin selected for BOP Swimming, Commercial Appeal, April 30, 2016

Sophomore Christian Smith selected for BOP Bowling, Commercial Appeal, April 29, 2016

Calvin Austin selected Preps Player of the Week, Commercial Appeal, April 14, 2006

Noah Sharp gets the win as Harding beats ECS 8–4, Commercial Appeal, April 8, 2016

Preps Scoreboard: Harding baseball & softball, Commercial Appeal, April 7, 2016

Preps: Jake Criswell breaks school record for career wins, Commercial Appeal, April 6, 2016

Dandy Dozen and Players of the Week: Harding pitching staff, Commercial Appeal, March 31, 2016

Preps Soccer Preview, Commercial Appeal, March 29, 2016

Prep Softball Review, Commercial Appeal, March 28, 2016

Preps Baseball Review, Commercial Appeal, March 27, 2016

Caleb Cranford selected as an Academic All-Star, Commercial Appeal, March 20, 2016

The Germantown Weekly and the East Memphis Weekly both have stories on Harding’s big win at State, Commercial Appeal, March 8, 2016

Harding Lions are “UNSTOPPABLE” in State Championship game, Commercial Appeal, March 6, 2016

Harding Lions advance to the 2-A championship, Commercial Appeal, March 4, 2016

Lions at the TSSAA Division 2 State Basketball Tournament, Commercial Appeal, March 3, 2016

“Harding boys advance to state,” East Memphis weekly, Commercial Appeal, March 1, 2016

Harding Theatre’s Cinderella is featured in the East Memphis weekly, Commercial Appeal, March 1, 2016

The Lions defeat USN 92-75 and are headed to Nashville, Commercial Appeal, February 28, 2016

Lady Lions win over USJ and head to finals, Commercial Appeal, February 21, 2016

Harding advances to Division 2-A West Regional semifinals, Commercial Appeal, Feb. 19, 2016

Harding Academy retires Juana Brown’s jersey, Commercial Appeal, February 6, 2016

Antoinette Lewis is the Preps Player of the Week for Girls Basketball, Commercial Appeal, February 4, 2016

Three Harding students to compete in the Memphis-Shelby County Spelling Bee Saturday, Feb. 6, Commercial Appeal, February 2, 2016

Alyssa Hale and James Townsdin compete in the county swim championship and are headed to state, Commercial Appeal, Feb. 2, 2016

Will Lawrence was one of 2 athletes in the state chosen for the MaxPreps 2015 Football Sophomore All-American Team, Commercial Appeal, January 4, 2016

Lauren Deaton selected as a finalist for Best of the Preps Volleyball, Commercial Appeal, December 31, 2015

Taylor Ferrante, Antoinette Lewis, Katie Grace Short and Lauren Deaton selected for Best of the Preps Volleyball, Commercial Appeal, December 31, 2015

Caitlin Crouse and Molly Warren selected for Best of the Preps Girls Soccer, Commercial Appeal, December 30, 2015

Clayton Sharp selected for Best of the Preps Cross Country, Commercial Appeal, December 29, 2015

Grant Hill selected for Best of the Preps Golf, Commercial Appeal, December 28, 2015

Calvin Austin, Mason Harwell, and Marquavious Moore selected for Best of the Preps Football, Commercial Appeal, Dec. 27, 2015

Marquavious Moore and Will Lawrence selected to the Division 2–A all–state football teams, Commercial Appeal, December 23, 2015

J. Alyson Lee was presented as a Debutante at the 26th Holiday Cotillion at The Peabody Hotel on December 19, Commercial Appeal, December 20, 2015

Hayley Ford selected as an Academic All-Star, Commercial Appeal, December 6, 2015

Harding’s production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is featured in the Commercial Appeal, December 1, 2015

Senior Jake Criswell signs to play baseball at Southeast Missouri State, Commercial Appeal, November 17, 2015

Will Lawrence is one of 13 area athletes in the running for Mr. Football, Commercial Appeal, November 6, 2015

Colton Nash selected to play for the U. S. Junior National football team, Commercial Appeal, October 23, 2015

Harding fifth grade students at JA Biztown, Commercial Appeal, October 23, 2015

Harding’s Lady Lions volleyball team advances at state championship, Commercial Appeal, October 22, 2015

Harding’s homecoming is featured in the Cordova Weekly, Commercial Appeal, October 20, 2015

Lichterman Nature Center exhibit features Harding “Lion” scarecrow, Commercial Appeal, October 20, 2015

The Lady Lions volleyball team is headed to state, Commercial Appeal, October 18, 2015

Our Lady Lions volleyball team are the region champs, Commercial Appeal, October 14, 2015

Our lower school play Pinocchio is featured in several of the weekly editions, Commercial Appeal, October 6, 2015

Our seventh grade Bible ceremony is featured in several of the weekly editions today, Commercial Appeal, September 29, 2015

Prep Sports: Antoinette Lewis named “Player of the Week” volleyball, Commercial Appeal, September 17, 2015

Caleb Cranford, Anna Horner and Jack Webber recognized as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program, Commercial Appeal, September 12, 2015

LevelUp Train Day featured in the Cordova Weekly, Commercial Appeal, September 8, 2015

Prep Sports: Lauren Deaton named “Player of the Week” volleyball, Commercial Appeal, August 27, 2015

“Harding takes second at Collierville Memorial,” Commercial Appeal, August 25, 2015

Season Preview: Girls Soccer and Volleyball, Commercial Appeal, August 23, 2015

Harding Lions football featured in Prep Football Preview 2015, Commercial Appeal, Aug. 21, 2015

Freshman Grace Jackson in the East Memphis Weekly, Commercial Appeal, August 18, 2015

Best of the Preps Track & Field, Commercial Appeal, June 3, 2015

Brooke Powell named to All–Metro team for BOP Tennis, Commercial Appeal, June 2, 2015

Kortney Cardin named to All–Metro team for BOP Boys Soccer, Commercial Appeal, June 1, 2015

Best of the Preps Baseball / Softball, Commercial Appeal, May 31, 2015

Christopher Galbreath makes BOP private school scholar athlete of the year list, Commercial Appeal, May 30, 2015

The TSSAA Division 2–A All District Softball team is featured in the Desoto Weekly, Bartlett Weekly, Cordova Weekly and Germantown Weekly, Commercial Appeal, May 28, 2015

Christina Jackson signs to play volleyball at Christian Brothers University, Commercial Appeal, May 28, 2015

Preps Track Summary, Commercial Appeal, May 17, 2015

Sophomore Calvin Austin was featured in John Varlas’ Preps article, Commercial Appeal, May 16, 2015

Valedictorian Zach Reidel and salutatorian Robert Mihalko were featured in the Cordova Weekly, Commercial Appeal, May 14, 2015

Sarah Luttrell places 2nd in the pentathlon at Div 2 West Sectional | Baseball advances with a win over USJ, Commercial Appeal, May 6, 2015

Anna Horner, junior; Antoinette Lewis, sophomore; Calvin Austin, sophomore; Anthony Yarbrough, junior; and Troy West, senior were all selected to Best of the Preps teams for basketball, Commercial Appeal, April 19, 2015

Sophomores Alyssa Hale and James Townsdin were selected for Best of the Preps teams for Swimming and Alyssa is also a finalist. Commercial Appeal, April 18, 2015

Freshman Chris Smith was selected Best of the Preps boys team for Bowling, Commercial Appeal, April 17, 2015

The Cordova Weekly and Germantown Weekly feature CDEC students, Commercial Appeal, April 16, 2015

Harding Academy alum Kyle Taylor hired to design murals for the Sterick Building, Commercial Appeal, April 3, 2015

Harding basketball featured on the front page of Sports section, Commercial Appeal, February 28, 2015

Kevin and Becky Starks are featured in an article on the front page of the Sports section, Commercial Appeal, February 26, 2015

The Harding girls and boys basketball teams both advanced to the Division 2–A final four with home victories Monday night, Commercial Appeal, February 24, 2015

Alyssa Hale took third in the 100 breaststroke at the state meet in Knoxville Saturday, Commercial Appeal, February 15, 2015

Harding’s varsity boys and girls basketball teams advanced in their regional tournaments with wins over USJ and St. Mary’s respectively, Commercial Appeal, February 13, 2015

Harding’s 8th grade girls basketball team wins Shelby 7/8 League tournament and Coby Hollins is named All Tournament for 8th grade boys basketball, Commercial Appeal, February, 12, 2015

Alyssa Hale & James Townsdin are featured on the Germantown Weekly Prep Sports page, Commercial Weekly, February 5, 2015

Preston Cates, Emily Patterson, and Delaney Viner are our 3 Spelling Bee Champions, Commercial Appeal, February 3, 2015

Zach Riedel earns Academic All–Star Award, Commercial Appeal, February 1, 2015

James Townsdin broke records in the boys 50 and 100 breastroke and Alyssa Hale set a meet mark in the girls 100 breastroke at the Shelby County swimming championships Saturday, January 31 at St. George’s, Commercial Appeal, February 1, 2015

Will Lawrence has been named to the MaxPreps 2014 freshman All-America team, Commercial Appeal, January 4, 2015

Katie Grace Short, junior and Ellie Arnett, senior selected for Best of the Preps for Volleyball, Commercial Appeal, December 25, 2014

Sarah Luttrell, sophomore was selected for Best of the Preps for Soccer, Commercial Appeal, December 24, 2014

Coach Ronn Rubio named Best of the Preps Cross Country Boys Coach of the Year. Christopher Galbreath, senior and Clayton Sharp, freshman are Best of the Preps for Cross Country, Commercial Appeal, December 23, 2014

Emmitt Thomas, senior and Calvin Austin, sophomore selected for Best of the Preps for Football, Commer
cial Appeal, December 21, 2014

Kristian Hassell and Joy Tate will be presented as Debutantes at the 25th Holiday Cotillion on Saturday, December 20 at the Peabody, Commercial Appeal, December 14, 2014

Nolan Stevens signs to play baseball with Blue Mountain College. Commercial Appeal, November 27, 2014

Several members of both the boys and girls Cross Country teams pictured on the Prep Sports Snapshots page, Commercial Appeal Germantown Weekly, November 13, 2014

Coach Ronn Rubio celebrates his 42nd and final year at Harding Academy with his team placing 3rd at State, Commercial Appeal, Nov. 2, 2014

Prep Football Friday wrap: Harding 41, Lausanne 30; Commercial Appeal, November 1, 2014

CC news: Boys #1 and Girls #4 at Regional Championships, Commercial Appeal, October 24, 2014

Harding 5th graders learn life skills at Biztown, Commercial Appeal, October 23, 2014

“Div. 2 volleyball tourney filled with local flavor” Commercial Appeal, Oct. 19, 2014

Prep Football Summaries, Commercial Appeal, Sept. 7, 2014

Lady Lions volleyball #4 in Preps Volleyball Super Six, Commercial Appeal, Sept. 4, 2014

Lady Lions volleyball featured on page 4D, Commercial Appeal, August 27, 2014

Lady Lions volleyball team in “Preps: Volleyball Preview,” Commercial Appeal, August 24, 2014

Harding Lions varsity football team in “Friday Night Lights” section, Commercial Appeal, August 22, 2014

Dr. Jeff Frizzell’s work in Belize featured in the “Faith In Action” column, Commercial Appeal, August 21, 2014

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