Main Street Preps This Week

Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi welcome a pair of guests on this week's show. First up is Zach Berry with On3/OMSpirit.com to talk college football recruiting, the transfer portal and area prospects to watch. MBA soccer coach Giles Cheevers then discusses his team's Division II-AA state title victory and why he's enjoyed his time in Nashville after moving from Ireland nearly 20 years ag...

Valor College Prep earned its first state championship of any kind last week when its soccer team downed Greeneville 1-0 on penalty kicks to capture the Class AA title. Hosts Russell Vannozzi and Blaine Kellar caught up with Wildcats coach Paul Elkins to hear more about the team's memorable tournament run. Later, Russell and Blaine discuss highlights from TSSAA Spring Fling.

It’s TSSAA Spring Fling week! Get ready for the action with a combined preview show featuring MSP This Week hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi along with special guest hosts and MSP reporters Blaine Kellar, Brady McAtamney and Casey Patrick. Stay tuned to MainStreetPreps.com for full coverage of spring sports state championships across Middle Tennessee.

Centennial baseball is in prime position to work its way to a second-straight Class 4A state tournament berth. Longtime Cougars coach Rob Baughman joined MSP This Week before hosting this weekend's Region 5-4A tournament to talk about the revised postseason format, his team's top performing players and why fans enjoy the unique setup beyond Centennial's right-field wall. Show hosts Tyler Palmateer...

Lipscomb Academy baseball and Nolensville softball are among the area teams hoping for lengthy postseason stays. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi caught up with their coaches – Brad Coon and Luke Patton – for conversations about where each team stands entering May. Coon and the Mustangs open the Division II-AA Middle Region tournament on Friday, while Patton and the Lady Knights begin th...

A few familiar faces in Metro Nashville Public Schools have found new places to coach. Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi interview the recently hired Katrina Carter (Hunters Lane boys basketball) and Damien Harris (East Nashville football) as they settle into their roles. Carter led Hillsboro girls basketball to a 34-1 record and the Class AAA state title in 2009, while Harris has been an assis...

It's an all-Williamson County episode as Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi visit with Brentwood Academy throwing coach Steve Wade and Grace Christian Academy baseball coach Brad Myers. Wade provides an update on Mensi Stiff, who continues to re-break her own state records in the discus and shot put. Meanwhile, Myers and the Lions are 17-6 with six games to go before the Division II-A postseason...

Goodpasture baseball and Green Hill softball are two of the Nashville area's top performing teams so far this spring. Defending state champion Goodpasture is 16-2, while upstart Green Hill is 22-2. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi caught up with their head coaches - Jim Carter (Goodpasture) and Savannah Sanders (Green Hill) - to highlight both programs this week.

Defending TSSAA Class AAA soccer state champion Brentwood has picked up where it left off. The Bruins are 8-0 and rank as the No. 5 team in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 national poll. Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi caught up with longtime Brentwood coach Mike Purcell to discuss how his players are embracing the high expectations, and why Purcell might be on the hook for another ta...

It wasn't easy for Jamaal Stewart to leave East Nashville. Stewart, who grew up in that area of town, led the Eagles to back-to-back Class 3A state championship games in 2021 and 2022. Hear Stewart explain why taking the head coach position at Centennial was the best move for his career and family. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi spend the second half of the show discussing spring sport...

Chris Simpson has spent the better part of the last decade working his way through the high school football coaching ranks. On Tuesday, he was announced as the new head coach at Maplewood, the school he graduated from in 2008. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi spend the episode getting to know the former East Nashville defensive coordinator. Tyler and Russell also wrap up the 2022-23 bask...

Forget the beach. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet basketball and head coach Caden Anderson are spending their spring break at the TSSAA Class 3A state tournament in Murfreesboro. Anderson joined hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi to discuss the Royals' best postseason run since 2005. Tyler and Russell also break down several other basketball topics to close the show.

Jacob Gill's path to coaching started when he was a kid. Hear his backstory and how he ended up becoming Brentwood Academy's next football coach. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi close the show with basketball state tournament talk.

It's another two-guest edition of Main Street Preps This Week, as Brentwood girls basketball coach Marcel Williams and Blackman football coach Matt Kriesky join the show. Williams and his Lady Bruins were set to face Hillsboro for the Region 6-4A title on Wednesday night. Kriesky, previously at Centennial, just accepted the Blackman job last week. Russell Vannozzi and fill-in host Blaine Kellar al...

Andy Blackston's debut season at Brentwood Academy has been a memorable one. The Eagles (25-3) have only lost to one in-state team (Rossview), feature a Mr. Basketball finalist (Tyler Tanner) and can advance to the Division II-AA final four with one more win on Saturday (against MUS). Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi also give an update on postseason hoops and state wrestling.

Hear interviews with Goodpasture boys basketball coach Adam Sonn and Middle Tennessee Christian girls basketball coach Hannah Jones. Goodpasture (26-1) enters the Division II-A Middle Region tournament in top form, while MTCS (23-9) appears to be on a collision course with back-to-back defending state champion Webb School. The show, as always, is hosted by Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi.

Matt Shewmake promised a girls basketball state title in his first season at The Webb School in Bell Buckle. He delivered on that in 2021 and has since taken the Lady Feet, currently the No. 12 team in the country according to MaxPreps, to new heights. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi caught up with Shewmake to talk about how Webb became a powerhouse. Tyler and Russell also recap Nationa...

This week's show includes interviews with Coffee County girls basketball coach Joe Pat Cope and Christ Presbyterian Academy boys basketball coach Kevin Maggard. The Lady Red Raiders (27-1) haven't lost since late November, while the Lions (18-6) have won five of their last six games. Listen in as hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi ask each coach a variety of questions about their respectiv...

First-year Page girls basketball coach Randy Coffman, who led Riverdale to three straight state titles from 2016-18, joined the show to talk about why he took the job, how the Lady Patriots are faring in a tough district, and the ascension of senior Braley Bushman and sophomore Mary Elizabeth Fox. To close the show, hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi discuss Lipscomb Academy's hiring of Ke...

Hillwood High School will move to Bellevue and become James Lawson High School this fall. Main Street Preps This Week hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi caught up with Brian Lilly, who was announced last week as James Lawson's first football coach. Tyler and Russell also give a Nashville-area basketball update to close the show.

Join Main Street Preps editor Russell Vannozzi for conversations with Independence boys basketball coach Mark Wilkins and Nashville Christian girls basketball coach Dustin Patton. Both teams have enjoyed strong starts to the 2022-23 season, with Independence at 17-3 overall and Nashville Christian at 20-1 as of Jan. 11.

Lipscomb Academy boys basketball coach Kevin Starks joined the show to discuss a variety of topics surrounding his team, including the outlook for the competitive Division II-AA Middle Region, his thoughts on Kaleb Beasley excelling in football and in hoops, and the legacy of former assistant coach Hunter York, who passed away in early November. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi also brea...

Williamson County Schools athletic director Darrin Joines joined the show to talk NIL and a variety of other high school sports topics. Hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi also discuss National Signing Day and give an area hoops update.

Last Thursday the TSSAA amended its amateur rule to allow Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) payments to high school athletes under certain parameters. MSP This Week hosts Tyler Palmateer and Russell Vannozzi broke down that development with Blackman football coach Chandler Tygard. Later in the show, Tyler and Russell provide an area basketball update.

Russell Vannozzi and fill-in host Zach Womble caught up with Oakland football coach Kevin Creasy after his team's 42-6 win over Beech in the Class 6A BlueCross Bowl - the third straight state title for the Patriots. Russell and Zach also put a bow on football season by looking by at the top games, best individual performances and biggest surprises.