John Varlas
Reporter
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian, who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
There are 3276 articles by John Varlas :
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March 2019
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Sports NASHVILLE – As an all-star offensive lineman, Omari Thomas is used to hammering into people at the line of scrimmage. But when it came to shooting free throws, he had the touch of a surgeon Saturday in Nashville. -
High School Sports Tipton-Rosemark, Briarcrest aim to bring home the gold ball Saturday
The Briarcrest Saints and Tipton-Rosemark Rebels represent Memphis' championship hopes as the Division 2 state tournament wraps up Saturday at Lipscomb University.
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High School Sports Tipton-Rosemark keeps cool, advances to state championship game
Tysen Banks scores 19 points and adds nine steals as Tipton-Rosemark upends The Webb School in an intense Division 2-A semifinal game.
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High School Sports Northpoint battles, but drops state semifinal to CAK
Despite 20 points from Amara McKay, Northpoint falls to CAK in state semifinals.
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High School Sports Harding girls fall to Providence Christian in Division 2-A semifinals
Harding can't overcome PCA's fast start and ends the season at 28-3.
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High School Sports Talented Harding girls squad looking to bring home a championship
Harding's girls team has lost just twice all year. And the Lions have learned from those defeats.
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February 2019
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High School Sports Briarcrest turns it up after halftime, advances to Division 2-AA title game
Kennedy Chandler's 32 points led Briarcrest past Nashville Ensworth in the Division 2-AA state semifinals, with the Saints advancing to Saturday's championship game.
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High School Sports Turnover-prone Hutchison ends breakthrough season with a defeat
Hutchison couldn't overcome a rash of turnovers in Thursday's Division 2-AA girls basketball semifinal, bringing an end to a strong season for the Sting.
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High School Sports Daily Memphian high school honor roll
Top performers in basketball, lacrosse and track and field recognized this week in The Daily Memphis Prep honor roll.
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Sports ESPNews to televise Memphis 901 FC match next month
ESPN will televise 22 USL games from the league's championship series this season, including a pair of Memphis 901 FC games.
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High School Sports Hutchison’s basketball team making a name for itself
A talented, and youthful, cast of players has Hutchison in the state tournament for the first time in 17 years.
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High School Sports Coaches notebook: Rocconi to Collierville not an easy call; MUS tabs former player to replace Bakke
Leaving White Station was a tough call for Joe Rocconi. Meanwhile David Willson returns to MUS to coach his alma mater.
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Sports Murrell’s buzzer-beater sends Whitehaven to region final against East
Matthew Murrell comes through in the clutch for Whitehaven.
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High School Sports Whitehaven, Houston girls advance to Region 8-AAA championship
Point guard play sparks Whitehaven and Houston to victories in region semifinals.
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High School Sports High school sports results for Saturday, Feb. 23
Briarcrest boys advance to Division 2-AA semifinals with victory over Montgomery Bell Academy.
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High School Sports Family ties, childhood goals fuel Tipton-Rosemark’s basketball team
Tipton-Rosemark's boys basketball team is one victory away from their first trip to Nashville since 2008.
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Sports 901 FC falls to defending USL champion Louisville in exhibition
901 FC head coach Tim Mulqueen finds positives in his team's loss to Louisville City FC.
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High School Sports Buzzer-beaters by Berkley and Laws highlight the week’s Daily Memphian high school honor roll
Standout from MAHS, Center Hill honored after playoff buzzer-beaters in this week's prep Honor Roll from The Daily Memphian.
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High School Sports District basketball tournament scores
Bartlett blasts Bolton to win 14-AAA title and improve to 28-2
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High School Sports TSSAA Shelby-Metro scoring leaders
Buford and Brown lead boys scoring in Metro preps; Antonika Jones of Douglas is first in girls scoring.
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High School Sports High school sports results for Friday, Feb. 15
Here are Friday's reported boys and girls high school basketball scores, along with postseason tournament brackets. For corrections, clarifications or to report your team's results, please e-mail jvarlas@dailymemphian.com. -
High School Sports Central honors former basketball star Nina Davis
The No. 13 has always been good to former Central basketball star Nina Davis and now it will be linked to her in the rafters.
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High School Sports Daily Memphian high school honor roll
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High School Sports High school sports results for Wednesday, Feb. 13
Houston girls defeat Collierville to advance to District 15-AAA championship game.
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High School Sports High school sports results for Tuesday, Feb. 12
Semifinal match-ups are set in Division 2-A West Region tournament.
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