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USA Today
02-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Reece Britt set to join Tennessee's coaching staff
Tennessee announced the hiring of men's golf assistant coach Reece Britt on Wednesday. The Maryville, Tennessee native played collegiate golf at Austin Peay, recording four top 25 finishes as a senior during the 2024-25 season. Britt was also a five-year letterman at Webb School in Knoxville, Tennessee. He recorded three career top 10 finishes in TSSAA Division II State Championships, including finishing in eighth-place as an eighth-grader in 2016. "Reece recently completed an outstanding college career at Austin Peay before joining us in the coaching ranks," Tennessee head coach Brennan Webb said. "Reece brings an incredible level of enthusiasm and passion to the program that will be extremely beneficial to all of us. His love for The Vols is unmatched and I can't wait to watch him grow in his new position." Britt is the second assistant coach hired by Webb during the offseason. Former PGA TOUR winner Derek Ernst was hired by the Vols in June. More: Tennessee golf hires PGA TOUR winner Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Why Webb star Dasha Biriuk's second TSSAA girls basketball state title means so much more than the first
COOKEVILLE ― Dasha Biriuk's future is set. The 6-foot-2 Webb School - Bell Buckle senior is heading to Columbus, Ohio, this summer after signing with Ohio State basketball last fall. But Biriuk had to fix a lingering irritant that's been gnawing at the competitive spirit that drew the attention of college coaches to begin with. Biriuk was on a redemption tour, of sorts, trying to erase the heartbreak of last year's TSSAA girls basketball state championship loss in Division II-AA to Knoxville Catholic. Her 26-point, 10-rebound performance Saturday in the DII-A title game finally put to rest the unease of last year's result as Webb knocked off The King's Academy, 66-59, to capture the school's fourth title in five years at Tennessee Tech's Hooper Eblen Center. "This is my second ring and it was my goal to win my senior year and it's just a great feeling because I wanted to win a ring. I wanted to win state," said Biriuk, whose team finished 28-7. "We did it." Biriuk arrived after Webb's first two titles, and her role on the 2023 state title team was limited. "My first year when I got here (to Webb) there were great players that all went Big Ten or SEC and great schools," Biriuk said. "I was not a main player on the court. I was a sub. I was enjoying being there. Webb won three rings in a row and then lost it (last year) and that was really upsetting. "We were really close to winning that game last year and we just lost it in the last two minutes. That feeling, it's just so hard to tell you how bad it felt." As Biriuk's star began to rise and colleges began to offer the Ukraine native, a larger role on the team formed. Offseason work led to better team chemistry and allowed first-year Webb coach Brody Curry to feel comfortable leaning on Biriuk. She was brilliant in Webb's double overtime win against defending DII-A state champs USJ Thursday, scoring 26 points. TSSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT How Ohio State signee Dasha Biriuk outdueled Lady Vols target Haylen Ayers "Our offense is designed to let people do what they do well," Curry said. "So anybody that wants to come play with us you're going to be able to come do what you do well. Dasha does a lot of different things well so it gives her a lot of flexibility to make plays. And it's obvious we don't win that state championship without her." The smile on Biriuk's face Saturday had little to do with her championship game MVP honor, or her selection on the DII-A All Tournament team. She'll arrive at Ohio State this summer the right way. "I'm so excited to go to Columbus," she said. "I'm going to miss Webb. Columbus is a great place. Ohio State has a great coach and I'm going to work hard until I go there in June or July. But I'm going to take (some) rest and just enjoy this." Reach sports writer George Robinson at and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: TSSAA basketball: Webb star Dasha Biriuk caps career with second title
