The top sports story in Sparta over the past year was the WCHS Warriorette basketball team winning substate and earning a trip to the Glass House.

After three full days of basketball in Daytona Beach, Florida, the White County Warriorettes are coming home as runners up in the Sunshine Classic championship. The Warriorettes took on the Walnut Hills (Ohio) Eagles in the title game on Tuesday afternoon, where they battled back from a double-digit deficit more

Coming in second in our poll for Sparta's top sports story of 2025 was the WCHS Warriorettes playing in the district championship.

After a huge early-round win and then a nail-biter in the quarterfinals, the White County Warriorettes found themselves facing the Letcher County Cougars, out of Kentucky, in Monday’s semi-final round at the 35th Annual Sunshine Classic basketball tournament. White County put up a huge victory, taking a 54-15 win