Weir High School has confirmed it is removing the Red Rider -- though never an official mascot -- from use at the school. The block letter “W” is the official school emblem. “Over the course ...

Efforts to remove this cartoon-like image from official school groups will continue. However, Weir High School is not changing its long-standing school mascot of The Red Rider.

When Weir takes on Roane County in a Class AA first-round playoff game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, it’ll mark the Red Riders’ first postseason appearance since 2018 when they advanced to a state ...

Devan Colson intercepted a pair of passes in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory for Weir. The Red Riders are 4-0 for the first time since 2005, when they won the Class AA state championship.