Former Caldwell County and Murray State football standout Stewart Childress will be the guest speaker next month when the Caldwell County football team and the Tiger Gold Rush Club host their season-opening kickoff banquet.
Tiger football coach Aaron McClung said the evening is a chance to meet the 2026 Tiger football team…
The Tiger Kickoff Banquet will be held Saturday, July 25, in the CCHS cafeteria.
The banquet will begin with a meal at 5:00, followed by the program and finishing up with an auction.
The speaker will be Childress, who was part of Caldwell’s 1998 state championship team before going on to a stellar college career at Murray State…
McClung is hoping the 2026 Tigers can channel some of the 1998 squad’s success this season…
Caldwell’s first football scrimmage is less than two months away.
Greenwood will visit Tiger Stadium on Friday, Aug. 7, while Apollo visits Princeton the following week for the final preseason tuneup.
The regular season begins at home for the Tigers on Aug. 21 when Hopkins County Central comes to Tiger Stadium.
