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Lady Devils' 14 hits beat Lady Bears

By Andy Reed andy.reed@lebanondemocrat.com MT. JULIET — Lebanon banged out 14 hits Thursday and the Lady Devils finally made them count in an 8-5 win over Mt. Juliet. The teams were tied 3-3 through four innings though Lebanon [14-9, 5-1 District 9-AAA] had out-hit the...

Hassell drafted by WNBA's Indiana Fever

From staff reports ATHENS, Ga. — Former Wilson Central basketball star Jamine Hassell was drafted by the WNBA's Indiana Fever in the second round of the league's annual player draft earlier this week. The 6-foot-2 forward was the 21st player selected overall and the first of ...

MJ coach undergoes 5-bypass surgery

Perry operation termed successful By Andy Reed andy.reed@lebanondemocrat.com Mt. Juliet High football coach Roger Perry underwent five-bypass heart surgery Thursday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. His son, Golden Bear defensive coordinator Trey Perry, said the proc...

Bulldogs fall to long-time rival, 7-4

From staff reports Hunter Newman homered and doubled among his three hits and Corey Crunk drove in four runs, including the go-ahead two-run homer, as Trevecca Nazarene limited 12th-ranked Cumberland to just four hits in a 7-4 victory Wednesday at Ernest L. Stockton Field-Woody Hunt Stadi...

Outdoors notebook

Turkey harvest picks up: After a slow opening weekend Tennessee’s wild turkey harvest numbers have improved. At the TWRA’s last tally a total of 16,4890 birds had been killed, on pace to equal the 30,000-plus turkeys taken in recent seasons. The season runs through May 12. ...

Murrell, Eversole pitch LGSA no-hitters

From staff reports Results from Tuesday's Lebanon Girls Softball Association games at Baird Park: 10-under Steve Mull Plumbing 14, Tressler & Associates 0 Sydney Murrell threw a three-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts for Mull Plumbing. Maddie An...

Central notches 9-0 sweep of Portland

From staff reports GLADEVILLE — Wilson Central posted a pair of 9-0 shutouts of visiting Portland on Wednesday. Singles winners for the Wildcats were Csaey Webb over Todd Lamberth 6-0, 6-1; Blake Huffman over Peyton Loveless 8-0, Nathaniel Dennison over Trevor Grove 8-1, Zach...

CPA walks to run-rule MJCA

From staff reports NASHVILLE — Showing patience at the plate, Christ Presbyterian made the most of four hits in run-ruling visiting Mt. Juliet Christian 13-2 Wednesday. The Lady Lions drew 11 walks and took advantage of six errors. They scored six runs in the second inning an...

Five in sixth boost Baird

From staff reports MURFREESBORO — Walter J. Baird got off the deck with all five runs in the top of the sixth inning of a 5-2 win at Oakland on Wednesday. With the Blue Devils trailing 2-0, Jakeese Turner doubled to open the sixth and scored on Dalton Squires' single. M...

Lefler's double sparks Central past Lebanon

By Andy Reed andy.reed@lebanondemocrat.com Jake Lefler turned out to be Kyle Hubbuch’s best friends, at least when it came to hitting, Wednesday night with three hits and two RBI in Wilson Central’s 6-2 win over host Lebanon at Brent Foster Field. Lefler’s ...