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Watertown falls short to Jackets

WATERTOWN â€” John L. Kneiselâ€™s three-point attempt at the buzzer fell harmlessly to the hardwood as Watertownâ€™s comeback bid against Trousdale County fell short 39-37. Kneiselâ€™s miss was a microcosm of the kind of night the Purple Tigers had shooting. â€œIf you can�...

Golden Bears slam Smyrna Bulldogs

MT. JULIET â€” Mt. Juliet dominated Smyrna from the opening tip to the final buzzer of a 62-39 triumph at Tommy Martin Gym on Friday night. The Golden Bears, coming off a 61-45 home loss to Gallatin three nights earlier, scored the first 10 points and never looked back. Antwaun Majors scored ...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Years ago, with the Chicago Bears shuffling toward a Super date with destiny, I polled a number of area coaches, business leaders and Democrat staffers for their Super Bowl picks. To a man [and at least one woman as I recall], every one picked the Bears to win â€“ with one exception. Evans Do...

CU ladies get needed win

A day after falling out of the NAIA top-25 poll for the first time in three years, Cumberland got a much-needed 60-52 win against a young Mid-Continent program Thursday night at the Dallas Floyd Center. Though the Lady Bulldogs never trailed nor were seriously threatened by the third-year Lady Cou...

Bulldogs conquer Cougars

Cumberlandâ€™s men continued their climb toward a return to the NAIA top-25 poll Thursday night with a 72-69 victory over visiting Mid-Continent at the Dallas Floyd Center. The Bulldogs received enough points to rank No. 28, a rise of nine spots from last week, in the poll released Wednesday....

Outdoors Notebook

Deadbeat hunters: A â€œdead-beat dadâ€ law that withholds hunting and fishing licenses from persons behind in their child-support payments has prompted hundreds of Tennesseans to pay up. Outdoor Life quotes Carol Freeman of the TWRA:â€œFor a lot of people, taking away their hunting an...

Station Camp pulls away from FCS

Friendship Christian stayed close to Station Camp until the Lady Bison thundered to a run to close the first half and gradually galloped away to a 65-38 victory Tuesday at the Bay Family Sportsplex. Station Camp broke an 18-18 tie with eight streaight points the final 1:37 of the first half starti...

VU-bound Jenkins leads Bison past FCS

With Vanderbilt-bound John Jenkins and teammate Quinton West leading the way, Station Camp put on a show for three quarters Thursday night in an 80-53 victory over Friendship Christian at the Bay Family Sportsplex. West, a 6-5 senior post who can handle the ball and shoot outside, got the Bison go...

This lady is a tiger

As a little girl, Kim Ford used to tag after her grandfather and his bird dogs as they roamed Trousdale County fields in search of quail. By the time she was eight her dad had bought her a BB gun, and a year or two later she graduated to a .22 rifle and a .410 shotgun â€“ and no squirrel or r...

Cumberland defeats Crichton College

Visiting Crichton College lost to the Cumberland University Bulldogs Saturday at the Dallas Floyd Center. Cumberland won 69-54 to improve their record to 10-3. The Bulldogs led at the half 37-27, having scored 10 points off turnovers by Crichton in the first period. Crichton had 24 turnovers in...