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Slumping Lady Dawgs fall to hot-shooting national champions

JACKSON — Paying no attention to the frigid tempertures outside, Cumberland’s women shot the ball well at Lambuth on Saturday afternoon. But the defending NAIA champions were sizzling in a 95-79 win over the slumping Lady Bulldogs in a rematch of last year’s national title til...

Lady Bears overtake Smyrna late

MT. JULIET — Taylor Hall couldn’t buy a basket the first three quarters Friday night. But the Mt. Juliet senior guard stepped up with scored all 11 of her points in the final 2:34 as the No. 7 Lady Bears finally overtook No. 6 Smyrna in a rugged 56-53 District 9-AAA victory Friday ni...

Thompson powers Tigerettes past Trousdale

WATERTOWN — Watertown had a simple plan Friday night – get the ball to Miaushia Thompson. The plan worked to perfection as Thompson scored 29 points to lead the Tigerettes to a 54-42 win over Trousdale County. “If we get her to touch the ball, it opens up a ton of things for u...

Edwards' putback lifts Devil to upset of No. 4 Oakland

MURFREESBORO — Lebanon’s boys have been middling around the .500 mark most of the season. But teams shouldn’t want to face the Blue Devils down the stretch, especially if the calendar says it’s Friday. Two weeks after stunning a 14-2 White County team, the Blue Devils g...

Watertown falls short to Jackets

WATERTOWN — John L. Kneisel’s three-point attempt at the buzzer fell harmlessly to the hardwood as Watertown’s comeback bid against Trousdale County fell short 39-37. Kneisel’s miss was a microcosm of the kind of night the Purple Tigers had shooting. “If you can...

Golden Bears slam Smyrna Bulldogs

MT. JULIET — 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 – 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

Cumberland’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 “dead-beat dad” 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:“For a lot of people, taking away their hunting an...

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