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If they ever make running late an Olympic sport, my fishing buddy will win a gold medal. He’s never been on time in his life. If we’re scheduled to meet at the Waffle House at 7, he’ll get there at 8. If we’re supposed to meet at 6, he’ll be there at 7. If we...

St. Cecelia stings Lady Saints 40-20

CULLEOKA — St. Cecelia’s Scarabs stung the Lady Saints of Mt. Juliet Christian Saturday with a 40-20 win in the Culleoka Classic. The contest remained close throughout the first half, the slight edge went to St. Cecelia’s, who led 11-9 at the half. Poor shooting plagued the La...

Kentucky runners-up hand Central first loss

GLADEVILLE — In a meeting of two undefeated teams of contrasting styles, visiting Iroquois established its tempo just enough to pull out a 64-61 win over Wilson Central on Friday night. The reigning Kentucky runner-up used its quickness and fullcourt press to force 18 turnovers as Central s...

MJ's Adams commits to Tenn. Tech

Mt. Juliet offensive tackle Slade Adams verbally committed to play football for Tennessee Tech on Monday night. The 6-6, 312-pound Mr. Football finalist, anchored the offensive line which helped the Golden Bears reach the second round of the playoffs with a 9-3 record. He recorded 36 pancake block...

Mt. Juliet chases Lebanon out of Cave

MT. JULIET — After Mt. Juliet’s 68-game home winning streak was snapped by Hillsboro last Saturday, the Lady Bears gave Lebanon no chance to extend the losing streak to two as the Devilettes were run out of The Cave 65-25 Tuesday night. “We competed a little better tonight than...

Devils' last trip to Martin Gym a 61-32 loss

MT. JULIET — Mt. Juliet is scheduled to move into its new gym next year. Lebanon is probably in no hurry to return to the old one. After watching Mt. Juliet’s girls run the Devilettes out of The Cave, the Blue Devils experienced the same thing first hand 61-32 in what figured to be t...

Duckworth takes fishing to children

Lebanon’s Jim Duckworth enjoys preaching the gospel of fishing. In-between his guide service, boat-building and producing a series of nationally-distributed how-to fishing DVDs, Duckworth finds time to talk to school kids about the joys of angling. “I enjoy it and the kids enjoy it,...

For PETA's sake

I once got a nasty e-mail from PETA (People for the Protection of Animals) about a newspaper column I wrote, poking a little good-natured fun at the sprout-nibblers. Apparently all that tofu dampens their sense of humor. PETA had held a protest in downtown Nashville to protest eating barbecue and...

Lady Wildcats defeat Lady Eaglettes 54-44

The Lady Wildcats remain undefeated after coming from behind to beat Shelbyville High School at Shelbyville 54-44 Saturday. “Anytime you can go to Shelbyville and win, It’s a big thing,” Coach Bud Brandon said. The first quarter didn’t look good for Wilson Central. They ...

Wildcats upset Shelbyville

The Wildcats picked up a big win at Shelbyville Saturday. Wilson Central upset Shelbyville 58-48 to bring their record to 4-4. Shelbyville’s record is now 11-2. The Golden Eagles secured an 8-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. But the Wildcats’ shooters warmed up in the second ...

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