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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. â€œAnytime you can go to Shelbyville and win, Itâ€™s a big thing,â€ Coach Bud Brandon said. The first quarter didnâ€™t look good for Wilson Central. They ...

Devils erupt to pound Pioneers

Rain and some snow are forecast for this weekend. But what Coach Doug Keil described as a â€œperfect stormâ€ erupted inside Campbell Brandon Gym on Friday night, leaving visiting Warren County shipwrecked on the Hester Gibbs Court 73-40. Lebanon unleashed its frustration of a three-game l...

Consistency carries Lebanon

Consistent balanced play lifted Lebanonâ€™s girls to a 60-39 District 7-AAA victory over visiting Warren County on Friday at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court. With the 10 living members of the inaugural Lebanon High Sports Hall of Fame looking on, the Devilettes raced to a 20-5 lead ea...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Itâ€™s hard to feel sorry for Arthur Blank. His surname belies the Home Depot co-founderâ€™s status as one of the wealthiest men in this country. He also owns the Atlanta Falcons. But I watched his interview during ESPNâ€™s â€œMonday Night Footballâ€ broadcast of the Falco...

Williams leads Lady Bulldogs past Intermont

Renae Williams totaled 27 points and 14 rebounds Friday night to help carry No. 15 Cumberland to a 95-61 victory over visiting Virginia Intermont in the Nationwide Classic at the Dallas Floyd Center. The Lady Bulldogs, who moved up a spot in the latest NAIA ratings earlier this week, bolted to a 4...

DeKalb overcomes early WHS lead

WATERTOWN â€” A fast start by Watertown went by the wayside Thursday night as visiting DeKalb County collected its second triumph over the Tigerettes within a week 41-31. DeKalb defeated Watertown 52-40 in Smithville last Saturday. But it was all Watertown early as the hosts hit three 3-point...

Purple Tigers get closerr, but fall to DeKalb County

WATERTOWN â€” Watertown improved by 20 points from its previous meeting with DeKalb County just five nights earlier. But DeKalbâ€™s balance and size were too much for the Purple Tigers to tame as the visiting Tigers took a 67-50 victory Thursday night. DeKalb County jumped to a 23-12 fi...

Majors wins Coutras Award

Mt. Juliet senior halfback/cornerback Antwaun Majors was named the winner of the fourth annual Nick Coutras Award at a banquet Wednesday night in Brentwood. The award is in memory of the late longtime Nashville high school football coach who revived Cumberland Universityâ€™s program and coach...

McChurch, Adams chosen for TACA All-Star Game

Wilson Centralâ€™s Connor McChurch and Mt. Julietâ€™s Slade Adams will play for the East team in the Toyota East/West All-Star Game Saturday at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City. Both were late additions who learned of their selection Monday. The game, held by the Tennessee Athleti...

Larry Woody's Outdoors

Deer harvest down Most hunters report seeing fewer deer this season than in past years, and the reports are backed up by a significant decline in the TWRAâ€™s harvest figures. Almost 20 percent fewer deer have been taken so far this season. Last year through the first week in December, 137,...