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Young back to boost Bulldogs

Lonnie Thompson figures the loss of a couple of players at the semester break cost his Cumberland Bulldogs several wins last season. With forward DeCorey Young back in the fold and among 11 returning players from a 15-15 campaign, the Cumberland coach hopes his Bulldogs can make a run at the upper ...

Lady Bulldogs reload in '07-08

After finishing second in the NAIA last spring, eight newcomers have Coach Clint Mason, if not in rebuilding mode, at least reloading. â€œWe got eight new players, four of them are freshmen,â€ said Mason, whose fifth season begins at 2 p.m. today against Mobile in the Lionbacker Classic at...

Wilson Central seniors to kick for scholarship

A lucky Wilson Central High School senior will â€œkickâ€ his or her way to a $1,000 college scholarship tonight at the Wildcatsâ€™ home football game, a generous donation from a local realtor who believes in higher education and giving college-bound grads a leg up. Those seniors chose...

Lady Dawgs run into 'Dores

NASHVILLE â€” Hours after being anointed the 15th best womenâ€™s basketball team in the NAIA preseason poll, Vanderbilt showed Cumberland there is still light years between the NCAA and NAIA. The Commodores thumped Cumberland 104-43 Wednesday night in Memorial Gym in the first public appe...

From Lebanon to Africa, the hunt is on

It was around midnight when Mike Couch was awakened by the sound of lions feeding on a giraffe 40 yards away in the tall Zimbabwe grass. â€œYou wake up pretty fast,â€ chuckled Couch, a 51-year-old Lebanon businessman who spent 21 days in June on his second African safari. â€œMy profess...

Devils, Tigers face must-wins

The schedule says this is Week 10. But for Lebanon and Watertown, itâ€™s Round 0 of the playoffs. Win and the Blue Devils and Purple Tigers will play in Week 11. Lose and they wonâ€™t. According to the playoff possibilities posted on the TSSAA Website on Monday, Region 4-5A is relatively ...

CU dominates Campbellsville 41-7

Cumberland University dominated the field as they rolled over Campbellsville 41-7 at Ron Finley Stadium in Central Kentucky Saturday. The win brought Cumberland to 2-2 in their region and 2-6 overall. Campbellsville is still winless this season. Arian Donald scored the first touchdown of the game f...

Beautiful rainy days

When I was a kid I detested rain. Rain was a ploy parents used make kids stay inside and do homework. Oh, I conceded that there were certain advantages to getting a little precipitation now and then â€“ otherwise Polecat Creek would dry up and there wouldnâ€™t be any fish to catch, even a...

Commanders claim first win in Hartsville

HARTSVILLE â€” Trousdale County kicker Jared White pushed a field-goal attempt wide right as time expired and Friendship Christian pulled the Yellow Jackets into the Region 4-1A morass with a 9-7 victory at the Creekbank. Whiteâ€™s miss secured the Commandersâ€™ first victory in 12 v...

Gordonsville takes heart-stopping OT win, Watertown left heartbroken

WATERTOWN â€” Looking for a postseason-clinching win, Watertown instead finds itself in the playoffs a week early for the second straight season. And Gordonsville, which entered the fourth quarter Friday night trailing by two touchdowns, finds itself with a Region 4-1A championship to lose aft...