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From Big Orange to Dodger Blue

With around 40 friends and family members surrounding him, James Adkins received some momentous news the same way we find out so many things these days â€“ by the crawl on the bottom of the TV screen. Then it broke into tender a moment between mother and son. The former Wilson Central High pit...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

It began on a muggy Friday evening in Possum Town and concluded on a perfect spring day in the â€˜Boro. The 2006-07 academic/athletic year was one full of promise, excitement, triumphs and near misses before ending with the Pride of Possum Town on top of its field of dreams. Friendshipâ€™s...

A lifetime of calling 'em as he sees 'em

Itâ€™s been a form of therapy for three decades. But heart problems are forcing Barry Hardy to give up his favorite avocation. Hardy has been a fixture on the Lebanon youth baseball scene for a decade as an umpire for the Lions Babe Ruth, Kiwanis Little League and Rotary Dixie Youth leagues. B...

Alaskans get taste of Southern-fried football

In his Hall of Fame induction speech in 2000, Raiders legend Howie Long called football â€œAmericaâ€™s passion.â€ In the South, where high school football brings communities together on Friday night and college football often tears families apart on Saturday afternoon, few would disag...

Cumberland eliminated from NAIA World Series

Lewiston, Idaho--Saturdayâ€™s NAIA World Series game pitted the Cumberland Bulldogs against the Houston Baptist (Texas) Huskies. The game went favorably for the Huskies, who won the game 5-2, thus eliminating Cumberland from the playoffs. Cumberland got off to a slow start in the first inning,...

Alsup HR ignites FCS to crown

MURFREESBORO — Bryant Alsup stepped into the batters' box to begin the Class A state championship game at 9:57 a.m. Friday. Immediately, the Friendship Christian leadoff hitter suspected Jackson Christian's battery wasn't on the same page and by 9:58, the Commanders had a 1-0 lead. Alsup sent...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

MURFREESBORO — Jon Miller wasn't excited about baseball when practice began in February. He was still moping from his record-tying six interceptions thrown in the BlueCross Bowl 2 1/2 months earlier. He blamed himself for Friendship Christian's 19-13 loss to Jackson Christian. Miller had quar...

Soddy takes title from Mt. Juliet

MURFREESBORO — Mt. Juliet had dreams of doing unto Soddy-Daisy what the Lady Trojans did to the Lady Bears last year, come back from the loser's bracket to win the Class AAA state championship. The Lady Bears appeared to be on their way to accomplishing at least the first part of that task Fr...

Bellevue drops Dawgs into loser's bracket

LEWISTON, Idaho — An anticipated duel between two ace pitchers never materialized Friday evening as Bellevue [Neb.] took a 12-10 first-round slugfest from Cumberland on the opening day of the NAIA World Series at Lewis-Clark State's Harris Field. Bellevue jumped to a 5-0 lead and chased Cumbe...