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Bear seniors lead way against Lebanon

MT. JULIET — As part of Senior Night, Coach Mark Purvis started all seven of his 12th graders against Lebanon on Thursday and they built a big early lead in a 7-4 win. The Golden Bears scored a run in the first inning, two in the second and three in the third to give Cumberland-signee Caleb H...

Lebanon's Do, Conatser reach 7-AAA semifinals

MURFREESBORO — Lebanon's John Do and Kacey Conatser reached today's semifinals of the District 7-AAA individual tournament at Old Fort Park. They were the only Blue Devils to win both their matches Thursday. Do defeated Warren County's Morgan Gonder 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and Oakland's Alex Hoelscher ...

Dye one-hits MJCA as Friendship goes 10-0 in District 8-A

Friendship Christian made fast work of visiting Mt. Juliet Christian 15-0 in four innings Thursday. Kenzie Dye allowed one hit – a fourth-inning single by Danielle Adkisson – while striking out five as Friendship finished 10-0 in District 8-A and moved to 29-9 overall. Brooke Klinefelte...

Saints go down swinging to Station Camp 1-0

MT. JULIET — Mt. Juliet Christian battled Station Camp tooth and nail in a 1-0 Saints loss Thursday night. Matt Williams' head ball produced the game's only goal with 14 minute to play as the Saints went down swinging. "Our boys played extremely well," Mt. Juliet Christian coach Lloyd Sharp s...

Lebanon runner looks to dad for inspiration

Jamie Robinson drives the roads on 18 wheels in his day job. He often gets around on two legs after work. A paycheck is his motivation for the former; his father the inspiration for the latter. The Lebanon truck driver will be one of thousands who will pound the Nashville pavement in the annual Cou...

Dawgs dominated as Trojans take title

Cumberland dug itself a hole with first-inning misplays. Then, Trevecca pitcher Nick Shoup grabbed the shovel and buried the Bulldogs with his pitching as the No. 7 Trojans took the TranSouth Conference title 14-0 Friday at Woody Hunt Stadium. Trevecca took advantage of two errors and four hits to ...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

I was running a little late to Friday's Trevecca-Cumberland game at Woody Hunt Stadium. Anticipating a good game between the top two teams in the TranSouth Conference, both ranked in the NAIA top 20, I was shocked when I saw four Trevecca runs on the first-inning scoreboard. Before I reached the So...

Ruttman looks to prove himself again

His birth certificate and all his important papers list him as 62. But Joe Ruttman has been away from the Craftsman Truck Series long enough he feels he has to prove himself all over again. "I compare myself to the young guns in the sport," said Ruttman, who will climb behind the wheel of the No. 1...

Bell rings up 8-inning win for WC

LAVERGNE — Wilson Central has found some light near the end of a long, dark tunnel of a season. Marty Bell flipped the light switch Wednesday night with a tie-breaking RBI single in the top of the eighth inning of an 8-7 win over LaVergne. "The kids hung in there," Central coach Anthony Ford ...

MJ pitcher Roark fires perfect game

MT. JULIET — It was a Senior Day to remember for Kenzie Roark. The Virginia Tech-signee retired all 21 Oakland batters to face her while her Mt. Juliet teammates put a touchdown on the board in a 7-0 win Wednesday at MJ League Park. Roark struck out 17 in bringing her season record to 16-4. C...