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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...

Overstreet slam sets tone for MJ

MT. JULIET — With the wind blowing out, Wilson Central and Mt. Juliet played home run derby Tuesday night with the Golden Bears outscoring their West Wilson rivals 13-6. Ryan Overstreet set the tone with a first-inning grand slam as Mt. Juliet jumped to a 6-0 lead. Tyler Carr cracked a three-...

Lebanon races to runner-up finish in 7-AAA meet

MURFREESBORO — Both Lebanon teams finished second in the District 7-AAA championships Tuesday at Oakland. Riverdale's girls won with 185 points, followed by Lebanon with 113. The Devilettes' Icelyn Elie was named meet MVP for girls' field events after winning the long jump and high jump. She ...

Devilettes succumb to Stars in finals

MURFREESBORO — Siegel's girls, who returned everybody from last year's State Tournament team, slammed the Region 4-AAA door shut on Lebanon with a 4-0 win in the District 7-AAA team finals Tuesday at Old Fort Park. In team tournament play, the match is stopped when one team gets four wins. Si...

Central's Faircloth fires Senior Night shutout

GLADEVILLE — On Senior Night, it was junior Jessica Faircloth who fired a five-inning shutout Tuesday as Wilson Central blanked Smyrna 10-0. Faircloth scattered four hits and no walks while striking out five as the Lady Wildcats climbed to 24-8 for the season and 9-2 in District 9-AAA. They a...

Propst TSC Player of the Week

Cumberland outfielder Courtney Propst was named TranSouth Conference Player of the Week on Monday. The 5-9 senior from Orlando, Fla., helped the Bulldogs to a 5-0 week with a .611 batting average [11-for-18], including at least one hit in each game. He recorded five runs, a double, two homers and s...

Martin's slam puts Saints away

MT. JULIET — Adam Martin's grand slam broke open a close game in the seventh inning Monday as Watertown pulled away from Mt. Juliet Christian 11-6. Watertown's go-ahead score came in the fifth as the Purple Tigers broke a 5-5 deadlock with two runs, one coming on Ethan Patterson's RBI triple,...

Dewaal breaks her LHS record in pole vault

MURFREESBORO — Emile Dewaal set broke her Lebanon record in the pole vault Monday when she cleared eight feet to win the District 7-AAA meet at Riverdale. Her old mark was 7-6. Teammate Lauren Jordan finished third as the Devilettes won with 16 points. Riverdale was second with eight. Riverda...

Greenwood's big hit, pitching lift Lady Cats

HENDERSONVILLE — After winning the Christian County [Ky.] Tournament over the weekend, Wilson Central got a big District 9-AAA win Monday with a 2-1 verdict over Beech at Drakes Creek Park. Leevie Greenwood held Beech to three hits and had Central's biggest hit with a two-run single in the se...

MJ Christian outkicks Colts

WHITE HOUSE — Five Saints scored Monday as Mt. Juliet Christian held off Christian Community 5-3. Ethan Luffman kicked Deano Richards' pass 25 yards from the left corner into the right corner of the net to stake the Saints to a 1-0 lead. Noa Stroop converted John Adcock's pass into another sc...