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Lebanon boys take first, girls second at Patriot Invitational

MURFREESBORO — Lebanon's boys finished first and the girls second Thursday in the inaugural Patriot Invitational at Oakland. The Blue Devils topped the eight-team field with 145 points, followed by Oakland with 115. Lebanon's girls secured 77 points, trailing only Siegel's 132 and ahead of Bl...

Cravens, FCS run-rule WHS

WATERTOWN — Friendship Christian's Brian Cravens hit two home runs – one more than the number of hits he allowed Watertown – Thursday as he led the Commanders to an 11-0 six-inning win at Three Forks Park. Cravens drove in three runs on the two long balls. G.L. Waynick and Brent B...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

GLADEVILLE — Arrived at the Nashville Superspeedway for the first race weekend of the season Friday and saw the usual cast of characters. There was media relations chief Sean Dozier, track boss Cliff Hawks and even Bubba, the cart driver. Tammy Brewington was there, just like the previous 24 ...

Lebanon, Watertown stage walk-off wins

Missy Roberts hit a two-run homer to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning Thursday night to power Lebanon to a 4-2 win over visiting Warren County at Baird Park. Kelsey Blackburn began the 10th on second base as per the international tiebreaker rule and Roberts homered over the fence in left-cent...

DCA hands Friendship boys season's first defeat

DONELSON — Donelson Christian handed Friendship Christian's boys their first loss of the season Thursday 4-3 while the Lady Commanders lost for the second straight outing 6-1. The Wildcats swept the two doubles matches to drop Friendship to 7-1 for the season. Michael Yokosuk and Bryan Jakes ...

Mason picks up five signees for Lady Dawgs

Three transfers and two from perennial high school powerhouse Livingston Academy have signed to play for Cumberland's NAIA runner-up womens' basketball team. Point guard Ashley Mathews and her Livingston Academy teammate, wing Alison West, have signed with Coach Clint Mason, as have center Robin Le...

McCumbee shoots past Gale to win Saturday's ARCA race

GLADEVILLE — Saturday's ARCA 150 was Cale Gale's to lose until Chad McCumbee took it away in the final laps. McCumbee shot past Gale on the final restart with three laps remaining and went on to take his first ARCA RE/MAX victory by .266 seconds before a smattering of shivering spectators at ...

MJ's Roark one-hits Central

GLADEVILLE — On a wonderful evening for football, Mt. Juliet's Kenzie Roark held Wilson Central to a single first down – er, hit – in a 5-0 shutout Wednesday night. Roark held Central to a two-out bloop single by Jessica Faircloth in the fifth inning and a two-out walk to Leevie G...

Smyrna's Gray no-hits Bears

SMYRNA — Sonny Gray made a believe out of Mark Purvis Wednesday night. On a night when the thermometer dropped into the 40s, the Smyrna right-hander was popping the radar guns in the mid-90s as he no hit Purvis' Mt. Juliet Bears 2-0. But if his 94-95-mph fastball, which he was still chucking ...

Bears' Dixon signs with Trevecca

Jeremy Dixon became the latest to follow the well-traveled Mt. Juliet-to-Trevecca pipeline when the Golden Bear forward signed to play basketball for the Trojans on Wednesday. The 6-5 Dixon averaged 13 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for the Bears this past season. He will join former...