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Union overtakes CU

HENDERSON — Union scored twice in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday night as the third-seeded Lady Bulldogs overtook sixth-seed Cumberland 6-5 in the final game of the opening round of the TranSouth Conference tournament. Cumberland [also known as the Lady Bulldogs] scored twice in the...

Commanders claim District 8-A-AA crown

NASHVILLE — Friendship Christian's boys won the District 8-AA team championship Tuesday with a 5-1 win over Merrol Hyde at Hadley Park. Merrol Hyde took the girls' title with a 4-3 win over the Lady Commandres. Singles winners for the Commanders were Dillon Bane over Alan Wong 6-0, 6-0; Andre...

After 2-day wait, Sains make fast work of Hawks

MT. JULIET — After waiting two days, it took Mt. Juliet Christian 20 minutes to dispose of visiting Merrol Hyde 14-3 to gain a split of a season-ending double header Wednesday. Merrol Hyde won the opener 14-6 Monday. Mt. Juliet Christian led the nightcap 8-3 after four innings when the game w...

Dawgs take TSC tourney opener 11-5

JACKSON — Bucking a day-long trend on the first day of the TranSouth Conference tournament, No. 2 seed Cumberland knocked off No. 7 Union, the host school, 11-5 at Fesmire Field on Tuesday night. The lower-seeded teams won each of the first three games, including No. 8 Crichton, which began t...

Beech blanks Bears 2-0, takes 9-AAA No. 2 seed

MT. JULIET — Beech will host half of the District 9-AAA tournament after beating Mt. Juliet 2-0 Tuesday night in the regular-season finale. Two Buccaneer pitchers combined to hold Mt. Juliet to six hits while striking out 11 Golden Bears as Beech clinched the No. 2 seed with a 10-2 district r...

Mason walk-off HR lifts MJ past WC in 8

MT. JULIET — Caroline Mason broke up a pitcher's duel with a two-run, walk-off homer in the eighth inning off Leevie Greenwood, handing Mt. Juliet and Kenzie Roark a 2-0 triumph over Wilson Central in the Lady Bears' regular-season finale Tuesday night at MJ League Park. Mason followed Megan ...

Lebanon's Robinson wins county challenge

Another runner's misfortune paid dividends for Jamie Robinson. The Lebanon truck driver won the Foot Locker County Challenge in Saturday's Country Music Marathon with a time of 3:55.16. "Barely," Robinson said Monday night. "When I crossed the finish line, I was kind of delirious." Robinson was one...

Fanchier single lifts LHS to 9-inning win over WC

GLADEVILLE — Garrett Fanchier's ninth-inning single to center field broke a tie Monday night and lifted Lebanon to a 3-2 win over Wilson Central. Brent Morris singled with one out in the Lebanon ninth and was safe at second on a dropped throw on Chase Hudson's fielder's choice grounder. The p...

Icelyn Elie qualifies for Sprring Fling pentathlon

Icelyn Elie became Lebanon's first athlete to qualify for the State Track Meet, finishing second in the pentathlon Monday. She finished second in the five-event competition. Elie ran the 100-meter high hurdles in 16 seconds, threw the shot put 28-1, won the high jump with a leap of 5-1, went 16-3 i...

Devilettes dispose of Warren County

MCMINNVILLE — Lebanon defeated Warren County 5-1 Monday night, setting up a rematch of the Devilettes' 5-4, 12-inning Saturday triumph over Siegel tonight. Meghan Maynard allowed one hit to the Lady Pioneers on Monday as Lebanon improved to 25-13 for the season and 8-3 in District 7-AAA. The ...