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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...

Carr, Brewington pitch Lady Dawgs to twin-bill sweep

On a day when the winds were whipping, so were Cumberland's bats and the arms of a pair of Lebanon-area pitchers. The Lady Bulldogs blistered visiting Mid-Continent 13-0 and 13-5 Wednesday. Freshman Courtney Carr of Friendship Christian pitched the first-game shutout, allowing six hits and a walk w...

Spalding shuts out CU

No sooner did Cumberland return to the NAIA top 20 than Spalding try to bump the Bulldogs back down with a 7-0 shutout Wednesday at Woody Hunt Stadium. Sean Morgan held the Bulldogs to three hits and three walks while striking out five in nine innings as the Pelicans improved to 17-14 and he climbe...

Devilettes hand Friendship first loss; Commanders still perfect

Lebanon's girls handed Friendship Christian its first loss of the season Wednesday 7-0 while the undefeated Commanders beat the Blue Devils 6-1 at Cumberland. The Devilettes won despite No. 1 singles player Chelsea Fyke being limited to doubles due to illness. Friendship's boys also overcame an abs...

LHS boys win McNabb, Devilettes finish second

TULLAHOMA — Lebanon's boys won the Stan McNabb Invitational on Friday while the girls finished second. The Blue Devils won the 11-school event with 152 points, followed by host Tullahoma with 108.5 and Oakland with 75. Tullahoma won the girls' competition with 167 points with Lebanon collecti...

Lady Commanders crush MJCA

MT. JULIET — Friendship Christian made quick work of Mt. Juliet Christian on Tuesday, whipping the Lady Saints 17-1 in three innings. The Lady Commanders jumped to a 9-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on seven more in the third as they improved to 11-5 for the season and 3-0 in District ...

CU rallies in 9th to beat Lee 7-6

CLEVELAND — Cumberland scored four times in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday to complete a comeback from a six-run deficit to douse No. 6 Lee 7-6. Jason Bush's two-run single put Cumberland ahead after Clint Alexander tripled in two scores earlier in the inning. They and James Lilley each ...

Riverdale slams Devils

Lebanon beat the rain Tuesday night at Veterans Field. But the Blue Devils failed to beat Riverdale, who used a second-inning grand slam by Chad Hunter to win 9-3. Lebanon had just taken a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second on Drew Brockette's two-run single when Riverdale staged a six-run third ...

Richard's hat trick lifts Saints past FCS

Deano Richards racked up a hat trick Tuesday to lead visiting Mt. Juliet Christian to a 3-1 win at Friendship Christian. The senior co-captain's first goal came on a 20-yard free kick just past the midway mark of the first half. He scored on a 30-foot uncontested shot two minutes before halftime. J...