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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...

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...

Lady Saints swing away to defeat Greenbrier

RIDGETOP — Mt. Juliet Christian's girls won the first five singles matches Wednesday in a 6-3 victory over host Greenbrier. The Saints swept the two singles matches but were edged by the Bobcats 4-3 in the boys' match. Singles winners for the Lady Saints were Crystal Harwell over Chloe Morris...

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...

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...

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...

Football makes brief spring appearance

The spirit of football made its way back to campus Saturday at Cumberland University as the Bulldogs competed in the annual Maroon and White game at Lindsey Donnell Stadium. The game is used to gauge the progress of the players as the spring practice sessions draw to a close. "It was exciting for (...