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Cumberland drops two at Austin Peay

CLARKSVILLE — Cumberland dropped a double header at Austin Peay 9-4 and 12-3 Wednesday. The NCAA Division-I Lady Governors led 4-0 after two innings of the first game and, after Cumberland cut the lead in half, broke it open with five runs in the fifth as they accumulated 13 hits against Mick...

LHS hosts Powerlifting Challenge Saturday

Most high school football players, if they're not involved in other sports, spent the winter months in the weight room. In an effort to help beat the drudgery of lifting weights, the Blue Devil Powerlifting Challenge will be held Saturday at Lebanon High School. Some 20 teams are expected for the e...

Dawgs chew up one-time nemesis

Once upon a time, Cumberland couldn't buy a win against Bellevue. Now, the Bulldogs dominate the Bruins. Cumberland led by 10 runs midway through Tuesday's afternoon outing at Woody Hunt Stadium before settling for an 11-5 laugher in a rematch of the 1995 NAIA national championship game won by the ...

Lady Bulldogs chosen as at-large team in NAIA championships

As expected, Cumberland earned its third straight at-large berth in the NAIA Women's National Championships, it was announced Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs will bring a 23-7 record into the 32-team tournament at Jackson's Oman Arena. The event will run March 14-20. Cumberland was ranked 12th in the fi...

CU pedals to three podium finishes

STATESBORO, Ga. — Cumberland's cycling team began its season at Georgia Southern last weekend, riding away with three podium finishes and five overall top-10 placings. A podium finish signifies top three. The Bulldogs endured a 65-mile road race and a 17-mile team time trial Saturday before p...

Ex-CU LB signs to play for indoor football team

Former Cumberland linebacker Kenneth Nevels has signed to play for the Odessa [Texas] Roughnecks of the indoor Intense Football League. The 6-1, 248-pound Nevels, 26, was a two-time All-State linebacker at Pearl-Cohn, where he played on two state championships in 1996 and '97. After spending a year...

Bears, FCS fall on sectional road

NASHVILLE — Mt. Juliet's boys had no answer for DeMonte Harper Monday night as the 6-4 guard led Whites Creek past the Golden Bears 55-40 in the TSSAA sectional. Harper, a Morehead State-committment who tossed in 21 points, scored seven first-period points to send Whites Creek to a 12-8 lead ...

Lady Dawgs dealt double defeat in TSC opener

MCKENZIE — Cumberland opened its TranSouth Conference schedule Saturday with a 1-0 and 11-1 double-header loss at Bethel. Jessica Moon surrendered a second-inning home run to Theresa Crawly in losing her first-game pitcher's duel with Carthage-native Maegan Morris. Moon allowed three hits and...

Lady Wildcats dethroned by Antioch

GLADEVILLE — A year after joyously dancing off the Murphy Center floor with the gold ball, Wilson Central's girls were left on their knees in tears after Antioch denied the defending state champions a fourth straight trip to the State Tournament. The TSSAA sectionals are the best night in Ten...

Bulldogs sweep Freed for first TSC victories

HENDERSON — After dropping its TranSouth Conference opener Friday night to Freed-Hardeman, Cumberland came off the canvas to sweep a Saturday double header from the host Lions 6-2 and 13-5 at Carnes Field. Luis Martinez and Clint Alexander swung the big sticks with first-game home runs for Cu...