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Lady Wildcats edge Lebanon 2-1

From staff reports PORTLAND — Hannah Bodenhorn outdueled Bethany Anderson and Beth Swartwout in a 2-1 Wilson Central win over Lebanon in the District 9-AAA tournament Tuesday night. Central scored on Brittany Wiseman's RBI single in the first inning off Anderson and Allie Ben...

Devil's heartbreaker is Central's sigh of relief

From staff reports HENDERSONVILLE — Tuesday was a long day of baseball for Wilson Central, and the Wildcats will get some more today. The Wildcats followed a walk-off 2-1 loss to host Beech with a nine-inning 4-3 win over Lebanon to stay alive Tuesday night. A.J. Frank...

Blackwood named Lindsey Donnell Award recipient

From staff reports Cumberland softball player Allison Blackwood is the 2012-13 recipient of the Lindsey Donnell Award presented annually to a Bulldog student-athlete who excels in both academics and athletics. The award is given in honor of Lindsey Donnell, a forme...

The Zone

CU volleyball schools start June 5 Cumberland volleyball coach Dwayne Deering will conduct the annual volleyball skills school and beginners volleyball skills school in June. The skills school will run from 9-11 a.m. June 5-8 for $40 per session, or $145 for all four sessions. The beginner...

Summer cheer camps at CU

Cumberland University will host a pair of summer cheerleading camps on campus, including NCA Camp and a one-day clinic run by the CU cheer squad, both in June. The NCA Camp will take place June 20-22 and features handpicked NCA staff from leading colleges and universities across the nation...

NFL Football Camp now taking registrations

Camp runs June 3-6 at Cumberland From staff reports Middle Tennessee youth who aspire to better their football skills will get the chance to learn from the pros. Registration is now open for the NFL Youth Football Camp at Cumberland University on June 3-6 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m....

Becker, Herman join CU wrestling staff

From staff reports Cumberland wrestling coach Todd Allen announced the addition of Brandon Becker and Dave Herman to the Bulldog coaching staff for the 2013-14 academic year. Becker joins the CU staff as a volunteer assistant after spending the 2010-11 and 2011-12 ...

One man’s trash (fish) is another’s treasure

Last spring I was fishing on Tim’s Ford Lake with a die-hard smallmouth bass fishermen, casting plastic jigs along a rocky bank. We had landed a dozen good-sized bronzebacks, famous for their fierce fighting ability, when my partner suddenly had a jolting strike that almost yanked th...

Lebanon Girls Softball Association results

From staff reports Results from Friday's Lebanon Girls Softball Association games at Baird Park: 10-UNDER KD Builders 3, Whitts' BBQ 2 Autumn Calvo homered for KD while Jeaneasja Davis doubled. Addison Fuller struck out 10 batters. Kennadi Martin doubled and Ki...

Lady Bears lead 8-0 in overnight rain delay

From staff reports PORTLAND — Before lightning halted play, Mt. Juliet's bats boomed to a big lead over Gallatin in the District 9-AAA loser's bracket Monday. Consecutive home runs by Lauren Woodard, Savannah Oliver and Shelby Woodard lifted the Lady Bears to a seven-run seco...