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Folkerts fires no-hitter for Ligon & Bobo

From staff reports Josh Folkerts fired a four-inning no-hitter Thursday night in Ligon & Bobo's 12-4 victory over Advance Signs in the Rotary Dixie Youth major league at Baird Park. Liberty State beat Agee & Johnson 7-4 in the earlier game. Folkerts struck out 11 and...

CU adds game at Trevecca, drops two spots in NAIA baseball poll

Bulldogs play in Nashville tonight From staff reports With almost two weeks between the conference tournament and the NAIA Championship Opening Round, Cumberland has added a game for tonight at long-time rival Trevecca Nazarene at 6:30 p.m.

Commanders close campaign with win at Hendersonville

Friendship to face Gordonsville in tourney opener Monday From staff reports HENDERSONVILLE — Friendship Christian closed its regular season Wednesday night with a 9-3 road win over Hendersonville at Drakes Creek Park. Caleb Snider drove in three runs on a fourth-innin...

Tigerettes hold off RBS

By Andy Reed andy.reed@lebanondemocrat.com WATERTOWN — The District 8-A softball tournament will resume Monday at Red Boiling Springs. Watertown made sure the host Lady Bulldogs won't be playing then. The Tigerettes survived a brief downpour to hold off Red Boiling Spr...

Outdoors notebook

Quail donation: A University of Tennessee graduate has donated $100,000 to the national Bobwhite Foundation and promised to match other donations of up to $1 million. Joe Crafton grew up in West Tennessee hunting quail and, like many hunters, is concerned about the steady demise of the bir...

CU's Blackwood receives sports writers' softball honor

From staff reports Cumberland’s Allison Blackwood was named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Softball Player of the Week for her performance in contests from April 22-28. Blackwood helped the Bulldogs win their first two games in the Mid-South Conference Championships, c...

Legge named MSC Co-Player of the Year

From staff reports BARDSTOWN, Ky. — Cumberland sophomore Katie Legge was named Mid-South Conference Co-Player of the Year while Legge and junior Katie Smith earned first team all-conference honors and senior A.C. Agee was named honorable mention at the completion of the conference to...

Mt. Juliet wins battle of Bears in final tuneup

From staff reports MT. JULIET — Getting in a final tuneup before the start of District 9-AAA baseball tournament play Friday, five pitchers combined to lead Mt. Juliet past Antioch 7-2 in a battle of the Bears on Wednesday night. Josh Weaver worked two perfect innings for the...

Loucks resigns as CU men's soccer coach

From staff reports Cumberland director of athletics Ron Pavan announced the resignation of men’s soccer coach Jeff Loucks effective May 31. Loucks has served six seasons at his alma mater, coaching both the men’s and women’s programs for three years. He is 35-53-7 ...

Lady Commanders close with shutout of Portland

From staff reports By rule, a starting pitcher isn't supposed to get a save. Courtney Petty isn't always one to follow the rule. The Friendship Christian pitcher pitched the first two innings and returned to save the Lady Commanders' 2-0 win over visiting Portland on Wednesday....