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Lady Tigers, Tigers earn home victories
MT. PLEASANT — Winning the turnover battle Monday night, Mt. Pleasant’s girls earned their first victory of the season Monday, a 57-37 decision over visiting Riverside Christian.The two teams combined for 55 miscues, but the Lady Tigers (1-2) forced more and were able to take advantage of the extra possessions created by the turnovers as well as their 22 offensive rebounds.“That’s something we… → Read More
Run game keys Bulldogs’ dominance
Columbia Academy put together a dominant rushing performance, based largely on senior Tre Davidson, to surge past visiting Region 5-2A foe Loretto 42-7 in → Read More
Runk draws recruiting interest
One of the most highly recruited players from Columbia State’s first-year women’s soccer program may be one of its least likely team members. → Read More
State poses new test for Hill
After missing out on a state tournament berth last season, Santa Fe’s E.J. Hill will have that chance in his junior year after grabbing the second individual spot when he shot a 77 at the Region 6-Small Class tournament last Monday.Hill went into the region tournament having only played Lawrenceburg County Club in his practice round right before the tournament. He will do the same on Tuesday… → Read More
Local competes for Team USA
Dr. David Craig has been running on and off since he was a student at then-David Lipscomb College.At the age of 66, he is sprinting internationally → Read More
Central’s Johnson earns region berth
Columbia Central’s boys’ and girls’ golf teams competed in the District 8-Large Class tournament Monday at Lawrenceburg Golf and Country → Read More
State tourneys set for young teams
A pair of Post 19 teams head into American Legion state tournament play this weekend, as the 17U squad will open play Thursday against McMinnville at Volunteer State Community College while the 15s face Manchester on Friday at Tullahoma’s Grider Stadium.The 17s have won the last two state tournament titles and have claimed seven in the last 10 years. However, veteran coach Lee Williams had his… → Read More
Bulldogs fall short in state debut
MURFREESBORO — The Columbia Academy boys’ tennis team lost its first match of the season in the opening round of Small Class state tournament Tuesday, falling to Knoxville L&N STEM 5-0.Rain and lightning delayed the matches for about two hours, and games had to be moved indoors at the Adams Tennis Complex, but the Bulldogs were finally able to get their first state tournament appearance underway… → Read More
Central advances to district final
Nearly every statistic in Tuesday’s District 8-AAA semifinal matchup between Lincoln County and Columbia Central was deadlocked in the first half of the game.The top-seeded Lions were able to break the stalemate open in the second half, though, going on to win 2-1 and advancing to Thursday’s championship showdown against visiting Franklin County, a 3-0 semifinal winner at Shelbyville,Both teams… → Read More
Competition flourishes at Mule Day
Mule Day is an exciting time because of the social aspect of the event with all of the concerts, the parade, and the food. Another reason why the weekend → Read More
Culleoka rolls over Mt. Pleasant
CULLEOKA – With a 13-run fourth inning Tuesday, host Culleoka was able to put the finishing touches on a 16-1 District 10-A victory over Mt. → Read More
Chargers don’t shy away from contact
In today’s sports world, everybody is addicted to numbers and statistics. It’s how fans and analysts debate who the best athlete is in any particular sport. It’s how people decide which teams are the best in their respective league and they are the basis of every game or tournament prediction.No sport is more numbers-oriented than baseball. There’s a stat for everything — batting average,… → Read More
Lions take down Lewis County 9-1
It was an all-around solid performance Thursday for Columbia Central, which opened the annual Jim Painter Classic with a 9-1 win over visiting Lewis County.The Classic, which continues this weekend at Central, Spring Hill and Independence, honors the longtime Columbia State baseball coach, who passed away in 2014.Central (3-4) scored in all six of its at-bats en route to the comfortable victory,… → Read More