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MJ coach undergoes 5-bypass surgery

Perry operation termed successful By Andy Reed andy.reed@lebanondemocrat.com Mt. Juliet High football coach Roger Perry underwent five-bypass heart surgery Thursday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. His son, Golden Bear defensive coordinator Trey Perry, said the proc...

Bulldogs fall to long-time rival, 7-4

From staff reports Hunter Newman homered and doubled among his three hits and Corey Crunk drove in four runs, including the go-ahead two-run homer, as Trevecca Nazarene limited 12th-ranked Cumberland to just four hits in a 7-4 victory Wednesday at Ernest L. Stockton Field-Woody Hunt Stadi...

Outdoors notebook

Turkey harvest picks up: After a slow opening weekend Tennessee’s wild turkey harvest numbers have improved. At the TWRA’s last tally a total of 16,4890 birds had been killed, on pace to equal the 30,000-plus turkeys taken in recent seasons. The season runs through May 12. ...

Murrell, Eversole pitch LGSA no-hitters

From staff reports Results from Tuesday's Lebanon Girls Softball Association games at Baird Park: 10-under Steve Mull Plumbing 14, Tressler & Associates 0 Sydney Murrell threw a three-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts for Mull Plumbing. Maddie An...

Central notches 9-0 sweep of Portland

From staff reports GLADEVILLE — Wilson Central posted a pair of 9-0 shutouts of visiting Portland on Wednesday. Singles winners for the Wildcats were Csaey Webb over Todd Lamberth 6-0, 6-1; Blake Huffman over Peyton Loveless 8-0, Nathaniel Dennison over Trevor Grove 8-1, Zach...

CPA walks to run-rule MJCA

From staff reports NASHVILLE — Showing patience at the plate, Christ Presbyterian made the most of four hits in run-ruling visiting Mt. Juliet Christian 13-2 Wednesday. The Lady Lions drew 11 walks and took advantage of six errors. They scored six runs in the second inning an...

Five in sixth boost Baird

From staff reports MURFREESBORO — Walter J. Baird got off the deck with all five runs in the top of the sixth inning of a 5-2 win at Oakland on Wednesday. With the Blue Devils trailing 2-0, Jakeese Turner doubled to open the sixth and scored on Dalton Squires' single. M...

Lefler's double sparks Central past Lebanon

By Andy Reed andy.reed@lebanondemocrat.com Jake Lefler turned out to be Kyle Hubbuch’s best friends, at least when it came to hitting, Wednesday night with three hits and two RBI in Wilson Central’s 6-2 win over host Lebanon at Brent Foster Field. Lefler’s ...

The charm of crappie never grows old

My late Uncle Bud, the consummate crappie fishermen, used to say that when the dogwoods bloomed the crappie were biting. He called them “croppy,” not “crap-ee” as pronounced by some of our Northern friends. Uncle Bud scheduled his vacation around the spring c...

Lebanon Girls' Softball Association results

From staff reports Results from Monday's Lebanon Girls' Softball Association games at Baird Park: 8-under Studio Oakley Architects 24, Griffith's Studio 17 Julia Manus droe in seven Oakley runs on a homer, triple and double. Hailey Fowler doubled as she and Madison Ch...