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Antioch slams Central out of sectional

ANTIOCH â€” Not only was Antioch guarding the State Tournament door to keep Wilson Central out, the Bears, acting as bouncers, threw the Wildcats on the street and kept chasing them away in an 86-24 sectional trouncing Monday night. The Bears bolted to a three-touchdown lead before Teraes Cle...

CU's sharp-shooting ladies roll

Playing their final game of the year in the Dallas Floyd Center, Cumberland's women shot 70 percent in the first half to build a big lead over Mid-Continent en route to a 77-51 victory in the first round of the TranSouth Conference tournament. The No. 8-seed Lady Bulldogs romped to a 40-18 halftim...

Lady Wildcats claw Raiders in battle for state tourney berth

DONELSONâ€”For the fourth time in five years, Wilson Central's Lady Wildcats are headed for the state tournament after a 57-47 victory at McGavock in Saturday night's sectional. But, as their coach predicted before the game, it was not easy. "McGavock has size, they are physical and they hav...

Central to face Bartlett in first round

MURFREESBOROâ€”For a few brief moments Sunday afternoon, the fate of Wilson Central's Lady Wildcats was in the unlikely hands of Chase Melton. Chase, the young son of assistant TSSAA director Trina Melton, had the rapt attention of Central coach Bud Brandon and the 23 other girls' basketball ...

Devilettes' Cinderella run ends at Cleveland

CLEVELAND â€” After losing to Mt. Juliet in the first round of the 2005 State Tournament and Wilson Central in the semifinals a year later, Cleveland's girls finally beat a Wilson County team in the postseason with a 60-25 trouncing of Lebanon on Saturday night in the Raider Dome. Lebanon's d...

Helton hits key basket as Trojans rally past Bulldogs

NASHVILLE â€” Mt. Juliet's Josh Helton keyed a Trevecca comeback as the No. 19 Trojans overtook Cumberland 55-51 Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Despite the loss, Cumberland finished fourth in the TranSouth Conference with a 13-7 mark and will carry a 20-10 overall mark ...

Trevecca Trojans sweep Cumberland in conference opener

With rain washing out Friday's TranSouth Conference opener, Cumberland had only two cracks at defending league champion Trevecca. But the No. 25 Bulldogs blew both opportunities as the No. 10 Trojans posted a 4-3 and 4-2 sweep Saturday in Nashville. Brett Thaler's walk-off double in the bottom of ...

Don't get moon-struck

I have a fishing buddy who wonâ€™t get in the boat without consulting the solunar tables. Heâ€™s convinced that the fish wonâ€™t bite unless the sun and the moon, the stars and planets, all are properly aligned. I canâ€™t decide if heâ€™s an angler or an astrologer. I alw...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Attending Lebanon High School during the heyday of Campbell Brandon's Devilettes, the girls' basketball team gave the school a sense of sporting pride which always took a beating during football season. Fans filled what is now Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court for the girls' basketball games...

Central comes up short times two

CLARKSVILLE â€” Cold-shooting Clarksville found its touch in the locker room at halftime of Thursday's Region 5-AAA final and kicked the intensity up a notch in the third quarter to overtake Wilson Central 51-43 in a Wildcat fight at Rossview. Central led 16-11 late in the half when Adam Bar...