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Outdoors Notebook Cougars on the prowl For years wildlife officials have denied the presence of cougars â€“ also known as panthers or mountain lions â€“ in Tennessee and adjacent states, despite more and more reported sightings. Now federal wildlife officials are asking volunteers to p...

Central succumbs to LaVergne in 9-AAA final

MT. JULIET â€” LaVergne's size and athleticism were too much for Wilson Central's eight-game winning streak to overcome Tuesday night as the Wolverines held off the Wildcats 67-57 to win the District 9-AAA championship at Tommy Martin Gym. Central fell behind 11-2 early, caught and briefly ...

'Right to hunt' debate continues

An attempt to add a â€œRight to Huntâ€ amendment to the Tennessee state constitution has been going on for two years and appears to be a step closer. The proposal, pushed by the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, has made its way to the floor of the Tennessee Legislature. A lengthy legislativ...

Bulldogs bite Bearcats 63-48

It mattered not a bit in the TranSouth Conference race, but Cumberland may have picked up some brownie points which may translate in some NAIA ratings points pickups in Tuesday's 63-48 beating of visiting Brescia at the Dallas Floyd Center. The Bulldog defense held the Bearcats to .259 shooting in...

Stewart's shot lifts Comeback 'Cats into 9-AAA final

MT. JULIET â€” Some players just have a knack for coming through in postseason clutch situations. Kelten Stewart is one of those. A year after Wilson Central's point guard led the Wildcats to a come-from-behind upset of Gallatin in the District 9-AAA semifinals and followed it with a buzzer-b...

Campfire stories

My old sports editor, John Bibb, once wrote that everybody knows how to build a better fire than the other guy. Bibb was using building a fire as an analogy to coaching a football team, his point being that everybody knows more about how to coach than the coach. But as someone who has built a lot...

At long last! Devilettes back in 7-AAA finals

With no radio coverage or student-body support, only the die-hard Lebanon supporters, parents and staff were in Campbell Brandon Gym Saturday afternoon to witness the Devilettes' biggest victory in over 15 years. Playing with a confidence seldom seen in recent years, Lebanon took it to Cookeville ...

Lebanon, Mt. Juliet district champs

Since Lebanon's last District 7-AAA championship, the Devilettes have endured a winless season and second-year coach Darian Brown inherited a team coming off a three-year run of just seven victories. The Devilettes' long rebound from their last round of glory, in the early '90s, got a little highe...

Edwards chases four in a row

Carl Edwards says he can hardly wait for the March 22 Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, and itâ€™s easy to understand why. Edwards is riding a three-race winning streak at the track, sweeping both Busch Series races last season after winning the second of the pair in 2006. â€œI donâ...

CU sweeps four-game weekend

Cumberland completed a four-game weekend sweep Sunday by taking a pair from visiting Indiana Tech 15-8 and 7-2 at Woody Hunt Stadium, bringing the Bulldogs' winning streak to seven. A day earlier, the Bulldogs swept visiting Missouri Valley 1-0 and 9-8 Saturday to sweep the three-game series with ...