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Saturday Morning Quarterback

A few months ago, outdoor columnist Larry Woody wrote how October was his favorite month because, among other things, the cooler weather. He describes the eighth month of the year as â€œawful Augustâ€. I couldnâ€™t agree more with his assessment of those two months. But earlier this...

London Elie commits to Trevecca

A former Mt. Juliet High player and boysâ€™ basketball coach, Gary Van Atta has been at more Lebanon games than a Blue Devil season-ticket holder this season. But it has paid off as Devilette center London Elie said Thursday night she is committing to the nationally-ranked Lady Trojans. â�...

Trojans' tempo denies Bulldogs 55-52

In a battle of top-20 teams, No. 16 Cumberland won many of the statistical battles. But No. 19 Trevecca controlled the tempo and, thus, the game 55-52 Thursday night before a raucous, bi-partisan crowd at the Dallas Floyd Center. CU shot out to a 7-3 lead. But Trevecca scored 10 straight points to...

Early CU lead slips away as TNU wins

Playing at home for the first time in a while, Cumberland got the first shot on Trevecca Nazarene. But the Lady Trojans regrouped with a couple of big runs as the No. 19 Lady Trojans overtook the Lady Bulldogs 76-67 before a rocking bi-partisan crowd at the Dallas Floyd Center. CU shot out to a 22...

Lady Commanders hold off Jackets

Friendship Christianâ€™s girls built a working lead early Thursday night and held off visiting Trousdale County 57-52 at the Bay Family Sportsplex. The Lady Commanders led 21-13 following the first quarter and 33-21 at halftime. But the Lady Jackets trimmed into a 49-39 margin in the fourth p...

Cumberland climbs to No. 16 in NAIA

Cumberlandâ€™s men moved up seven spots to No. 16 in the NAIA rating released Wednesday. The Bulldogs will host No. 19 Trevecca at 8 p.m. tonight in a meeting of two of the TSC tri-leaders. Both are 7-2 in the league, as is No. 9 Lambuth, which has already lost at home to Cumberland. CU [13-...

Outdoors Notebook

Deer harvest down: After a record season in 2006, Tennesseeâ€™s deer harvest dropped 12 percent in the recently completed 2007 season. With a few numbers still possibly not tallied from the Jan. 12-13 Youth Hunts, 162,548 deer had been taken. Last yearâ€™s harvest was 182,023. The Tenne...

WHS ovecomes fouls, Friendship

Nothing was going right for Watertown in the first half Tuesday at Friendship Christianâ€™s Sportsplex. The Lady Commanders led by 13 points, Watertown had eight fouls to Friendshipâ€™s one and the top two Tigerette scorers each had three fouls. But instead of following the book and ben...

Fountain's three lifts Tigers past FCS

In a game which may have set offensive basketball back many years, Watertownâ€™s Aaron Fountain drained a three-pointer from the corner with 12 seconds to play Tuesday night, powering the visiting Purple Tigers to a 34-33 win at Friendship Christian. Fountainâ€™s three was an answer to F...

RedHawks handle CU in top-25 bout

PULASKI â€” In a meeting of two teams trying to gain a stronger foothold on the NAIA top-25 ratings, No. 23 Martin Methodist defeated No. 23 Cumberland 71-57 Monday night. The RedHawks roared to a 35-25 halftime lead as they improved to 16-4 for the season and 7-3 in the TranSouth Conference....