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Tigerettes wear out Webb

WATERTOWN â€” In what has been a rough season to date, Watertownâ€™s girls enjoyed a welcome breather in a 54-35 whipping of Webb Monday night. The Tigerettes roared to a 14-2 first-quarter lead and were up 25-6 at halftime as they improved to 5-14 going into tonightâ€™s 6 p.m. Dist...

Shelbyville leaves top-ranked Lady 'Cats reeling 62-42

GLADEVILLE â€” A Shelbyville girlsâ€™ program once accustomed to No. 1 rankings visited current No. 1 Wilson Central on Saturday night and applied a first-half knockout to the Lady Wildcats. The Eaglettes soared to a 17-point halftime lead and kept the Lady â€˜Cats on the canvas the ...

Mt. Juliet defuses LaVergne early

MT. JULIET â€” LaVergne is a talented powder keg waiting to explode on an unsuspecting opponent. No. 6 Mt. Juliet defused the Lady Wolverines early and doused them 63-43 Friday night at Tommy Martin Gym. Utilizing a fullcourt press, the Lady Bears broke a 2-2 tie and raced to a 20-10 lead la...

Golden Bears blocked by Wolverines 31-30

MT. JULIET â€” With LaVergne and Mt. Juliet playing the grind-it-out, low-scoring game the Golden Bears prefer, the Wolverines took advantage of missed MJ free throws for Marcus Jefferson to sink two from the line in the closing seconds of a 31-30 District 9-AAA victory at Tommy Martin Gym. A...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

After having Sunday afternoon football every weekend since Labor Day, itâ€™s going to be strange tomorrow while waiting for next weekâ€™s Super Bowl. Someone suggested I write about what football fans can watch to bridge this gap. Unless you have NFL Network, Iâ€™m not sure thereâ�...

Outdoors Notebook

More fur trading: The Tennessee Free Trappers Association and the Tennessee Fur Harvesters Association held their annual fur sales last weekend at Lebanonâ€™s UAW Local 342 Building, and two more sales are scheduled. The next will be Feb. 2 at the Cumberland County Community Complex in Crossv...

After 3 years, Bulldogs back in NAIA top 25

Cumberlandâ€™s men returned to the NAIA top-25 ratings for the first time since the Alonzo Evans-Leroy Hickerson era three years ago when the Bulldogs tied for No. 23 in the poll released Wednesday. At 12-4, the Bulldogs are tied with Texas Wesleyan [12-6] at No. 23. Mountain State [W.Va.] is...

"Nashville's team" hot at Daytona

Baker Curb Racing, the new NASCAR Nationwide Series team based in Nashville, was the talk of the track at Daytona over the weekend. Young driver Brad Coleman was the fastest in Sunday's final test session, and third-fastest of the entire weekend. With the move of Bobby Hamilton Racing from Mt. Ju...

Devilettes put Blackman on Ice[lyn]

Long an inside player, Icelyn Elie has stepped out to do damage from beyond the arc while continuing to wreak havoc in the post. The Lebanon 6-2 junior tossed in two three-pointers on her way to 23 points Tuesday night as the Devilettes finally turned back pesky Blackman in a District 7-AAA contes...

Blue Devils have final run on Blaze

In a game of runs, Lebanon had the final say in a 51-40 victory over visiting Blackman on Tuesday night at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court. The Blue Devils closed the District 7-AAA contest with a 14-2 run after the Blaze capped their 9-0 run with a go-ahead putback by center Paul Stephens...