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Blue Devil points come much harder vs. Green Wave

Twenty four hours after Lebanon seemed to hit every shot and grab every rebound in a 25-point upset of White County, few of the shots and rebounds fell the Blue Devilsâ€™ way as visiting Gallatin grabbed a 60-39 win at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court. Gallatin led 11-8 following the f...

West FT lifts Lady Dawgs to road win

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. â€” Facing a team theyâ€™ve rarely struggled against, Cumberlandâ€™s 15th-ranked women trailed at halftime Saturday afternoon before eking out an 86-85 win in the TranSouth Conference opener. Alison Westâ€™s free throw with 5.8 seconds left provided the win...

Lady 'Cats muscle into 9-AAA lead

GLADEVILLE â€” Wilson Centralâ€™s Lady Wildcats established themselves as the cream of the District 9-AAA crop with a 52-39 victory over previously undefeated Smyrna Friday night. Jasmine Hassell had 22 points to lead the â€˜Cats, despite facing regular double teams and the occasiona...

Upset central!

Before his 7-7 team faced 14-2 White County Friday night, Lebanon coach Doug Keil asked a passing sports writer to take it easy on his Blue Devils, warning the upcoming game wouldnâ€™t be pretty. Turns out, it was the wrong coach asking for mercy as Keilâ€™s Devils whipped the visiting W...

Devilettes win at visitors' pace in overtime

White County had Lebanon playing at its pace, though the Devilettes led most of Friday nightâ€™s game at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court. But it took a putback by Icelyn Elie and five overtime free throws from Ebony Marshall for Lebanon to finally put away the pesky Warriorettes 39-37...

Wildcats spread wealth in Smyrna whipping

GLADEVILLE â€” Most everyone on the Wilson Central squad got minutes in the 57-43 victory over Smyrna Friday. In fact, 10 Wildcats got playing time in the first six minutes of the game, with Central coach Troy Bond effectively using two five-man squads to create matchup problems for the visti...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Last month, I wrote that Titans coach Jeff Fisher and the Chargersâ€™ Norv Turner wouldnâ€™t have the animosity toward each other the original coaches of their franchises â€“ the Oilersâ€™ Lou Rymkus and the Chargersâ€™ Sid Gillman â€“ possessed. Maybe the current coa...

New lineup works for FCS

After losing eight of its first nine games, Friendship Christian appears to have found a winning combination. With Matt Goodner returning from injury to provide a force in the post and Ryan Ward bringing quickness to the point, the Commanders raced to their third straight win Thursday, a 70-34 fle...

Lady Commanders race past G'ville

Friendship Christian came out on fire in the first quarter Thursday night and never looked back in a 64-46 District 8-A win over visiting Gordonsville at the Bay Family Sportsplex. Carly Warmath tossed in a pair of three-pointers to ignite her 11-point first quarter. Sara Hay also hit an early thr...

Outdoors Notebook

Crane Days: The 16th annual Cherokee-Crane Days (formerly the Cherokee Indiana Heritage and Sandhill Crane Viewing Days) will be held Jan. 19-20. The event, held at the TWRA Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, allows visitors to view migrating Sandhill and Whooping Cranes in great numbers. The Crane Days h...