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Saturday Morning Quarterback

Last month, I wrote that Titans coach Jeff Fisher and the Chargers’ Norv Turner wouldn’t have the animosity toward each other the original coaches of their franchises – the Oilers’ Lou Rymkus and the Chargers’ Sid Gillman – 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...

Lady 'Cats muscle into 9-AAA lead

GLADEVILLE — Wilson Central’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 ‘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 wouldn’t be pretty. Turns out, it was the wrong coach asking for mercy as Keil’s Devils whipped the visiting W...

Thursday Morning Quarterback

As I write this Wednesday afternoon, the Sugar Bowl is over. Some miracles do happen. As you read this today, hopefully the Fiesta Bowl, which kicked off last night, is not still in progress. I remember when baseball and football games never exceeded three hours in length unless they went extra i...

Tennessee's sad tale of quail

Quail season ends Feb. 29, concluding another somber season in which there were precious few birds. As dismal and dire as the quail situation has become in Tennessee, it threatens to get even worse. A study conducted by the Southeastern Association of Wildlife Agencies predicts quail could disappe...

Wilson Central girls win in holiday tournament

GREENEVILLE — It took four trips to Greeneville over the holidays, but Wilson Central finally claimed its first Ladies’ Classic championship, defeating rival Mt. Juliet 57-52 in Saturday night’s title game. It was a tight contest the entire way. The game’s largest lead...

It's Central vs. Mt. Juliet for Green crown

GREENEVILLE — Mt. Juliet and Wilson Central may someday play each other in the final game of the season – for the state championship. In the meantime, we’ll have to settle for the West Wilson rivals meeting in the last game of the calendar year – for the Green Bank Ladi...

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