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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...

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...

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...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

I hate football all-star games. But I miss the Blue-Gray Game. The Aloha Bowl was the epitome of the minor bowl game. But I used to watch it every year. Those one-time staples of Christmas sports television are gone, replaced by some of the boringest shows ever broadcast â€“ anything but some...

Hassell leads Lady 'Cats to semis

GREENEVILLE â€” Wilson Centralâ€™s girls climbed out of an eight-point halftime deficit to top Tennessee 63-54 Thursday in the second round of the Green Bank Ladies Classic at Hal Henard Hall. The Lady Wildcats trailed 33-25 at halftime after shooting just under 43 percent from the floor...

Devils flex muscles in fourth to shove Palm Beach aside

FT. WALTON BEACH, Fla. â€” After being pushed and shoved for three quarters with few fouls being called, Lebanonâ€™s boys took matters into their own hands in the fourth and shoved Palm Beach Central aside 52-47 Thursday in the Playground Area Shootout consolation bracket. Palm Beach led...