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Devilettes race past Greenbrier in opener

As might be expected after just two weeks of practice, it was a sloppy affair at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Floor when Greenbrier took on Lebanon in a TSSAA Hall of Fame game. But three Devilettes scored in double figures as Lebanon raced to a 60-40 victory. Lebanon scored the first six po...

Larry Woody's Outdoors

Some 200,000 Tennessee deer hunters will take to the woods this fall â€“ thousands of bow hunters and muzzleloader hunters already have â€“ and more will join them when the gun season opens Nov. 17. Many of them will be hunting atop tree stands. Such stands, both commercial and home-mad...

Extended run boosts Blue Devils 67-37

Greenbrier challenged Lebanon toe to toe for the first five minutes before the Blue Devils delivered the knockout punch in a 67-37 TSSAA Hall of Fame game Tuesday at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court. The Bobcats led 13-10 before Lebanonâ€™s Michael Edwards scored inside and was fouled....

Bulldogs end 2007 in a Blaze of glory

The fans who passed up Cumberlandâ€™s game for UTâ€™s missed a barn-burner of a finale Saturday. And those who participated in or witnessed the Bulldogsâ€™ 35-34 come-from-behind victory over visiting Belhaven will long remember this game more than the seven losses during a season o...

Lady Bulldogs crush Johnson & Wales

The Lady Bulldogs of Cumberland University scored a decisive victory on the road Saturday as they defeated Johnson & Wales 98-55 and remain undeated for the season. Cumberland sank 50-percent of its shots in the first half to establish a 43-32 lead. Johnson and Wales managed just 31-percent in the...

Skunked again

I got skunked so many times this summer that my fishing buddies nicknamed me Stinky. Fishing buddies can be cruel. â€œSkunkedâ€ means that you didnâ€™t catch anything. Zero. Zilch. It means you kept swinging but never connected. Itâ€™s not a good feeling to know, at the end ...

Central spreads wealth in first-round shutout

MANCHESTER â€” Big plays on offense and a strong defensive effort combined to give Wilson Central a 45-0 first-round playoff victory over host Coffee County on Friday. Five different Wildcats combined for six touchdowns in an offense that racked up 400 yards, with the Red Raiders managing jus...

Commanders crush Grace

One wonders how much damage Friendship Christian could have inflicted on Grace Baptist had the Commanders played to Coach John McNealâ€™s standards. As it was, Friendship grounded the Golden Eagles in a rout for the second straight year, 64-21, Friday night at Pirtle Field. Starting quarterb...

Bears bruise up Tullahoma 42-14

MT. JULIET â€” The Golden Bears made a strong showing in their playoff opener, stomping the visiting Tullahoma Wildcats 42-14 Friday at Elzie Patton Stadium. An aggressive defense combined with a high-powered run game proved too much for the Wildcats. The defense forced two fumbles and pressu...

Six turnovers too many as Lebanon loses lead, game

FAYETTEVILLE â€” The Lebanon Blue Devils turned the ball over six times at the Pit Friday night Five of them came on interceptions and the last one hurt the most with less than a minute remaining in the teamâ€™s first round playoff loss 20-17 to Lincoln County. "You can't win big ballgam...