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Larry Woody's Outdoors

I recently had to make a decision about what to have for supper. I could hop a plane to Paris and eat one of those fancy meals that involve tuxedos, snails, bubbly champagne and snooty waiters. Or I could have doves for dinner. I decided on doves, even though I knew it meant supper would cost more ...

Cooper to head up Leffler team

In the world of NASCAR, opportunities to come home can be as rare as rain in Tennessee during the summer and fall of 2007. But when Stewart Cooper had a chance to move to Nashville, the Mt. Juliet native said, â€œNo, thanks.â€ Cooper has been hired by Braun Racing to serve as crew chief fo...

Lady Dawgs picked fifth in TSC poll

Reaching the NAIA championship game didnâ€™t garner much respect for Cumberland and Lambuth from their TranSouth Conference coaching brethren, who picked the rivals to finish in the middle of the pack again this season. Union, which had won the two previous national titles, received all but on...

Hastings scores 3 TDs to overturn Oakland rally

MURFREESBORO â€” Lebanon had a 16-point lead heading to the final quarter but had to score late in the game and get a stop from its defense in a 30-27 win over the Oakland Patriots on Friday night. Demarco Hastingsâ€™ third touchdown of the night, a 2-yard run with 3:41 to play, lifted Le...

Bears beat Beech to get closer to 6-4A title

MT. JULIET â€” A 6-yard touchdown run by Ramon Fisher early in the third quarter proved to be game-winner as the Golden Bears of Mt. Juliet defeated visiting Beech 16-10 Friday in a battle for first place in Region 6-4A at Elzie Patton Stadium. In a game marked by defensive battles early, both...

Riverdale slaps Wilson Central with Wildcats' first loss

MURFREESBORO â€” Behind Jeremy McClainâ€™s four touchdowns and 132 yards rushing, top-ranked Riverdale steamrolled No. 10 Wilson Central 29-7 as the Warriors asserted their Region 4-5A dominance in a battle of unbeatens on homecoming in front of a packed Tomahawk Stadium. The Wildcats did...

Gordonsville knokcs FCS out of Region 4-1A lead

First there were five. Then there were four. Now there are three teams atop the Region 4-1A standings. Unfortunately for Friendship Christian, their Commanders arenâ€™t one of the three after Nic Gillispieâ€™s 24-yard fourth-quarter field goal lifted visiting Gordonsville to a 16-14 victo...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

You canâ€™t escape a reference to â€œCleveland rocksâ€ or â€œTheyâ€™re rocking in Clevelandâ€ during the Indiansâ€™ playoff games on TV. This cute but already overworked cliche is in reference to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I understand why the Country Music Hal...

Bulldogs face Bethel's high-powered offense

Bethel will put its high-flying offense on display Saturday night before the home folks and itâ€™s up to Cumberland to try to slow the No. 4 Wildcats down under the lights in McKenzie. The Wildcats are 6-1 for the season and 1-0 in the Mid-South Conference West Division going into the 7 p.m. k...

Larry Woody's Outdoors

OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK Fishing Flea Market: They say that one manâ€™s trash is another manâ€™s treasure, and that can be especially true for fishermen. With that in mind, Lebanonâ€™s Music City Marine will host a unique â€œFishing Flea Marketâ€ on Nov. 10 at which fishermen can s...