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FCS, MJ walk off with season-saving wins

MURFREESBORO — In one of the most memorable days in Wilson County high school softball history, Friendship Christian and Mt. Juliet played for their seasons in concurrent games on adjacent fields – twice. And both are in the loser's bracket finals in their respective State Tournaments a...

Luttrell announces new Watertown High coaches

He doesn't officially take office until next week, but incoming Watertown High principal Jeff Luttrell announced his main coaching hires Thursday, two of whom will replace himself. Former Mt. Juliet Christian girls' coach Jonathan Palmer will replace Luttrell as Tigerettes' coach while T.J. Hewitt ...

Harwell ousted in semis

MURFREESBORO — Crystal Harwell's quest to add a state singles championship to her 2-year-old doubles crown ended in the Class A-AA semifinals Thursday at Middle Tennessee State's Buck Bouldin Complex. The Mt. Juliet Christian senior's legendary career ended with a semifinal loss to freshman M...

LHS relay advances to state finals

MURFREESBORO — Lebanon's 4-by-100 relay team qualified for today's state finals during Thursday's preliminary at Middle Tennessee State University. Drew Fairchild, Adrian Woods, William Benford and Ken Walton finished fifth in the prelims in 42.49 seconds. They will run for a state championsh...

FCS' Fry fires shutout vs. Midway

MURFREESBORO — Fifteen hours after a disappointing loss, Friendship Christian was back at it at Starplex and the Lady Commanders began their run through the Class A loser's bracket with an 8-0 win over Midway. "We came out hitting the ball hard today," Friendship coach Erica Powell said after...

Pitching loaded for bracket final

MURFREESBORO — For a coach whose team has to win two games today to play for a state championship, John McNeal has every reason to feel giddy this morning. Less than two days after two of his top three pitchers got lost on the way to the first game of the State Tournament, McNeal's Friendship...

Lebanon's Dewaal 18th in TSSAA state pole vault

MURFREESBORO — A hobbling Emile Dewaal finished 18th in the girls' state pole vault Wednesday with a 7-6 at Middle Tennessee State University. The Lebanon junior, in the State Meet for the second straight year, hurt her foot during the subsectional two weeks ago. Teammates Jenna Forrest and I...

Martin HR, Roark's pitching lift Lady Bears

Kenzie Roark took care of the pitching while Merrick Martin provided the offense and much of the defense in Mt. Juliet's 2-0 win over Bolton in the first round of the State Tournament on Tuesday at Starplex. Roark turned in a typical two-hit performance with no walks and 11 strikeouts to push the L...

Commanders go in wrong direction with pitcher lost

MURFREESBORO — Look on the bright side, Friendship Christian will have its pitching at full strength when the Commanders begin their climb through the Class A State Tournament's loser's bracket today at Riverdale. Stephen Pryor and Cody Searcey, Tuesday's scheduled starter and No. 3 hurler, r...

Ex-FCS star commits to CU

Former Friendship Christian catcher Michael Wheeler is apparently coming home to play baseball for Cumberland University. Wheeler, an All-State performer in football and baseball for the Commanders, is finishing his second season at Walters State Community College, a team he helped lead to the juni...