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Golden Eagles finally put away pesky Bulldogs

COOKEVILLE â€” It was a record-breaking night for Tennessee Tech as the Golden Eagles took a 45-21 home-opening win over Cumberland on Thursday night at Tucker Stadium. Senior wide receiver Larry Shipp had a career-high three touchdowns in the contest, including an opening-kickoff return for a...

Blue Devils boot the champs

SMYRNA â€” The Lebanon Blue Devils sent shock waves through the state Friday night by knocking off top-ranked Smyrna at Robert L. Raikes Stadium 31-28 on a late field goal by Diego Mota. "It is his first year kicking and he came out for the team a week before the season started. I don't think ...

Everyone 0-0 entering region openers

Lebanon and Friendship Christian are 1-0 while Wilson Central and Watertown are 2-0. Mt. Juliet and Mt. Juliet Christian are 0-1. But on another level, everyone is 0-0 going as region openers dominate the Week 2 schedule Friday. These are the games which will have a direct bearing on the playoffs. ...

Cumberland, Tech renew connections

With the schools a mere 50 minutes apart, there are many connections between Cumberland and Tennessee Tech. CU president Harvill Eaton and Coach Dewayne Alexander are Tech alumni with Alexander having played and coached for the Golden Eagles. Bulldog defensive coordinator Damon Bradford is a former...

CU women visit Vandy for Oct. 31 exhibition

Cumberlandâ€™s womenâ€™s basketball team will be knocking on the door of an old building when the Lady Bulldogs go trick-or-treating this Halloween â€“ 55-year-old Memorial Gym at Vanderbilt. The defending NAIA runners up will visit Vandy for an exhibition with the NCAA nationally-ra...

Lebanon overcomes early turnovers to earnroad win

GALLATIN â€” The Lebanon Blue Devils overcame two first-half turnovers to earn an opening win on the road at Gallatin 24-10. "Our defense played great all night and we overcame two first-half turnovers," Lebanon head coach Bobby Brown said. "It is a huge win as we have two tough games on the r...

Cat fight! Purple Tigers scratch DeKalb's Tigers

SMITHVILLE â€” The Watertown Purple Tigers were too much for the black and old gold Tigers of DeKalb County. The 28-14 victory by the Tigers of a different color brought Watertown to 2-0 for the season. Running back Blaze Eaton scored the first touchdown of the evening on 17-yard run with 6:42...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

I wonder how much business the concession stand on the visitorâ€™s side at Gallatin fared during last nightâ€™s game. If some Lebanon boosters had their way, those concession workers were as lonely as the Maytag repair man. This stems from the Blue Devil Booster Clubâ€™s plan to Webc...

As the weather cools, football heats up

After a brutally hot August, fall-like weather came just in time for Week 1 of the high school football season and Wilson County teams responded with hard-hitting play Friday night. In a rock emâ€™, sock â€˜em affair at Mt. Julietâ€™s Elzie Patton Stadium, the kicking of Wilson Centra...

Matheson boots Central past Bears

MT. JULIET â€” In a game of hard-nosed running and aggressive tackling by both teams, the right leg of Chase Matheson proved to be the difference in Wilson Centralâ€™s 13-6 win over Mt. Juliet before a packed house at the Golden Bearsâ€™ Elzie Patton Stadium on Friday. Matheson, a se...