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Lebanon results in Regin 4-AAA meet

MURFREESBORO — Here are Lebanon's top-four results from the Region 4-AAA field events held Wednesday at Riverdale and Thursday's running events. The top four in each event will advance to the May 15 sectional at Riverdale. GIRLS Pole vault—4. Emile Dewaal, 7-7 High jump—1. Icelyn ...

Bulldogs fourpeat as Region XI champs

GEORGETOWN, Ky. — After a false start, Cumberland got it right the second time Friday afternoon in bludgeoning Campbellsville 16-2 to take its fourth straight NAIA Region XI crown at Robert N. Wilson Field. Campbellsville, coming out of the loser's bracket, forced the "if necessary" game with...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

If Friendship Christian is playing softball, you can bet Linda Powell is keeping score from her lawn chair just outside the Lady Commander dugout. Becky Cardiff uses her lawn chair to get a front-row view at every Mt. Juliet softball contest. They were there when their daughters were playing and th...

Cumberland fifth in nat'l time trials

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Cumberland garnered a fifth-place finish Friday at the Collegiate Road National Championship team time trials. This 20K race is the premier team event in the natinoals. CU is one of 19 teams from across the country to compete in the Division II field. Each team may have up to...

Three from Friendship qualify for sectional

NASHVILLE — Three Friendship Christian athletes have qualified for the Class A-AA Midstate Sectional next week at David Lipscomb. Britta Fry, Daniel Thompson and John Hatcher finished in the top three of their respective events Thursday night in the sub-sectional at Lipscomb. Fry turned in a ...

9-AAA finals in rain delay

GLADEVILLE — Persistent lightning and, finally, rain won out in the District 9-AAA softball final Friday night at Wilson Central. But Mt. Juliet got a leg up in the championship game against Beech, leading 2-0 when play was finally suspended for the night on the third lightning delay in the f...

Bears' depth shows in 9-AAA title win

SMYRNA — Mt. Juliet's pitching staff is deeper than Taylor Hill, B.J. Boston and Josh Cotham. And Dustin Murphy proved it Wednesday as the Golden Bears repeated as District 9-AAA champions with a 6-4 win over top-seed Smyrna. Murphy [6-1] scattered five hits and six walks while striking out f...

Devilettes reload for Region 4-AAA berth

MURFREESBORO — Lebanon faced a rebuilding season this year. Instead, the Devilettes reloaded and returned to the Region 4-AAA tournament with a 2-1 loser's bracket final win over Blackman in the District 7-AAA tournament Wednesday night at Oakland. "Just an unbelieveable season," Lebanon coac...

Big seventh inning sends Fomasi, CU past Lindsey Wilson

GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Anthony Fomasi kept Lindsey Wilson within striking distance until Cumberland could overtake the Blue Raiders with six runs in the seventh inning of a 7-2 Wednesday win in the NAIA Region XI tournament at Robert Wilson Field. Lindsey Wilson led 2-1 until the Cumberland sevent...

FCS bats come alive vs. Watertown

A day after being held to a single run in a narrow victory over Trousdale County, Friendship Christian's hitters came alive Tuesday in the District 8-A winner's bracket final. The Lady Commanders cracked eight hits and took advantage of five Watertown errors to run-rule the Tigerettes 10-0 in five ...