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Martin's slam puts Saints away

MT. JULIET — Adam Martin's grand slam broke open a close game in the seventh inning Monday as Watertown pulled away from Mt. Juliet Christian 11-6. Watertown's go-ahead score came in the fifth as the Purple Tigers broke a 5-5 deadlock with two runs, one coming on Ethan Patterson's RBI triple,...

Dewaal breaks her LHS record in pole vault

MURFREESBORO — Emile Dewaal set broke her Lebanon record in the pole vault Monday when she cleared eight feet to win the District 7-AAA meet at Riverdale. Her old mark was 7-6. Teammate Lauren Jordan finished third as the Devilettes won with 16 points. Riverdale was second with eight. Riverda...

Greenwood's big hit, pitching lift Lady Cats

HENDERSONVILLE — After winning the Christian County [Ky.] Tournament over the weekend, Wilson Central got a big District 9-AAA win Monday with a 2-1 verdict over Beech at Drakes Creek Park. Leevie Greenwood held Beech to three hits and had Central's biggest hit with a two-run single in the se...

MJ Christian outkicks Colts

WHITE HOUSE — Five Saints scored Monday as Mt. Juliet Christian held off Christian Community 5-3. Ethan Luffman kicked Deano Richards' pass 25 yards from the left corner into the right corner of the net to stake the Saints to a 1-0 lead. Noa Stroop converted John Adcock's pass into another sc...

Devilettes reach District 7-AAA finals

MURFREESBORO — Lebanon's girls reached the District 7-AAA team finals Monday with 4-1 wins over Warren County and Cookeville at Old Fort Park. The Blue Devils were ousted in the first round by Oakland 4-1. The No. 3-seed Devilettes will bring a 12-2 record into today's 4 p.m. final against No...

Saturday Morning Quarterback

Watching Amanda Butler shoot three-point jumpers against Gallatin and drive to the basket against Lebanon two decades ago, it was easy to see she was a great player. But what made the Mt. Juliet star one of my favorites was her openness. She knew no stranger. It didn't matter whether you were a fel...

Maynard pitches shutout, drives home only run in LHS win

Meghan Maynard got the run Lebanon needed, then made sure Cookeville didn't get any in a 1-0 District 7-AAA win Thursday night at Baird Park. The senior Tennessee Tech-signee allowed three hits and a walk while striking out 12 in seven innings as Lebanon improved to 19-9 for the season and 6-2 in D...

Cravens, Commanders cruise to 6th straight win

WESTMORELAND — Brian Cravens held Westmoreland to four hits Thursday as Friendship Christian cruised to a 10-1 District 8-A conquest. The right-hander [5-1] walked three and struck out 12 as the Commanders won their sixth straight to improve to 14-10 for the season and 8-0 in the district. Th...

Clemmons claims 2nd in Great 8 Invitational

NASHVILLE — Chris Clemmons had Lebanon's top performance Thursday in the Great 8 Invitational at Vanderbilt. He placed second in the 100 meters in :11.28. Icelyn Elie was third in the girls' long jump with a leap of 16-4. She also finished sixth in the high jump at 4-10. Alex Johnson went 40 ...

Vince Young to serve as Offense-Defense camp instructor

Titans quarterback Vince Young and fullback Ahmard Hall will serve as instructors at the Offense-Defense Football Camp at Cumberland University May 27-31. "Offense-Defense has been the No. 1 summer football camp in America for more than 30 years," Young said. "I'm proud to be a member of the family...