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Commanders run rule Ezell-Harding 18-0

A 12-run first inning launched Friendship Christian to an 18-0 thumping of visiting Ezell-Harding on Friday in the Wilson County Invitational. Winning pitcher Brian Cravens, who allowed a hit and a walk while striking out six over four innings, drove in six runs on three hits, including a pair of d...

Mt. Juliet Christian succumbs to Cannon County

WOODBURY — Mt. Juliet Christian dropped a pair of 5-2 decisions at Cannon County on Monday. The Saints led 2-1 after wins at No. 2 and 3 singles before the Lions roared to victory. Singles winners for the Lions were Tobey Roesch over Josh McKenzie 8-5, Caleb Wagler over Jordan Bailey 8-4, Joe...

Lady 'Cats scratch Gallatin 17-2

GLADEVILLE — Wilson Central put 10 runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday as the Lady Wildcats whipped Gallatin 17-2 in five innings of the teams' District 9-AAA opener. Jessica Faircloth breezed to victory with a three-hitter, allowing a pair of walks and fanning five as...

Wilson Central sticks blanked by Pats

GLADEVILLE — A quartet of U.S. Marines who presented Wilson Central's baseball team with a plaque in appreciation of the Wildcats' donation of baseball equipment to troops in Iraq sat in the third-base stands during the team's season opener with Oakland on Tuesday. Those Marines did not come ...

Saints shut out Lighthouse 2-0

MT. JULIET — Mt. Juliet Christian made both first-half goals stand for a 2-0 season-opening victory over Lighthouse Christian on Tuesday. Noah Stroop took an Ethan Luffman assist and gave Mt. Juliet Christian a 1-0 lead. Lee Fallin passed to Dylan Gammon, who made it 2-0. Goalie Ryan Dunnawol...

Maynard pitches Devilettes past Friendship

She used to play with and against some of them in the Lebanon Girls Softball Association. Then she was a middle-school teammate with them. On Monday, Meghan Maynard held visiting Friendship Christian to four hits as she pitched Lebanon to a 5-1 victory at Baird Park on opening day for both teams. M...

Commander sluggers hold off walking Devils

From John McNeal's perspective, Friendship Christian was fortunate to be hitting Monday night because his Commanders had trouble throwing strikes. Playing Lebanon for the first time since 2000, Friendship built a big lead before holding on for a 9-5 win at Veterans Field in the season opener for bo...

Lady Dawgs drop pair at Wesleyan

ATHENS — Cumberland dropped a 5-3 and 5-1 double header at Tennessee Wesleyan on Monday. Wesleyan jumped to a 5-0 lead through two innings of the opener against freshman Courtney Carr of Friendship Christian, who allowed five hits and eight walks, including home runs by Ginny Swerigen and Lac...

Jenkins watches as Lanning sweeps awards

MURFREESBORO — Tierney Jenkins was back on a familiar stage late Saturday night – the floor of Murphy Center. But a year after being in the center of the spotlight, the Wilson Central senior watched as Riverdale's Anne Marie Lanning made a clean sweep of the awards – State Tournam...

Bulldogs Mull over sweep of Bethel

While Cumberland buses out to Oklahoma City, Bethel is probably still mulling over how to get Eric Mull out. The Bulldog third baseman/designated hitter slugged his team to a 12-0 and 6-2 sweep of the visiting Wildcats on Saturday at Woody Hunt Stadium. The junior-college transfer from California d...