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Claycomb finishes third at State Meet

NASHVILLE — Lebanon's Stephen Claycomb, a senior at Pope John Paul II, finished his high school swimming career last weekend by placing third in the state 50-yard freestyle and eighth in the 100 free, scoring a total of 27 points for his team. He covered Friday's 50 free final in :21.56, beco...

Bears, Commanders advance to sectional

HENDERSONVILLE — The region semifinals is one of the most pressure-packed games on the high school basketball calendar. So close to the sectional and yet one slip up and all a team has worked for during the better part of the previous year is gone. The key to Mt. Juliet's 57-41 Region 5-AAA s...

Bulldogs blast Tech before teams tie as Sunday sun sets

Cumberland blasted visiting Indiana Tech 12-1 in the first game of a Sunday double header before the teams played to a 5-5 nine-inning tie as darkness descended over Woody Hunt Stadium. The Bulldogs jumped to an 8-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning of the opener on two runs singles by Preston...

Lady Bulldogs race past Blue Mountain

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. — Cumberland's 13th-ranked women had little trouble with Blue Mountain in the regular-season finale Saturday, winning 91-73. The Lady Bulldogs raced to a 42-28 halftime lead as they closed out a 23-6 season and 13-5 in the TranSouth Conference. They are in a three-way tie...

Wildcats overtake Rossview, to face MJ in region semis

GLADEVILLE — By Wilson Central's standards, Saturday's 50-43 win over Rossview in the opening round of the Region 5-AAA tournament qualifies as a blowout. But even though the Wildcats didn't need a last-minute comeback like they did in the semifinals and finals of the District 9-AAA tournamen...

FCS Commanders defeat Clay County

The Commanders are one step closer to a region title with a 59-41 victory over Clay County in the Region 4-A tournament in front of their home crowd Saturday. The first half stayed tight, although Friendship maintained a slim lead and ended the first quarter ahead 12-7. The second quarter came to a...

Bulldogs split double header

Luis Martinez and Eric Mull hit two-run homers in Saturday's second game to spark Cumberland to a 6-2 win and a double-header split after the Bulldogs dropped a 9-4 decision in the opener. Martinez's first home run of the year broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third inning and helped send Robert...

Central girls clip Lady Hawks

GLADEVILLE — A team rated as a favorite to repeat as state champion is not supposed to let a sub-.500 team hang around on their court and Wilson Central didn't Friday. The Lady Wildcats rolled past visiting Rossview 68-33 in the Region 5-AAA tournament opener. Central stormed to a 16-5 first-...

Lady Bears hammer Henry County

MT. JULIET — A strong presence in the paint and some pressure defense propelled the Lady Bears to a 70-42 victory over Henry County in the quarterfinals of Region 5-AAA Friday at Tommy Martin Gym/The Cave. Mt. Juliet advanced to the semifinals at Beech where the Lady Bears will face Northeast...

Shelbyville slips away from LHS

SHELBYVILLE — Walking into a Shelbyville gym with 12 state championship banners hanging from the ceiling and with two starters missing and a third hobbling, Lebanon gave the heavily-favored Eaglettes all they cared for for just over two quarters Friday. Then the Eaglettes flexed their muscles...