COOKEVILLE — The Macon County High School golf teams brought their district titles to the regional tournament Monday at the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Golf Course, but fell short in their quest to advance to the state tournament.

The Macon County High School Tigers are carving through their schedule with wins, and head coach Kyle Shoulders wants this team to continuing building on that start.

This past Friday night, the Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs traveled to Whitwell looking to avenge the loss they suffered last year against the Tigers.

September always comes with its merciful promise of ebbing heat, and September always unspools its four or five college football Saturdays, and September always teaches us some things. Sometimes they’re smallish things and sometimes, like in this doozy of a September, they’re not.

The Macon County High School cross country teams had three athletes in the top 10 on Saturday during the Burnett Invitational at Cookeville High School, while Red Boiling Springs High School placed five runners in the top 100.

MT. JULIET — The Macon County High School girls and boys golf teams swept the team titles Monday in the district tournament at Pine Creek Golf Course.

The Macon County High School golf teams had a banner day Sept. 13 at home against Henderson and Green Hill.

The Macon County High School cross country teams had strong performances Sept. 17 in the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Ala.

This past Friday night, the Bulldogs had their Homecoming and Founders Night, where Bulldog football was honored for entering into its 50th season, but for the current Bulldogs, it was about avenging last year’s loss to the North Greene Huskies.

The Macon County High Tigers traveled to the creekbank on Friday night to take on neighboring rival Trousdale County Yellow Jackets and came home with a big win.

FRANKLIN, Ky. — Twin Creeks Racing Stable moved Law Professor from California because of the greater options offered with more racetracks in the East and Midwest. It proved a good move as the 4-year-old Constitution gelding won his first start for New York-based trainer Rob Atras, taking Thu…

Horse racing in Franklin is growing up to be quite a powerful event in the horse industry, with a total live-racing purse expected at about $18 million with its ongoing live racing — a long way from its humble beginning in its initial run in 1990 as Dueling Grounds with steeplechase racing.

Due to a shortage in referees, some prep football games are being played on Thursday nights, and that was the case for the Macon County High Tigers this week as they traveled to Smithville and thumped the Dekalb County Tigers 21-13.

Lafayette’s 7U coach pitch travel ball team the Macon Thunder’s first travel ball game included players who came straight out of T-ball into coach pitch.

Red Boiling Springs overcame a shaky start against the Tennessee Heat on Aug. 26 and pulled the game out late in the fourth quarter to even its record to 1-1 with a 28-27 victory at home.

Macon County’s football team found a way to make it three wins in a row over rival Westmoreland at home Friday.

The Macon County Junior High School boys cross country team finished second over the weekend to highlight MCHS competition in the Macon Bank Invitational in Lafayette.

The Macon County High School girls soccer team went 2-1 last weekend during the 2022 Smoky Mountain Cup in Gatlinburg.

The inaugural Macon County High School Alumni Basketball Game was a hit with players Saturday, and the participation was strong, which has MCHS girls basketball coach Kailyn Thompson excited for year two.

The Macon County High School Tigers hit the road Friday in week one, heading up to Cross Plains to take on the East Robertson Indians, and got stellar performances from the Borders twins (Zach and Gabe) and knocked off the Indians, 43-33.

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The Macon County Junior High boys team placed second out of seven teams at the Donna Tucker Memorial Middle School Invitational on Saturday.

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCORES

The Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs kicked off their season Friday by participating in the third annual Industrial Bowl at Macon County, facing off against Christ Presbyterian Academy’s junior varsity squad in a 21-0 loss.

The Macon County High School golf program is leaning on sophomores as it is in the early stages this season in its quest to reach the state tournament.

The Macon County High Tiger football team took on the Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions on Friday in the third annual Industrial Bowl Jamboree. In just two quarters, the Tigers were able to outscore the Lions 21-14.

COOKEVILLE — The countdown is on as the Tennessee Tech football team held its first practice of the 2022 fall camp Aug. 2, marking one month before the Golden Eagles load up the plane and take off to open the season against the Kansas Jayhawks.