Bella Crook was a big reason why the Covington Lady Chargers softball team made the state tournament last year. Her accomplishments were noticed by Southwest Tennessee Community College softball coach Keith Gentry, and that led to her signing on Tuesday. “I’ve heard nothing but good things about her,” Gentry said. “An opposing coach said a bunch of good things about … [Read more...] about Covington’s Bella Crook signs softball scholarship with Southwest
Brighton High fishing duo will compete for national title next month
Jaxon Sherfield, a 2025 graduate of Brighton High School, and rising sophomore Reese Russell will have a chance to do something really special next month: compete for a national championship. The fishing duo has qualified to compete in the High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship June 24-28 at Oklahoma. Sherfield has been an accomplished competitive … [Read more...] about Brighton High fishing duo will compete for national title next month
Munford baseball finishes second at Class AAA state tournament
Saturday's Class 3A state title game at Siegel High Schoo in Murfreesboro didn't go as Cougars fans and played hoped, but the Munford baseball team's postseason run will go down was one of the best in school history. After going 3-0 in bracket play, the Cougars lost to Greeneville 10-0 in the title game. "Thanks for the ride boy," head coach Scotty Yount said. "You guys … [Read more...] about Munford baseball finishes second at Class AAA state tournament
Brighton High grad Dalton Rushing now playing for reigning World Series champs
Making a Major League Baseball roster is really, really hard. According to Google, 0.5 percent of high school baseball players are drafted, and only about 10 percent of those ever make it to the big leagues. Until last week, just two Tipton County men – Aaron Fultz and Tucker Ashford – had ever played in the modern major leagues. Now there are three. Dalton Rushing, a … [Read more...] about Brighton High grad Dalton Rushing now playing for reigning World Series champs
Munford baseball headed to state for third time in eight seasons
When the Munford High baseball team dropped the first game of a best-of-three substate series against Dyer County last Wednesday, the odds were against the Cougars making state. So much for the odds. Munford won game two 4-3 the same day and then beat the Choctaws 13- 8 at home on Thursday to punch its ticket to state. Scotty Yount has been Munford's head coach eight … [Read more...] about Munford baseball headed to state for third time in eight seasons
Covington softball team downs South Gibson, advances to state tournament
There were not a lot of people outside of the Covington High School softball program who expected the Lady Chargers to be in the 2025 Class 3A state tournament. The team is young and a new coach was named one week into the season. So much for the naysayers. Covington defeated Millington last Wednesday to win the region title and then beat South Gibson 4-2 at home … [Read more...] about Covington softball team downs South Gibson, advances to state tournament
Former Covington, Munford basketball coach Tim Halford inducted into BCAT Hall of Fame
A man known in these parts for serving as the head boys’ basketball coach at Covington and Munford high schools received a big honor last week. Tim Halford, who coached at Covington from 1995 to 2004 and Munford from 2007 to 2011, has been inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee Hall of Fame. “Not at all,” Halford said when asked if making the hall … [Read more...] about Former Covington, Munford basketball coach Tim Halford inducted into BCAT Hall of Fame
Munford basketball made history by making state tournament
It’s been a couple of weeks since the Munford High School basketball team made history by competing in the Class 3A state tournament in Murfreesboro. It had been 39 years since any Tipton County boys’ basketball team had qualified for the state tournament and 95 years since Munford made it to state. The Cougars fell to Greeneville 63-46 on March 20 in the state … [Read more...] about Munford basketball made history by making state tournament
