Moments after the Tipton-Rosemark Academy baseball team beat Grace Christian Academy this afternoon to clinch a berth in next week's DII-A State Tournament, the players were lining up behind the pitcher's mound for a group photo. Somebody yelled, "Wait for Pat!" Pat would be senior lead-off hitter Patrick Green, who hit a walk-off RBI-single in the bottom of the eighth inning … [Read more...] about Green’s walk-off single sends Tipton-Rosemark baseball to state tournament
State update: TRA softball is in; Covington baseball, softball and Brighton, TRA baseball need one more win
At least one Tipton County-area team will compete at next week's TSSAA Spring Fling State Championships and four more have a chance to play their way in today. The Tipton-Rosemark Academy softball team's offense was dominant yesterday while sweeping Middle Tennessee Christian School at home in a best-of-three sub-state series. TRA took game one 12-7 and game two 18-2 to make … [Read more...] about State update: TRA softball is in; Covington baseball, softball and Brighton, TRA baseball need one more win
Fifteen Crestview athletes will compete at state middle school track meet tomorrow
Crestview Middle School will be well-represented at tomorrow's Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association state track meet. Fifteen Crestview athletes will compete at the one-day event, which will be held at Austin Peay's Fortera Stadium in Clarksville. Kinlee Carver will compete individually in the girls' long jump and Chrisyha Draine qualified in the 400 meters. Carver, … [Read more...] about Fifteen Crestview athletes will compete at state middle school track meet tomorrow
Munford competing in first-ever Tennessee softball middle school state tournament
History will be made this weekend in Hendersonville, Tenn. and the Munford Middle School softball team will be a part of it. For the first time in state history there will be a softball middle school state tournament. Munford Middle School, the West Tennessee Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champs, beat Kate Bond Middle 16-0 last Monday and West Collierville … [Read more...] about Munford competing in first-ever Tennessee softball middle school state tournament
Brighton Cardinals have a chance Friday to become first team in program history to make state
Brighton High School opened its doors in 1996 and has fielded 24 baseball teams during that time span. No team has ever made it to the state tournament and just one, the 2007 team, made it as far as the sectionals, the winners of which go to state. When Brighton knocked off Bartlett 3-2 Sunday afternoon at home in a Region 7-AAA semifinal game, the Cardinals became just the … [Read more...] about Brighton Cardinals have a chance Friday to become first team in program history to make state
Kalynn Howard becomes third Lady Charger to sign basketball scholarship
[metaslider id=8782] When Kalynn Howard was an eighth-grader at Crestview Middle School, Covington head coach Katrisha Glass went to one of her games and watched Howard score all but two of her team's points. "I said to myself, 'Man, we can't lose her,'" Glass said. "I was worried Tipton-Rosemark or somebody would try and get her." Howard ended up attending Covington the … [Read more...] about Kalynn Howard becomes third Lady Charger to sign basketball scholarship
Former Covington car dealer Marty McDivitt faces up to 25 years after 21-count guilty verdict
Was former Covington car dealer Marty McDivitt merely cutting corners while borrowing money from the Bank of Tipton, or was he just flat out stealing? That was the central question a jury of eight women and four men had to answer this week during a four-day trial in Tipton County Circuit Court. It took the jury less than three hours Thursday to decide he was … [Read more...] about Former Covington car dealer Marty McDivitt faces up to 25 years after 21-count guilty verdict
Covington’s Felia Fayne signs basketball scholarship with Itawamba CC
[metaslider id=8767] When Felia Fayne transferred from Brighton High to Covington for her sophomore year, she was pretty soft-spoken on a team full of girls who had been playing together for a while. "When she first got here you could tell she was trying to learn our system and see where she fit in," Covington head coach Katrisha Glass said. "She didn't say very much, but … [Read more...] about Covington’s Felia Fayne signs basketball scholarship with Itawamba CC
