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Day one at state: Covington baseball, TRA softball pick up huge wins

By Jeff Ireland on May 25, 2021

[metaslider id=8837] MURFREESBORO - Five Tipton County-area baseball and softball teams competed today in the TSSAA Spring Fling State Championships, and the results were mixed. Two teams - Covington baseball and Tipton-Rosemark softball - won, but it wasn't easy. Three more teams - Brighton baseball, Covington softball and TRA baseball - fell and are now one loss away from … [Read more...] about Day one at state: Covington baseball, TRA softball pick up huge wins

Covington softball, Covington baseball, Brighton baseball earn state berths in dramatic fashion

By Jeff Ireland on May 24, 2021

[metaslider id=8824] It was a Friday night to remember for Tipton County high school athletics. All within less than an hour at three different locations, three teams - Covington softball, Covington baseball and Brighton baseball - dog piled in celebration after earning berths in this week's TSSAA Spring Fling state championships in Murfreesboro. There were compelling … [Read more...] about Covington softball, Covington baseball, Brighton baseball earn state berths in dramatic fashion

State update: TRA softball is in; Covington baseball, softball and Brighton, TRA baseball need one more win

By Jeff Ireland on May 21, 2021

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

Munford competing in first-ever Tennessee softball middle school state tournament

By Jeff Ireland on May 19, 2021

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

Lady Chargers cruise to another district title

By Jeff Ireland on May 12, 2021

The Covington Lady Charger softball team continued its dominance of District 15-AA when they hosted the district tournament last week and early this week. Covington won three straight, including a 14-2 rout of Bolivar on Monday in the title game, to claim the program's 26th district title. Monday's title game was decided in the first inning when six of the first seven … [Read more...] about Lady Chargers cruise to another district title

Tipton-Rosemark senior Ali Naumann signs softball scholarship with Dyersburg State

By Jeff Ireland on April 29, 2021

When Ali Naumann was a freshman softball player at Tipton-Rosemark four years ago, she collided with the University School of Jackson catcher so hard while trying to score that the opposing player was left unconscious. It was at the point that head coach Johnie Sanfratello began to realize what kind of player he had on his hands. Before Naumann signed her scholarship with … [Read more...] about Tipton-Rosemark senior Ali Naumann signs softball scholarship with Dyersburg State

Brighton softball finishes off doubleheader sweep on Brie Howard’s walk-off homer

By Jeff Ireland on April 16, 2021

It would be hard to dream up a more dramatic way to sweep a key district doubleheader than the way the Brighton softball team did it Thursday night in Savannah. After beating Hardin County 4-3 in eight innings in game one, sophomore Brie Howard, one of the hottest hitters around, hit a walk-off three-run homer to give Brighton a wildly entertaining 6-4 win. Brighton (11-4 … [Read more...] about Brighton softball finishes off doubleheader sweep on Brie Howard’s walk-off homer

Covington softball defeats Millington, Haywood in district action

By The Leader on April 13, 2021

[metaslider id=8590] The Covington Lady Charger softball team played three games at the Morris Hunter Invitational in Southaven on Saturday against some tough competition, dropping two of three to fall to 10-6 on the season. St. Benedict blanked CHS 3-0 in the opener. Ana Gover’s single and Kalynn Howard’s double were the only Covington hits. Lauren Vickery took the loss in … [Read more...] about Covington softball defeats Millington, Haywood in district action

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