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Munford High School baseball team still dealing with deaths of Chase Suggs, Steven Kendrick

By Jeff Ireland on January 17, 2020

The 2019 Munford High School baseball season was unprecedented for the coach and players and maybe in the history of all baseball seasons. If one wasn’t aware of what happened a few months before it started, the season would not have looked extraordinary. The Cougars went 12-21 and saw their season end in the district tournament. Now, eight months after the season ended, the … [Read more...] about Munford High School baseball team still dealing with deaths of Chase Suggs, Steven Kendrick

The top 10 Tipton County sports stories of the decade

By Jeff Ireland on January 3, 2020

[metaslider id=3475] This is the first time I have compiled a top 10 list for a decade and it was quite a challenge. The past 10 years have produced countless special moments, games and seasons, so picking 10 was very difficult. I tried not to let recency bias play a role, but it does seem like most of these stories happened over the past five years. Thanks to everyone who made … [Read more...] about The top 10 Tipton County sports stories of the decade

The top 10 Tipton County sports stories of 2019

By Jeff Ireland on December 30, 2019

[metaslider id=3398] The year that was 2019 had a little bit of everything. There were teams that did way better than everybody, a few that did worse (which will not appear on this list) and one team did what everybody thought was possible, but did it in storybook fashion. Here are the top 10 Tipton County sports stories of 2019: 10. New coach, new pitchers, no problem There … [Read more...] about The top 10 Tipton County sports stories of 2019

Ginn and Warmath will be featured on ESPN tonight

By Jeff Ireland on October 10, 2019

It’s been a little more than four months since the Covington High School baseball team capped off a storybook season by beating Forrest for the Class AA state title. Last Thursday at Don Chandler Memorial Field, you would have thought it had just happened. About 200 people - fans, band members, cheeerleaders and parents - showed up as Coach Brad Warmath, Kyle Ginn and the team … [Read more...] about Ginn and Warmath will be featured on ESPN tonight

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