[metaslider id=10616] Tipton County will be very well represented this week in Murfreesboro when the TSSAA Spring Fling state championships get underway. Covington and Munford baseball and Brighton softball each begin their quests for state titles on Tuesday afternoon. The Tipton-Rosemark softball team begins play in the DII-AA state tournament on Wednesday afternoon. None … [Read more...] about Covington, Munford, Brighton, TRA all sending athletes to Spring Fling this week
Baseball
Speedy Covington outfielder Cam Tindall signs with Bethel
The Bethel University baseball program is a little bit different than many other college programs. In today's game, many college and pro teams focus on the power game, playing station to station and waiting on the long ball. Bethel, instead, plays a speed game, focusing more on manufacturing runs with speed. That's part of the reason Covington centerfielder Cam Tindall signed … [Read more...] about Speedy Covington outfielder Cam Tindall signs with Bethel
Covington baseball defeats Munford to win district title
The odds were against Munford beating Covington twice Tuesday night to win the District 14-AAA tournament, even after beating the Chargers 10-2 in game one. A pair of Covington pitchers made sure there would be no storybook ending for the Cougars in game two. Starter Paxton Messer allowed just one hit over three innings and Ben Smith pitched four innings of no-hit relief to … [Read more...] about Covington baseball defeats Munford to win district title
Postseason update: Covington baseball puts Brighton and Munford on the brink
A little more than a month ago, the Covington baseball team was 3-9 and on a seven-game losing streak. That seems like ancient history now. Covington beat top-seeded Munford and Brighton over the weekend in the District 14-AAA tournament to clinch a spot in Tuesday's title game. Covington also secured a spot in next week's region tournament. Munford and Brighton play today … [Read more...] about Postseason update: Covington baseball puts Brighton and Munford on the brink
Brighton, Munford baseball split two as district schedule winds down
Munford had a chance sew up the number one seed in next month's district tournament with a two-game sweep of Brighton. It didn't happen, though. Brighton won the first game Monday and Munford won game two on Tuesday. That means Munford (18-7 overall, 6-2 District 14-AAA) and Brighton (11-11, 4-2) would finish tied atop the regular season standings if Brighton beats Covington … [Read more...] about Brighton, Munford baseball split two as district schedule winds down
Munford baseball sweeps Covington in new district
[metaslider id=10339] Covington and Munford’s baseball parking lots were more packed than usual for their annual matchups Monday and Tuesday. The attendance equaled the size of a sub-state game, but the postseason has not begun. Why? History was being made as the two schools collided in district games, which is a first time both teams are competing in the District 14-AAA, so … [Read more...] about Munford baseball sweeps Covington in new district
Covington first baseman Chris Godwin signs with Jackson State Community College
Covington senior Chris Godwin had perhaps the biggest hit of the season last year for the Chargers. With a state tournament berth on the line in a sectional game at South Gibson, Godwin hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth to give the Chargers a 5-4 win and another state tournament berth. As chance would have it, Jacob Bryant, a second baseman for South Gibson, and Godwin … [Read more...] about Covington first baseman Chris Godwin signs with Jackson State Community College
Rosemark pitcher Jordan Massey signs with Southwest Tennessee Community College
Jordan Massey, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher at Tipton-Rosemark Academy, signed a baseball scholarship Tuesday afternoon with Southwest Tennessee Community College. A question always asked of students when they sign an athletic scholarship: Why did you choose this school? The fact that all five of Massey's siblings - three brothers and two sisters - and his parents … [Read more...] about Rosemark pitcher Jordan Massey signs with Southwest Tennessee Community College
