On the second night of a four-game road trip, the sixth-ranked Lady Chargers made the trip to Somerville and kept their District 15-AA record unblemished with a 51-31 win over Fayette-Ware. Covington (15-3, 4-0) led by two at the end of the first period, but then proceeded to pull away, holding Fayette-Ware to single digits and just 19 point over the final three … [Read more...] about Covington boys and girls down Fayette-Ware, remain perfect in district play
Basketball
Rough third quarters lead to Munford losses in district openers
[metaslider id=3583] The third quarter was not kind to the Munford basketball teams Tuesday night at home against Dyer County in district action. Munford's boys and girls were both very competitive through two quarters, but not so much in the third period and both teams dropped their District 13-AAA openers. Dyer County led the Lady Cougars 21-16 at the half before the Lady … [Read more...] about Rough third quarters lead to Munford losses in district openers
Covington boys’ and girls’ basketball teams remain undefeated in district
Looking to go 3-0 in District 15-AA, the Lady Chargers traveled last Friday to Bolivar, one of the toughest places to play in the district. The Lady Tigers weren’t up to the task, falling 60-39 to the Lady Chargers, who are ranked sixth in this week's Associated Press Class 2A state poll. Kalynn Howard and Trinity Taylor led the way for CHS (14-3, 3-0), tying for game-high … [Read more...] about Covington boys’ and girls’ basketball teams remain undefeated in district
Q and A: Munford point guard Maiya Reed dishes on social media, culture shock and her stoic coach
Junior Munford point guard Maiya Reed led her team in scoring as a sophomore and is doing it again this season, averaging a county-high 20 points per game. A transplant from California, Reed is not a fan of chicken, likes social media and says her famously stoic coach smiles more than people might think. Q: When did you start playing basketball? A: I started playing when I … [Read more...] about Q and A: Munford point guard Maiya Reed dishes on social media, culture shock and her stoic coach
Covington routs Brighton while keeping an eye on a bigger prize
[metaslider id=3532] For a while Tuesday night it looked the Cardinals were going to treat the large crowd assembled in the Brighton gym to a competitive game against their county rival Covington. J.D. Weathers and Ken Hennings each hit 3-pointers to give Brighton an 8-4 lead midway through the first quarter. It was all Covington after that, though. The Chargers (13-3) went … [Read more...] about Covington routs Brighton while keeping an eye on a bigger prize
Lady Chargers surge past Brighton to finish off season sweep
[metaslider id=3506] Much like when the Brighton and Covington girls met on Dec. 10 in Covington, Tuesday night's game in Brighton was close for a quarter and a half. But, as they did in December, the Lady Chargers went on a run before halftime and never gave up control of the game in a 49-29 win. Sylvia "Bug" Jones scored for Brighton with 2:28 left in the second quarter to … [Read more...] about Lady Chargers surge past Brighton to finish off season sweep
The top 10 Tipton County sports stories of the decade
[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
[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
