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Runners from Brighton, Covington and Munford qualify for state cross country meet

By Jeff Ireland on October 28, 2020

[metaslider id=7028] Multiple cross country runners from Tipton County high schools fared well at Tuesday’s region meet in Alamo and punched their tickets for the state meet Nov. 5-6 in Hendersonville. The Brighton girls' team - Brie Howard, Kailyn Varnadore, Karsen Waddell, Kamryn Bridges, Presley Smith, Mackenzie Winnans and Hailey Landers - finished third to qualify for … [Read more...] about Runners from Brighton, Covington and Munford qualify for state cross country meet

Brighton holds off Munford rally in wild district game

By Jeff Ireland on January 22, 2020

[metaslider id=3679] Things could not have started much worse for Munford in a District 13-AAA game Tuesday night in Brighton. The Cardinals raced to a 22-2 lead and Munford did not make its second field goal until T.J. Buford scored with 5:10 left in the second quarter. Things were far from settled, however. That Buford field goal started a 17-0 run that pulled the Cougars … [Read more...] about Brighton holds off Munford rally in wild district game

Covington routs Brighton while keeping an eye on a bigger prize

By Jeff Ireland on January 8, 2020

[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

By Jeff Ireland on January 8, 2020

[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

5 things to know about the high school basketball season … so far

By Jeff Ireland on December 18, 2019

The high school basketball season is less than a month old the most important games of the season will not be played until the calendar turns to 2020. However, there have been some highlights and trends over the past four weeks. Here are five of them: The Brighton Lady Cardinals, led by some very impressive individual performances, are off to a hot start. After a 75-15 win … [Read more...] about 5 things to know about the high school basketball season … so far

Lockdown lifted at Brighton schools

By Echo Day on November 22, 2019

The precautionary lockdown at Brighton schools has been lifted. At 9:37 a.m. the school system tweeted it had initiated the lockdown. Update for everyone - BHS, BMS, and BES are all on a precautionary lock down because of some rumors that were spread on social media by two students this morning. We are investigating but thus far have found nothing credible. We will keep you … [Read more...] about Lockdown lifted at Brighton schools

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Brighton High fishing duo will compete for national title next month

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Munford baseball finishes second at Class AAA state tournament

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Brighton High grad Dalton Rushing now playing for reigning World Series champs

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Covington softball team downs South Gibson, advances to state tournament

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