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Lady Cardinals take two from Munford to win district championship

By Jeff Ireland on May 12, 2022

Entering Wednesday afternoon's District 14-AAA tournament title game, or games, as it turned out, Brighton needed to beat Munford twice to claim the title. Thanks to some stellar pitching and power hitting, that's exactly what they did. The Lady Cardinals beat Munford 7-4 in game one and 10-0 in the nightcap to take the championship. Both teams are moving on to Monday's … [Read more...] about Lady Cardinals take two from Munford to win district championship

Munford Lady Cougars defeat Covington, Brighton to advance to title game; TRA wages dramatic comeback

By Jeff Ireland on May 10, 2022

[metaslider id=10528] The big question entering the District 14-AAA softball tournament: After beating each other all year, which Tipton County team would emerge on top? It's not over yet, but Munford staked its claim as the team to beat by defeating Covington on Saturday and Brighton on Monday. Those wins put the Lady Cougars into Wednesday's title game and also qualified … [Read more...] about Munford Lady Cougars defeat Covington, Brighton to advance to title game; TRA wages dramatic comeback

Munford’s offense stays in high gear during blowout of Haywood

By Jeff Ireland on April 8, 2022

The Munford Lady Cougar offense has been on fire lately, scoring double-digit runs its last four games. That trend continued Thursday night at home vs. Haywood in a key District 14-AAA game. Lexi Billings hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning and it was all Munford (8-3 overall, 1-1 district) the rest of the way in a 16-0 win that ended after three … [Read more...] about Munford’s offense stays in high gear during blowout of Haywood

Covington softball shuts out Munford in long-awaited season opener

By Jeff Ireland on March 16, 2021

[metaslider id=8407] Covington and Munford have played each other in the high school softball season opener for several years in a row and it's always a great way to get things started. A large crowd showed up as usual and their were a lot of familiar faces on hand, but on a perfect night weather-wise everything felt a little special in light of last season being … [Read more...] about Covington softball shuts out Munford in long-awaited season opener

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