Community Sports

T-G STAFF REPORT A sluggish first half proved to be the Cascade Middle Champions’ undoing on Thursday night in a 53-41 loss to visiting MTCS. MTCS raced out of the gates to a 31-13 halftime lead, but saw Cascade rally for 30 in the second half to cut the Cougars’ advantage to 12 points...

CHAPEL HILL — A huge second quarter was just what the Cascade Middle Champions needed to pick up their first win of the season in Tuesday’s season opener at Forrest Middle. Cascade scored 20 in the second and coasted in the second half to a 51-21 win...

CHAPEL HILL — A low-scoring debut came up just short for the Cascade Middle Lady Champions on Tuesday evening. After rallying for a half-time lead against the Forrest Lady Rockets, Cascade saw the game slip away in the second half in the 26-24 loss...

UNIONVILLE — A big second quarter was enough to lift the Community Middle Viqueens to their first win of the season on Monday night over visiting Huntland. After falling behind in the first quarter, Community rallied for 15 points in the second quarter and held off a late surge for the 41-33 win...

UNIONVILLE — After a close first half, the Community Middle Vikings used a balanced attack in the second half to pull away for a huge, 52-24 win over visiting Huntland in the 2018 season opener. After a close first quarter, Community held a narrow, 7-4 lead, but widened the lead to eight points by halftime...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Middle Vikings broke open a close game with 24 fourth quarter points and went on to defeat the Eagleville Eagles 48-26 in a DRVC football contest Thursday night. Jay Dabbs scored five touchdowns and had five two-point conversions to lead the Vikings in their win...

The Cascade offense ran wild in a 44-12 romp over cross-county rival Liberty on Tuesday night. Blake Olive sparked the Champion run game, rushing for three scores and recovering a fumble in the end zone for a fourth. Cascade struck the first blow with 3:25 left in the first quarter when Anthony Boggs broke a 47-yard strike for the first touchdown...

Harris Middle School fell 38-14 on the road at Franklin County North in a conference matchup on Tuesday night. The Eagles trailed 8-6 at the end of the first quarter, 30-6 and halftime. After a scoreless third, both teams found the end zone once in the fourth quarter...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Middle Vikings appeared headed to a come-from-behind win with 22 unanswered points in the second half, but the MTCS Cougars scored two touchdowns in the last three minutes to defeat the Vikings 32-28 in a DRVC football contest Thursday night...

SPARTA — Harris Middle School’s Golden Eagles suffered a 56-36 loss at White County in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. White County led 14-6 at the end of the first quarter, 36-6 at halftime and 42-20 going into the fourth...

MANCHESTER — There was no shortage of big plays for the Community Middle Vikings on Thursday night at Westwood. Community (3-1) recorded four touchdown runs of at least 45 yards in the Purple and Gold’s 34-19 win over the Rockets. Community wasted little time establishing the game’s momentum...

Harris Middle School’s Golden Eagles picked up their first win of the season with a 22-8 victory over visiting Warren County in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Tuesday evening at the Eagles Nest. The Eagles (1-3, 1-2 CTC) jumped out to a 22-0 advantage before the Pioneers scored late in the game...

In a cross-county match up against the Liberty Patriots, the Community Vikings (2-1) were able to score in every quarter and pulled away from the Patriots for the 42-28 win on Thursday. Community posted a 14-6 lead after the first frame and stretched it to 26-14 by the half...

FAYETTEVILLE — The Community Middle Viqueen volleyball squad notched their fourth-straight win to open the 2018 season with a 2-0 win at Fayetteville. The Viqueens posted a 25-10 Set 1 score and followed with a 25-12 Set 2 score to wrap up the win. M.J. Simmons recorded a pair of aces and two kills, while Haley Mitchell added four aces...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Middle volleyball team won their home match on Thursday afternoon against Eagleville in three sets. The Viqueens dropped the first set, 23-25, but rallied for a huge 25-12 Set 2 win. In the third set tiebreaker, Community edged out a 15-11 win to claim the match...

TULLAHOMA — Harris Middle School’s football team suffered a 26-0 loss at Tullahoma on Tuesday night in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup. The Eagles only trailed 6-0 at halftime but the Wildcats scored 20 points in the second half to pull away...

UNIONVILLE — The Cascade Middle Champions erased a halftime deficit with two third quarter touchdowns and preserved their lead with a long game-ending possession to defeat the Community Vikings 30-28 in the Duck River Valley Conference opener for both teams Thursday night...

The future of golf at the local level looks to be promising after River Bend County Club held its annual Junior Ryder Cup over the weekend. Junior golfers between the ages of six and 17 fielded two teams, Team Fowler (Red) and Team Spieth (Blue), to compete against each other on Saturday and Sunday with each match worth one point...

On Thursday night, the Fayetteville Area Swim Team edged out a 310-304 combined win over the Shelbyville Sharks in a dual-team meet. Fayetteville proved stout and took three of the five 100 meter medley relays, with Shelbyville claiming wins in the Mixed 9-10 100 Meter Medley and the Mixed 11-12 100 Meter Medley...

Shelbyville native and former Shelbyville Central golf standout Whit Turnbow has been named the new President of the Tennessee Golf Foundation. Turnbow recently resigned as Senior Associate Athletic Director at Middle Tennessee State University, effective May 11...