Cascade Athletics

Entering Tuesday night's rivalry game against Cascade, Community coach Robbie Davis was a little concerned about his team's fatigue level, having played four games in six days. While it was a bit of a sluggish start, eventually the Vikings settled in and took care of business in a 20-point, 68-48 victory over the Champions...

There wasn't much separating the Cascade Champions and the Webb Feet on Friday night. By in large, the two teams played about as evenly as possible, except for a third-quarter run by Webb, which ultimately proved to be the difference in the game. During that run, the Feet went on a 17-2 romp through the third quarter that paved the way for the 61-45 win over the Champs on Friday night...

The Webb School had no shortage of offense in the meeting against backyard rival Cascade on Friday night. Webb nearly hit the century mark in the 90-32 victory over the Lady Champions. Leshae Dwyer and Lauren Vann combined for 50 points and imposed their will on Cascade throughout the four quarters...

NOLENSVILLE — Cascade coach Kendall Hampton was like every new coach in the state prior to her team's first game—she just didn't know quite what to expect since play days and scrimmages were canceled due to COVID-19. What she learned in Tuesday night's season opener was her team has a lot of fight—even when the chips were down...

NOLENSVILLE — What looked like a runaway in favor of Nolensville early turned out to be a closely contested third quarter in Cascade's season opener on Tuesday night. Nolensville was able to connect on seven first-half treys and built a 14-point halftime lead, which Cascade cut to single figures in the third quarter...

During the 2020-2021 basketball season, Cascade High School will limit fan capacity to one-third total gym occupancy. Tickets for home games can be purchased from gofan.co. The link to purchase tickets will be activated four days prior to the game date...

The ongoing global pandemic has been a challenge for athletes and coaches of every classification of every sport. While nobody is truly “prepared” for handling the raging pandemic, Lady Champion basketball coach Kendall Hampton feels that having been in the gym as the Lady Champion volleyball coach has helped her coach through the basketball preseason thus far...

Any time a coach is hired to take over a program, there are always struggles each coach must go through—building chemistry, understanding the personnel and fitting into a new environment. Throw in a global pandemic and the challenges Cascade coach Chris Lawson has faced are pretty unprecedented...

Shelbyville Central’s appeal to the TSSAA to remain in Class 5A was denied on Thursday. The Golden Eagles were placed in 6A when the reclassification was announced a few weeks ago, but the school's administration originally reported the wrong enrollment numbers which led to the appeal...

PIKEVILLE — Against top-tiered competition, mistakes can't happen. Unfortunately for Cascade on Friday night in the opening round of the Class AA playoffs, the Champs were bitten by the turnover bug that led to four first-half Bledsoe County touchdowns...

WESTMORELAND — Friday night's regular season finale between Cascade and Westmoreland showcased two teams that are differentiated by a razor thin margin. While Westmoreland (5-5, 3-2) eventually finished the 4-AA slate with a 14-0 win over the Champions to lock up...

CHAPEL HILL — Jake Tyre know a thing or two about the Cascade-Forrest rivalry. Dating back to his playing days when he suited up for the Champions, the rivalry is one of the most storied and heated in the area. For the better part of a decade, the Rockets (6-3) have dominated the series—until Friday night...

Against top-tiered talent, you cannot make mistakes. Untimely turnovers and costly penalties ultimately proved Cascade's undoing on Friday night against Trousdale County, despite standing toe-to-toe with one of the state's most physical teams of any classification...

CHAPEL HILL — After being put in an early hole in Tuesday night's District 6-A semifinal elimination round, the Cascade Lady Champions could have folded—only they didn't. Huntland eventually held on for the 3-1 win over Cascade, but the Lady Champs answered the bell and made the winners earn their victory until the final seconds of the match...

Cascade's game plan has been a simple one—play solid defense, run the ball and control the clock. While Cascade (4-3) once again got another stellar defensive performance, the Champs showcased the ability to capitalize on explosive plays and quick scoring dives in Friday night's 28-0 blowout win over Cannon County...

UNIONVILLE – The Cascade Lady Champions came from two sets down to force a deciding fifth set against the Fayetteville Lady Tigers, but the Lady Champs could not hold on to a late lead as the Lady Tigers eked out the win to advance in the District 6-A volleyball tournament Monday night...

A confident team is a dangerous thing. And the Cascade Champions (3-3, 1-2) are riding high with a boat load of confidence following Friday night's 13-0 Region 4-AA win over Jackson County. Cascade's bread and butter once again rested on a stellar defensive effort, coupled with an offensive game plan that dictated the time of possession and was opportunistic in scoring points...

While it was a dominant first half in terms of possession, the Forrest Lady Rockets clung to a 0-0 tie at the half of Friday night's regular season finale. What the Lady Rockets couldn't stop was a four-goal explosion in the second half as Cascade picked up a key win on Senior Night to lock up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming District 6-A tournament...

A pair of first-half goals by Morgan Housch was all the Cascade Lady Champions needed to blank MTCS in a non-district tilt on Thursday night. Although Cascade dominated the possession through both halves, the Lady Champs held on for the 2-0 win. Housch netted the first score of the night in the 16th minute when Caroline Stone broke away and was able to fire a shot at the MTCS goal...

FAYETTEVILLE — The Cascade Lady Champions dropped another close match in the regular season finale on Monday at Fayetteville City. After forcing a fifth-set tiebreaker against the Lady Tigers, Cascade was unable to come up with the needed points to finish off the comeback...

The Cascade Lady Champions continue to surge as they head to the postseason. On Tuesday night, the Lady Champs notched another shutout victory, blanking Fayetteville City, 5-0. “I am proud of our girls. They really played well and possessed the ball and got a lot of shots off,” coach Zack Spears said...

Cascade's Evan Woosley-Reed defended his state championship Wednesday by winning the Division I Small Class State Tournament.

For the better part of the 2020 season, the Cascade Champion defense has played at a high level. Cascade continued to wreak havoc on an opposing offense on Friday night in the “Battle of Bedford” rivalry against Community. In total, Cascade (2-3) accounted for three interceptions, two blocked punts, and held the Vikings in negative yardage for the majority of the game...

LAWRENCEBURG — Keeping with the recent trends, the Cascade golf teams saw strong showings in Monday’s Region 6A-AA tournament. Highlighted by defending state champion Evan Woosley-Reed, the Champions turned in a team score of 357, good enough for a third-place finish in the team standings...

In arguably the most important regular season District 6-A match left on the schedule, the Community Viqueens hosted Cascade on Monday evening with the hopes of keeping their unbeaten streak alive. That scenario played out as the Viqueens were able to score a goal in each half and hold off a surging Lady Champion squad, 2-0, to remain perfect so far this season...

ROVER – Pleasant temperatures and sunny skies along with the customary cannon blast start greeted high school runners from Community, Cascade and Shelbyville Central Monday afternoon for the 21st Community Invitational Cross Country Run. Community’s Ashley Harper won the girls’ division with a time of 25:57...

The Cascade Lady Champions picked up a pair of early-week wins, defeating Giles County, 3-1 and followed with a 3-0 sweep over Shelbyville Central on Tuesday night. On Tuesday against the Eaglettes, Cascade was able to grind out wins in the first two sets and closed the match in convincing fashion, with a 25-13 victory over Shelbyville Central...

In order to pull an upset against some of the state's best competition, teams have to play nearly perfect football. Cascade coach Jake Tyre knew his team would have to replicate the near-perfect performance from a week ago during Friday night's Region 4-AA matchup at Watertown...

All season long, the Community Viqueens have dominated their schedule, having not lost a single set. Cascade was the latest team to fall victim to the Viqueens’ 2020 domination on Thursday night, with the Purple and Gold recording their 10th straight shutout victory of the season...

CHAPEL HILL — The District 11 golf tournament had a strong showing from Bedford County athletes, several of whom punched their tickets to the upcoming Region 6-A tournament. Monday's tournament was highlighted by defending state champion, Evan Woosley-Reed, adding another title to the resume...

MURFREESBORO — The Cascade Lady Champions are trending the right way as the season inches towards the district tournament. Cascade won its third-straight match, including its second-straight shutout victory, blanking MTCS 6-0 on Tuesday night. “I am proud of the way our team played, from the top to the bottom of the lineup. We had a great showing, “Lady Champ coach Zack Spears said...

CORNERSVILLE — All it took was one goal for the Cascade Lady Champions to pick up a much-needed District 6-A win on Monday evening, knocking off Cornersville, 1-0. Cascade had plenty of chances with several shots on goal, but was unable to crack through the Cornersville defense through over 60 minutes of regulation...

After a week of successes in the win column, the Cascade Lady Champions ran into a bit of a buzz saw, dropping two matches in a row to Culleoka and Lincoln County. Not much went Cascade's way during Monday evenings non-district match against Lincoln County...

A week ago, the Cascade Champions showcased an improved effort and a stellar defensive effort that fell a few plays short of knocking off region foe East Robertson. While Cascade had showed glimpses of their potential through the first two games, the Champs had yet to put together a complete game...

CHAPEL HILL — After a lengthy layover that lasted through the duration of the horse show, the Cascade Lady Champions got back on track and recorded their first win of the season in a 5-2 showing on Tuesday night at Forrest. Cascade needed just 15 minutes to finally crack the Lady Rocket defense when Makenna Lamb laced a shot to the back of the net for the early score...

EAGLEVILLE — Cascade continues to show improvements in its inaugural volleyball season, but came up on the short end of a 3-0 sweep at Eagleville on Tuesday evening. While the Lady Eagles claimed the match in a sweep, Cascade remained competitive in each set...

Big time players make big time plays. That's just what East Robertson's Taylor Groves, six-foot-two, a four-star prospect, did on Friday night at the Stable against the Cascade Champions. East (1-2, 1-0) scored two touchdowns on fourth-down passes, Groves scooped and scored a 90-yard fumble return inside of five minutes to dash the Champs' hopes of a comeback and escaped Cascade with a 28-10 Region 4-AA win...