Community Athletics

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings had a chance to preview part of their upcoming 2019 football squad Friday night in a scrimmage against Red Boiling Springs. The Vikings scored three touchdowns and gave up one in the first part of the scrimmage, in which the teams took turns with 10 offensive plays before going on defense...

The Cascade Champions used their speed and a strong passing performance to defeat the Community Vikings 6-0 Tuesday in a semifinal matchup of the District 6-A tournament. The Vikings came out strong and denied the Champs a goal in the first 10 minutes before Garrett Rucker headed a loose ball into the net to give Cascade a 1-0 lead...

NOLENSVILLE – The Community Viqueens fell behind early and could never get untracked as the Nolensville Lady Knights defeated the Viqueens 15-0 Thursday night in an opening round game of the District 12-AA tournament. The Viqueens pieced together five hits but could not find pay dirt...

UNIONVILLE – The Cascade Champions started in dramatic fashion with back-to-back first inning home runs, but the Community Vikings righted the ship and scored the next 10 runs as the Vikings defeated the Champions 10-2 Tuesday night in the regular season finale for both teams...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens had the same number of hits as the Cannon County Lionettes, but could not recover from a first inning deficit as the Viqueens fell 7-3 in a non-district game Friday night. The Lionettes batted around to take the lead in the opening inning. Cannon County had just two hits, but two Viqueen errors and two walks paved the way for the Lionettes to take a 5-0 lead...

UNIONVILLE – The Cascade Champions were able to spread the wealth as six different players found the back of the net in a 6-0 victory over the Community Vikings in a District 6-A soccer match Thursday night. The Champions were able to advance the ball effectively against the Vikings as the ball stayed on the Community side of the field for a big part of the game. ...

The Community Vikings could not overcome two big innings and five errors as the Vikings fell 8-1 to the Marshall County Tigers in a District 12-AA baseball game Monday night. All eight Marshall County runs in the contest were unearned. The Vikings took an early lead in the second inning...

For Community senior Beau Smith, when it came to picking a college, a personal relationship with Central Methodist’s coaches and a relatable small-campus environment was all he needed to make his decision for where he wanted to spend the next four years...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens scratched and clawed for seven innings, but fell just a little short as the Marshall County Tigerettes defeated the Viqueens 5-4 in a District 12-AA contest Monday night. After the Tigerettes took a 1-0 in the top of the first inning, Community (1-9, 0-7 D12AA) bounced back in the bottom of the inning...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings had plenty of base runners but could not plate any runs as the Giles County Bobcats defeated the Vikings 9-0 in a District 12-AA baseball game Monday night. The Bobcats scored a single run in the second inning and three runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead...

EAGLEVILLE – The Community Vikings scored all of their runs in the fourth and fifth innings and used a strong pitching performance from Jackson Bailey to defeat the Eagleville Eagles 5-1 in a non-district baseball game Thursday night. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Community (8-10) erupted for three runs. ...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings and Nolensville Knights were locked in a scoreless tie for four innings, but the Knights scored all of their runs over the final three innings and defeated the Vikings 7-1 in a District 12-AA baseball contest Wednesday night...

UNIONVILLE — Untimely errors ultimately proved to be the the Community Viqueens’ undoing on Tuesday afternoona against visiting Central Magnet. Trailing just 1-0 in the top of the third, the Viqueens committed a series of errors that allowed the Lady Tigers to break the game open...

Hard work always pays dividends. Nobody knows that better than Community senior Lane Stacy, who recently signed his letter of intent to play soccer at Bethel University. “I’m signing at Bethel University. For the longest time, I took camps at Martin Methodist. They introduced me to the Bethel coach. I went to a camp there. He liked me and offered me then,” Stacy said...

When it came to choosing a college, Taylor Gregory only needed to follow in her big sister Sydney’s footsteps. Sydney Gregory signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Martin Methodist back in 2016. It seemed only fitting that Taylor would do the same — and she’s done just that...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings could only muster two hits but scored two unearned runs, including the winning run with two outs in the seventh inning as the Vikings defeated the Forrest Rockets 2-1 in a District 12-AA baseball game Tuesday night...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings lost twice in the Viking Classic on Friday. After losing a close 6-5 decision to Cornersville on Friday morning, the Vikings could not get untracked and lost to Richland 14-1 in a Friday night game. The Vikings had a chance to take the lead in their game against Richland in the opening inning. Ethan Lohn and Evan Petrie had back-to-back singles, but Community could not get the clutch hit...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens held the Forrest Lady Rockets to just four hits, but 11 walks and five errors proved to be the downfall for the Viqueens as the Lady Rockets won 11-0 in a District 12-AA game Thursday night. Community (0-5, 0-3 D12AA) held the Lady Rockets scoreless in the opening inning, but Forrest broke the ice in the second...

Before a recent game against Decatur County Riverside, the Community Vikings celebrated the 5-year anniversary of the 2014 state tournament baseball team. Former players and coaches were on hand as a banner was presented to mark the occasion. Coach Robbie Davis of the Vikings still has fond memories of the team...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings took an early lead, but a nine-run Central Magnet Tiger second inning was the difference as the Vikings fell 11-1 in their District 12-AA baseball opener Monday night. The Vikings took the lead in the opening inning. Will Reed led off with a single and advanced to second on a passed ball. Evan Petrie lined a double to the outfield to score Reed and give Community (4-3, 0-1 D12AA) a 1-0 lead...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings blanked the Eagleville Eagles in six different innings, but an Eagle four-run fourth inning was the difference as the Vikings fell 4-2 in a non-district baseball contest Friday night. It was the first loss of the season for Community (4-1)...

The young Community Viqueens fell behind after the first inning and could not recover as the Huntland Lady Hornets used the long ball to defeat the Viqueens 15-4 in a softball matchup Friday night. The Lady Hornets batted around in the opening inning. The key hit was a three-run homer as Huntland took an early 5-0 lead...

Webb’s Spoony Sizemore (12) fires a shot through the Viking defense in Webb’s 4-0 win over Community on Friday afternoon. (T-G Photo by Chris Siers)

UNIONVILLE – A combination of steady pitching and timely hitting was the right equation for the Community Vikings Monday night as the Vikings opened the 2019 baseball season with a 6-1 win over the Moore County Raiders. All six Viking runs scored with two outs...

Last spring, Community High teachers Cam Pruitt and Ian Stitzel realized students did not have much access to the sport of tennis and wanted to provide them that opportunity. “Growing up, it was a sport that I played with my buddies and still continue to play to this day,” Stitzel said...

CAMDEN – For 2 1/2 quarters, the Community Vikings had the upper hand and an 11-point lead in their Region 6-AA quarterfinal matchup against the Camden Lions Monday night. But the Lions exploded for 41 points in a 12-minute stretch and finished with a 68-53 victory, ending the season for the Vikings...