Community Athletics

MURFREESBORO – The Community Viqueens outscored the Central Magnet Lady Tigers 30-16 in the second half to pull away and claim a 51-29 victory in a District 12-AA game Tuesday night. Inside game Community (12-6, 2-1) found success on the inside in the opening quarter as Gracie Simmons scored six points from her post position. The Lady Tigers could only manage one field goal as the Viqueens took an 11-2 lead into the second quarter...

MURFREESBORO – The Community Vikings fell behind by 15 points at halftime and could not recover as the Central Magnet Tigers defeated the Vikings 68-58 in a District 12-AA contest Tuesday night. Community (12-8, 1-2) started out cold and could only muster six points in the opening quarter as the Tigers took a 15-6 lead heading to the second quarter...

PULASKI – The Community Viqueens used the senior leadership of Logan Brothers, Anna Katherine Lemmons, and Gracie Simmons to jump out to a commanding lead and rode a strong defensive effort in defeating the Giles County Lady Bobcats 58-36 in a District 12-AA game Friday night...

PULASKI – Will Reed nailed a late trey to tie the game for the Community Vikings in regulation, and the Vikings proceeded to dominate the overtime period and secure a 57-49 District 12-AA victory over the Giles County Bobcats Friday night. The Vikings used the hot hand of Alex Mitchell to take the lead in the opening quarter. Mitchell connected on two treys and scored eight points as the Vikings led 12-11 at the end of the quarter...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens held the lead at halftime and were down by only two points after three quarters, but a cold fourth quarter was the downfall as the Viqueens fell to the Marshall County Tigerettes 52-37 Tuesday night in the District 12-AA opener for both teams...

UNIONVILLE — For the first 31 minutes, the Community Vikings appeared to be in control and held a four-point lead in their District 12-AA opener against the Marshall County Tigers Tuesday night. But the Tigers scored the final nine points in a span of 33 seconds and went on to defeat the Vikings 70-65...

With the turn of the new year, the staff of the sports department at the Times-Gazette took a look back at some of the top headlines from 2018 and compiled the top 10 stories. The list will conclude with the top five stories in the Friday edition of the Times-Gazette...

LYNNVILLE — The Community Vikings jumped out to a 15-point lead after three quarters and went on to capture the championship of the Richland Classic by defeating the Fayetteville Tigers 56-49 last Saturday. Community (11-6) won its third consecutive game in as many days and beat Fayetteville, which came into the contest with a 13-2 record...

LYNNVILLE – The Community Viqueens finished with a 2-1 record in the Richland Classic after defeating the Fayetteville Lady Tigers 46-14 last Saturday. Community (10-5) jumped out to a quick 14-2 lead after the first quarter with the help of four points each from Anna Katherine Lemmons and Brianna Beech...

LYNNVILLE – The Community Vikings dominated on offense in all four quarters and advanced to the finals of the Richland Classic as the Vikings defeated the Lindsay Lane Christian Academy Lions 95-61 on Friday. Five different Vikings scored in double figures which more than offset a 43-point performance by Tommy Murr of the Lions...

LYNNVILLE – The Community Viqueens scored early and often and increased their lead throughout the game as the Viqueens defeated the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs 60-26 in the Richland Classic Friday morning. Community (9-5) found the inside game to its suiting as Anna Katherine Lemmons scored six points to lead the Viqueens to a 14-2 advantage after one quarter...

LYNNVILLE – The Community Vikings overcame a halftime deficit with a big third quarter and held on to defeat the Pickett County Bobcats 47-42 in an opening round game of the Richland Classic Thursday. Evan Petrie and Corde Lane each scored four points as the Vikings and Bobcats ended the first quarter in a 13-13 tie...

YNNVILLE – The Community Viqueens could not overcome the explosiveness of the Pickett County Lady Bobcats Thursday as the Viqueens fell 80-51 in the opening round of the Richland Classic. Brianna Beech scored eight points, including two treys in the opening quarter to lead the Viqueens, but the Lady Bobcats were hot from the outset and led 20-11 at the end of the quarter...

Certain athletes get the rare opportunity to become the face of a program. Hannah Goodwin has not only done that for Community High School girls golf, but has also cemented her legacy as the role model and standard to live up to. After wrapping up her senior season earlier this year with a second-straight individual berth in the TSSAA state tournament, Goodwin signed her letter of intent to continue her career playing at Milligan College...

LYNCHBURG — After losing in overtime to the Moore County Raiderettes two weeks ago, the Community Viqueens took control from the outset Thursday night in a return matchup and never looked back as the Viqueens posted a 63-49 victory in a non-district basketball tilt...

LYNCHBURG — The Community Vikings dominated from the start Thursday night as the Vikings increased their lead to 35 points after three quarters and finished with a 67-37 win over the Moore County Raiders in a non-district basketball matchup. The game was sweet revenge for the Vikings after the Raiders won in the first meeting between the teams two weeks ago...

UNIONVILLE — After trailing by as many as 17 points, the Cascade Champions were able to rally and tie the game twice late in the fourth quarter on Friday night at Community. But after having veteran plays in the post all game long by juniors Corde Lane and Kobe Pride, the Vikings (7-6) capped off the rally attempt with a key defensive play in the back court and iced the game with free throws in the clutch, beating Cascade 63-58...

UNIONVILLE – For the first 16 minutes of Friday night’s basketball contest between the Community Viqueens and Cascade Lady Champions, both teams battled back and forth with the Lady Champions going to the halftime break with a one-point lead. But the third quarter saw Community use two big runs and a smothering defense to take control and hold off a late Cascade rally as the Viqueens defeated the Lady Champions 65-58...

Community High School held its basketball Homecoming Friday night before the game against Moore County. Seniors Luis DeOsio and Haley Bobo were voted Homecoming King and Queen. (Submitted photos)

EAGLEVILLE — The Community Vikings used some hot shooting from three-point range to take a halftime lead, but the well ran dry in the second half as the Eagleville Eagles defeated the Vikings 66-50 in a non-district basketball game Tuesday night. Four different Vikings connected on treys in the opening quarter as Community (6-6) jumped out to the lead...

EAGLEVILLE — The Community Viqueens got off to a slow start and trailed after three quarters, but came from behind in the final quarter to edge the Eagleville Lady Eagles 49-48 in a non-district basketball game Tuesday night. The points were hard to come by for the Viqueens in the opening quarter. Community (6-4) could only manage five points as the Lady Eagles took a 12-5 lead into the second quarter...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens and Moore County Raiderettes stayed within six points of each other the entire game, but the Raiderettes nailed some clutch free throws in overtime as the Viqueens fell 64-61 in a foul-marred basketball contest Friday night...

UNIONVILLE – For three quarters Friday night, the Community Vikings could not narrow the margin against the hot-shooting Moore County Raiders as the Raiders used three big runs to go ahead by 28 points at the start of the fourth period. But the Vikings got off the deck in a big way as they cut the Moore County lead to five points late, but the hill was too steep to climb as the Raiders held on for a 74-68 non-district basketball win...

HUNTLAND — Community’s inside presence surely made its impact on Tuesday night. AK Lemmons and Gracie Simmons combined for 40 points and powered a 63-38 Community blowout victory at Huntland. Huntland simply had no counter to Community’s size. The Viqueens saw ample production in the paint throughout the non-district contest on Tuesday evening...

HUNTLAND — After trailing 45-27 at the half, the Community Vikings put forth a stellar effort in the second half. Though the effort was there, the first-quarter deficit proved too much to overcome and the Vikings fell 73-67 at Huntland. Huntland’s Sloane Garrett provided a monster effort in the first quarter that essentially proved the difference in the game...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens used a big first half and an effective night at the free throw line to thwart a late Eagleville Lady Eagle rally as the Viqueens claimed a 59-43 victory in a basketball contest Monday night. After Eagleville scored the opening bucket of the game, the Viqueens used a 10-0 run to race out to a lead. Lexie Cagle drained two treys as Community took a 15-3 advantage after one quarter...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Vikings had no answer for the hot-shooting Eagleville Eagles Monday night as the undefeated Eagles raced to a big halftime lead and went on to defeat the Vikings 73-54 in a non-district basketball contest. After Eagleville (7-0) scored the first five points of the game, Kobe Pride netted five points as the Vikings responded with a 7-0 run to take a 7-5 lead...

For 10 straight meetings, the Community Viqueens (3-3) have dominated the rivalry series against Cascade. Dating back to January 11, 2013, the Cascade Lady Champions (5-0) have been held winless against their cross-county rival. That streak came to a halt on Friday night with Cascade’s 46-42 win over Community...

The Community Vikings scored the first 10 points of the second half to provide a cushion from a slim halftime lead and went on to defeat the Cascade Champions 58-47 in an intra-county basketball matchup Friday night. The Champions cut the Viking lead to single digits in the fourth quarter, but Community extended its advantage by connecting on free throws down the stretch to preserve the win...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Vikings pulled away from a close game with a big fourth quarter as the Vikings defeated the MTCS Cougars 73-56 in a basketball contest Thursday night. After the Vikings defeated the Cougars by 30 points last week, MTCS stayed within striking distance with the help of some effective three-point shooting...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens used their three-point shooting to go on a late 14-0 run in the second quarter and rode a stingy defense in the second half to increase their advantage as the Viqueens defeated the MTCS Lady Cougars 68-40 in a basketball contest Thursday night...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens led all the way as they used their inside height and outside shooting to their advantage in defeating the Huntland Lady Hornets 63-50 in a basketball tilt Tuesday night. “It was a good learning game,” Coach Cody Pierce of the Viqueens said. “Offensively, we learned some different options out of things we adjusted to.”...

UNIONVILLE – The Huntland Hornets had no answer for the post play of the Community Vikings Tuesday night as the duo of Corde Lane and Kobe Pride combined for 46 points as the Vikings scored early and often in an 86-55 basketball win. Lane netted a career-high 34 points while Pride added 12 as the Vikings never trailed in securing their fourth consecutive win of the season...

CHAPEL HILL – For Coach Robbie Davis and the Community Vikings, the Forrest Thanksgiving Classic was a chance to make amends after losing their first two games of the season. After avenging a season-opening loss to the Summertown Eagles with a win over the Eagles on Wednesday, it was deja vu on Friday as the Vikings defeated the Loretto Mustangs 50-40...

CHAPEL HILL — The Summertown Eagles (3-1) shot the lights out against Community on Wednesday in the Forrest Thanksgiving Classic. The Eagles hit nine treys between Brady Brown and John long, but couldn’t overcome a total team effort down the stretch by the Vikings (2-2)...

MURFREESBORO — Three different Vikings reached double figures on Monday night at MTCS and Community claimed a 30-point win over the Cougars. Alex Mitchell, Corde Lane and Kobe Pride each had double figures in the 70-40 win. Community burst out of the gates, dropping 18 points on the Cougars in the opening frame...

MURFREESBORO — In the first two games, the Community Viqueens (1-2) struggled to find identity under first-year coach Cody Pierce. On Monday night at MTCS, everything seemed to click as Community was able to give its coach his first win with a 56-35 blowout over the Lady Cougars...

LORETTO — A rough first quarter ultimately proved more than the Community Viqueens were able to overcome on Friday night at Loretto. The Viqueens were outscored 20-3 in the opening frame and ultimately fell 62-49, despite a valiant comeback through the remainder of the game...

SUMMERTOWN — The Community Viqueens led most of the way, but the Summertown Lady Eagles came back to tie the game late in regulation and went on to defeat the Viqueens 82-76 in overtime in the Hall of Champions basketball opener Tuesday night. There was no shortage of points as Cody Pierce of the Viqueens returned to his alma mater for his coaching debut against the defending Class A state runner-up Lady Eagles...

SUMMERTOWN — The Community Vikings cut a 10-point third quarter deficit to three points late, but it was as close as they would get as the Summertown Eagles defeated the Vikings 65-60 in a Hall of Champions game Tuesday night. Corde Lane scored five points for the Vikings in the opening quarter, but the Eagles took a 17-10 advantage to the second quarter...

On Thursday night, the Webb School boys basketball team will host an all-Bedford County scrimmage, with the games scheduled to start as follows: Cascade vs. Shelbyville Central at 5 p.m., Shelbyville Central vs. Webb at 6 p.m., Community vs. Webb at 7 p.m., Community vs. Webb JV at 7:45 p.m...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Middle Viqueens stayed unbeaten by using a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Forrest Lady Rockets 39-29 in a DRVC basketball game Thursday night. Community (5-0) scored the first seven points of the game and used five points from Haley Mitchell to take a 12-9 lead after one quarter...

CHAPEL HILL – The Community Vikings came back with 22 second-half points, but the deficit was too much to overcome as the Forrest Rockets defeated the Vikings 48-22 in a Region 5-2A football game and season finale Friday night. Community (1-9, 0-6 R5-2A) started the game with an impressive fourth down stop on the Rockets’ first possession. ...

As the Community Vikings get ready for their final game of the 2018 football season at Forrest Friday night, Coach Chris Grooms is hoping his team can put together four solid quarters in the Region 5-2A contest. Beau Smith led the Viking defense with eight tackles while Luke Murrill had 107 yards of total offense in last Friday’s game at Summertown, but the Eagles came up with the big plays to spoil the night for the Vikings...

SUMMERTOWN – The Community Vikings spotted the Summertown Eagles the first 15 points of the game and could not recover as the Vikings fell 25-14 in a Region 5-2A football game Friday night. The Vikings drove into Eagle territory twice in the opening quarter, but came away empty both times...