Community Athletics

UNIONVILLE — Ten years. Forty quarters. Four hundred and eighty game minutes. The people of Unionville have waited a long time to beat their arch rival Cascade. The wait is over. For the first time in school history, the Community Vikings (2-3) defeated the Cascade Champions (0-5) 52-17,...

COLUMBIA — What started off rather prosperously ended in disappointment for the Community Viqueens. Riding a seven-match win streak, the Viqueens saw their run come to an end on Thursday evening with a 3-1 defeat at Columbia Academy. The Viqueens took the first set by score of 26-24, but dropped the ensuing three sets...

The Community Vikings have shown a propensity for moving the ball and being a threat on offense as the 2017 season has progressed. The Vikings hope they will continue to click on offense as they host the Cascade Champions in the renewal of the Battle of Bedford Friday night...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens success on the volleyball court continued Tuesday night as the Viqueens won for the seventh straight time with a 3-0 district win over the Fayetteville Lady Tigers. The Viqueens had 18 kills and 13 aces as the team dominated play at the net and in the serving department...

FAYETTEVILLE — After falling behind by a goal at Fayetteville on Tuesday night, the Community Viqueens (4-2-3) rallied for a 2-1 District 6-A win. Fayetteville struck the first blow in the 16th minute and held the 1-0 lead at the intermission. However, the Lady Tigers’ luck began to turn in the second half...

EAGLEVILLE – The Community Vikings were able to move the ball the entire game against the Eagleville Eagles, but a first half deficit caused by penalties and missed chances was too much to overcome as the Vikings fell 34-22 in a Region 5-2A football matchup Friday night...

CHAPEL HILL — Bedford County will be well-represented in the Class A/AA state tournament. In the Region 6-A Championship, held at Henry Horton, Cascade’s Oscar Westh-Blanc and Chandler Noel placed high enough individually to qualify for the Small Division state tournament...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens are making a statement as of late. The Purple and Gold rattled off its third win of the week, improving its win streak to six-straight, following Community’s 3-0 win over Enrichment Fellowship on Thursday afternoon...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens fell behind early and could never find a rhythm as the Middle Tennessee Golden Eagles defeated the Viqueens 4-0 in a non-district soccer match Thursday night. The quickness of the Golden Eagles was apparent in the first half as Community (3-3-2) was a step slow to the ball...

On the heels of a 58-0 victory over the Richland Raiders, the Community Vikings are hoping to carry the momentum into their Region 5-2A opener at Eagleville Friday night. Coach Chris Grooms of the Vikings saw his team put together all the pieces of the puzzle Friday night...

EAGLEVILLE — It’s been a while since the Community Viqueens defeated perrennial district volleball power Eagleville. The wait is over. Community (8-1, 5-1) traveled to Eaglevlle and claimed a 3-1 win over the Lady Eagles, marking the Viqueens’ first win over Eagleville since 2010...

CORNERSVILLE — After a slow start at Cornersville, the Community Viqueens were able to rally from a 2-0 deficit and blast the Lady Bulldogs with a 7-3 victory. Gabby Doyle began the comeback for the Purple and Gold after trailing by two. Doyle was assisted by Sara Beth Stacy on the first strike. Roughly three minutes later, Haley Reed scored the equalizer before Doyle put the Viqueens ahead on her second score of the match...

LYNNVILLE – It was the shot in the arm the Community Vikings needed. After a rocky start to the 2017 season, the Vikings were clicking on all cylinders and took their frustrations out on the Richland Raiders as Community blanked the Raiders 58-0 in a non-region football contest Friday night...

CHAPEL HILL — Led by a stellar effort by Oscar Westh-Blanc, the Cascade Champions posted the best team score in the District 11A match on Thursday, held at Henry Horton. Cascade collectively beat out Columbia Academy, who finished second, to claim the championship by five strokes...

UNIONVILLE — Give ‘em two-straight. The Community Viqueens picked up their second win of the week on Thursday night, outlasting a talented Columbia Academy team, 3-1. More importantly, Thursday night’s win marked the team’s second District 6-A win of the week...

UNIONVILLE — Though it was a three-set sweep in favor of the Community Viqueens on Tuesday night, the Purple and Gold struggled towards the end of each set against Culleoka. Still, the Viqueens (5-1, 2-1) were able to persevere and claim the District 6-A win...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings were able to move the ball against the Moore County Raiders, but the Viking defense was not able to stop the Raider offense in the first half as Community fell 50-32 in its home opener Friday night. Three first half turnovers further hurt the cause for the Vikings as the Raiders took a huge halftime lead and Community could not recover...

FAYETTEVILLE — After dropping its first loss of the season on Tuesday to Eagleville, the Community Viqueens (4-1, 1-1) bounced back into the win column with the first District 6-A win of the season, sweeping Fayetteville in straight sets. Community established control of the match with a dominant 25-12 Set 1 win and shrugged off a Set 2 comeback bid by the Lady Tigers with a 25-21 win...

In a dual-team match held at River Bend on Thursday afternoon, featuring Cascade and Community, the Champions were able to claim a team win with a combined 168 team score, besting the Vikings’ 200. Grayson Garrette claimed medalist honors with the round-low of 38. He edged out Cascade’s Oscar Westh Blanc, who shot a 39...

It wasn’t the start they were looking for after an opening game loss to Cornersville, but the Community Vikings will be looking to right the ship as they play their home opener against the Moore County Raiders Friday night. Coach Chris Grooms of the Vikings is looking to apply what he and his team learned towards Friday’s game...

UNIONVILLE — In recent seasons, the Community Viqueens have taken a back seat to the success of the Eagleville Lady Eagles in district volleyball action. This season, the Viqueens are serving notice they are ready to compete at a different level. It wasn’t a victory Tuesday night, but the Viqueens clawed and battled before losing in five sets to the Lady Eagles...

COLUMBIA­­ — It was a tough afternoon for the Community Viqueens, who dropped a 5-1 decision on Tuesday afternoon at Columbia. Lexi Molnar accounted for the lone strike for the Purple and Gold, which came in the 12th minute of the first half. But the Viqueens struggled to slow down the potent Columbia offense out of the danger zone as the home team was able to score four times in the first half...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens scored two first half goals within a minute to take an early lead, but the Huntland Lady Hornets scored the final two goals of the game as the Viqueens and Lady Hornets battled to a 2-2 tie in a District 6-A soccer tilt Monday night...

The Community Viqueens moved to 3-0 on the young season with a 3-0 sweep over visiting Shelbyville on Monday afternoon. The Viqueens won with set scores of 25-22, 25-9 and 25-11. Junior Anna Katherine Lemmons led the Purple and Gold attack with two aces and 12 kills...

CORNERSVILLE – An emotional and unsettling week culminated in a tough night on the football field as the Community Vikings fell to the Cornersville Bulldogs 55-14 in the season opener Friday night. The Bulldogs capitalized on some great field position early to take a big lead, and the Vikings could not rebound from their deficit...

UNIONVILLE — It took over 28 minutes for the Community Viqueens to get on the scoreboard, but once the ice was broken, the Viqueens scored three goals in five minutes en route to a 5-3 soccer victory over the DeKalb County Lady Tigers Thursday night...

It has been a week in which the Community Viking focus on the opening game of the 2017 football season has been severely altered. The Vikings are hoping that coming together as a family will help. After fellow teammate Shane Bowden passed away over the weekend, the close-knit Vikings have dealt with the loss with the season opener only days away...

The Community Viqueens captured a team win in golf action against Fairview Thursday afternoon at Graymere Golf Course in Columbia. Hannah Goodwin claimed low medalist honors with a 40 as the Viqueens defeated Fairview 94-108. Even though the Community boys could not compete as a team with only three players, Grayson Garrette was only one stroke from claiming the low score as he carded a 37...

The Community Viqueens picked up their second win of the season on Thursday evening, defeating Enrichment Fellowship 3-0. Community set the match’s tone with a 25-15 Set 1 win and followed with a 25-10 Set 2 win. The Viqueens finished the sweep with a 25-14 Set 3 victory...

UNIONVILLE – With the Community Viqueens and Cascade Lady Champions playing in different districts, four years have passed since the teams met on the soccer field. With both schools now in the same district, the teams are scheduled to play twice this season...

Even though Community Viking Grayson Garrette and Viqueen Hannah Goodwin captured low medalist honors, both teams were defeated by Eagleville in a golf meet Tuesday afternoon at Champions Run Golf Course. Garrette had a 42 to lead the Vikings, but the Eagles defeated Community by a 197-216 score...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens used their height to their advantage in defeating the Lincoln County Lady Falcons 3-1 to open the 2017 volleyball season Monday night. The Viqueens had 27 kills while surviving a third set comeback by the Lady Falcons...

The Community Viqueens got another stellar effort by junior Hannah Goodwin on Tuesday evening at Champions Run. The Purple and Gold was led by Goodwin’s medalist effort of a round-low 40 on the afternoon. Coupled with teammate Macie Lemmons’ 54, the Viqueens were able to match Forrest’s 94 team score to tie for first...

CHAPEL HILL — Hannah Goodwin continued her excellent play and earned her second medalist honors of the week. Goodwin turned in a round-low to lead Community to the team win with a 45. Coupled with Macie Lemmons’ 54, the Viqueens were able to slip past Forrest by a single stroke. Community finished the tri-match with a 99 final score, while the Lady Rockets finished with a 100...

The Cascade Champion golf team saw some big improvements since their last match last week. The Champs saw two players break the 40-stroke threshold and claimed the win in a tri-match held at River Bend Country Club against Community and Moore County...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings used a strong defensive effort to set the tone for the offense during a pre-season football scrimmage against the Ezell-Harding Eagles Friday night. The Vikings found the end zone five times while the Eagles scored once...

Community had two players earn match medalist honors on Tuesday, but came up short in the overall team score in a tri-match held at River Bend Country Club. The Vikings took second in the match with a 204 final score, while Columbia Academy finished first with a 177. Grayson Garrette carded the lowest round of the afternoon with a 38...

A pair of Bedford County schools got an early start on the 2017-2018 athletic season on Tuesday afternoon and competed in a dual-team match at River Bend Country Club. The Cascade Champions were able to ride a low score by Oscar Wes Blanc to a 172-210 win over cross-county rival Community...

In his fourth season as head coach of the Community Viking football team, Coach Chris Grooms is counting on some seniors who have the experience of being around his system to lead his squad in the 2017 season. “I expect my senior class, Wyatt Sobiek, Preston Bennett, Nathan Hudson, and Shane Bowden to anchor our team,” Grooms said. “They’ve been here for four years with me and I expect big things from them.”...

With the turn of the calendar, the fall sports teams are putting in the work in preparation for the new school year’s slate of prep games. With those teams comes the inherent risk of injury. After reaching a new partnership with Star Physical Therapy, Bedford County schools now have a network of athletic training coverage, complete with a trainer for each school and daily coverage...

For former Community Viqueen basketball standout Sarah Pierce, the first year of college basketball and the military experience that went along with it at the Air Force Academy was a year full of transition with a few twists and turns along the way...