Community Athletics

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...

CHARLOTTE – After the Community Viqueens came back from a 9-point fourth quarter deficit and took a 4-point overtime lead, it appeared the Viqueens would escape their Region 6-AA quarterfinal game with a victory. But Raegan Hohl of the Creek Wood Lady Red Hawks broke the heart of the Viqueens by sinking a three-pointer with two seconds left in overtime to give the Lady Red Hawks a 42-41 win Friday night...

CHAPEL HILL – After falling behind in the first four minutes, the Community Vikings got hot fast and used two 12-0 runs to take control in defeating the Central Magnet Tigers 64-51 in the consolation game of the District 12-AA tournament Tuesday night...

CHAPEL HILL – The Community Viqueens went on a 15-0 run in the opening quarter to take a big lead and never looked back as the Viqueens claimed third place by defeating the Forrest Lady Rockets 56-40 in the District 12-AA tournament consolation game Monday night...

CHAPEL HILL – The Community Vikings were within six points of the Nolensville Knights with six minutes to play in the District 12-AA tournament Friday night, but the Vikings could not stop a huge Knight run as Community fell 65-41 in a semifinal matchup...

CHAPEL HILL – The Community Viqueens came from behind to take a fourth quarter lead, but the Marshall County Tigerettes went on an 8-0 run to reclaim the lead and never looked back as the Tigerettes defeated the Viqueens 51-43 in a District 12-AA tournament semifinal contest Thursday night...

UNIONVILLE — For Coach Robbie Davis of the Community Vikings, it was a long day in preparation for his team’s matchup against the Giles County Bobcats in a play-in game of the District 12-AA tournament Tuesday night. It was made longer as the game went into overtime, but the Viking defense prevailed in the extra period as Community pulled out a hard-fought 61-56 win and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament...

UNIONVILLE – It was a good night all around for the Community Viqueens Monday night. The Viqueens used a 20-0 second quarter run to mount a huge lead and Anna Katherine Lemmons reached the 1,000-point club as Community defeated the Giles County Lady Bobcats 74-44 in a District 12-AA quarterfinal game...

NOLENSVILLE — Viking coach Robbie Davis isn’t much for moral victories. That said, he was pretty pleased with how his team fought and competed to the bitter wire in a brutally hostile environment on senior night on Friday at Nolensville. Though his team continually found ways to make plays and stay in the game when it could have turned into a rout, the Vikings (16-11, 5-5) were just a defensive stop or two too short and fell 74-70 in the regular season finale...

NOLENSVILLE — For much of the first half in Friday night’s regular season finale at Nolensville, offense was plainly a struggle for the Community Viqueens. Despite mustering up just 13 first-half points, the Purple and Gold orchestrated a furious rally that cut the Lady Knights’ lead to three points on multiple occasions in the second half, but came up short in a 54-48 loss...

UNIONVILLE – It was only fitting that a senior hit the game-winning shot for the Community Viqueens on Senior Night. Anna Katherine Lemmons drained a 15-foot jumper with two seconds left to give the Viqueens a 42-40 victory over the Forrest Lady Rockets in a District 12-AA contest Tuesday night...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings celebrated Senior Night with 11 players cracking the scoring column as the Vikings defeated the Forrest Rockets 81-63 in a District 12-AA game Tuesday night. “It’s nice when everybody can get in the scorebook and contribute points,” Coach Robbie Davis of the Vikings said. “But more than points, everybody did something other than that.”...

UNIONVILLE – After leading at the end of a seesaw first quarter, the Community Vikings gradually increased their advantage the rest of the way and used a strong defensive final quarter to defeat the Central Magnet Tigers 60-45 in a District 12-AA contest Friday night...

UNIONVILLE – The inside duo of Anna Katherine Lemmons and Gracie Simmons combined for 45 points as the Community Viqueens pitched a first quarter shutout and went on to defeat Central Magnet Lady Tigers 55-36 in a District 12-AA game Friday night. “Our posts definitely carried us tonight,” Coach Cody Pierce of the Viqueens said...

UNIONVILLE — All five Community Viqueen starters scored in double figures as the Viqueens used a huge first quarter to defeat the Giles County Lady Bobcats 76-55 in a District 12-AA contest Monday night. Anna Katherine Lemmons and Gracie Simmons scored the first eight points of the game from their post positions as Community (15-7, 5-2) got off to a quick start. ...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Vikings saw a lead against the Giles County Bobcats slip away in the fourth quarter, and the Bobcats used some clutch shooting down the stretch to defeat the Vikings 68-64 in a District 12-AA game Monday night. Community (14-10, 3-4) got off to a hot start in the opening quarter. Kobe Pride scored 12 points while Corde Lane added five as the Vikings went on an 8-0 run to take a 15-6 lead with 3:16 left. The Vikings ended the quarter with a 23-14 advantage...

LEWISBURG – It appeared the Community Vikings might spoil homecoming and a record-breaking performance by K. J. Johnson of the Marshall County Tigers after the Vikings fought back from a 14-point deficit to take a two-point lead with two minutes remaining Friday night...

UNIONVILLE – After the Community Vikings fell behind by 10 points midway through the first quarter of their game against the Nolensville Knights Tuesday night, the Vikings looked to their tallest players to make a comeback against the 4-0 district-leading Knights...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens used a balanced scoring attack to take a huge fourth quarter lead and held off a Nolensville Lady Knight comeback attempt as the Viqueens defeated the Lady Knights 61-51 in a District 12-AA contest Tuesday night. The loss was the first in the district for the Lady Knights and moved the Viqueens into a three-way tie for first place in the District 12-AA standings...

CHAPEL HILL – The Community Viqueens made the big plays down the stretch when it counted and went on to defeat the Forrest Lady Rockets 39-32 in a District 12-AA contest Friday night. The inside game was the difference as the Viqueens never trailed, but navigated some bumps to fend off a comeback attempt from the Lady Rockets in the second half...

CHAPEL HILL – The Community Vikings took a nine-point halftime lead and got help from several different players in defeating the Forrest Rockets 52-42 in a District 12-AA game Friday night. Community (13-8, 2-2 D12AA) never trailed in the contest and used a 9-0 run to take a 13-4 lead with 4:28 left in the opening quarter. Corde Lane scored nine points as the Vikings ended the quarter with a 17-12 advantage...

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...