Community Athletics

Community hits wall against Cougars (11/01/09)
CLARKSVILLE -- The Community Vikings made the two hour-plus trip to Clarksville Academy on Friday night for their last game of the season. They were greeted by sheets of rain, a soaked field and a merciless officiating crew. Clarksville Academy's Cougars (3-7) came out early on and attacked on both sides of the pigskin to halt the Vikes 39-0...

Jones leads Viqueens' path to state (10/30/09)
Community's girls cross country team earned a berth in the state meet by placing third at the Region 6-A/AA race on Thursday. Michaela Jones led the Viqueens with her second-place finish with a time of 23 minutes, 7 seconds, followed closely by Kristen Simmons in seventh (24:27). Erica Hoffman (19th), Kali Sitz (23rd) and Courtney Vassar (29th) helped secure the state berth by finishing well within the top half of the 64-girl field...

Last chance: Vikes try to finish with a 'W' (10/29/09)
The Community Vikings have had to deal with a substantial amount of adversities this season. Issues on both sides of the ball have stunted this young team and there is no way to go but up. Last week the Vikings (0-9) tried rolling quarterbacks out of the pocket and found some room to get some passes plays completed. There were also some improvements in the running game and the Vikes defensive stronghold...

QB Cooper takes to air in Viking loss (10/25/09)
The Community Vikings took some exciting risks in their 52-6 defeat by visiting No. 8 Forrest in their last home game of the season. The Purple and Gold (0-9, 0-6 District 9-A) established some of their running game in the District 9-A matchup and exhibited their air attack more than they have all season. The offense tallied 221 total yards...

Viqueens reach end of road (10/23/09)
SUMMERTOWN -- They ventured deeper into the postseason than any other Community sports team this century, but the path less traveled reached a dead end as the Viqueen volleyball team lost 3-0 to Summertown in a Class A sectional match. Community's season comes to a close with the school's first district title since its baseball team earned a plaque in 1999. The ladies were also a single point away on two occasions from the Region 5-A championship...

Win-hungry Vikings face tough Rockets (10/22/09)
The Community Vikings are closing in on their third year as a varsity squad. The season has been a roller coaster ride of physical, mental, and emotional adversities. The Vikings (0-8, 0-5 District 9-A) face eighth-ranked Forrest on Friday night in their last home game of the year. With two more chances at a victory, the Vikes' machine needs a proper oiling of completed assignments and an offensive attack...

Viqueen voyage continues to sectional (10/21/09)
The uncharted waters continue to run deeper and deeper for a history-making Community volleyball team. The Viqueens outlasted Nashville Christian 3-2 in the Region 5-A semifinals on Tuesday night. After a total of 10 sets and roughly four straight hours on the hardwood between its two matches, Community was a single point away from securing the region title on two occasions before falling 3-2 to White House-Heritage...

Seniors lead volleyball Viqueens into region (10/20/09)
With seven seniors leading the way, the Community volleyball team will charge onto the hardwood in the Region 5-A tournament in Unionville this afternoon. "This is the year. If we're going to do it, we've got to do it now," said Community coach Allison Layne, whose team battles Nashville Christian at 5:30 in the tourney's second match...

Vikes struggle against Moore County (10/18/09)
The long, painful road to a victory continues for the Community football program. Amidst the bone chilling air and misty rain Friday night, the Vikings weren't able to capitalize on much against visiting Moore County's Raiders in a 43-7 District 9-A loss...

Viqueens claim District 9-A volleyball tourney (10/16/09)
It was a roller-coaster ride of emotion that led to a plethora of first-evers for the Community volleyball team in Unionville on Thursday night. After sweeping Middle Tennessee Christian in the District 9-A tournament semifinal, the Viqueens advanced to the championship against Eagleville and earned a berth into the Region 5-A tournament...

Cascade breaks open tight tourney matchup (10/16/09)
A tightly-contested match in the early going left Bedford County rivals Community and Cascade separated by a single goal at halftime until the home standing Lady Champions exploded in the second half to run away with a 7-1 victory in the first round of the District 11-A/AA tournament on a dreary Thursday...

Webb runner wins Freeman meet (10/16/09)
Community, Hamilton, Riverside Christian, Shelbyville Central, St. Andrew's-Sewanee and Webb all had runners present at the John Freeman Invitational in Bell Buckle on a rainy Thursday afternoon. Webb's Damien Launey crossed the tape in 18 minutes, 10 seconds to earn first place overall individually. Golden Eagle Gerardo Mullins followed in a distant second place (19:43). Hayden Cliche of the Feet wound up fourth (20:30) and Shelbyville's Juan Lopez fifth (20:38)...

Vikes return to U'ville in search of win No. 1 (10/15/09)
It has been a rough season and bumpy road for the Community Vikings. Chances at a victory have been few and far between. The Vikings (0-7, 0-4 District 9-A) return to Unionville on Friday night against Moore Country (3-4, 0-3) after two weeks on the road...

Eagleville, Forrest run to cross country wins (10/14/09)
Cross country teams from Community, Eagleville, Forrest, Hampshire and Shelbyville Central participated in the 13th Annual Community Invitational on Tuesday. Eagleville ran to first place on the girls side with a top score of 34 points, followed closely by Community (38) and Forrest (67). Other teams didn't have enough to participate to score...

Elimination match between rivals all set (10/13/09)
The District 11-A/AA soccer tournament's bracket rounded into shape after coaches met Monday. One Bedford County team must end the season of another as No. 3 seed Cascade (5-5) hosts No. 6 Community (2-6) in the first round on Thursday afternoon at 4:30. Admission is $5...

Cascade splashes to win over Vikings (10/11/09)
Whether it was the rainy atmosphere that Mother Nature threatened with or the predictions of a lopsided score, the crowd size wasn't quite what you'd expect out of an intra-county rivalry between District 9-A foes. Nevertheless, Cascade dominated both the field position battle and turnover ratio to defeat Community 45-0 at The Stable on Friday night...

Early scores send Webb past Community (10/11/09)
The skies opened up along with the Webb offense as the Lady Feet jumped out on top with four goals in the first 30 minutes en route to a 5-2 victory over Community at Lagler Field in Bell Buckle on Friday. "We played real well and passed extremely well in the conditions," Webb coach Adrian Anderson said. "We fought for the goals and worked real hard throughout the front and midfield to win the ball back."...

Neighbors ready for Friday night (10/08/09)
Cascade and Community get started on the third phase of the construction of their gridiron rivalry Friday night. While the two Bedford County schools have battled competitively for over 30 years in other sports, the football side of things is still in its infancy...

Eagle cross country runners tie for first (10/07/09)
Cross country runners from Shelbyville Central and Community braved the muddy, slippery conditions in Fayetteville to take part in the Lincoln County Mid-Week Meet on Tuesday. Shelbyville freshman Angel Carrillo won her first race, finishing in 24 minutes, 30 seconds. She did not have enough female teammates competing to place in the team standings...

Viqueens show power despite loss (10/07/09)
Community and Eagleville engaged in a District 9-A grudge match Tuesday night in Unionville. The Lady Eagles took the match 3-1 and locked up the regular season district season title, but the Viqueens showed that they'll be a force to be reckoned with come tournament time...

Viqs swept in Manchester (10/06/09)
Community suffered a three-game sweep at the hands of Coffee County in Manchester on Monday afternoon. The Red Raiders won by scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-15. Georgia Ralston paced the Viqueens (2-12) with five service points and three aces. Kassidy Lane banged home four kills. Lauren Freeman chipped in with four points and three aces. Ashley Orlando contributed five points...

Vikings progress but fall to Huntland (10/04/09)
HUNTLAND --- Redemption was served Friday night amidst the brisk fall weather. Community's 24-6 District 9-A loss at Huntland wasn't what they were looking for on the road, but the Vikings showed much-needed progress. The Purple and Gold (0-6, 0-3) showed a hunger to win that had only been seen in small doses this season...

Wisniewski's goal helps Webb nip MTC (10/02/09)
Webb's girls showed a flair for the dramatic by getting a last-minute goal to defeat host Middle Tennessee Christian 2-1 on Thursday night. In the game's final minute, Webb's Katie Jones won a ball and played it across the front of the goal to her teammates. Gowri Gowda put the ball back in front of the net to Melissa Wisniewski, who promptly banged home the game-winner...

Lane's effort not enough for Viqs (10/02/09)
Community senior Kassidy Lane tormented host Columbia Academy throughout the five-game match Thursday but it wouldn't be enough as the Viqueens fell 3-2. Lane came through with 21 service points, 16 kills and 12 aces. The Lady Bulldogs won 25-19, 25-23, 15-25, 24-26, 15-9 for their second five-game win over the Unionville girls this season...

Vikes hoping to sting Hornets (10/01/09)
Community is looking for redemption on the turf. Friday night the Unionville gang hits the road to take on Huntland in its homecoming game. This District 9-A game does not have any implications for a possible playoff berth; the Vikings (0-5, 0-2) need to defeat Cascade and Chapel Hill to find a spot in the postseason...