Sports
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Viqueens right ship for consolation winBy RICKEY CLARDY - For the T-GWhat a difference a game makes. After not scoring for the final five minutes in a semifinal loss to Forrest the night before, the Community Viqueens were clicking on all cylinders as the Viqueens built a 24-point halftime lead en route to a 62-39 victory over the Giles County Lady Bobcats in the consolation matchup of the District 12-AA tournament Wednesday night...
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TO THE FINALS: Vikings reach 12-AA titleBy RICKEY CLARDY ~ For the T-GUNIONVILLE – After not playing in 11 days, it was rightly a concern for Coach Robbie Davis that his Community Vikings would need to knock off some rust in their District 12-AA semifinal game Tuesday night against the Forrest Rockets. Once the second quarter started, the Vikings were playing at full throttle...
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Late cold spell dooms ViqueensBy RICKEY CLARDY ~ For the T-GUNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens led with 5:30 to play but were held scoreless the rest of the way as the Forrest Lady Rockets scored the final 11 points of the game to defeat the Viqueens 49-41 in the semifinals of the District 12-AA tournament Tuesday night...
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Offense a struggle for Eaglettes in season ending lossT-G STAFF REPORTLAWRENCEBURG – Points were hard to come by for Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes in a 56-38 loss to Lawrence County on the road in the opening round of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Monday night. The loss ends the season for the Eaglettes (10-11)...
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Tigers' late rally stuns No. 1 ChampsBy CHRIS SIERS ~ sports@t-g.comDuring the two previous meetings between the Cascade Champions and Fayetteville City, the Champions were able to claim both contests by a combined four points, which ultimately helped the Champions lock down the No. 1 seed in the District 8-A tournament...
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A year totally unique (1/5/21)What a wild year this has been. There's been plenty of hardship, loss, pain and suffering to go around, but if there's one thing that I've been able to take away from 2020, it's to appreciate what you have, and not long for what you want. The same kind of applies to the world of sports...
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No cheers for state, TSSAA (12/30/20)On Monday, Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 70, which goes into effect through January 19. The executive order directly impacts athletics during the ongoing pandemic. The past few weeks have seen a distinct surge in COVID-19 cases and as such, the governor directly addressed the possible exposure point of high school athletics...