Sports

Now with the dead period over for high school sports, 7-on-7 football hits in high gear. Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagles competed in two 7-on-7 events this week, playing at Smyrna on Tuesday and Riverdale on Thursday. “My philosophy on 7-on-7 is probably a little different than most coaches because I think it is important to win those games,” Central coach Justin Palmer said. ...

Webb students Johnathon Savage, Miles Simons and Phoebe Smith competed at the national Junior Olympic skeet tournament at the USA Olympic Shotgun complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June. Savage of Unionville shot a qualifying score of 98 out of 125 to place 6th in the junior 2 category and 26th overall among the men. Simons of Shelbyville shot a 94, putting him 8th in junior 2 and 32nd overall, and Smith of College Grove shot a 67 to place 9th in junior 2 and 18th overall among the women...

The week after the July 4th holiday means just one thing for high school football coaches—the end of the TSSAA mandated dead period. As of Monday afternoon, area teams are cleared to begin holding July practices and begin focusing on the upcoming season...

After graduating five seniors from the 2018-19 basketball squad, Coach Cody Pierce and the Community Viqueens used their June basketball camps as a time to gain some experience for several players who have not seen a lot of action on the high school hardcourt...

With all five starters returning from the 2018-19 team that advanced to the Region 6-AA tournament, Coach Robbie Davis and the Community Vikings have seen a lot of Tennessee and some stiff competition as they have traveled east and west and places in between for their June basketball camps...

Vilda Westh-Blanc recently competed in the USGA girls Junior Amateur Championship qualifier, held at Old Fort Golf Club in Murfreesboro. She shot a 74 and placed second, but missed out on a qualifying spot for the Junior Amateur Championship following a five-person playoff...

The time for the Titans to cash in on a lengthy postseason run is now--as long as Marcus Mariota is the face of the franchise. The upcoming season is the final year of his current contract and puts an added emphasis on the future of the franchise. Mariota has battled injury for the bulk of his career, but seems to have turned a corner over the past few seasons...

Perhaps country music star Tracy Lawrence said it best, “The only thing that stays the same is everything changes.” So true is the climate of newspapers and the Times-Gazette is no exception. Beginning in today’s edition of the T-G, production will now be moved to nights and the paper will be published three times a week...