Sports and Outdoors

Friday, August 16 Marshall County Jamboree At Preston Hopkins Field, Lewisburg Marshall County vs. Lipscomb Academy, 7p.m. Forrest Jamboree At Murrey E. Holton Field, Chapel Hill Forrest vs. Rockvale, 7 p.m. Saturday, August 17 At Huntland Region 5 Football Jamboree...

Duck River Raceway Park Feature Winners Saturday, August 10 Pure Stock 1. Dylan McCrary 2. Clint Carter 3. Josh Bondurant 4. Justin Sells 5. Zach Taylor 6. Kevin Whaley 7. Dewayne McCrary 8. Bryan Quick 9. Justin Coleman 10. Alex Bobo 11. Jeff Beechum...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Texas left-hander Mike Minor was ready for Christian Yelich. For all the Milwaukee Brewers, really. Minor struck out 11 in eight innings, and the Rangers beat Jordan Lyles and the Brewers 1-0 on Sunday to avoid a three-game series sweep...

The Forrest Middle School Rockets, coming off a 7-2 season, opened up the new campaign in style Thursday night at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill, blanking the Page Middle School Panthers 24-0. “I’m very pleased, earlier in the year Liberty left our conference and Page had this week open and I’m grateful for them playing us,” FMS coach Tony Johnson said. “These guys rose to the occasion, Page is a bigger school than us and we have been preaching that for a couple weeks and our guys really stepped it up tonight and did a fantastic job, so I am really proud of them.”

The three Marshall County high school golf squads squared off in the 8th Annual Gary Wells Cup to kick off the prep season with Forrest sweeping the three-day event for the first time. “It couldn’t be more proud of these kids, they put in the hard work and they put in the effort,” Forrest coach Andy Burkett said. “They come to the course every single day for practice ready to get better and not only that, they compete amongst themselves as well to get better too, so as a coach I could not be more proud of them.”

Duck River Raceway Park Results Saturday, July 27 Pure Stock 1. Dylan McCrary 2. Justin Sells 3. Clint Carter 4. Chris Ruth 5. Josh Bondurant 6. Donnie Ashford 7. Josh Anderson 8. Justin Coleman 9. Ralph Williams, Jr 10. Jeff Beechum 11.Kevin Whaley 12. Jeremy Owens

The Marshall County bats went silent for the second game in a row versus stellar pitching and the lack of hitting ended the hosts’ run at the 13-15 year old Babe Ruth Southeast Region Tournament via a 4-0 loss to Arlington, Virginia in the semifinals on Saturday at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in Lewisburg. Arlington posted a 5-0 record in the tournament and went on to win the title in the championship game, beating Lawrenceburg in an 11-10 slugfest to advance to the Babe Ruth World Series in Bismarck, North Dakota next week.

The Marshall County All-Stars suffered the post comeback blues Friday night at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in their final National Division pool game of the 13-15 year old Babe Ruth Southeast Region Tournament, losing 10-0 in five innings versus Auburndale, Florida.

It was comeback night for the Marshall County All-Stars Thursday night at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Field in Lewisburg as they overcame an early 5-0 deficit to win 8-7 over Greeneville in the second pool game for the host squad in the 13-15 year old Babe Ruth Southeast Region Tournament. The comeback win secured a spot for Marshall County in Saturday’s Single-Elimination Championship Bracket Round.

The host Marshall County All-Stars opened up the 13-15 year old Babe Ruth Southeast Region Tournament with a bang, defeating McKenzie 9-1 in Wednesday’s nightcap at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in Lewisburg. Carson Cheek had an outstanding game, tossing a one-hitter over three innings in the starting role to pick up the win on the hill, while going a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs.

Jack Freeland scored his third hole in hole last Tuesday on the Par 3, 5th hole at Saddle Creek Golf Club in Lewisburg. Freeland swung a five iron for his ace that was witnessed by Brian Borton, Brad Grissom, and Danny Vore.

The 43rd Lions Super Pull of the South got off to a great start with a big crowd for Friday night’s first session before an unexpected summer storm washed out Saturday’s finale. “Obviously Saturday evening's pull didn't happen, but Friday evening's event was phenomenal,” Chapel Hill Lions Club president Jill Smelser said. “In fact it was the best Friday night pull we have had in at least the last three years.” Although summer storms are a normal occurrence, Saturday night’s weather event was fairly rare as it came in from the east and lasted for several hours, dumping three to four inches of rain with heavy storms that contained dangerous lightning.

The Lions Super Pull of the South is one of the rites of summer in Chapel Hill as the town readies for the 43rd running of one of the most popular and successful Tractor Pulls in the country. It is a time when the Lions Club Field and the surrounding area adjacent to Forrest School is transformed into Lions Club Motorsports Park as a bevy of volunteers execute a perfectly orchestrated plan in preparation for the arrival of pullers from all over the country on Wednesday to the dropping of the green flag on Friday night at 7 p.m.

The 13-15 year old Babe Ruth League Eastern Division title game came down to a rematch of the winner’s bracket final as Marshall County squared off with host Lawrenceburg in Sunday’s second game. Marshall County needed to beat Lawrenceburg twice to snatch the trophy, but it was one and done as the purple and yellow clad hosts came away with a 7-4 win to break a two-year run by the visitors.

After a tough 6-3 loss to host Lawrenceburg in Saturday’s winner bracket final, the Marshall County 13-15 year old all-stars bounced back Sunday with a big 4-1 win over archrival Giles County in the loser’s bracket final. Daniel Sellars tossed the first three innings on the mound for Marshall County and only gave up one run before Carson Cheek came to the mound in the top of the fourth and benefitted from a four-run bottom of the frame to pick up his second win of the tournament.

The Marshall County 13-15 year old stars opened up its defense of back-to-back Babe Ruth League Eastern Divison state championships in style Friday night at Lawrenceburg as Carson Cheek and Daniel Sellars combined for a 10-0 shutout no-hitter over longtime archrival Giles County. The two hurlers got plenty of help from their teammates at the plate as Marshall County had eight hits and scored 10 runs in a five-inning, run rule win.

Boys A-AA 106 Ty Holland, Harpeth, Jr. Caleb Uhorchuk, Signal Mountain, 8th grade Riley Lippincott, Nolensville, So. Josh Wallin, Greeneville, Sr. 113 Daniel Uhorchuk, Signal Mountain, So. Hunter Morrell, Elizabethton, Jr. Colton Poole, Pigeon Forge, Sr...

Lewisburg resident and Saddle Creek Golf Club member Ed Oliver scored his first hole in one on Friday on the Par 3, 109-yard 5th hole. Witnessing Oliver’s ace were John Haselden, Marion Anderton, Dannie Hill and Kerry Willis.

The Marshall County 13-15 year old All-Stars travelled to H.V. Griffin Park in Shelbyville last weekend to compete in a Tennessee Youth Baseball Association (TYBA) state tournament qualifier as a precursor to this week’s Babe Ruth State Tournament at Lawrenceburg. Marshall County dominated the competition with a 4-0 record at Shelbyville, outscoring its opponents 35-3.

The Marshall County High School baseball tryouts will begin on Tuesday, July 16 at 12:00 p.m. for 9th and 10th graders, followed by tryouts for 11th and 12th graders on Wednesday, July 17 at noon at Joe George Field in Lewisburg. All players must have a completed Sports Physical Form prior to tryouts...

LYON, France (AP) — With Alex Morgan's cheeky tea-sipping celebration and a postgame mobbing of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the United States has moved a step closer to successfully defending its latest Women's World Cup title. Morgan scored the go-ahead goal and Naeher preserved the 2-1 semifinal victory over England by smothering a late penalty kick Tuesday night. The top-ranked United States will now face the winner of Wednesday's semifinal between the Netherlands and Sweden in the Americans' third straight appearance in the World Cup title match.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie are offering hope for the future of U.S. men's soccer while contributing plenty to its present. After combining on the lone goal in a 1-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal victory over Curacao, the two 20-year-old midfielders will try to help the defending champion United States beat Jamaica in a Wednesday night semifinal. The winner plays for the title Sunday in Chicago against Mexico, which defeated Haiti 1-0 on a penalty kick in the 93rd minute in a Tuesday semifinal.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Marathon disqualified 70-year-old runner Frank Meza, saying video shows he left the course during his record-setting performance in March and that his time during one stretch was so fast it was "impossible," according to a report Monday...

The New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators came out ahead on Day 1 of NHL free agency, signing the best players available to seven-year contracts. If Artemi Panarin , Sergei Bobrovsky or Matt Duchene can help their new team win the Stanley Cup, it will go against a trend...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tyler Skaggs grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Angels, and got to pitch for his favorite team. The left-hander's next start for the Angels was supposed to be on the Fourth of July holiday, during a weeklong trip to Texas that began with Skaggs and his teammates proudly posing in cowboy hats and Western attire by their plane...

Duck River Raceway Park Feature Results Saturday, June 29 Pure Stock 1. Clint Carter 2. Chris Ruth 3. Tyler Whaley 4. Steven Landers 5. Josh Bondurant 6. Justin Coleman 7. Dewayne Hicks 8. Jeff Beechum 9. Bryan Holder

The Marshall County Youth Baseball and Softball League hosted the 10-year old Cal Ripken State Tournament at the Richard Cashion Sports Complex in Lewisburg. Tournament action began with Pool play on Friday and Saturday and ending on Sunday with Lawrenceburg beating West Nashville 5-4 in the Gold Division championship game.

Chapel Hill native Mike Minor’s major league story has been one of resilience as the 2006 Forrest graduate clawed his way back to a starting role with the Texas Rangers after a series of injuries temporarily derailed a promising career for the former first round pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. All the uncertainty and hard work paid off for Minor when he was recently selected as a member of the American League All-Star squad. It is Minor’s first selection as an All-Star for the game to be played at the Cleveland Indians’ Progressive Field on July 9.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vanderbilt swept the Southeastern Conference regular-season and tournament titles, set the league record for wins, tied the record with 13 draft picks and lost back-to-back games just twice. Now the Commodores are national champions.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Jozy Altidore made an impression in first return to the United States' starting lineup. Altidore scored on an overhead kick in his first start for the national team in 20 months, lifting the U.S. over Panama 1-0 Wednesday night as the Americans finished first in their CONCACAF Gold Cup group. Altidore got the goal from 2 yards following a corner kick in the 66th minute that was redirected by Matt Miazga. Coming back from a hamstring injury that slowed him at the start of training camp, the 29-year-old Altidore scored his 42nd goal in 113 international appearances.

DETROIT (AP) — In his first 141 starts as a major leaguer, Mike Minor pitched one complete game. Now he's thrown two in his last 14. Minor allowed five hits in his second complete game of the year, and Willie Calhoun, Jeff Mathis and Danny Santana homered in the fifth inning to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Minor struck out seven with two walks and threw 108 pitches in a crisp game that took only 2 hours, 19 minutes.

Davin Miles tossed a three-hit complete game to pick up a 4-2 win on the mound for Marshall Medical Center over Nichirin in the Babe Ruth League finale Monday night at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Field in Lewisburg. Miles did not surrender an earned run while striking out five and walking three Nichirin batters.

A-Plus and Nichirin squared off in Friday night’s rainout makeup game and a close contest turned in to a late inning rout with A-Plus coming away with a 14-5 win. The highlight of the night was the first over the fence home run this season at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in Lewisburg by 15-year old MVP Carson Cheek as the Elks’ regular was playing in a pickup role, along with his Elks’ teammate Kyrklinn Wunderlin.

Columbia State Community College hosted the 23rd Annual J.R. Moon Golf Classic, sponsored by Rogers Group, Inc., June 6 at the Saddle Creek Golf Club in Lewisburg. “Thanks to the players and volunteers, we enjoyed another successful J.R. Moon Tournament - even the rain did not dampen the overall enthusiasm,” said Bethany Lay, Columbia State vice president for advancement and executive director of the Columbia State Foundation. “Marshall County students benefit from the generosity of all involved.”