LYNCHBURG, TN -- The Motlow Bucks will face Volunteer State on Sunday at noon in the first game of the 2016 TCCAA/Region VII Baseball Tournament at Columbia State Community College in Columbia. The Bucks (18-35, 5-22) completed their regular season with a 7-6 loss to Walters State Friday afternoon in the final game of a three-game series. Walters won Thursday's opening game 16-4, then won the first game of Friday's doubleheader 9-5. more

Lynchburg, TN -- The Motlow Bucks have one more opportunity to improve their position in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) standings when they host their final series of the regular season this weekend at the Driver Baseball Complex. more

The accolades for hard work keeping pouring in for Lewisburg's Kayla Harmon as the senior at UT Martin recently picked up two awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System before scoring four more broadcasting awards from the 2016 Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters and Media Editors' annual college media contest. more

LYNCHBURG, TN -- Cornersville sophomore Taylor Wolaver slammed three home runs and drove in 10 to help the Motlow Lady Bucks complete a four-game sweep of Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) rival Cleveland State this past weekend in Cleveland. The Lady Bucks (19-17, 12-12) climbed above the .500 mark for the first time since early in the season and evened their conference mark after starting the year 0-8. The Lady Bucks have now won 14 of their previous 18 contests. Motlow will host the Tennessee Wesleyan JV Monday at 2 p.m., then welcome TCCAA rival Southwest Tennessee April 15-16. more

Just a few weeks ago Marshall County High School senior post player Alexis Ford had resigned herself to attend Columbia State Community College as a student, but a phone call from her coach to Martin Methodist College at Pulaski changed everything. "Coach Vincent (Yarbrough) had reached out to me and told me how well she's grown this senior season and what really drew us to her is she has a lot of untapped potential," Martin Methodist assistant coach Andrea Mize said. "Her ceiling is pretty high for someone her height and athleticism, that's something you can't teach." more

Former Tigerette sets sights on sportscasting Kayla Harmon grew up in a sports family and was surrounded her entire life by sports, playing softball and basketball at Marshall County High School before graduating in 2011. "There's not much to do in a small town besides play sports, so of course that's what I did. I played them all, so I got to learn them all," Harmon said. "I loved it and when I graduated high school, although I decided not pursue a college scholarship, I knew I had to do something with sports." more

HOUSTON (AP) -- Kris Jenkins is one of those players who believes every shot is going in. Sometimes, it feels so right to be right. The Villanova junior answered a double-clutch, game-tying 3-pointer by North Carolina's Marcus Paige with a buzzer-beating 3 of his own Monday night to lift the Wildcats to a 77-74 victory and the national championship. more

PULASKI, Tenn. -- April is Autism Awareness Month and the Martin Methodist Baseball and Softball teams are excited to help join the cause as they will host their second annual Autism Awareness Night doubleheader at the East Campus on Friday, April 15. The RedHawk Softball team will host the University of Mobile in a critical SSAC doubleheader while the RedHawk Baseball team will play the first game of its three-game set against Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.). more

LYNCHBURG, TN-- Sophomore Riley Long pitched a complete-game shutout and Aubrey Crowell and McKenzie Jo Anderson from Lewisburg hit home runs as the Motlow Lady Bucks beat Roane State 10-0 Saturday afternoon to win three out of four games over the weekend against their Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) rival. more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Trevecca University's Shelby Andrews and Haley Fagan were named the Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association on Tuesday for their performances for March 14-20. Andrews batted .571 (8-for-14) with one doubles, four runs scored and six RBIs in six games for the Trojans. The Dyersburg, Tenn., native collected two hits with a walk and two RBIs in the first game against Lee University and added two more hits with a double and a run scored in the second contest versus the Flames. more

LYNCHBURG, TN (Mar. 2, 2016) -- The Motlow Bucks swept a pair of doubleheaders this past weekend, setting them up to enter Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) play on a four-game winning streak. The Bucks (8-10, 0-0) beat visiting Morton College 13-5, 7-5 on Sunday, Feb. 28, then turned around and swept Bryan College JV 8-3, 12-2 on Monday. The Bucks will open TCCAA action when they travel to Jackson St. (12-5, 0-0) this weekend for a three-game series. Friday's single game begins at 2 p.m. and Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for a noon start. more

LYNCHBURG, TN (Feb. 29, 2016) -- The Motlow Lady Bucks traveled to Decatur, Ala. and earned a 6-0, 5-3 sweep over non-conference opponent Calhoun Community College Friday, Feb. 26. The games were rescheduled after inclement weather forced their postponement last Tuesday. Motlow (4-2, 0-0) was originally scheduled to host Gadsden State on Tuesday, Mar. 1, but expected rain forced the games to be moved up to Monday, Feb. 29. The first pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1pm at Lady Bucks Field on Motlow's Moore County campus. more

"I am very excited to return to the community I was raised in and to have an opportunity to make a positive impact," said Morey, a former Lady Bucks' player and native of Lynchburg. "I cannot imagine wanting to take this step forward in my career anywhere other than Motlow." Helping Morey this season will be three Marshall County graduates, led by Cornersville's Taylor Wolaver, who will begin her sophomore season. more

Oklahoma, Okla. -- The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball has announced that University of Tennessee at Martin freshman Katie Warrick has been identified for the National Team athlete pool following her participation at the 2015 USA Softball Junior Olympic (JO) Cup in Chino Hills, Calif. The inaugural event served as an identification opportunity for athletes wishing to compete in front of members of the Women's National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC). more

Motlow softball team posts strong academic numbers LYNCHBURG, TN (Dec. 23, 2015) -- With their season set to begin in early February, the Motlow Lady Bucks softball team turned in an outstanding performance in the classroom during the fall 2015 semester. The Lady Bucks posted a team grade point average of 2.91 and placed four members on the Dean's List and another five on the Honor Roll. Students earn Dean's List distinction with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and are named to the Honor Roll with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49. more

Former Marshall County standout Jay Murphy was an anchor on both the offensive and defensive lines during his football career in Lewisburg, playing a large part in helping the Tigers to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association playoffs during all four years as a starter. Following a senior season that saw Murphy lead the Tigers with 108 tackles and five sacks while earning All-District 12-AA defensive lineman by The Tennessean and 2013 District 12-AA Lineman of the Year by The Columbia Daily Herald, Murphy received scholarship offers from Tennessee State University, UT-Martin and Carson Newman College. more

Former Tiger already sees playing time Coming off a senior year that saw running back Chris Walker lead Marshall County to an 8-3 record while rushing for 1,271 yards and 23 touchdown to go with 79 tackles and 3 interceptions on defense, the captain had multiple NCAA Division-I offers including Navy, Air Force, Arkansas State, Chattanooga, Austin Peay, and UT-Martin. more

Delk entering final chapter of storybook years with Vols Forrest graduate Matthew Delk will continue to live out the dream of so many young Tennessee fans when he starts his senior year at UT and third season as a manager for the Volunteers football team. "I've been a huge fan my whole life. I got the opportunity to meet two amazing people, Allen and Susan Vaughn," Delk said. "Through them, I met Roger Frazier, who is my boss now. 'Fraz' is the head equipment manager and known throughout the college football world and is also a Tennessee legend." more

Stocstill's hard work leads to scholarship After a junior season that saw Cornersville native Joe Stocstill make the Region 1-A team, TCA All-State team and subsequently named to the 2011 preseason All-State team, while leading Cornersville to two unprecedented consecutive playoff appearances, the do it all playmaker learned he would miss his senior year due to a torn ACL. Before the injury the six-foot-two QB was starting to receive lots of recruiting attention, but that all dried up when the injury occurred. "When I was a junior I had D1 schools recruiting me and I really dreamed of playing college football at the highest level which is D1," Stocstill recalled. "When I got injured they all stopped recruiting me. A few of them told me they would take me as a preferred walk on but I never received one full scholarship offer." A large majority of players never play sports again after such a devastating mental and physical blow, but Stocstill remained determined as ever to play college football and followed that dream to Knoxville when the Vols gave him an offer that was hard to refuse. "I decided to go to UT after they offered me a preferred walk on spot," Stocstill says. "Mainly because I've always loved Tennessee football, my dad loves Tennessee football and I wanted to prove to myself I was good enough to play SEC football even after I didn't get the SEC offers after my injury." Starting his career off as a walk on, Stocstill took a redshirt year to adjust to the rigors of both the classroom and the field and took the challenge of walk on status as a blessing instead of an impossible obstacle. "Being a walk on may have been the best thing that has ever happened to me," Stocstill continued. " I believe people go through certain things for reasons that they may not realize at the time or for a long time after the situation has happened. For me being a walk on humbled me, getting injured humbled me and taught me how to deal with a lot of things that can happen in life." Despite being a walk on, the Volunteer coaches molded Stocstill from a slight, six-foot-two quarterback to a hulking 230 pound linebacker before switching to fullback/tight end. And although not a scholarship player, the Cornersville native found himself playing in 14 games for the Vols during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. The hard work and dedication that saw the once injured walk-on gracing the practice field his freshman season has found him realizing a life long dream of being awarded a full scholarship by Coach Butch Jones for the 2015 season. "Coach Jones called me when I was in class, so when I saw his name pop up, I went outside to take the call and he told me that they were going to give me a scholarship," Stocstill fondly remembers. "I would say getting to tell my parents I would have my school paid for was a great moment for me. Every time I get on the field for Tennessee I try to not take it for granted and realize how great of an opportunity that this is." Despite being four hours away in Knoxville, home is never far away as Joe still regularly keeps up with his hometown Bulldogs and offers some advice for Cornersville players looking to follow in his footsteps and play college ball. "I would tell any Cornersville player the same thing I would tell a player from any school. To play college football and you have to have a real passion for the game. It's not like high school where you really can just show up for the games and make plays. In college its a year around preparation for 12 guaranteed opportunities against players that are all good," Stocstill explained. "I do keep up with Cornersville. I ask my dad (middle school coach Ray Stocstill) the scores of his middle school games and the high school games. I love Cornersville. I have a lot of great memories there and a lot of great friends." Along with the distinction of being a scholarship football player for the Tennessee Volunteers Stocstill still finds time not just to complete his schoolwork but excel at his classes. The junior business management major and 2013 and 2014 SEC All-Academic Honor Roll member is shooting high for a career outside of football. "I am intrigued by working in real estate and also investment banking, Stocstill said. " I would also love to help coach high school football somewhere. I really love football and want to make an impact on other kids lives in a positive way." more