Inconsistency plagued the Richland High School boys’ soccer team in its home opener against Lawrence County Thursday, a 7-1 home loss.   The Raiders (0-2) featured a re-built lineup with a number of newcomers to the program and played well in stretches, narrowly missing out on a number of scoring opportunities. One of the strongest performances of the day came […]

The Richland High School softball team evened its district record and run ruled Santa Fe in a 16-1 victory at home Thursday.   Starting pitcher Caylee Parker allowed only three hits and one extra base hit, picking up the win in a complete game effort in the circle. Parker struck out three batters in four innings of work and pitched […]

Nick Baron launched a home run as part of a late rally attempt for the Richland High School baseball team, but the Raiders fell to Grace Christian 9-3 to open the season 0-2.   Baron’s bomb in the sixth was one of seven hits on the day for RHS, but the team struggled to score with runners in scoring position, […]

Costly errors led to a 10-0 loss for the Richland High School softball team against district rival Cornersville Tuesday at home.   The Lady Raiders committed five errors over the course of the first three innings, leading to a number of unearned runs. Only four of starting pitcher Caylee Parker’s 10 runs surrendered were earned, and the freshman settled down […]

A loss by the narrowest of margins characterized the first match of the season for the Giles County High School boys’ tennis team, as the Bobcats fell 4-3 to Marshall County Tuesday.   Ryan Dorer and Timmy Bee each picked up singles victories for the boys, while the doubles team of Cole Abernathy and Parker Townsend won their doubles match […]

Playing with an almost entirely new lineup, the Giles County High School girls’ tennis team defeated Collinwood Monday in the season opener, 6-1, at Magazine Road Park.   The Lady Bobcats returned only two players from last year’s squad including senior Chrystal Pierce and Grey Hawk. The pair accounted for a total of three points on the day, each notching […]

For the second time in as many seasons, the Martin Methodist Women’s Basketball team is headed to the national tournament.   The RedHawks (22-11) were included in the 32-team field for the 2016 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship, which begins on Wednesday, March 16 at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri.   The RedHawks earned their […]

Fresh off a runner-up finish at the SSAC Women’s Basketball Championship, the Martin Methodist Women’s Basketball team will await a result from the selection committee to decide its 2016 postseason fate.   The RedHawks (22-11) figure to receive a nod from the committee as they boast one of the most impressive resumes of any possible at-large selection.   The RedHawks […]

The Martin Methodist Competitive Cheer and Dance squad is set to travel to Davenport, Iowa this weekend to compete in the 2016 NAIA Competitive Cheer   The RedHawks punched their ticket to the national tournament after they won the Midwest Regional held in Missouri last month.   The RedHawks fine-tuned their upcoming routine over the weekend as they were one […]

The Giles County High School girls’ basketball team finished just one game shy of clinching its third-straight sectionals appearance with a 53-46 loss to Creek Wood in the Region 6-AA semifinals Monday.   The Lady Bobcats (19-13, 8-2) out-rebounded the Lady Red Hawks and significantly led the tally for second chance points in the paint. But Creek Wood’s precision passes […]