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STATE CHAMPS/FCS uses old-school football to win first title

COOKEVILLE — Displaying the old school football values of a physical running game and a rock-hard defense, Friendship Christian stopped Dresden cold 34-0 Saturday for the school's first Class 2A football championship in the BlueCross Bowl at windy Tucker Stadium. With a stiff breez...

Central sweeps Antioch

ANTIOCH — Wilson Central’s girls bounced back from a late overtime loss Sunday to crush Antioch 70-46 last Thursday night. Afterward, Central’s boys remained perfect for the young season with a 63-42 win. Lady Wildcat senior forwards Taylor Peterson and Sydney V...

Webb beats MJCA in region opener

Knoxville Webb jumped to an early lead Friday night and pulled away to a 55-28 win over Mt. Juliet Christian in the Lady Saints' East-Middle Region opener. The Lady Spartans led 16-10 following the first quarter, 33-18 at halftime and 41-23 going into the fourth as the Lady Saints slippe...

Saints slip up in region opener

Mt. Juliet Christian opened East-Middle Region play Friday with a 64-48 loss to Knoxville Webb. The Spartans jumped to a 20-13 first-quarter lead, were up 31-20 at halftime and 48-27 going into the fourth as they moved to 4-1 and the Saints slipped to 3-3. Patrick Goswitz's 17 po...

Donnell deserves recognition

Ken Donnell was perhaps the greatest Mt. Juliet High School basketball player and some have never heard of him. When Tom Marshall was pouring in points at a sensational rate from 1948-50, many thought his scoring records would stand for many, many years. In 1957, Donnell broke th...

Bears block Brentwood in state quarterfinals; Mt. Juliet to host Whitehaven in Black Friday semi

MT. JULIET — Brentwood and Mt. Juliet played tit for tat for 2 1/2 quarters of what promised to be another playoff cliffhanger. Then, special teams kicked in. Cody Carr blocked a punt, which Cameron Fryer took into the end zone to send Mt. Juliet to the Class 6A semifinal w...

Page from the Play Book/Is there such thing as trust anymore?

Nov. 23, 2011 - Within a two-week span, two nationally prominent college sports programs, Penn State football and Syracuse basketball, got in allegations of sexual abuse involving long-time coaches. The scary part is that there is no longer any reason to believe that these stories are ex...

MJCA takes two from Merrol Hyde

Mt. Juliet Christian swept a TSSAA Hall of Champions double header from Merrol Hyde on Friday as the Lady Saints marched to a 50-30 win and the boys a 50-42 triumph. The Lady Saints led 16-2 following the first quarter and 31-11 at halftime as they won their second Hall game of the week....

Page from the Playbook/They all knew but didn’t follow up with police

A trusted adult, respected by the community, offers special programs for vulnerable boys -– then sexually abuses them. Word travels up to higher authorities but no one calls the police. They handle it within. Sound familiar? An explosive sex abuse scandal and allegations of a cover...

Unbeaten Bears advance , barely/Oakland puts score in MJ before falling 35-27

Survive and advance. The Mt. Juliet Golden Bears rallied in the fourth quarter and held on to defeat Murfreesboro Oakland, 35-27, in the first round of the Class 6A TSSAA state playoffs last Friday night. It was perhaps the type of game the Golden Bears, who finished the regular ...
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