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May 19th, 2012
May 19th, 2012
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Austin Peay State University
COOKEVILLE – The “Cardiac Govs” struck again as Austin Peay State University’s baseball team let a five-run lead dwindle to one run in the eighth inning before posting a 10-7 Ohio Valley Conference victory against Tennessee Tech, Friday, at Bush Stadium. Austin Peay (33-21, 18-7 OVC) needed the victory to stay tied for first place [...]
Austin Peay entered its weekend series against Tennessee Tech needing two wins to clinch a second-consecutive regular season Ohio Valley Conference championship. Unfortunately for the Govs, they fell into a tie for first place with Eastern Kentucky after suffering a 5-0 loss to the Eagles Thursday night. Eagles starter Tristan Archer (4-4) proved to be [...]
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University’s football game at Virginia Tech on Sept. 8 will be a 1:30 p.m. EDT (12:30 p.m. CDT) kickoff, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday. The contest will mark the first time in school history the Govs play an ACC program. The game will be played in famed [...]
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-It was a difficult first day for Austin Peay State University sophomore Anthony Bradley in the first round of the NCAA Regional at The Club of Olde Stone. The middle round holes led to Bradley firing an uncharacteristic 8-over 80 in the tourney’s first round on par-72, 7,248-yard course. In fact, Bradley played [...]
Baseball
SPRING HILL — Montgomery Central fell to Spring Hill 7-3 in the Region 6-AA Championship Game Tuesday night. Despite the loss, the Indians move on to Friday’s Sectional round where they will travel to Goodpasture (33-3-1) while Spring Hill will host David Lipscomb. First pitch in both games is schedules for at 7 p.m. Central [...]
Rossview ran into a buzzsaw and lost the Region 5-AAA championship game to Mt. Juliet 9-1 Wednesday night at Rossview High. Rossview (27-8) now moves on to Sectional play where the Hawks will travel to meet Franklin (25-10) at 7 p.m. Friday. Franklin beat Nashville Overton 3-0 to win the Region 6-AAA Championship. With a [...]
Rossview needed every last bit of the 10 innings it played to beat Station Camp 3-2 Tuesday night in a Region 5-AAA semifinal game at Rossview. In the bottom of the 10th, Taylor Mahowald hit a walk-off single with the bases load to win the game for the Hawks. It’s a quick turnaround for Rossview [...]
Mt. Juliet, Tenn. — Northwest High fell behind early, couldn’t recover and lost to Mt. Juliet 12-2 in a Region 5-AAA semifinal game Monday night. Rossview (26-7), the District 10-AAA champion will find out its fate today after its 5-AAA semifinal game was postponed against 9-AAA No. 2 Station Camp (26-9-1) until tonight at 7 [...]
Softball
Clarksville High and Northeast both saw their seasons come to an end in Region 5-AAA semifinal games Monday night. District 10-AAA champion Clarksville High (21-18) lost at home to 9-AAA No. 2 Mt. Juliet 4-1. Northeast (15-13), the 10-AAA runner up, was shut out by District 9-AAA champion, Class AAA defending champion and ESPN Fab [...]
In the grand scheme of things both Clarksville High and Northeast High hope to be facing each other on Wednesday. For that to happen each need to win their Region 5-AAA semifinal games tonight at 7 p.m. and both have daunting tasks in each. Clarksville High (21-17), the 10-AAA champion, will try when it hosts [...]
Clarksville High won the District 10-AAA Softball Tournament by beating Northeast 2-0 Wednesday night at Kenwood High. Northeast got to the championship game by beating Dickson County 11-3 in the loser’s bracket final. With the wins, 10-AAA District champion Clarksville High and runner up Northeast — both teams advance to Region play — end a [...]
Clarksville High will face the winner of the Northeast-Dickson County game tonight at 6:45 p.m. in the District 10-AAA Softball Tournament Championship Game at Kenwood. Clarksville High punched its ticket thanks to beating Dickson County 4-1 Tuesday at Kenwood. Northeast and Dickson County will meet in an elimination game at 5 p.m. today at Kenwood. [...]
Golf
Former Austin Peay and Clarksville High standout Brian Balthrop fired a 68 Saturday to take a one-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Wendy’s Invitational at Swan Lake. Balthrop, who finished a single stroke short of forcing a three-way playoff with Greg Guinn and Jeff Chandler at the 2011 Wendy’s, appeared in control for [...]
Tee Times for the 2012 Wendy’s Invitational at Swan Lake: 7:40 Rick Briskey Matt Clements Tyler Britt 7:50 Alan Vaillencourt Jake Peterson Doug Golden 8:00 Bruce Walker Ronnie Seay Justin Seay Josh McWhirter 8:10 Chase Boyd Heath Cunningham Jamie Webb Bill Sites 8:20 Samuel Maxwell Ty Koelker Perry Scachetti Robert Langford 8:30 Weston Sartain Marcus [...]
After winning the Ohio Valley Conference individual championship two weeks ago, Austin Peay golfer Anthony Bradley learned his postseason destination during the NCAA golf Selection Show Monday night. Bradley was one of five golfers placed in the Western Kentucky Regional at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. The regional tournament will be [...]
Community leaders and active duty military participated in the recent Godfather Tournament hosted at Swan Lake Golf Course as part of the Warrior Week activities. The day was filled with golf and fellowship with civilian and military members of the Clarksville/Ft Campbell community.
Soccer (Men)
Hendersonville, Tenn. — It’s like it’s a broken record and unfortunately it is, but Clarksville High lost to Hendersonville 5-1 Tuesday night in a Region 5-AAA game at the Field of Dreams Stadium. It marks the sixth-straight time Clarksville High has lost to Hendersonville in the Region bracket. The Wildcats (11-8-3) last beat Hendersonville (14-6-1) in 2002 [...]
Clarksville High is looking to exercise a demon when it faces Hendersonville in a Region 5-AAA semifinal game at 7 p.m. tonight at the Field of Dreams Stadium in Hendersonville. Clarksville High (11-7-3) is the runner up from District 10-AAA, while Hendersonville (13-6-1) comes in as the District 9-AAA champion. The winners will advance to [...]
DICKSON, Tenn. – Dickson County won the regular season and then made it the double by winning the District 10-AAA Soccer Tournament with a 3-0 win over Clarksville High at home Thursday night. Both 10-AAA runner up Clarksville High, as the visitor to the 9-AAA champion, and Dickson County, as the host of the 9-AAA [...]
Clarksville High beat Rossview in double overtime 3-2 Tuesday night at Rossview to advance to Thursday’s District 10-AAA Championship Game. Now, Clarksville High will face regular season champion Dickson County in Dickson for the 10-AAA Championship. Dickson County earned its spot with a 5-0 win over West Creek in Dickson Tuesday night. Soccer is single [...]
Announcements
Tee Times for the 2012 Wendy’s Invitational at Swan Lake: 7:40 Rick Briskey Matt Clements Tyler Britt 7:50 Alan Vaillencourt Jake Peterson Doug Golden 8:00 Bruce Walker Ronnie Seay Justin Seay Josh McWhirter 8:10 Chase Boyd Heath Cunningham Jamie Webb Bill Sites 8:20 Samuel Maxwell Ty Koelker Perry Scachetti Robert Langford 8:30 Weston Sartain Marcus [...]
The annual local Hershey Track and Field Competition was held May 12 at Rossview High School. The competition gives young athletes a chance to showcase their skills in track and field, long jump and softball throw. The first- and second-place athletes in each division of the local competition advanced to the District Hershey Track and [...]
This week’s sports schedules Baseball Region 5-AAA Baseball Tournament Monday’s Game Mt. Juliet 12, Northwest 2 Tuesday’s Game Rossview3, Station Camp 2 (10 inn) Wednesday’s Games Region 5-AAA Championship: Mt. Juliet 9, Rossview 1 Friday’s Sectional Games Rossview at Franklin, 7 p.m N. Overton at Mt. Juliet, 7 p.m. Region [...]
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time in his 22 years as Governors basketball coach, Dave Loos will not be hosting a basketball camp this summer at Austin Peay State University. With the Dunn Center floor being replaced and the Foy Center and Memorial Health courts unavailable, Loos had no choice to cancel his June [...]
Nashville Predators
Center Craig Smith of the Nashville Predators has been added to the U.S. Men’s national Team for the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship, it was announced today. USA Hockey made the announcement. The tournament is taking place through May 20 in Helsinki Finland and Stockholm Sweden. Smith debuted for the U.S Men’s [...]
The Predators have seen some thrilling Game Fives over the past two playoff seasons. A little more than two weeks ago, Nashville downed Central Division rival Detroit, 2-1, in Game Five of the 2012 WCQ. That victory gave the club its second playoff series win and second consecutive WCQ victory. In Game Five of the [...]
After a much needed win Wednesday night, clouded with player controversy, the Nashville Predators return to the Bridgestone Arena Friday night to try to even their playoff series with the Phoenix Coyotes, in game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Looking like the Predators of old, and without two of their stars, Alexander Radulov and [...]
The Nashville Predators are dealing with some controversy as they return home to “Smashville” for game three of the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Predators General Manager David Poile and coach Barry Trotz announced Tuesday, that Russion stars Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn have been suspended for Wednesday nights game 3. While [...]
Atlanta Braves
Since September 28 of last year, it’s been difficult to mention the Atlanta Braves without thinking of the Boston Red Sox. The two teams that choked away postseason bids because of fried chicken and beer or a blown-out bullpen and the curious managerial decisions of Fredi Jesus Gonzalez (No really; Fredi’s middle name is Jesus). [...]
Don’t call it a comeback I been here for years Rockin’ my peers and puttin’ suckas in fear - LL Cool J With all due respect to LL, I’m calling last week a comeback. Mostly because it was a week full of them. If you thought Wednesday’s wild 15-13 come-back affair against Philadelphia (which prompted [...]
By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com PHI@ATL: Prado makes a heads-up throw to get two ATLANTA — With their bullpen spent after Wednesday night’s wild extra-innings victory, the Braves needed a strong start from Randall Delgado. The rookie, who lasted just 4 1/3 innings in his previous outing, did just that on Thursday. [...]
Since I’m borderline incoherent after watching one of the more stunning regular-season Braves games in recent memory, let’s just run some extended thoughts here. Maybe next week I’ll be able to put together some kind of efficient stance on what happened. Who would’ve thought a pitching match-up between Roy Halladay and Tommy Hanson would devolve [...]
Nashville Sounds
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Nashville Sounds opened an eight-game road trip with a 13-0 defeat to the Tucson Padres on Thursday night at Kino Stadium. The defeat was Nashville’s worst since the club dropped a 17-3 contest to the Oklahoma City RedHawks on April 16, 2009 at Greer Stadium. Plating runs in seven of nine [...]
Six-Run Eighth Inning Gives Sounds 6-2 Victory Over Colorado Springs NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Sounds beat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 6-2, thanks to a six-run eighth inning in front of a season-high 9,180 screaming kids at Greer Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The six runs scored in the home half of the eighth was [...]
The Albuquerque isotopes scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the eigth inning to hang a 4-2 defeat on the Nashville Sounds Saturday night in Albuquerque. The loss was Nashville’s third in a row on the heels of the club’s season-best four-game winning streak earlier in the week. The defeat dropped the Sounds [...]
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Nashville Sounds walked a season-high eight batters in an 8-1 loss to the division-rival Iowa Cubs on Thursday night at Principal Park in the opener of a four-game series. The defeat extended Nashville’s losing streak to 10 games, which is its longest since the Sounds joined the Pacific Coast League [...]
Football
Phillip Fulmer was announced as a first-ballot selection for the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012 Tuesday afternoon during a ceremony in New York City by the National Football Foundation. Fulmer becomes the 22nd former UT player or coach to earn enshrinement. Fulmer is the first Vol gaining entry into the College Football [...]
With the NFL Draft getting underway Thursday night in New York City, James Horne and Wade Neely of ‘From the Sideline’, Colby Wilson of Clarksville Sports Network and George Robinson of The Leaf Chronicle showed their draft day prowess in a first-round mock draft. 2012 ‘From the Sideline’ Mock Draft No. 1 – Indianapolis Colts (James [...]
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – O.C. Brown, a 2009 four-star offensive line prep recruit who was the focal point of the 2012 Academy Award-winning documentary, “Undefeated,” has transferred to Austin Peay State University from Southern Miss. http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/football/tag/_/name/o-c-brown The redshirt sophomore from Memphis will have three seasons of eligibility remaining and will join his former prep teammate from [...]
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Titans re-signed DE Dave Ball today. A seven-year veteran of the league, Ball has spent the past four seasons with the Titans while totaling 51 games played, 15.5 sacks, 203 tackles and 43 quarterback pressures during his tenure with the club. Last season, Ball registered 55 tackles, four sacks, 15 [...]
Tennessee Titans
By Teresa M. Walker, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Jerry Gray finally is about to install his own defensive schemes with the Tennessee Titans. Thanks to the NFL lockout last year, Gray had no offseason as the new defensive coordinator to make changes. So Gray said Thursday he just trimmed the fat out of [...]
By Craig Peters Titans Online NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans general manager Ruston Webster said Wednesday that he’s pleased with the team’s offseason efforts of adding strength, depth, leadership and competition at multiple positions. Webster and “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith were guests of the Nashville Sports Council during the Comcast Spotlight Sports Speakers Series [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – “The best Titans Caravan ever.” That’s how Bob Hyde, Titans Vice President of Community Relations, termed the April 30-May 11 adventure, which covered nearly 2,500 miles and 50 different stops. Bob should know if it’s the best Titans Caravan ever; he’s had involvement in all of them. Backing up Bob’s claim, you [...]
By Alex Garmezy, Titans Online The Titans like the work ethic and high motor of defensive tackle Mike Martin. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Getting more athletic and versatile on defense has been a goal of the Titans’ coaching staff during the offseason. That’s why Michigan defensive tackle Mike Martin was an easy choice for them in [...]
Track & Field
The annual local Hershey Track and Field Competition was held May 12 at Rossview High School. The competition gives young athletes a chance to showcase their skills in track and field, long jump and softball throw. The first- and second-place athletes in each division of the local competition advanced to the District Hershey Track and [...]
The results are in for the 34th Annual Queen City Road Race presented by Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department and Cumberland Bank & Trust. The 5K race, 5K relay race and non-competitive One Mile Movement took place Sunday at Austin Peay State University. This year’s Queen City Road Race welcomed nearly 2,000 participants! The complete [...]
On Saturday, April 14th, the Austin Peay Track and Field team hosted their annual APSU Governors High School Classic at Governors Stadium. High School teams began arriving at 9:30am with the first event starting at 10:00am sharp. The event lasted all day. The awards ceremony was at 6:00pm. “The APSU High School Classic that was [...]
Austin Peay held the APSU Govs High School Classic track and field meet Saturday at Governors Stadium. West Creek won the boys title with 144.5 points over second place Clarksville High and its 101 points. Fort Campbell finished third with 76.5 points. On the girls side, Northeast took top honors with 140 points, followed by [...]











