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Manchester Youth Baseball League Post Season Tournament Gets Underway
Chase Bryce of Lewis Auto(#2 in orange) rounds 1st base after hitting a single on Monday night as Trace Stevens of KOA(#19 in yellow) defends 1st base.
The Manchester Youth Baseball League opened their 2015 post season tournament on Monday night. The 12 teams in action battled each other and the rain as 3 of the 4 age divisions got the single elimination tournament underway. In 8U action, KOA got a run in the 4th inning by Trace Stevens to squeak by Lewis Auto by a final score of 10 to 9. Stevens, Blake Trail, Ethan Stevens and Torin VanZandbeign were all 3 for 3 on the night for KOA. Chase Bryce had a homerun for Lewis Motors. Traders Bank got 5 runs in the first inning to vault past Central Funeral Home 10 to 3. Layton and Emmanuel each had home runs for Traders while Jase had a single and an RBI double for Central Funeral Home. KK’s Music got 7 runs in the 4th inning to break open a tight game and lift them to a 12 to 4 win over Star Physical Therapy. Noah Costello was 4 for 4 for KK’s while Jayden Gilliam was 3 for 3 for Star.
In 10U action, Coffee Financial used a 7 run 2nd inning to dump Rose Hill 8 to 3. Patrick Caning was 2 for 2 for Coffee Financial. Landen Daniels had a single and scored a run for Rose Hill.
Allie from Central Funeral Home bats on Monday night in 8U action
In 12 U action, Peoples Bank got 7 runs in the 2nd inning to double up Shelter Insurance 10 to 5. Michael Sherrill was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI to lead Peoples while Jacob Sherrill was 2 for 3 for Shelter. Also in 12U action, Coffee County Bank got runs in every inning as they bested Bush Insurance 21 to 2. Jacob Garms was 2 for 3 for Coffee County Bank including a grand slam. Logan Meadows had a single and a walk and scored a run to lead Bush.
On Tuesday, the 6U teams will get underway with a doubleheader as Manchester Tire takes on Lion’s Club at 5:00 PM while Sonic and Henley Storage will square off at 6:30. Both those games will be on the T-Ball Field. In 10U action, Hullett’s takes on 1st National Bank at 5:00 PM and John Roberts Toyota takes on Coffee Financial at 7:00 PM at the American Field. On the National Field, American City Bank will play All Creatures at 5:00 PM and Mark Lewis Construction takes on Jiffy Burger at 7:00 PM.
updated MYBL tournament bracket
Zephyrs Spoil Sounds’ First Doubleheader of Season
The New Orleans Zephyrs beat the Nashville Sounds twice on Monday night at Zephyr Field, taking game one 4-3, and game two 3-1.
The first matchup featured the completion of the contest the two teams began on April 27, a game that Arnold Leon initially started. The Zephyrs could not use their original starter, Adam Conley, because he was promoted to Miami yesterday. Leon threw 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball before rain ended his outing the first time.
After the game resumed, Leon retired the first 9 batters he faced before Juan Diaz singled with two outs in the seventh. Leon would walk the next two batters and manager Steve Scarsone went to his bullpen attempting to preserve the 2-0 lead the Sounds had earned via RBI from Joey Wendle and Kent Matthes earlier in the game.
Freshly optioned from Oakland, Dan Otero made his Sounds debut and it was not one the former Duke Blue Devil was likely to want to remember. New Orleans strung together three two-out hits and the Zephyrs took a 4-2 advantage.
The Sounds threatened in the ninth. Craig Gentry led off the frame with his first XBH of the season, lining a double into the right center gap. Next batter, Luke Carlin walked and suddenly the Sounds had the winning run at the plate with no outs in the ninth. After Alden Carrithers and Wendle made outs, Matthes came to the plate already 2-for-4 with an RBI in the contest. The outfielder singled to right and Gentry scored, but Carlin attempted to go to third on the play and was thrown out by Austin Wates to end the first game.
The second game started thirty minutes after the completion of game one. Fresh off a career-high 11 strike outs, Chris Bassitt threw all six innings for the Sounds. The right-hander fanned four, walked four and yielded five hits. The Zephyrs tagged Bassitt for a run in the first and for two more in the third. He threw a season-high 96 pitches.
The game’s most important play came in the second inning. Sounds right fielder Matt Carson drove rehabbing Miami Marlins’ starter Mat Latos’ offering deep to right. Zephyrs right fielder Cole Gillespie timed his leap and kept the ball in the park. The potential home run would’ve given the Sounds a 3-1 advantage.
The Sounds did get on the scoreboard in the fourth inning. Jason Pridie singled and stole second to get into scoring position. He then scored on a Bryan Anderson RBI single.
Once again Gentry did his best to start a rally in the team’s final at bat, this time getting to third with two outs in the seventh – the final inning of a PCL doubleheader – but the tying run, Pridie, grounded out to end the game.
The two teams will finish their series with an 11:00 a.m. start Tuesday, before a scheduled league-wide off day on Wednesday. Sean Nolin is expected to be activated from the disabled list after missing his last start with a strained left groin. Pat Misch will get the ball for New Orleans.
Tax Increase Possible For Coffee County 2015-16 Budget
Graphic credit: DonkeyHotey/Flickr.
In other county news, Dr LaDonna McFall director of county schools recently requested an additional $1.4 million over last year’s budget to pay for four new teachers, four new school buses, salary increases across the board and more.
A $1.4 million budget increase for non-school departments would require a 14-cent tax hike. When it comes to schools, annual budget increases for the county school system require twice as much due to the state-mandated revenue sharing requirement with the school systems in Tullahoma and Manchester, even if the other schools are not requesting additional funds. This makes the actual budget request climb to $2.8 million.
County departments other than schools and the ambulance service are asking for around $625,000 in extra funding for their budgets for 2015-16. If all request are granted this could mean a property tax increase of approximately 36-cents.
One measure the Budget and Finance Committee hopes the full commission will do is to establish a capital projects fund for vehicles and other equipment costing $5,000 or more using surplus revenues of $325,000 available in the General Debt Service Fund. The new funding mechanism would improve cash flows, smooth out annual operating budgets for several departments and prevent a tax rate increase of 3.25 cents.
The county commission will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. to further discuss the budget.
Smith County Man Runs From Coffee County Deputy
Henry Lee Wigham intake photo
A records check was run and the warrant was confirmed. Wigham was charged with Evading Arrest, Stop Halt Frisk, Reckless Driving, and Criminal Impersonation. A hold was placed on him for the probation violation for Smith County.
Wigham’s bond was set at $15,000.
TBI Domestic Violence Report
On Monday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its latest study into the scope and nature of domestic violence offenses, as reported by Tennessee’s law enforcement agencies.
The study utilizes data sent to TBI through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS) and includes reported offenses which occurred from 2012 to 2014. Among the report’s findings:
• Simple Assault was, by far, the most frequently reported offense, accounting for 68.4% of all domestic violence offenses.
• Females were three times more likely to be victimized than males.
• From 2012 to 2014, victims were six times more likely to be abused by a spouse than an ex-spouse in domestic-related offenses.
• Domestic violence resulted in 270 murder victims during the three-year study period.
• Juveniles accounted for 58.9% of victims reporting a victim-to-offender relationship as child or step-child.
“The issue of domestic violence is, by no means, a novel problem in American society,” said TBI Director Mark Gwyn. “The persistence of domestic violence and the large number of related incidents reported to law enforcement necessitates continued awareness about this issue.”
Black Bear Attacks Teenager
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed several trails and backcountry campsites after a 16-year-old boy was attacked by a black bear in the Hazel Creek section of the park in North Carolina. It happened about 10:30 Saturday night.
Park officials say the teenager was pulled from his hammock and injured by the bear. He received multiple injuries, including lacerations to the head, and was listed in stable condition at an area hospital on Sunday.
6/10/15 —- Linda Ann Carr
Linda Ann Carr, age 67 of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away, Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Manchester Health Care Center.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, June 10 at 2 PM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Pennington Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, June 9 from 5 – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Carr, a native of Franklin County, was the daughter of the late James H. and Anna Mae Shepard.
She was a member of the Church of Christ. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family and loved to cook for everyone. She also enjoyed being outside and working in her flower gardens.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Raymond Lee, Richard and Dallon Thomas; one sister, Alice Jones and one grandchild, Annabell Sassaman.
She is survived by two sons, Dwayne Carr and his wife, Gwendolyn of Tullahoma and James Carr and his wife, Alisha of McMinnville; two daughters, Julie Banks and her boyfriend, Allen Reynolds of Manchester and Donna Sassaman and her husband, Nathan of Lewisville, TX; three brothers, James W. Thomas and his wife, Lucille of Gary, IN, Paul Thomas and his wife, Sue of McMinnville and Douglas Thomas and his wife, Peggy of Tullahoma; three sisters, Nona Mae Beasley and her husband, Leroy of Louisiana, Charlotte Olson and her husband, Larry of Port St. Lucia, FL and her twin, Brenda Riddle and her husband, James of Tullahoma; son-in-law, Allen Banks of Tullahoma; brother-in-law, Lester Jones of Crown Point, IN; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the memorial fund at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
6/9/15 — Loretta Cornelison Warren
Funeral services for Mrs. Loretta Cornelison Warren, age 76, of Manchester, will be conducted at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Keith Sims officiating.
Burial will follow in Asbury Cemetery.
Visitation with the Warren family will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Monday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Warren passed away Sunday afternoon at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN.
Loretta was born in Manchester, TN, the daughter of the late Ollie and Lucille Poff Cornelison.
She was a homemaker and a member of Common Salvation Church in Manchester. Loretta enjoyed gardening, sewing, her chickens and bird watching. She loved her family.
In addition to her parents, Loretta was also preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Lee Warren, and one grandson, Jeremy Warren.
She is survived by two sons, Bobby (Melody) Warren of Manchester and Gary (Jacquelyn) Warren of Hillsboro; four daughters, Brenda (Donald) Sanders of Manchester, Billie Faye (Allen) Baxter of Murfreesboro, Trudy Burnette and Susan Floyd, both of Manchester; one brother, James “Jimmy” Jones of Manchester; one sister, Joyce Thompson of Manchester; 14 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; and her best friend, Carolyn Jones.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.