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Sounds Lose Tight Game in San Antonio
San Antonio center fielder Trent Grisham hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Missions to a 6-5 win over the Nashville Sounds Tuesday night at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Grisham’s blast was off Nashville reliever Miguel Del Pozo and came with one out in the frame. It snapped a 5-5 tie in what was a back-and-forth game all night. Neither team got length from their starting pitcher as Pedro Payano threw 79 pitches in 2 2/3 innings for the Sounds and Drew Smyly threw 83 pitches in 3 2/3 innings for the...
Sounds Get Blasted by San Antonio on Monday Night
In what was a close game in the first half of the game, San Antonio scored six runs in the fifth inning to break open their lead and continued to score, eventually winning 11-1. Two-time MLB All-Star Gio Gonzalez made a rehab start for San Antonio and allowed the only run to Nashville. San Antonio scored first in the bottom of the first when Trent Grisham hit a lead-off homer on a fly ball to right-center field, giving the Missions a 1-0 lead. Nashville’s starting pitcher Seth Maness pitched well after that, getting the Missions to ground into double...
Manchester Makos Swim Club Captures Summer Race Championship(Updated)
The Manchester Makos swim program completed their 2019 summer meet season on Saturday to cap off another phenomenal year. The Makos won their 5th consecutive Summer Race League Championship on Saturday. The Championship featured 10 swim teams from the region. The Makos rolled up 2,515.5 points to outdistance 2nd place Sewanee who had 1,828.5. Tullahoma finished in 10th place with a total of 858.5 points in the meet held at the University of the South. The Makos boys finished in 2nd place in the men’s division as they were edged by Sewanee 993 to 988.5. The Makos girls ran away...
Coffee County Raiders 10U Baseball Team Wins State Title
The Coffee County Raiders 10U baseball team posted a 6 and 0 record this past weekend to capture the Tennessee Youth Baseball Association Recreation division state title. The Raiders were a perfect 3 and 0 in pool play on Friday and Saturday. They finished off their championship run with 3 straight wins on Sunday to claim the title. On Friday, the Raiders opened up pool play with a 14 to 7 win over the Liberty Patriots. They came back on Saturday afternoon to roll up DeKalb County 13 to 3. They closed out Saturday with a 15 to 4...
Al White Ford/Lincoln Helps Westwood Middle Teams Raise Funds
Al White Ford/Lincoln, in conjunction with Lincoln Motor Company, hosted a Driven to Give Event to benefit a pair of Westwood athletic teams. The event, which was held in May, earned money for the Lady Rocket volleyball team and the Rocket soccer team. A check was presented to the volleyball team at a ceremony in the Al White showroom on Saturday. Al White Ford/Lincoln raised over $80,000 last school year for schools and teams through test drive events like this one with both Ford and Lincoln. Over the past 4 years, Al White has helped raise well over a...
Nashville Falls to New Orleans, Splits Series
New Orleans offense came up big in Sunday’s series finale, scoring four runs in the fifth and three runs in the sixth to ultimately beat Nashville 9-3. The loss resulted in a series split and gives the Baby Cakes a season-series lead at 7-6. New Orleans scored in the first inning on an RBI double by Isan Diaz that scored Eddy Alvarez. That would be the only run scored in the first three innings by either team. The Sounds were close to scoring in the bottom of the third inning when they loaded the bases. The Sounds were unable to take advantage...
Coffee County CHS Volleyball Closes Out Camp with Pair of Wins
The Coffee County CHS volleyball team finished strong on Saturday in 3 day team camp at Cumberland. After a 2 and 2 performance of Friday, the Lady Raiders won both of their matches on Saturday. On Friday, the Lady Raiders played 4 controlled scrimmages winning 2 of the 4. Coffee County got wins over Mt. Juliet Christian and Cannon County. They fell in close losses to Clarksville Northeast and Gallatin. On Saturday, the Lady Raiders opened with a straight set win over University School of Nashville 25-15 and 25-19. In their final game, Coffee County won a 3 set...
Sounds Get Walk-Off Homer in Front of Sellout on Saturday
The Sounds won in walk-off fashion when Patrick Wisdom hit a two-out home run in the bottom of the ninth to defeat New Orleans 3-2. 10,309 fans cheered as Wisdom was met at home plate by his teammates and multiple water cooler showers. The first run of the game was scored by New Orleans in the first inning. Magneuris Sierra led the game off with a single and scored on an Eddy Alvarez double to put the Baby Cakes up 1-0. Tim Dillard was dominant after the first inning. He struck out a season-high nine batters through six innings....
