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Markakis’ 3-run HR Backs Dickey’s Quality Start
Giancarlo Stanton added to his Major League-leading home run total by teeing off on a couple of R.A. Dickey knuckleballs, but Adam Conley’s successful run against Atlanta was halted by a Nick Markakis three-run shot that gave the Braves a 5-3 win over the Marlins on Friday night at SunTrust Park. One night after recording his 2,000th career hit, Markakis delivered the decisive blow in the sixth against Conley, who entered the inning having not allowed an earned run over his past 19 innings versus Atlanta. Markakis’ sixth homer of the season erased the lead the Marlins had gained...
Sounds Even Series With 8-5 Victory
The Nashville Sounds slugged their way to an 8-5 victory over the Reno Aces Friday night. The Sounds clobbered four home runs in the contest while three players recorded multi-hit games. The Sounds gave Aces starter Taylor Clarke a rude welcome to the Triple-A level. Nashville tagged the young right-hander for eight runs on nine hits including all four of Nashville’s home runs. Nashville spotted Corey Walter a 1-0 lead after the top half of the first inning. Franklin Barreto launched an opposite field home run to put the Sounds on top. For Barreto it was his 14th home...
Claybusters Trap Team Captures National Title
The titles and winning tradition continue as the Coffee County Claybusters captured a national title this week at the AIM Grand Championships in Sparta, Illinois. “This is the best showing we have ever had up here” said Scott Dickson, the proud coach for the Claybusters Trap teams. Of the 4 squads competing on Monday and Tuesday, 3 teams captured Top 3 finishes. To make the feat even more spectacular, the Junior squad settled for 3rd place after a paper tie-breaker when they finished in a three way tie for the title. The Sub Junior(ages 12 thru 14) team(Class A)...
CHS Golfers Edge Franklin County
The CHS golf team welcomed Franklin County to Willowbrook on Thursday for a 9 hole district match. Teeing off at 4 PM, the Red Raiders captured their second win of the year. Coffee County grabbed a 148 to 158 district win to improve to 2 and 1 on the year and 1 and 0 in district play. Junior Samuel Prater led the Raider team as he shot a one under par score of 35. Senior Reid Lawrence carded a 37 while juniors Josh Perry and Austin Farris each shot 38 to round out the Raider scoring. Junior Matthew Hale...
Westwood Holds Blue/White Scrimmage
The Westwood Rockets football team donned their game jerseys on Thursday night for the 21st annual Blue/White Game at Dyer-Bouldin Field. Playing in front of a good size crowd under perfect weather conditions, the 2017 squad put on a final dress rehearsal for the upcoming season. A nice size crowd was on hand to see their first football action of the season. The scrimmage was broken up into 2 segments with each team getting the ball for 10 plays and each drive beginning at their own 30 yard line. The final segment consisted of each team running a “Red...
Mike Fisher Announces Retirement in Heartfelt Letter to Fans
Letter to the fans from Mike Fisher: “I can still picture it vividly. That afternoon on TV, I’d seen a drone shot of Broadway and the area surrounding Bridgestone Arena that showed all the people gathered for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. I gasped. How was there that many people there? And all to support us? It was almost incomprehensible. I kept picturing that scene even as we gathered in the locker room for the game that night against the Penguins. I wasn’t the only one who’d seen the shots of all the fans; it was all...
Braves Can’t Overcome Newcomb’s Short Start
It has been two months since the Dodgers lost a series and one month since they lost to any team not based out of Atlanta. They extended both of these streaks on Thursday night, when Alex Wood delivered six solid innings and Chris Taylor homered in a 7-4 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park. “It was a good win, as any time you can win the rubber match in a series, it is big,” Taylor said. “They have a good team and we played some good games against them.” The Dodgers took two of three during this trip...
Sounds Edged by Aces in Road Trip Opener
The Nashville Sounds started their eight-game road trip with a 4-3 loss to the Reno Aces at Greater Nevada Field Thursday night. After jumping out to an early 3-0 lead, the Sounds surrendered four unanswered runs to drop their fourth consecutive game. Starters Frankie Montas and Jake Buchanan matched zeroes through the first two innings before the Sounds broke through against Buchanan in the third. Melvin Mercedes started the rally with a one-out double, and then moved to third on a wild pitch. Jaff Decker’s RBI groundout gave the Sounds a 1-0 lead. They weren’t done as four consecutive...
