The Predators defeated the Blues 3-1 in a Central Division matchup Thursday at Bridgestone Arena, the first time they’ve won consecutive games this season. Nashville has earned points in five games in a row (3-0-2). A familiar face started in goal for the Blues — former Predators goaltender Carter Hutton. The 30-year-old, who played in 75 games for Nashville from 2013-16 and signed with St. Louis during the offseason, kept his former teammates off the scoreboard until the final 90 seconds of the second period, when Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok ripped a shot past Hutton’s glove to tie the...

The Motlow State Community College softball program has begun raising funds to build a ‘Legacy Walk’ at the Moore County campus facility in support of a three-stage planned upgrade that will significantly change the appearance of Lady Bucks Field, according to Scott Shasteen, athletic director at Motlow. The project will include replacing the backstop from dugout to dugout, adding a ‘green monster’ type design to the left field fence area, and replacing the scoreboard. To help raise funds to pay for the projects, the Motlow softball program has created a brick ‘Legacy Walk’, which will start near the new...

Former Tullahoma High School soccer star Anastasia Wellington made history when she became the first student-athlete to sign a National Letter of Intent with the new Motlow State Community College women’s soccer program. The signing period for all National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) sports except football opened on Nov. 1, and Wellington and Lady Bucks Head Coach Andy Lyon wasted no time in making the Tullahoma native the first face of Motlow soccer. “We are extremely proud to have Anastasia become the first student-athlete to sign a soccer National Letter of Intent with Motlow State,” said Lyon. “She...

A Veterans Day recognition celebration and a tailgate party with free food and fun will lead into the basketball home opener for the Motlow State Bucks and Lady Bucks this Friday in front of Nisbett Center on Motlow’s Moore County campus. Activities are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and the public, alumni, students, faculty and staff are all invited. The Moore County High School band will open the festivities with America the Beautiful, followed by the Tullahoma High School Junior ROTC Color Guard’s presentation of colors. The MCHS band will then perform our national anthem as the Tullahoma...

The Motlow Bucks remained undefeated heading into conference play when they swept a pair of contests over the weekend at the Quality Inn Classic at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla. Friday evening the Bucks shot 55 percent from the field and outscored their opponent by 14 points in the second half on their way to an 85-63 win over Lincoln Trail College. Saturday afternoon, Motlow exploded out of the gate to a 48-19 halftime advantage and beat Coahoma Community College 74-42. The Bucks (3-0, 0-0) have won their three games by an average score of 82-50. However,...

Trailing after three quarters, the Motlow State Lady Bucks outscored the nation’s 12th-ranked team 21-11 in the final stanza and upset Northwest Florida State College 59-52 Friday night on the opponent’s home court in Niceville, Fla. The Lady Bucks (2-1, 0-0), participating in the Quality Inn Classic, played again on Saturday and dropped an 87-71 decision to Pensacola State College. Motlow will host Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) rival Columbia State on Friday, Nov. 11, with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The next day, conference opponent Jackson State visits Copperweld Arena for a 4 p.m. tip. LADY BUCKS...