After four years as head softball coach and faculty member and 18 months as athletic director, Tori Raby-Gentry has announced her resignation from Motlow College effective July 31, according to Jerry Tunstill, vice-president for student affairs. “We appreciate Tori and the time and effort she has given to the college,” said Tunstill. “As a former player and an alumnus, Tori will always be a part of the Motlow family and we wish her well.” Raby-Gentry was named head softball coach in June 2011 and compiled an 84-107-2 record during her four years leading the program. Her best season was...

The 9 and 10 year old Raiders of Manchester won the Tennessee Youth Baseball Association State Recreation Championship on Sunday. The Raiders finished off the day on Sunday with 3 wins, including a victory over the DeKalb County All Stars in the championship game. The win capped the 3rd state title for a Manchester team in this year’s TYBA state tournaments. The 11& 12 year old Wild Bunch of Manchester also had a good week-end, highlighted by a home run derby winner. Devin Taylor of the Wild Bunch crushed a grand slam home run this weekend to claim the...

Monday marks the beginning of full contact fall football practice for prep teams in Tennessee. Teams from Westwood Middle, Coffee County Middle, as well as Coffee County Central High School will look to add this physical element to their practice schedules as they prepare for preseason scrimmages and jamborees. The Rockets of Westwood Middle will be the first local team to get in a fall scrimmage on Thursday night with their annual Blue & White Game scheduled for a 7 PM kickoff at Dyer-Bouldin Field. The Rockets follow that up with a Friday Jamboree game at Cascade at 6:30...

A go-ahead home run by Adonis Garcia helped the Braves halt the Cardinals’ five-game winning streak and avoid a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win at Busch Stadium on Sunday. Having lost an early two-run lead, the Braves got a jolt when Garcia connected for his first home run in his fourth career game. Cardinals starter Michael Wacha (11-4) served up the blast in the final inning of his six-inning start. “To drive a ball out of the ballpark, especially in this ballpark, which is a fair ballpark, into the right-field bullpen, that’s some pop,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez...

Nashville struck first but the New Orleans’ bats responded, swiftly defeating the home team 9-6 at First Tennessee Park on Sunday night. With Sounds primary leadoff hitter Craig Gentry given the night off, Joey Wendle stepped into the tone-setter role in the first inning and performed admirably, tripling to start the game. Next batter Andy Parrino drove Wendle in and the next two batters – Ryan Roberts and Jason Pridie – followed suit loading the bases with no outs. Parrino then scored on a wild pitch and the other runners moved into scoring position. Roberts would score on a...

With an eighth-inning sacrifice fly off Braves reliever Luis Avilan, rookie Stephen Piscotty interrupted a pitchers’ duel between former teammates and lifted the Cardinals to a 1-0 win over Atlanta. The victory, which came in front of a Saturday night sellout of 45,862 at Busch Stadium, gave the Cards their sixth five-game winning streak of the season. Returning to St. Louis for the first time since being traded away last November, Shelby Miller matched Carlos Martinez through seven scoreless innings. The Cardinals finally broke through in the eighth, which opened with a Yadier Molina single and a walk to...

Brad Mills was one out away from going the distance, turning in a solid start but taking a loss in the 3-1 defeat to the New Orleans Zephyrs on Saturday evening at First Tennessee Park. Mills got the ball in the second game of the series and cruised his way through the first three innings. He sat the first 11 batters down in order, remaining perfect until a two-out walk in the fourth. The lefty kept the ball low in his 19th start of the season, mixing in his changeup to help him tie a season high with six...

After opening his career with five no-decisions, lefty Tim Cooney notched his first Major League win while throwing a career-high seven innings in the Cardinals’ 4-2 victory over the Braves at Busch Stadium on Friday night. Cooney received most of his support from center fielder Randal Grichuk, who connected for a two-run homer and scored twice against Braves starter Manny Banuelos. Three of the four runs Banuelos allowed over five-plus innings came with two out. The Braves shaved a four-run deficit in half with a two-run sixth that snapped Cooney’s 12-inning scoreless streak. Cameron Maybin’s RBI double off Cooney...