Rain, rain, go away:Games postponed until dryer days

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Water pools around home plate at the WCHS softball field Tuesday afternoon. Soggy field conditions after two days of cold and rain resulted in the postponement of every local high school and middle school sporting event. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

Mother nature isn’t quite ready to let spring come through the door, as rainy cold weather moved into Middle Tennessee this week.

With the rain continuing to pour, spring sports have had to reschedule games this week with baseball, softball and soccer now forced into back-to-back contests through the next 10 days.

The Lady Pioneer softball team had games scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, which have now been moved to April 28 and May 4. An earlier game against Siegel has already been rescheduled for Monday the 19th, which will put the Lady Pioneers playing 13 out of the next 16 days. Tuesday’s game against Blackman will be played on May 4.

The Pioneer baseball team was slated to take on Lebanon Monday and Tuesday, but both games were postponed. If at all possible, coach J.W. Holt’s squad will travel to Lebanon today, but will make the trip on Thursday if conditions haven’t improved.

If the Pioneers take on Lebanon Thursday, they’ll then travel to Blackman Friday, host Blackman on Saturday, and wrap up their two-game series with Lebanon at home on Sunday afternoon.

Tuesday’s tennis match against Cookeville has been rescheduled for April 23 as the tennis teams are hoping to play today and tommorow in Murfreesboro.

Boyd baseball has rescheduled its games with Mt. Juliet for April 24, and moved Tuesday’s Friendship game to May 1 at Friendship Christian. As of today, Boyd’s soccer game and softball games have not been rescheduled.

Any other rescheduled games will be listed in the Southern Standard as soon as possible.