Jaycee basketball scores from Hickory Creek, Nov. 13, as provided by league scorekeepers:Smarty Pants 18,First National Bank 12SP 6 0 4 8 — 18FN 0 2 6 4 — 12SP: Bree Smith 18.FN: Brenn Dowdy 4, Joanna Paz 4, Hanna Kay Sparks 2, Karaline Deaton 2.—Moore’s Office Supply 10,Goolsby Sausage 8MO 4 0 2 4…

Photo provided A group of local hunters brought back several trophy deer from a recent trip to Indiana. Pictured are, from left, Andy Thrower, Bob Kent, Allen Buckner and Charles Buckner. not pictured are Don Woodlee and Jim Carter.

KNOXVILLE (AP) Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer hopes his Volunteers learned a lesson at Vanderbilt. Last week’s game wasn’t supposed to be close. Even with a trip to the Southeastern Conference championship game on the line, it was. The 15th-ranked Vols (8-2, 6-1) escaped with a 38-33 victory and will play No. 3 Auburn on Dec.…

By ROB NUNLEY Not even a stellar debut by Donta Weir could help the Pioneer freshmen win their season opener Monday night. Playing host to the Riverdale Warriors, the Pioneers got 18 second-half points from Weir, but faltered at the free-throw line and fell to their guests from Murfreesboro, 55-50. Weir took over the game…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Lady Pioneers’ Rachel Walker grabs a loose ball while Tullahoma West’s Shelby Herron defends during Monday’s game. At right, Lucas Majors drives to the basket while being pursued by West defender Blake Overholt. Tullahoma West Middle school used its height advantage to control the boards Monday night on its way to…

The Lady Wildcats of Dibrell downed Irving College 45-26 in recent seventh- and eighth-grade action at Irving College. Dibrell outscored the Lady Tigers in all four quarters. In the first period Dibrell had trouble with the Lady Tigers pressure defense as the Lady Wildcats had 12 points in the period. Irving College hit for eight…

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) Kurt Busch struggled mightily with an oversized champagne bottle, trying with all his strength to pry the cork out and begin his NASCAR championship celebration. He tugged at it, and banged the bottle against the championship podium. Nothing worked. The cork wouldn’t budge, and he eventually gave up. It was the only…

By ROB NUNLEY Lady Pioneer freshman Kayla Bond breathes a sigh of relief after sinking a pair of free throws to win Monday night’s season-opening game against Riverdale. Although Warren County’s freshman girls led by as many as 13 points in Monday’s season opener, in the end, everything came down to one second — and…

WCHS junior Autumn Eades picked up a loose ball near midcourt and drove in for the game-winning basket, giving the Lady Pioneer basketball team a 53-52 win over Cumberland County. (Nov. 26, 1999) ••• On this date in: 1970 — The nation’s outstanding collegiate football player of the year received the annual Heisman Memorial Trophy.…

By MARGARET HOBBS Pat Goff, Young’s Nursery and Greenhouse office manager, adds poinsettias to the beautiful display of holiday plants at their Highway 56 location. One of the most delightful decorations at Christmastime is the poinsettia. The plant is named for Joel Robert Poinsett, who introduced the native Mexican plant to the United States. The…