Photo provided Teri Lynn Smith will wed Charles Barton Seals Jr., on July 15 in Sparta. Ronald and Kim Smith of Buffalo Valley announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Teri Lynn Smith to Charles Barton Seals Jr., son of Barton and Lynn Seals, and Aurbrin and Thomas Dodson of St. Augustine, FL.…

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Michelle Wie stood on the balcony of the stately clubhouse at Newport Country Club, which ordinarily offers a spectacular view on a century-old golf course that juts into the Atlantic Ocean. Thursday afternoon, she was lucky to see 180 yards away to the fifth green. The U.S. Women’s Open dodged the rain,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Conner Dixon eyes the plate as he prepares to fire the ball home during the Reds game against Woodlee?s Body Shop on Saturday. Tournament action heated up in Senior League baseball last Saturday with four games on the schedule. In the first game of the day…

Dale Stubblefield photo David Reed, pitcher for Tommy?s Hardwood Flooring makes the play to first during Monday night?s action at the Morrison softball fields.

Rob Nunley If there?s one thing they teach you when you take your ?I want to be a Cubs Fan? course, it?s that above all, you have to dislike the Cardinals and the White Sox. Neither one of those tasks is too difficult to achieve, namely since the Cardinals defeat the Small Bears from the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Quality Mold?s Blake Brumley takes a cut at an outside pitch. Brumley had one hit on Saturday as Quality Mold fell to BLC 20-16 in tournament action in the 7-8 coach pitch league. Saturday in the 7-8 coach pitch tournament, five games were scheduled on the…

Security Federal ended the day with a three-point lead over McMinnville Lanes, which has 26 points in the Gold and Silver league on Tuesday. Crouch Motors has 25 points for third place, Cumberland Lumber 23, Dr Pepper has 21, Holder Realty 19 and Beacon Federal has 17 points. Charlene Hollingsworth turned in the high game…

NEW YORK (AP) – Andrea Bargnani went first. Then came the trades. The Toronto Raptors selected Bargnani with the No. 1 pick in an unpredictable NBA draft that saw four of the top seven picks switch teams by the middle of the first round. LaMarcus Aldridge of Texas went second to the Chicago Bulls, starting…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Sundrop?s Derek Mikkola slides back into first base safely, as Cherokee Manufacturing pitcher Caleb Northcutt fires the ball to his first baseman Mark Harvey during the finals of the loser?s bracket Monday night. Monday night the 13-15 year-old Babe Ruth league crowned its tournament champions, with…

NEW YORK (AP) – Houston Astros manager Phil Garner was suspended one game after tossing a chair onto the field following his ejection during a loss in Detroit. The commissioner’s office also suspended San Diego Padres catcher Josh Bard one game for his aggressive actions during a game against Seattle on Sunday. Both were fined…