McMinnville’s Micah Collins captured the 2007 Tennessee Dirt Karting Association Championship in the Animal Class. Top five finishers are, from left, Andrew Huskey of Knoxville, Collins, Megan Duncan of Knoxville and Travis Harrell, also of Knoxville. Micah is the son of Heath and Becky Collins.

The Warren County Middle School wrestling team had a very strong showing last Saturday at the Middle Tennessee Wrestling Conference Tournament. The young grapplers were able to bring home five conference medals, and finished in seventh place overall as a team. The results of the tournament were very encouraging to the wrestlers and coaches, as…

By ROB NUNLEY The newly formed Winter Tennis League held its first weekend of action last week, with matches on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Civic Center. In Friday’s action, Dakota McGregor scored a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Randy Atwood, who also fell to K.C. Cope 6-0, 6-2. David Dunlap capped the evening with…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Turnovers have been a problem for the Lady Pioneer freshman squad so far this season. But Thursday night against Blackman Warren County protected the ball, which gave its offense a chance to pull off the victory over the Lady Blaze. Unfortunately, a fourth-quarter run by Blackman gave the Lady Blaze a 44-29…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Alex Gordon and Shan Foster both scored 18 points and No. 16 Vanderbilt snapped a two-game losing streak with a 92-76 victory over LSU on Saturday. The Commodores, coming off losses to Kentucky and No. 6 Tennessee, bounced back by going 9-for-19 from 3-point range and shooting 49.2 percent overall from the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD At 0-7 in District 9-A action the Lady Broncos hit the road Thursday night looking to play the role of spoiler against the Viqueens of Community High School (4-2). But a scoreless first quarter by the Lady Broncos allowed Community to take a 25-point lead by the half, which was enough to…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Eastside Bulldogs have had little trouble rolling through its seventh- and eighth-grade schedule this season. Thursday night at home the Bulldogs kept their perfect season going after downing Dibrell 40-26. The Wildcats’ defense came out in the opening period and shutdown the Bulldogs’ running game. Jesse Carlson and Luke Hillis had…

By DUANE SHERRILL It’s no longer Chow Time in Tennessee as highly touted offensive coordinator Norm Chow has been sent packing, his impressive r??sum?? and 50 cents not able to even afford a cup of coffee in Nashville. After three years in Nashville, Chow was given his walking papers following a 10-6 season and the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The WCMS boys varsity basketball team was searching for its 10th win of the season Thursday night in Shelbyville against Harris Middle School. The long trip was worth the effort for the Pioneer squad and fans, as WCMS defeated the Eagles 51-45. The Pioneers are now 10-0 in the Central Tennessee Conference.…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Freshman hoops action Thursday night saw the Pioneer squad go head-to-head with the Blackman Blaze in the Charlie Dalton gym. After leading by four in the first period, the Pioneers let the Blaze work their way back to the front, which allowed Blackman to travel back to Murfreesboro with a 51-42 win…