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Sam Scott's teammates meet her at home plate after she homered in the first inning of Munford's state tournament game against Seymour on Wednesday in Murfreesboro. That was all the offense Munford would need in a 1-0 win. Photo by Jeff Ireland
Lady Cougars win state tourney opener, drop game two
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Murfreesboro - Just before the bottom of the seventh inning started Wednesday afternoon in Munford's Class AAA State Softball Tournament opening game against Seymour, Lady Cougar head coach Glenn Goulder was nervous about his team's 1-0 lead. “It's hard to make one run stand up," Goulder said to his assistant coaches. It turned out Goulder had nothing to worry about. Senior Tara Comer retired the first two batters of the inning. The third batter, Kaitlin Atkins, singled to left, breaking up Comer's no-hitter. But Comer got Reid Ballard to ground out to Munford shortstop Maddison Welch ...
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Sam Scott's teammates meet her at home plate after she homered in the first inning of Munford's state tournament game against Seymour on Wednesday in Murfreesboro. That was all the offense Munford would need in a 1-0 win. Photo by Jeff Ireland
Lady Cougars win state tourney opener, drop game two
by Jeff Ireland, jireland@covingtonleader.com
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Murfreesboro - Just before the bottom of the seventh inning started Wednesday afternoon in Munford's Class AAA State Softball Tournament opening game against Seymour, Lady Cougar head coach Glenn G...
Lady Cougars host Houston Friday for state berth
by Jeff Ireland, jireland@covingtonleader.com
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
On May 24 of last year in Murfreesboro, Arlington ended Munford's softball season with a 4-2 win in the Class AAA State Tournament. This year the teams met Monday in a do-or-die Region 7-AAA semif...
Track celebration
by Jeff Ireland, jireland@covingtonleader.com
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Covington High School runners Khamal Pendleton and Tyrone Tipton celebrate a win in in the 4x100 relay during the sub-sectional meet last Thursday in Dyersburg. The sectionals will be Friday at Cru...
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