Erin Hollis sent many hitters back to the dugout during her days as a Lady Pioneer pitcher, but she never did it more successfully than she did on April 11, 2012. Hollis was on the front page of the Standard that day for throwing a no-hitter against White County, which included four strikeouts and just two Warriorettes reaching base. WCMS won the game 9-0.

Hollis shared the front page with a big win by the Pioneer baseball team, which beat the MT Heat 14-4. 

In other April 11 editions, Bill Locke and Greg Brock were leading the golf team (1973), Kent Webb made a tag at home for the Pioneers (1977), junior high golfers were getting in the swing of things (1986), Ronnie Brown tended to his Pioneer baseball team (1993), WCMS soccer had a game slip away (1999), Andrea Patterson was honored for her college play (2003), the Pioneers earned an extra-inning win over Coffee County (2004), Competitors showed their championship spirit in the Spring Games (2010), the front page was full of wins (2014) and the Lady Pioneers won late (2018).

 Famous April 11 birthdays

1939 – Houston Antwine, six-time NFL Pro Bowler

1964 – Bret Saberhagen, three-time MLB All Star

1970 – Trevor Linden, NHL two-time All Star

1972 – Jason Varitek, three-time MLB All Star

1986 – Ramon Sessions, NBA starter

National April 11 headlines (AP)

1936 — The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1965 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 271 and wins the Masters by nine strokes over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.

1966 — Jack Nicklaus captures his third Masters and becomes the first to win in consecutive years as he shoots a 70 in an 18-hole playoff to beat Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer.

1976 — Ray Floyd shoots a record-tying 271 to win the Masters by eight strokes over Ben Crenshaw.

1981 — Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick in a 15-round unanimous decision to retain his world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.

1982 — Craig Stadler defeats Dan Pohl in a sudden-death playoff to take the Masters.

1983 — Spain’s Seve Ballesteros wins the Masters by four shots over Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.

1989 — Ron Hextall scores his second career goal and becomes the first goalie to connect for a playoff goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers top the Washington Capitals 8-5.

1993 — Bernhard Langer, with a 20-foot eagle putt on No. 13, wins his second Masters. The German finishes four strokes ahead of Chip Beck.

2007 — Roberto Luongo sets an NHL record for saves in a first career playoff start, making 72 in Vancouver’s 5-4 quadruple-overtime win over Dallas. The sixth-longest playoff game in NHL history ends on a goal by Henrik Sedin 18:06 into the fourth extra period.

2008 — Missouri’s Jacob Priday sets a Big 12 Conference record, hitting four home runs against Texas in a 31-12 rout. The senior goes 5 for 5, drives in nine runs and scores six times.

2010 — Phil Mickelson wins his third Masters title, shooting a 5-under 67 to pull away for a three-stroke victory over Lee Westwood.