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Eagles top Warriors
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Jan 25, 2013, 12:08 AM
Published: Jan 25, 2013, 12:09 AM

The Morrison Eagles entered Tuesday’s game at Centertown on a three-game losing streak. The home-standing Warriors hadn’t won all season. Something had to give.
The Eagles were the ones to take flight as Morrison won 32-11 to improve to 3-5 this season in the 7-8 grade elementary league.
Justin Holt scored a  game-high 10 points, including eight in the first half as the Eagles opened up a big lead. Morrison didn’t allow a point in the first quarter to the Warriors while it scored 11 of its own.
Holt had four points in the quarter, getting loose around the basket for two point-blank shots. Colton Smith, Brayton Kelsey and Caleb Newby added driving layups as the Eagles took a double-digit advantage.
Holt added four more points in the second quarter as Morrison extended its lead. Kelsey added his second layup while McCall Turner got the Warriors on the board with three points in the second quarter.
Brant Young hit a free throw as well for Centertown as the home team went into halftime trailing 17-4.
A layup by Colby Elkins and two free throws by Trey Crothers started the second half for Centertown, but Morrison countered with layups from Holt, Newby and Smith.
Nicholas Williamson ended the third period with a bang as he splashed in a 3-pointer for the Warriors, but it proved to be the home team’s final points.
Morrison scored all nine fourth-quarter points, led by three points from Rylan Sliger. With a scoreless final period, Centertown fell to 0-8 this season.
Holt’s double-digit day led the way for the Eagles. Newby added seven, followed by Smith and Kelsey with four points apiece, Sliger with three and Ronaldo Martinez and Devin Martin with two points each.
Williamson and Turner finished with three points each for Centertown. Crothers and Elkins added two while Young chipped in one.
In other elementary action, Eastside needed a big second-half comeback to remain undefeated. The Bulldogs trailed 25-15 at halftime to the Irving College Tigers, but blew up for 43 second-half points to win 58-41.
Playing without star forward Tyler Beaty, Eastside got big nights from Hunter Hawkins, Raleigh Woods and Alex Yates.
Hawking scored 18 points, 14 coming in the second half, as the Bulldogs battled back to win big.
Woods scored 13 points while all 10 of Yates’ points came after the break. Dakota Nunley sank three second-half 3-pointers for nine points and Mitchell Stembridge added eight as he played in Beaty’s spot.
Chance Hobbs did all he could for the Tigers as he scored a game-high 24 points. Hobbs sank a season-high five 3-pointers in the loss that dropped Irving College to 5-3. Rounding out the Tiger scoring was Freddie Trevino with eight, Douglas Nelson with three, Jeffery McCormick and Curtis Grissom with two points each and Luke Martin and Clint Grissom with one point apiece.
WCHS baseball, softball compete in weekend tournaments
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Matt Tyson
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 10:16 PM

One day after a close home win over Cumberland County Thursday night, the Warren County baseball team was back on the road for a weekend tournament slate. Taking part in the Viking Classic, the Pioneers went 2-2 across Friday and Saturday’s contests.

Kicking things off against Huntland at Tullahoma High School Friday evening, Warren County notched its third straight victory with a 4-3 decision over the Hornets.

Sam Robinson had three of the team’s eight hits. Ryder Gilispie followed with two. Tyler Adams, Jerren Harris and Keaton Rowe each added one hit.

Gilispie and Harris were both credited with one RBI each.

Adams, Robinson, Gilispie and Adrian Harris each scored one run.

On the mound, Miguel Garcia pitched four innings, finishing with four strikeouts, two hits, three runs and four walks. Keagan Thompson followed for two innings, striking out two.

In the nightcap, the Pioneers were held scoreless in an 8-0 shutout against the host Wildcats. Robinson had Warren County’s lone hit of the game.

Hayven Jones pitched 1.1 innings, recording one strikeout, four hits, seven runs and two walks. Jerren Harris came on for 2.2 innings, finishing with two hits, one run and four walks.

Back in action for day two of the tournament at Cascade High School, the Pioneers bounced back with a 9-8 win over the host Champions Saturday morning.

The team finished with nine hits, led by Adams and Robinson with two each. Gilispie, Jerren Harris, Adrian Harris, Woogs Bryan and Corban Felton all added one.

Bryan led the team in RBI with four of its eight. Gilispie, Felton, Jerren Harris and Brady Norris each brought in one.

Jaytton Baker went 3.1 innings on the bump, striking out five and coming off with eight hits and five runs. Lealon Arnold followed for 1.2 innings, striking out one and adding two hits and three runs. Gilispie pitched for one inning and recorded two strikeouts and one hit.

Closing out the weekend against Alabama’s Heritage Christian, Warren County came out on the losing end of a 14-6 contest. At the plate, Jerren Harris led the way with two of the team’s eight hits. Adams, Gilispie, Bryan, Felton, Adrian Harris and Evan Snapp all followed with one each.

The Pioneers posted four RBI, with two each for Adams and Snapp.

Snapp had two of the team’s six runs, with one each for Adams, Gilispie, Felton and Jones.

Braden Whinnery pitched 2.2 innings, striking out four and surrendering seven hits, five runs and one walk. Rowe followed for 0.2 innings, adding four hits and five runs. Up next was Keagan Thompson, who went one inning and came off with five hits and four runs. Daylen Holguin wrapped up the day, striking out one and allowing one hit over 0.2 innings.

WCHS softball goes 1-3 through weekend

The Lady Pioneers got their Southern Warrior Classic schedule started with a game against Summertown Friday evening, a matchup in which they fell 10-1.

Warren County finished with six hits, with two each for Ky Damon, Lola Wells and Kaydence Wiser.

Wiser had a home run in the top of the fourth inning for the team’s lone run.

In the circle, Ceilee Gudat pitched 3.1 innings and finished with one strikeout, nine hits, 10 runs and two walks. Kyaira Sharpe followed for the game’s remainder, closing out the last 0.2 innings.

The Lady Pioneers were again bested in their second Friday night game, falling 10-2 to Moline (Ill.).

Wells led the Warren County hitting effort with two of the team’s six. Damon, Callie Roberts, Cortlyn Porter and Ali Young each added one.

Wells and Lily Rains had one run each.

Ruby Denning had one strikeout and gave up eight hits, 10 runs and three walks across all four innings.

The Lady Pioneers had better luck in their Saturday morning opener, flying ahead with an 11-run fifth inning to take down Illinois’s Oswego East 15-9.

Warren County racked up 12 hits over the course of the game, with two each for Rains, Wells, Sharpe, Porter and Addison Smith. This included home runs for both Wells and Smith. Damon and Young both added one hit each.

Smith led the Lady Pioneers in RBI with four of their 15, followed by Sharpe with three. Rains and Wells both had two RBI. Damon, Wiser, Porter and Young all tacked on one.

Sharpe pitched the first four innings and came out with 13 hits, nine runs and two walks. Denning added one hit across one inning.

Warren County was unable to duplicate this in their final game of the weekend later that afternoon, falling 3-2 to Stewarts Creek.

The team notched six hits, with two each for Rains and Porter. Damon and Wiser both added one hit.

Rains had the Lady Pioneers’ lone RBI.

On the rubber, Gudat pitched all five innings, striking out three and finishing the day with five hits, three runs and one walk.