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Eastside takes two from Boyd
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Jan 10, 2012, 11:40 PM
Published: Jan 11, 2012, 12:40 AM

The Eastside Bulldogs have shown in their first two games why they are the preseason favorites in the 7-8 grade Warren County elementary boys basketball league.
After dispatching Centertown 38-21 last week, the Bulldogs picked up another lopsided win on Monday night when the team traveled to Boyd and beat the Broncos 46-34.
Eastside held Boyd scoreless in the first quarter, then surged on offense in the second quarter before coasting to its second victory of the regular season.
Boyd couldn’t seem to find any offense in the first quarter as the Eastside defense, led by block specialist Tyler Beaty, turned back the Broncos on multiple opportunities.
The solid defense turned into easy offense as Beaty and Raleigh Woods scored six of the team’s eight first-quarter points on transition layups following Boyd turnovers.
Leading 8-0 after the first quarter, Dakota Nunley and Cito Garcia started to find their range as Eastside flexed its muscle on offense.
The Bulldogs scored 22 points in the second quarter, 10 coming from Nunley and eight from Garcia.
Nunley did most of his damage from the outside as he hit two 3-pointers and added four more points on jumpers. Garcia hit four shots as he was able to connect from mid-range and get to the basket for layups.
By halftime, Eastside had taken a 30-7 lead as Boyd got into the scoring column behind four points from Phillip Brock.
Boyd started to find its offense in the second half, but the Eastside lead didn’t seem to get any smaller.
London Scott and Joshua Argo scored four points apiece for Boyd in the third quarter, but Mitchell Stembridge countered with four points of his own to keep Eastside ahead 40-20 going into the fourth quarter.
Seven points from Aiden McVey and a 3-pointer from Casey Owens nearly brought Boyd within single digits by the end of the game, but two long-range shots by Dillon Young helped give Eastside a 12-point victory.
Nunley paced Eastside with 12 points. Garcia was next with eight, while Young and Stembridge added six points apiece. Beaty, Woods and Hunter Hawkins scored four each and Alex Yates rounded out the scoring with two.
Scott led Boyd with nine points. McVey finished with seven, followed by Brock and Argo with six, Owens with three and Noah Kuykendall with two.
In other elementary action, Holden Baker led the Morrison Eagles to a 31-25 victory over the Centertown Warriors.
Baker scored 19 points in the victory. Hunter Hall added five points, followed by Ethan Smith with four. Tommy Juarez scored two points for the Eagles and Colton Smith chipped in one.
McCall Turner led Centertown with 11 points. Skylar Thomas put in six, followed by Samuel Pack with four and Sam Deason and Brady Cantrell with two points each.
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.