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Bobby Ray's gym gets complete overhaul
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These backboards look worn, but the gym and signs are brand new. This will be rectified during Christmas break as the Spc. Jeremy L. Brown Gymnasium gets the last touches of a recent renovation.

If your children go to school at Bobby Ray Elementary, play elementary basketball, or are a fan who has attended a Jaycee game this season, you might have noticed the old gym has received a facelift.
With a new sign bearing a patriotic name of Spc. Jeremy L. Brown, a Warren County native who sacrificed all for our freedom, there’s new hardwood shining bright under new lights. The almost-new gym was being tested recently by visiting teams West Elementary and Morrison in 5-6 grade basketball action.
Like the smell of a new car, a brand new concession stand was selling hotdogs and popcorn across the hall and the score was being tallied on a new scoreboard bearing a familiar logo of Dr Pepper and Sun Drop. The project took shape when the students went on summer break until the end of September and School Board officials are delighted as are the students, teachers and athletes who get to use it.
“It was a complete rebuild,” said Director of Schools Bobby Cox. “Now it’s one of our larger gyms and it turned out really nice. We’re happy with it.”
Cox commented it was a combined effort involving the County Commission, School Board and the community.
“The original plan was to use the old Irving College scoreboard,” Cox said. “But they really needed a new one so we used the Irving College scoreboard for the auxiliary gym at the high school and got a new one for Bobby Ray.”
Also included in the project was a complete painting of the gym, new bathroom facilities, and bleachers.
“I hope it has a very long life,” said Cox.
There will an open house for interested persons after Christmas break when, if all goes right, the new backboards will be in place.

WCHS softball blanks Warren East, baseball goes 1-3 through weekend
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Two days after steamrolling Shelbyville 20-0, the Warren County softball team carried its hot streak into the weekend with a Saturday matchup against Warren East (Ky.).

The Lady Pioneers continued to roll, taking down the visiting Lady Raiders 5-0.

The team posted nine hits over the course of the game, led by Lily Rains and Kyaira Sharpe with two each.

Addison Smith, Kaydence Wiser, Cortlyn Porter, Ceilee Gudat and Ali Young all followed with one hit each.

Porter had two of Warren County’s five RBI, with one each for Wiser, Sharpe and Young.

Gudat went the distance in the circle, striking out six and holding Warren East to four hits across all seven innings.

WCHS baseball loses three of four.

The Warren County High School baseball team was back in action Friday evening with a pair of games against Marion County and Heritage Christian (Ala.).

In their first game against Marion County, the Pioneers came up just short in an 8-7, 5.5-inning loss.

Sam Robinson led Warren County’s effort at the plate with two of the team’s seven hits. Tyler Adams, Ryder Gilispie, Woogs Bryan, Hayven Jones and Corban Felton each added one. Adams, Robinson, Jones and Jerren Harris each had one RBI for a team total of four.

Brady Swallows got it started on the mound with three strikeouts, three hits, four runs and three walks. Jaytton Baker followed for 1.1 innings and came off with five hits and three runs. Daylen Holguin wrapped it up with two strikeouts, two hits and one run over the last two innings.

The Pioneers had better luck in their nightcap against Heritage Christian, coming out on top 4-1 in five innings.

Warren County finished the game with eight hits, including two each for both Gilispie and Bryan. Felton, Jones, Baker and Evan Snapp followed with one hit each.

Bryan came away with two of the team’s three RBI, with Gilispie adding the third.

Jones pitched 4.2 innings and finished with six strikeouts, five hits, one run and six walks.

Gilispie came on to close out the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Pioneers were back at it Saturday with two more games against Sequatchie County and Whitwell, respectively.

Opening against Sequatchie County, Warren County gave up eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on the way to a 9-0, 6.5-inning shutout loss to begin the day.

The team was held to three hits, with one each for Felton, Bryan and Jones.

Keaton Rowe pitched 5.2 innings, striking out two and allowing six hits, eight runs and three walks. Isaac Smith added one strikeout, two hits and one run to close out the bottom of the sixth inning.

Warren County once again ran into scoring trouble against Whitwell, falling 6-1 in six innings to the Tigers.

Smith was credited with three of the team’s four hits, with Felton adding the fourth.

Robinson had the team’s lone RBI.

Braden Whinnery got it started on the mound with three strikeouts, three hits, four runs and one walk through 3.2 innings. Lealon Arnold came on in relief, finishing the top of the fourth inning with one hit and one run. Up next was Miguel Garcia, who additionally surrendered one hit and one run in the top of the fifth inning. Keagan Thompson closed it out, striking out one and adding one more hit over the remaining 1.2 innings.