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Lady Broncos outrun Lady Colts
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Morgan Deweese battles her way inside against an aggressive Lady Colt defense. Deweese finished with 12 points in the first-round win of the MTAC Tournament.
Kyle Robinson
Updated: Feb 27, 2016, 7:36 PM
Published: Feb 27, 2016, 8:37 PM

It was a wild night in Westwood as the Boyd Christian Lady Broncos galloped away with a first-round win over the Christian Community Lady Colts. The Lady Colts were quick out of the gate in the first quarter and were able to keep it close.
Things quickly went south halfway through the second and the Lady Broncos ended the quarter with all the momentum. The Lady Broncos raced away to the finish line and defeated the Lady Colts, 76-42.
It was a huge win for Boyd in the first round of the MTAC Tournament and the Lady Broncos were led by Rhiannon Hoover who scored a game-high 16 points. She connected three times from downtown and shot 5-of-7 from the free-throw line.
After the end of the first quarter, Boyd held a three-point lead, 14-11. The Lady Bronco offense hit a full gallop in the second period.
Just minutes into the second quarter Boyd quickly opened up a nine-point lead. The Lady Colts were slow to get back on defense and Erin Cantrell took advantage.
After a rebound, the Lady Broncos showed their speed in the open court and Cantrell beat the defense down the floor. She took a long pass from her teammates straight to the rack and scored easily in transition.
The Lady Colts trimmed the lead to seven off a Lady Bronco turnover. The Lady Colts trailed 26-19 with 3:00 to play in the first half. That was as close as the Lady Colts would get.
A call against the Lady Colts drew reaction from the bench and fans of the Lady Colts. The reaction from the bench drew a technical foul which, in turn, sent Boyd to the free-throw line for four shots and gave them possession.
Boyd hit 2-of-4 free throws and Hoover dialed up a long-distance shot and connected. It was a five-point possession for the Lady Broncos. The Lady Colts trailed 31-19 with just over a minute to play in the half.
Boyd finished the first half with a 15-0 run and a flurry of shots on the offensive end. It gave Boyd a 41-19 lead at halftime.
The Lady Colts came out in the second half flat and appeared to be winded. Lady Colt Mackenzie Crain buried a long-range shot from behind the arch and Sydney Johnson was fouled inside and hit the and-1. It was the only highlights of the third for the Lady Colts.
Boyd was relentless and attacked the Lady Colt defense. Boyd shot 8-of-10 from the charity stripe in the third quarter. Hoover slipped free and let it fly from behind the arch for her third 3-pointer.
Mackinzie Pistole and Emma Rhoton got open inside the defense and made the Lady Colts pay, as did Stephanie Mullins. The Lady Broncos outscored the Lady Colts 16-8 in the third and led 57-27 with one period to play.
Mullins led Boyd with five points in the fourth period. Morgan Young added two points down the stretch and Morgan Deweese knocked down her only 3-point shot of the game.
It was all Boyd after the first and the Lady Broncos defeated the Lady Colts by a final score of 76-42.
LADY BRONCO SCORING – Rhiannon Hoover 16, Erin Cantrell 15, Stephanie Mullins 12, Morgan Deweese 12, Mackizie Pistole 11, Emma Rhoton 6, Morgan Young 2, Jaden Vining 2
LADY COLT SCORING – Mackizie Crain 9, Anna Badosa 9, Angelica Peterson 8, Laia Badosa 6, Sydney Johnson 5, Macy Burysek 3, Becca Wilson 2
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.