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Lady Tigers clinch regular-season title
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Jan 29, 2014, 12:41 AM
Published: Jan 29, 2014, 12:42 AM

Monday’s game at Irving College between the Lady Tigers and Dibrell Lady Wildcats proved to be the regular-season championship game.
With a 43-28 victory, powered by Callie Cathcart’s 15 points, Irving College clinched the top spot in the regular season by improving to 8-0 in the Warren County 7-8 grade girls elementary league.
Dibrell (6-2) came into the contest as the only team that had a chance to catch the Lady Tigers in the standings, but the Lady Wildcats weren’t able to stop Irving College on their home court – especially the league’s leading scorer.
Cathcart became the first girl in the league to notch 100 points this season as she led the Lady Tigers to their eighth straight victory. Cathcart was instrumental down the stretch in helping Irving College seal the victory while Candace Wanamaker did most of the heavy lifting on offense in the first half.
Dibrell designed its defense to limit the productivity of Cathcart, who averages 13.5 points per game, and Caylie Sherrell – the league’s second-leading scorer at 12.1 points per contest. It worked well in the first period as Cathcart only got free for a layup and Sherrell was held scoreless.
The Lady Wildcats couldn’t account for the contributions Wanamaker made though. With her teammates being corralled, Wanamaker stepped up with six points in the first quarter en route to an 11-point outing.
Cassity Wanamaker added a layup in the first period as well to push Irving College ahead 10-8. Brianna Young, coming off a season-high 20 points last week against Boyd, had four points for Dibrell in the first quarter.
Cathcart began to find some wiggle room in the Dibrell defense in the second quarter as she netted four points – the same production the Lady Wildcats would get as a team in the period. Cheslee Curtis added three points to help Irving College lead 23-12 at halftime.
Dibrell tried to mount a comeback in the second half behind baskets by Young, Grace Rains and MaKenna Mason in the third quarter, but Cathcart’s three-point play late in the period gave Irving College a 28-19 edge entering the final quarter.
In the last six minutes, Irving College put the game away as its two top scorers took center stage. Sherrell’s three-point play with three minutes left put the Lady Tigers up 37-23 and Cathcart would connect on 6-of-8 free throws down the stretch to keep Dibrell at bay.
Curtis and Cassity Wanamaker had six points for the Lady Tigers while Sherrell finished with five.
Young led Dibrell with seven points, followed by Mason, Rachel Johnson and Bailey Barrett with five points each. Rains added four while Tayler Watson chipped in two.
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.