Area Sports
The Macon County High baseball team took a little road trip on their spring break to compete in the Smokey Mountain Showdown in East Tennessee. They came away with three wins. On Wednesday Apr 1 the Tigers faced Eagleton College and Career Academy. This game wasn’t an April fool’s when the Tigers pounded out runs…
The Macon County Tigerettes lost the two contests they played this past week. The student athletes were off on spring break. On Monday Mar 30 the Tigerettes travelled to Westmoreland. After falling behind 0-1 and tying the game at 1-1 in the top of the 4th inning, Macon surrendered three in the 4th, three in…
The Macon County Tiger baseball team split their first two district games of the season. They played a home-and-away contest against Murfreesboro Central Magnet. The first game was on Monday Mar 23 in Murfreesboro. Central Magnet plated three runs in the first three innings and that was all they would need as they went on…
The Macon County Tigerette softball team snapped a two game losing streak by defeating DeKalb County. It was the first district game of the season. Macon hosted DeKalb on Tuesday Mar 24. After DeKalb scored one in the top of the 2nd Macon scored five runs in the same inning and never looked back. Seven…
The Macon County Tigerette softball team fad a tough week. They lost both games they were able to get in. Due to the weather the game scheduled for Mar 17 against Gordonsville was not played. Macon then traveled to Trousdale County on Mar 18th. The Lady Yellow Jackets pounded the ball and scored in the…
The Macon County Tigers picked up three wins this week on the baseball diamond. They had one game at home and two on the road. On Tuesday Mar 17th Macon hosted Station Camp for a frigid outing. In a pitcher’s duel the Tigers took the lead in the bottom of the 5th inning to grab…
The Macon County Tigers had a busy week last week. They competed in four games and got two wins. On Monday Mar 9 Macon travelled to Liberty Creek. In a pitcher’s duel Liberty was able to push the winning run across in the bottom of the 6th inning to get the victory 1-0. Jake Meador…
The Macon County High Softball team had a good week on the diamond. They managed to pick up four wins. On Monday Mar 9 they hosted Livingston Academy. Kayli Aulick threw all seven innings in the circle and she gave up 10 hits and five earned runs but got the victory by a final score…
The Macon County High baseball team began their district competition in earnest this week. They also played in three other non-conference games. On Monday Apr 1 the Tigers hosted Station Camp. According to Coach Jason Hudson this conference voted to have all conference games start at 7 pm. The Tigers led 3-1 after two innings.…
The Lafayette 12U All-Star Team won the District 2 Championship and will be moving on to the state tournament. That event will begin in Columbia, TN on Friday July 14th with their first game scheduled for Saturday at 2 pm. Congratulations to this team, their parents, and the league!! (Submitted)