American Football Sports Scoreboard

BASEBALL

• Riverdale Baseball Camp: The camp is for children ages 5-14 and will run from 9 a.m.-noon at WT Jones Field at Riverdale.

Cost is $65 per camper or $50 for two or more in the same family. Team discounts also are available. Printable forms are located at riverdalewarriors.com/baseball or contact Riverdale coach Barry Messer at 615-418-0760 or messerb@rcschools.net.

• Stewarts Creek Youth Baseball Camp: The camp will be from 9 a.m.-noon June 1-4 at the Stewarts Creek High School baseball field.

Cost is $60 per camper and for children currently in first grade through seventh. Checks can be made payable to Stewarts Creek High School Baseball. Registration form and full payment can be sent to Stewarts Creek Baseball Camp, Attention: Mike Bartlett, 301 Red Hawk Pkwy, Smyrna, TN, 37167.

The camp will go over hitting, fielding throwing and position specific skills.

Contact Stewarts Creek coach Mike Bartlett at bartlettm@rcschools.net for more information.

BASKETBALL

• Stewarts Creek Boys Basketball Kids Camp: The camp will be from 8 a.m.-noon June 8-11 and July 13-16 at the Stewarts Creek High School gymnasium.

The camp is for boys currently in first through eighth grade.

Cost is $65 for one week of camp or $110 for both. Cost is $75 per camper at the door. Early registration ends June 1.

Every camper receives a basketball and a T-shirt.

Contact Stewarts Creek coach Kris Hooper at hooperk@rcschools.net for more information. Checks can be made payable to Stewarts Creek Basketball Camp, Attention: Boys Basketball – Kris Hooper, 301 Red Hawk Pkwy, Smyrna, TN, 37167.

FOOTBALL

• Blackman Junior Blaze Camp: The camp will be from 9 a.m.-noon June 1-3 at the Blackman High football fields. Cost is $40 per camper and $20 for each additional sibling.

The camp is for boys entering grades first through eighth. Each camper receives position specific instruction as well as a T-shirt and certificate as well as be eligible for daily awards.

Those interested can register online at blackmanfootball.com or by contacting Blackman football coach David Watson at watsond@rcschools.net or assistant coach John McCreery at mccreeryj@ rcschools.net.

• Siegel Junior Stars Camp: The camp provides instruction at all offensive and defensive position by the Siegel High football coaching staff. The camp will be from 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. from June 2-4 at Siegel High.

Cost is $60 per camper for the entire week. A registration form can be found at siegelyouthfootball.com. Mail checks to Siegel High School Football, Attention: Greg Wyant, 3300 Siegel Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

Campers should come dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes. Campers can also bring cleats, but it is not necessary.

Each camper receives a T-shirt. There will also be rewards for a punt, pass, and kick at each grade level.

GOLF

• Play 4 Tay Benefit: The second annual Play 4 Tay Golf Benefit will be May 22, beginning with a noon lunch and golf beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro.

Four-player registration is $500. Teams that register before May 8 receive a $50 discount.

Email live4tayfoundation@gmail.com or visit the Website Live4Tay.com for more information.

RUNNING

• Siegel Running Camp: The seventh annual camp will be from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. June 15-17 at the Siegel High track. The camp is being directed by Siegel cross country coach Phil Young.

The camp is for boys and girls in grades first through eighth. Cost is $50 before June 1 and $60 after June 1.

For more information call 615-479-1455 or email youngp@rcschools.net.

SOCCER

• Siegel Soccer Camp: The Be a Star Soccer Camp will be from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. June 1-3 at Siegel High.

The camp is for ages 5-12.

Contact Siegel coach Eric Shelton at sheltone@rcschools.net for more information.

Cost is $50 with it being lowered to $25 for each sibling. Make checks payable to Siegel High Lady Stars Soccer Club. Registrations should be sent to Be A Star Camp, Attn: Eric Shelton, 3500 Siegel Rd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

VOLLEYBALL

• MTSU Volleyball Camp: MTSU will be holding a variety of volleyball camps this summer. It will be holding a team camp from July 16-18 and July 27-29, an all skills camp from July 20-22, a passing and defense/libero camp , general hitters/setters camp and elite hitters/setters camp July 26-27. Call 615-631-9582 or email matt.peck@mtsu.edu for more information.

A camp brochure can be found online at goblueraiders.com by clicking on Fan Zone then camps where there is a 2015 camp brochure link available under volleyball.

• Skills Clinic: A volleyball skills clinic will be at Stewarts Creek High School from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. May 22. The clinic is being conducted by Stewarts Creek coach Mary Dayton.

The clinic costs $25 and is open to current fourth graders through 10th grade.

The clinic includes sessions on passing, setting, hitting and serving and how to incorporate those skills into offensive and defensive combinations.

Participants will be placed in groups based on skill level.

Contact Dayton to register at daytonm@rcschools.net or call 615-337-3621.

WRESTLING

• Oakland Youth Wrestling camp: A youth wrestling camp for students 5-14 will be from 9 a.m.-noon, June 1-3 at Oakland High School. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. on June 1.

Camp will include individual instruction, wrestling drills and wrestling-related games.

Oakland wrestling coach Josh Harris, UTC wrestler Scottie Boykin and MTSU wrestler Eric Feuerbacher will be the camp’s coaches.

Campers should bring a shirt, shorts, wrestling shoes (if they have them) or socks and shoes if they do not.

Cost is $45 per wrestler or $20 for additional siblings.

Email Harris at harrisj@rcschools.net for more information or call 615-414-4213.

Note: Email your recreational briefs and camp listings to sports@dnj.com.

American Football Sports Scoreboard

HIGH SCHOOLS

Region Tournament Glance

BASEBALL

4-AAA

Monday: Columbia 7, Riverdale 5

Tuesday: Smyrna 5, Lawrence Co. 2

Wednesday: Columbia (23-11) at Smyrna (20-13), 6 p.m.

4-AA

Monday: Central Magnet 7, Signal Mountain 1; Chattanooga Christian 3, Upperman 2

Wednesday: Central Magnet (31-5) at Chattanooga Chr. (26-2), 5:30 p.m. (CST)

5-A

Monday: Nashville Chr. 3, MTCS 2; Forrest 6, East Robertson 5

Wednesday: Nashville Christian (20-9) at Forrest, (20-8), 7 p.m.

SOFTBALL

4-AAA

Monday: Coffee Co. 1, Riverdale 0; Siegel 9, Tullahoma 7

Wednesday: Siegel (31-6) at Coffee Co. (20-4), 7 p.m.

SOCCER

4-AAA

Monday: Columbia 4, Siegel 0

Tuesday: Oakland 2, Coffee Co. 1 OT

Thursday: Columbia (13-2-1) at Oakland (12-0-5), 7 p.m.

4-A/AA

Tuesday: Central Magnet 5, Signal Mountain 1; Chattanooga Chr. 2, DeKalb Co. 0

Thursday: Central Magnet (17-1-2) at Chattanooga Chr. (11-5-2)

TENNIS

Class AAA Sectional

Wednesday: Siegel boys vs. Cleveland at Lee University

Thursday: Siegel girls vs. Soddy-Daisy at Champions Club, Chattanooga

TRACK AND FIELD

Middle Section, Class A/AA

at Lipscomb Academy

Thursday: Field events and running events

Aliah Cook

La Vergne senior Aliah Cook won two events and finished second in two others to lead a large contention of county track and field athletes to qualify for next week’s TSSAA Class AAA state track and field championships at Tuesday’s Class AAA sectional meet at Rhea County High School.

Cook, an Austin Peay signee, won both the triple jump (37-feet-0) and long jump (17-8 ¹/₂). She finished second in the 100 hurdles (15.06) and 300 hurdles (48.33).

The top four finishes in each event qualify for the Class AAA meet.

Cook was the county’s lone double winner in individual events.

Riverdale won the girls meet with 97 points. Ooltewah was second with 87, La Vergne was third with 61 and Blackman was fourth with 56.5 points.

“I’m very happy with this team,” Riverdale coach Rickey Field said. “I feel like they keep improving and have stepped up this year.

“They’ve been gelling all year.”

Riverdale sophomore Anastasia Hayes won the 400 (58.63) and also qualified in the 100 and 200.

La Vergne’s Kira King won the 800 (2:24.84). Blackman won the 4×200 relay in 1:45.01 and La Vergne won the 4×400 relay in 4:09.51.

Oakland won the boys meet with 99 points. Tullahoma was second with 77 points, and Rhea County was third with 72 points. Blackman was sixth with 39.

Oakland coach Al Evans said the Patriots’ win was helped out with a large number of boys competing.

“We nickled and dimed them,” Evans said. “We had 18 guys competing.

“But on the bright side, we advanced to state in 13 events and won the sectional.”

Oakland’s Eli Leskinen won the 3,200 in 9:50.41. Teammate Kyle Oliver, a Tennessee football signee, won the discus with a throw of 139-8. His win came in his first year of high school track and field.

Blackman’s Michael Harris won the 400 in 51.42, and La Vergne’s Leonel Perez won the 1,600 in 4:29.

Oakland’s 4×800 relay won in 8:23.31. The Patriots’ 4×400 relay won in 3:28.64.

Riverdale’s Anastasia Hayes, right stays ahead of Gabrielle Napper of Blackman to win the 400-meter Tuesday at Riverdale.

MURFREESBORO – Riverdale showed off its depth Tuesday night in running away with the L.D. Agee Rutherford County Girls Track and Field Championships at Tomahawk Stadium.

The Lady Warriors won by 89 points despite winning just three events over the two-day event.

“We know we aren’t going to be first all the time,” Riverdale coach Rickey Field said. “This is a very, very young team. Some of them are first-year ever running track and field at the high school level. And some of them are in their first year of ever running track. We try and space them out in the proper order that they can compete and be successful.”

Riverdale’s girls won with 198 points. Blackman was second with 109. Central Magnet was third with 78.5, followed by La Vergne with 72.5, Stewarts Creek with 69, Oakland with 66, Siegel with 42, MTCS with 25, Smyrna with 11 and Eagleville with 7.

The boys running events will be at 4:30 p.m. today at Riverdale.

Two-sport athlete Anastasia Hayes won Riverdale’s lone individual events and anchored the Lady Warriors’ winning 4×400-meter relay. Hayes, who also is a basketball standout at the school, won the 200 in 25.90 seconds over Stewarts Creek freshman Kyra Wilder (26.12). Hayes also won the 400, edging Blackman’s Gabrielle Napper. Hayes won in 58.91 seconds. Napper finished in 59.15.

The Riverdale 4×400 relay team of Tamia Aldridge, Anna Kate Ferrell, Jenny Kinnard and Hayes won in 4:23.75.

Hayes, a sophomore, finished second to Wilder in the 100. Wilder won in 12.59. Hayes finished in 12.79.

“I came off the blocks bad,” said Hayes, whom Kentucky recent offered a basketball scholarship. “I knew I had to fix that for the 200 and 400.”

Second-year Stewarts Creek had a strong performance in the sprint events, winning the 4×100 and 4×200 relays with Wilder in both relays.

The 4×200 team of Danielle Tigg, Joy Abbott, Martia Shaw and Wilder won in 1:50.42. The 4×100 team of Tigg, Audrey Bostwick, Shaw and Wilder won in 52.54.

Central Magnet won three of the four distance events. Freshman Taylor Cuneo won the 3,200 in 10:52.69 — more than a minute faster than second-place finisher Emma McClellan of Riverdale (12:02.54). Senior Claudia Smith won the 800 (2:22.19) over La Vergne’s Kira King (2:27.46). And the Lady Tigers’ 4×800 relay team won in 11:12.95.

Smith’s win came despite having to sprint across the football field to make the start of the race.

“In my mind we had 10 more minutes,” said Smith, a three-sport athlete at Central. “I heard ‘Claudia Smith, get on the line.'”

La Vergne’s Aliah Cook won both the 100 hurdles (15.50) and 300 hurdles (48.58). Cook finished the meet with four wins after winning the long jump and triple jump on Monday.

Siegel’s Nicole Gardner, an Alabama signee, won the 1,600 (5:15.72).

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

L.D. Agee Rutherford County Championships

Girls team scores

Team scores: 1. Riverdale 198, 2. Blackman 109, 3. Central Magnet 78.5, 4. La Vergne 72.5, 5. Stewarts Creek 69, 6. Oakland 66, 7. Siegel 42, 8. MTCS 25, 9. Smyrna 11, 10. Eagleville 7.

Riverdale football coach Ron Aydelott coaching against Bradley Central, August, 29, 2014 at Riverdale.

MURFREESBORO — A 17-year-old Riverdale male student accused of assaulting Riverdale football coach Ron Aydelott will remain in custody until his next hearing date in May, Magistrate Adam Dodd told the teen in Juvenile Court Wednesday afternoon.

The student appeared in court for his first hearing at the Rutherford County Juvenile Services Center Wednesday. With his head down, he heard Riverdale School Resource Officer James Coots testify that he did not read the suspect his Miranda rights when the teen surrendered.

Dodd set a hearing date for the suspect May 20 with a trial date for June 4. Prosecutors have not determined whether they’ll call for the suspect to be tried as an adult and charge him with what would be a felony-level crime.

Assaulted Riverdale coach transferred to Vanderbilt for surgery

The Daily News Journal does not name juvenile criminal suspects except in certain cases when the suspect is charged as an adult with a serious offense.

A mental-health evaluation of the suspect was ordered while he remains in detention, Dodd said.

The student is accused of attacking Aydelott after the two exchanged words when the student tried to turn in an athletic physical record, according to a Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

The report said the student left Aydelott’s office after the two exchanged words but returned shortly after saying that the coach was disrespectful to him.

The student then “pushed the coach while he was seated on a chair, then struck him several times in the face,” the report stated.

The report did not state what was said during the original exchange.

Coots said during court that Aydelott suffered a broken jaw, nose and optical eye bone.

Coots received word of the incident from another coach and was running to Aydelott’s office with Assistant Principal Stephen Wayne when the suspect came down a hallway and surrendered himself, Coots said.

As he was being taken to Coots’ office, the officer said the suspect told Wayne that the coach deserved what happened.

“He told him, ‘He got what he had coming to him. I got back,” Coots said at the hearing.

Aydelott has not been interviewed by law enforcement officers since the attack occurred other than brief comments made as he was being transported to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Coots said.

Aydelott was later transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was released Wednesday morning, said Riverdale Principal Tom Nolan.

Nolan added that Aydelott will return to the hospital after swelling goes down.

Aydelott has received an outpouring of support on social media from high school football coaches statewide since the incident occurred.

Aydelott has coached at Riverdale since 2006, reaching the 2009 and 2011 Class 6A state semifinals. He coached at Hillsboro in Nashville for 12 years prior to coming to Murfreesboro, winning the Burros’ first state championship in 2003.

During his hearing on Wednesday, the suspect’s arrest history that included two prior arrests was detailed. His probation officer said no additional violations or charges occurred in the past year before the alleged attack.

His mother asked the court to release her son back into her custody, but Dodd said the suspect’s prior history and the evidence in the case, which included two photographs of Aydelott, was too strong to allow his release.

“I just can’t, based on the evidence I have today, make that determination,” Dodd said.

The suspect’s mother teared up as she left the courtroom after his hearing.

Contact Brian Wilson at 615-278-5165. Follow him on Twitter @brianwilson17. Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

American Football Sports Scoreboard

HIGH SCHOOLS

Region Tournament Glance

BASEBALL

4-AAA

Monday: Columbia 7, Riverdale 5

Tuesday: Smyrna 5, Lawrence Co. 2

Wednesday: Columbia 4, Smyrna 3

Friday: Smyrna (20-14) at Soddy-Daisy (22-10), 6 p.m. (CT); East Hamilton (17-11) at Columbia (24-11)

4-AA

Monday: Central Magnet 7, Signal Mountain 1; Chattanooga Christian 3, Upperman 2

Wednesday: Central Magnet 11, Chattanooga Chr. 1 (5)

Friday: Sequoyah (14-19) at Central Magnet (32-5); 5 p.m.; Chattanooga Chr. (26-3) at Loudon (19-12)

5-A

Monday: Nashville Chr. 3, MTCS 2; Forrest 6, East Robertson 5

Wednesday: Forrest 6, Nashville Christian 0

Friday: Nashville Christian (20-10) at Summertown (29-8); Cornersville (18-10) at Forrest (21-8)

SOFTBALL

4-AAA

Monday: Coffee Co. 1, Riverdale 0; Siegel 9, Tullahoma 7

Wednesday: Siegel 3, Coffee Co. 1

Friday: Walker Valley (24-10) at Siegel (32-6), 7 p.m.; Coffee Co. (20-5) at Ooltewah (37-8), 6 p.m. (CT)

SOCCER

4-AAA

Monday: Columbia 4, Siegel 0

Tuesday: Oakland 2, Coffee Co. 1 OT

Thursday: Oakland 2, Columbia 1 (6-5 penalty kicks)

Saturday: Columbia (13-3-1) at East Hamilton (6-6-1); Cookeville (16-4-1) vs. Oakland (13-0-5) at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.

4-A/AA

Tuesday: Central Magnet 5, Signal Mountain 1; Chattanooga Chr. 2, DeKalb Co. 0

Thursday: Chattanooga Chr. 1, Central Magnet 0

Saturday: Central Magnet (17-2-2) at Boyd Buchanan (14-3-1); Hixson (17-4) at Chattanooga Chr. (12-5-2)

TENNIS

Class AAA Sectional

Wednesday: Siegel boys 4, Cleveland 2

Thursday: Soddy-Daisy 4, Siegel 1

American Football Sports Scoreboard

HIGH SCHOOLS

Baseball

Friday’s Sectional Scores

Class A

Oneida 4, North Greene 1

Knoxville Grace 4, South Greene 0

Boyd Buchanan 5, Jackson Co. 1

Goodpasture 10, Silverdale 1

Cornersville 2, Forrest 1

Summertown 12, Nashville Christian 3

Huntingdon 5, Adamsville 3

Peabody 8, Jackson Christian 2

Class AA

Sullivan South 3, CAK 2

Knoxville Catholic 12, Unicoi 0

Loudon 3, Chattanooga Chr. 2

Central Magnet 4, Sequoyah 0

CPA 11, Lipscomb 3

Cascade 13, M.L. King 0

Crockett Co. 14, Ripley 6

Lexington 12, Haywood 5

Class AAA

Hardin Valley 7, Dobyns-Bennett 2

Farragut 3, Science Hill 2

Soddy-Daisy 3, Smyrna 2

Hendersonville 3, Centennial 1

Ravenwood 5, Wilson Central 4

Collierville at Bartlett*

Arlington at Houston*

East Hamilton at Columbia*

*Being played Saturday

Softball

Friday’s Sectional Scores

Class A

Knoxville Grace 3, North Greene 2

Meigs Co. 9, University School 0

Sale Creek 18, Jackson Co. 2

Summertown at Forrest*

Adamsville 4, South Fulton 2

East Robertson 4, Wayne Co. 1

Union City 3, Jackson Christian 2

Marion Co. at Gordonsville*

*Being played Saturday

Class AA

Greeneville 4, Carter 0

CAK 12, Unicoi 2

Chattanooga Central 10, Macon Co. 0

DeKalb Co. 6, Polk Co. 4

Camden 9, Greenbrier 4

Creek Wood 2, White House Heritage 0

South Gibson 6, Ripley 1

Lexington 3, Covington 1

Class AAA

Bearden 4, Jefferson Co. 2

Hardin Valley 8, Seymour 3

Ooltewah 2, Coffee Co. 1

Siegel 3, Walker Valley 1

Wilson Central 9, Ravenwood 2

Dickson Co. 5, Mt. Juliet 0

Houston 6, Munford 1

Collierville 4, Brighton 3

Boys Soccer

Saturday’s Sectional Games

Class A/AA

Knoxville Catholic at Greeneville

Elizabethton at CAK

Central Magnet at Boyd Buchanan, 5 p.m. (CT)

Hixson at Chattanooga Christian

Page at White House Heritage

White House at CPA

Madison Magnet at Dyersburg

Lexington at Sheffield

Class AAA

Oak Ridge at Science Hill

Morristown West at Hardin Valley

Columbia at East Hamilton

Cookeville vs. Oakland at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.

Ravenwood at Station Camp

Hendersonville at Brentwood

White Station at Arlington

Brighton at Houston

American Football Sports Scoreboard

HIGH SCHOOLS

TSSAA Spring Fling schedule

BASEBALL

Tuesday

Class A

At MTCS

Cornersville (19-10) vs. Huntingdon (21-15), 4 p.m.; Boyd Buchanan (27-9) vs. Knoxville Grace (28-11), 6:30 p.m.

At Riverdale

Summertown (30-8) vs. Peabody (29-5), 4 p.m.; Oneida (21-7) vs. Goodpasture (31-8), 6:30 p.m.

Class AA

At Smyrna

Sullivan South (25-10) vs. CPA (28-10), 4 p.m.; Loudon (22-12) vs. Crockett Co. (26-7), 6:30 p.m.

At Blackman

Knoxville Catholic (26-14) vs. Central Magnet (33-5), 4 p.m.; Cascade (26-12) vs. Lexington (23-14), 6:30 p.m.

Class AAA

At Siegel

Ravenwood (25-6) vs. Houston, 4 p.m.; East Hamilton (21-12) vs. Farragut (37-6), 6:30 p.m.

At Oakland

Hendersonville (31-7) vs. Soddy-Daisy (23-10), 4 p.m.; Bartlett (31-7) vs. Hardin Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Division II-A

At La Vergne

St. George’s (26-13) vs. ECS (24-10), 4 p.m.; FRA (23-6) vs. USJ (27-12), 6:30 p.m.

Division II-AA

At Wilson Central

McCallie (25-8) vs. Briarcrest (21-10), 4 p.m.; TBD vs. Christian Brothers (33-8), 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Class A

At MTCS

Cornersville-Huntingdon loser vs. Boyd Buchanan-Knoxville Grace loser, 10 a.m.; Cornersville-Huntingdon winner vs. Boyd Buchanan-Knoxville Grace winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket game, 5 p.m.

At Riverdale

Summertown-Peabody loser vs. Oneida-Goodpasture loser, 10 a.m.; Summertown-Peabody winner vs. Oneida-Goodpasture winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket game, 5 p.m.

Class AA

At Smyrna

Sullivan South-CPA loser vs. Loudon-Crockett Co. loser, 10 a.m.; Sullivan South-CPA winner vs. Loudon-Crockett Co. winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket game, 5 p.m.

At Blackman

Knoxville Catholic-Central Magnet loser vs. Cascade-Lexington loser, 10 a.m.; Knoxville Catholic-Central Magnet winner vs. Cascade-Lexington winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket game, 5 p.m.

Class AAA

At Siegel

Ravenwood-Houston loser vs. Farragut-East Hamilton loser, 10 a.m.; Ravenwood-Houston winner vs. Farragut-East Hamilton winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket game, 5 p.m.

At Oakland

Hendersonville-Soddy-Daisy loser vs. Bartlett-Hardin Valley loser, 10 a.m.; Hendersonville-Soddy-Daisy winner vs. Bartlett-Hardin Valley winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket game, 5 p.m.

Division II-A

At La Vergne

St. George’s-ECS loser vs. FRA-USJ loser, 10 a.m.; St. George’s-ECS winner vs. FRA-USJ winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket final, 5 p.m.

Division II-AA

At Wilson Central

McCallie-Briarcrest loser vs. TBD-Christian Brothers loser, 10 a.m.; McCallie-Briarcrest winner vs. TBD-Christian Brothers winner, 12:30 p.m.; Losers bracket final, 5 p.m.

Thursday

Class A

At MTCS

Losers bracket final, 2 p.m.; If necessary, 4:30 p.m.

At Riverdale

Losers bracket final, 2 p.m.; If necessary, 4:30 p.m.

Class AA

At Smyrna

Losers bracket final, 2 p.m.; If necessary, 4:30 p.m.

At Blackman

Losers bracket final, 2 p.m.; If necessary, 4:30 p.m.

Class AAA

At Siegel

Losers bracket final, 2 p.m.; If necessary, 4:30 p.m.

At Oakland

Losers bracket final, 2 p.m.; If necessary, 4:30 p.m.

Division II-A

At MTSU’s Reese Smith Jr. Field

Championship, 10 a.m.; If necessary, 3 p.m.

Division II-AA

At MTSU’s Reese Smith Jr. Field

Championship, 12:30 p.m.; 5:30 p.m.

Friday

All games at MTSU’s Reese Smith Jr. Field

Class A: Championship, 11 a.m.

Class AA: Championship, 2 p.m.

Class AAA: Championship, 5 p.m.

SOCCER

At Richard Siegel Complex

Tuesday

Class A-AA

Sheffield vs. Chattanooga Christian (8-9-2), 6:30 p.m.; CAK vs. Page (15-4-4), 6:30; CPA (17-4-2) vs. Central Magnet (18-2-2), 7 p.m.; Madison Magnet (17-5-1) vs. Greeneville (18-5-1), 7 p.m.

Class AAA

Ravenwood (12-2) vs. Collierville, 4 p.m.; Arlington (12-8-3) vs. Houston, 4 p.m.; East Hamilton vs. Science Hill, 4:30 p.m.; Brentwood (16-4-2) vs. Hardin Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Class A-AA

Sheffield-Chatt. Christian winner vs. CAK-Page winner, 6:30 p.m; CPA-Central Magnet winner vs. Madison Magnet-Greeneville winner, 6:30 p.m.

Class AAA

Ravenwood-Collierville winner vs. Arlington-Houston winner, 7 p.m.; East Hamilton-Science Hill winner vs. Brentwood-Hardin Valley winner, 7 p.m.

Division II-A

Sacred Heart (11-6-1) vs. Webb School of Knoxville, 4 p.m.; Evangelical Christian (12-5-2) vs. BGA, 4 p.m.

Division II-AA

McCallie (15-0-1) vs. MBA (11-1-2), 4:30 p.m.; Baylor (12-3-2) vs. Christian Brothers, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday

Division II-A

Championship, 4 p.m. (stadium)

Division II-AA

Championship, 6:30 p.m. (stadium)

Friday

Class A-AA

Championship, 1:30 p.m. (stadium)

Class AAA

Championship, 4 p.m. (stadium)

SOFTBALL

Tuesday

At McKnight Park

Class A: Meigs Co. (28-6) vs. Forrest, 4 p.m.; Sale Creek (20-13) vs. Adamsville (24-10-1) , 5:30 p.m.

Class AA: Greeneville (25-7) vs. Lexington (40-6), 4 p.m.; Camden (25-10) vs. CAK, 5:30 p.m.

At Starplex

Class A: East Robertson (24-11) vs. Marion Co. (24-8), 4 p.m.; Knoxville Grace (34-10) vs. Union City (28-9), 5:30 p.m.

Class AA: South Gibson (18-11) vs. Creek Wood (25-11), 4 p.m.; DeKalb Co. (27-6) vs. Chattanooga Central (20-14), 5:30 p.m.

Class AAA: Siegel (33-5) vs. Hardin Valley (29-12), 4 p.m.; Collierville (29-5) vs. Wilson Central (37-7-1), 5:30 p.m.

Division II-A: Davidson Acad. (29-10-1) vs. Friendship Chr. (33-8), 4 p.m.

Division II-AA: Baylor (22-3-1) vs. Girls Preparatory School (15-12), 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday

At McKnight

Division II-AA: Pope John Paul II (20-8) vs. Harpeth Hall/St. Benedict, 10 a.m.

Class AAA: Siegel/Hardin Valley loser vs. Collierville/Wilson Central loser, 10 a.m.; Siegel-Hardin Valley winner vs. Collierville-Wilson Central winner, 11:30 a.m.

At Starplex

Class A: Meigs Co.-Forrest loser vs. Sale Creek-Lexington loser, 11:30 a.m.; East Robertson-Marion Co. loser vs. Knox Grace-Union City loser, 11:30 a.m.; East Robertson-Marion Co. winner vs. Knoxville Grace-Union City winner, 4 p.m.; Meigs Co.-Forrest winner vs. Sale Creek-Adamsville winner, 5:30 p.m.

Class AA: Camden-CAK loser vs. Greeneville-Lexington loser, 11:30 a.m.; South Gibson-Creek Wood loser vs. DeKalb Co.-Chatt. Central loser, 11:30 a.m.; South Gibson-Creek Wood winner vs. DeKalb Co.-Chattanooga Central winner, 4 p.m.; Greeneville-Lexington winner vs. Camden-CAK winner, 5:30 p.m.

Class AAA: Ooltewah (38-8) vs. Bearden (25-11), 11:30 a.m.; Houston (23-9) vs. Dickson Co. (39-4), 11:30 a.m.; Ooltewah-Bearden loser vs. Houston-Dickson Co. loser, 4 p.m.; Ooltewah-Bearden winner vs. Houston-Dickson Co. winner, 5:30 p.m.

Division II-A:Ezell-Harding (25-12) vs. King’s Academy (30-12), 11:30 a.m.; Davidson Acad.-Friendship loser vs. Ezell-Harding-Kings Academy loser, 4 p.m.

Division II-AA: Baylor/GPS loser vs. TBD

Thursday

Class A: Losers bracket game, 10 a.m.; Losers bracket game, 11:30 a.m.; Losers bracket game, 4 p.m.; Winners bracket final, 5:30 p.m.

Class AA: Losers bracket game, 10 a.m.; Losers bracket game, 11:30 a.m.; Losers bracket game, 4 p.m.; Winners bracket final, 5:30 p.m.

Class AAA: Losers bracket game, 10 a.m.; Losers bracket game, 11:30 a.m.; Losers bracket game, 4 p.m.; Winners bracket final, 5:30 p.m.

Division II-A: Winners bracket game, 10 a.m.; Losers bracket finals, 4 p.m.

Division II-AA: Winners bracket game, 11:30 a.m.; Losers bracket finals, 5:30 p.m.

Friday

At Starplex

Class A: Losers bracket final, 9 a.m.; Championship game, 2 p.m.; Championship game (if necessary), 5:30 p.m.

Class AA: Losers bracket finals, 9 a.m.; Championship game, 2:30 p.m.; Championship game (if necessary), 6 p.m.

Class AAA: Losers bracket finals, 9 a.m.; Championship game, 3 p.m.; Championship game (if necessary), 6:30 p.m.

Division II-A: Championship game, 10 a.m.; Championship game (if necessary), 3 p.m.

Division II-AA: Championship game, 12:30 p.m.; Championship game (if necessary), 5:30 p.m.

TENNIS

At Old Fort Park

Tuesday

Boys

Division II-A: Knoxville Webb vs. Lausanne, 9 a.m.; USJ vs. USN, 9 a.m.

Division II-AA: Baylor vs. MBA, 9 a.m.; McCallie vs. MUS, 9 a.m.

Class A/AA: Hixson vs. TCA, 1 p.m.; Knoxville Catholic vs. Lipscomb Academy, 1 p.m.

Class AAA: Tennessee vs. Germantown, 1 p.m.; Siegel vs. Ravenwood, 1 p.m.

Girls

Division II-A: Knoxville Webb vs. USJ, 11 a.m.; St. Mary’s vs. USN, 11 a.m.

Division II-AA: Baylor vs. Harpeth Hall, 11 a.m.; Girls Preparatory School vs. Hutchinson, 11 a.m.

Class A/AA: Greeneville vs. Union City, 3 p.m.; Lipscomb Academy vs. Notre Dame, 3 p.m.

Class AAA: Houston vs. Bearden, 3 p.m.; Ravenwood vs. Soddy-Daisy, 3 p.m.

Wednesday

Boys

Division II-A: Championship, Knoxville Webb-Lausanne winner vs. USJ-USN winner, 9 a.m.

Division II-AA: Championship, Baylor-MBA winner vs. McCallie-MUS winner, 9 a.m.

Class A/AA: Championship, Hixson-TCA winner vs. Knoxville Catholic-Lipscomb Academy winner, 9 a.m.

Class AAA: Championship, Tennessee-Germantown winner vs. Siegel-Ravenwood winner, 11:30 a.m.

Girls

Division II-A: Championship, Knoxville Webb-USJ winner vs. St. Mary’s-USN winner, 11:30 a.m.

Division II-AA: Championship, Baylor-Harpeth Hall vs. GPS-Hutchinson, 11:30 a.m.

Class A/AA: Championship, Greeneville-Union City winner vs. Lipscomb Academy-Notre Dame winner, 1:30 p.m.

Class AAA: Championship, Houston-Bearden winner vs. Ravenwood-Soddy-Daisy winner, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday

Boys

Division II-A

Singles: Josh Woodman, Lausanne vs. Timmy O’Brien, Zion Chr., 9 a.m.; Will Johnston, USN vs. Dalton Hockaday, USJ, 9 a.m.; Stephen Ogle, St. George’s vs. Joseph O’Brien, Zion Chr., 9 a.m.; Mark Gosney, ECS vs. Lorenzo Rollhauser, Knoxville Webb, 9 a.m. Semifinals, 2 p.m.

Doubles: Cade Reasons/George Markos, USJ vs. Jackson Schnelle/Christian Hahnemann, USN, 9 a.m.; Ohm Sharma/Thomas Loaiza, Knoxville Webb vs. Stephen Calcote/Michael Montgomery, ECS, 9 a.m.; Boyd Webber/Jack Webber, Harding Academy vs. Noah Baker/Sam Burruss, Friendship Chr., 9 a.m.; Alex Taylor/Ben Calkins, Lausanne vs. Rajeev Jadhav/Parker Hamilton, Knoxville Webb, 9 a.m. Semifinals, 2 p.m.

Division II-AA

Singles: Miles Jackson, Ensworth vs. Ben Ramon, MBA, 10:30 a.m.; Christian Schneiter, MUS vs. Cody Gubin, McCallie, 10:30 a.m.; George Harwell, MBA vs. Nick Green, Christian Brothers, 10:30 a.m.; Cooper Long, Baylor vs. Paul LaHue, MUS, 10:30 a.m. Semifinals: 3 p.m.

Doubles: Jack Gray/Chad Woodham, Baylor vs. Taylor Hays/Peyton Madrigal, Brentwood Academy, 10:30 a.m.; Andres Carros/Frederick Danielson, MUS vs. Alex Kadrie/Patrick Toomey, Baylor, 10:30 a.m.; Carter Eaves/Conner O’Brien/McCallie vs. Tyler Myers/Josh Shearin, Briarcrest, 10:30 a.m.; Zan Meyer/Andrew Smith, McCallie vs. Michael Apple/Spencer Richey, MUS, 10:30 a.m. Semifinals, 3 p.m.

Class A/AA

Singles: Charles Jabaley, Notre Dame vs. Jacob Lorino, Knoxville Catholic, noon; Griffin Leonard, Greeneville vs. Ben Tyus, M.L. King, noon; Alex Condra, Hixson vs. Dalton Young, Halls, noon; Ben Sidwell, TCA vs. Isaiah Polk, Page, noon. Semifinals, 4 p.m.

Doubles: Grant Reviere/William Richardson, TCA vs. JR Davis/Andrew Lisy, Notre Dame, noon; Jake Wilson/Landon Harris, Bolivar vs. Will Reeves/Thomas Goodwyn, MTCS, noon; Carl Phillips/Landon Goforth, Hixson vs. Elijah Worells/David Worley, South Greene, noon; Mitchell Jostes/Matt Holloway, Knoxville Catholic vs. Jake Zieman/Hunter Piskie, CPA, noon. Semifinals, 4 p.m.

Class AAA

Singles: Kato Richardson, Hendersonville vs. Taylor Graalman, Siegel, 9 a.m.; Cole Crosland, White Co. vs. Andrew Morton, Science Hill, 9 a.m.; Gary Carter, Farragut vs. Will Spencer, Germantown, 9 a.m.; Steven Karl, Ravenwood vs. Kenny Miller, Bolton, 9 a.m. Semifinals: 2 p.m.

Doubles: Nathan Yoder/Blake Armour, Brighton vs. Jake Gibson/Shivang Patel, Cleveland, 9 a.m.; Aubrey Davis/Matthew Maynard, Knoxville West vs. Ben Betzler/Mohammed Al-Zubaidi, Siegel, 9 a.m.; Josh Walker/Dylan Chambers, Mt. Juliet vs. Joe George/Ben Leonard, Houston, 9 a.m.; Matt Henson/Jacob Marshall, Tennessee vs. Stefan Antic/Hayes Canupp, Ravenwood, 9 a.m. Semifinals, 2 p.m.

Girls

Thursday

Division II-A

Singles: Claire Sullivan, St. George’s vs. Ester Yang, SAS, 10:30 a.m.; Lauren Yoon, Knoxville Webb vs. Caroline Culpepper, St. Mary’s, 10:30 a.m.; Tori Hockaday, USJ vs. Holly McClure, St. Cecilia, 10:30 a.m.; Cameron Touliatos, ECS vs. Francesca Eluhu, USN, 10:30 a.m. Semifinals, 3 p.m.

Doubles: Carmen Saab/Mary Jane McCaghren, St. Mary’s vs. Lily Pierce/Claire Luthy, FRA, 11:30 a.m.; Quinn Riley/Divya Agarwal, Knoxville Webb, 11:30 a.m.; Kelsey Crunk/Georgia Peeler, ECS vs. Mia Pretorius/Elise Blackburn, USN, 11;30 a.m.; Hope Magee/Spencer Hancock, USJ vs. Diana Grandas/Anna Wisniewski, Knoxville Webb, 11:30 a.m. Semifinals: 3:30 p.m.

Division II-A

Singles: Drew Hawkins, Baylor vs. Analisa Stratienko, GPS, 11 a.m.; Catherine Owen, Hutchinson vs. Jennie McBrayer, GPS, 11 a.m.; Mackenzie Phillips, Brentwood Acad. vs. Caroline Taty, St. Agnes, 11 a.m.; Lauren Hadley Trammell, Brentwood Academy vs. Grace Garrott, Hutchison, 11 a.m. Semifinals, 3:30 p.m.

Doubles: Ashton Jenne/Presley Thomas, Baylor vs. Kate Thel/Maggie Eslinger, GPS, 11 a.m.; Francie George/Caroline Hastings, Hutchinson vs. Lilly Mooney/Lauren Carelli, Baylor, 11 a.m.; Maddox Bandy/Jenna Thorstensen, GPS vs. Emory Wills/Kaitlynn Tharpe, St. Agnes, 11 a.m.; Liz LeBleu/Emma Alsup, Harpeth Hall vs. Gracie Donoghue/Grace Ann Dunavant, Hutchinson, 11 a.m. Semifinals, 3:30 p.m.

Class A/AA

Singles: Skylar McDonald, Fayetteville vs. Sara Myers, Knoxville Catholic, 12:30 p.m.; Aurelie Claes, Loretto vs. Nellina Wooten, Obion Co., 12:30 p.m.; Jordan Burrios, Central Magnet vs. Danielle Vines, Elizabethton, 12:30 p.m.; Lindy Tatum, TCA, vs. Christiana Amos, Boyd Buchanan, 12:30 p.m. Semifinals, 4 p.m.

Doubles: Allison Ivey/Elise DeNicole, CAK vs. Lauren Presley/Kennedy Brookefield, TCA, 12:30 p.m.; Abby Bruff/Maddie King, Union City vs. Sarah Joyce/Sarah Faith Ingell/Notre Dame, 12:30 p.m.; Katie Delay/Makenna Thomas, Boyd Buchanan vs. Ashton Keeton/Kristin Caperton, Summertown, 12:30 p.m.; Shelbi Sullivan/Skylar Sullivan, Lipscomb Academy vs. Gracie Blair/Madison Hite, Greeneville, 12:30 p.m. Semifinals, 4 p.m.

Class AAA

Singles: Josie Rogers, Dobyns Bennett, 9 a.m. vs. Hannah Price, Farragut, 9 a.m.; Sofia Phillips, Clarksville vs. Julia Mazanek, Hardin Co., 9 a.m.; Kylie Humphrey, Oakland vs. Somer Henry, Brentwood, 9 a.m.; Ali Harris, Stone Memorial vs. Elisabeth Todd, White Station, 9 a.m.; Semifinals, 2 p.m.

Doubles: Emily Stone/Julie Wasack, Ravenwood vs. Sarah Hall/Rae Gullett, Hendersonville, 9 a.m.; Rose Rosser/Makayla Warden, Tennessee vs. Kenya Jones/Mallissa Sirimoungkhons, White Station, 9 a.m.; Lexie Greene/Joy Chanthanalay, Siegel vs. Olivia Crawley/Chloe Mitchell, Soddy-Daisy, 9 a.m.; Julia Adams/Brittany Foust, Bearden vs. Addy Adkisson/Morgan Mathis, Hardin Co., 9 a.m. Semifinals, 2 p.m.

Friday

Boys

Division II-A: Singles: Championship, 9 a.m.; Doubles: Championship, 9 a.m.

Doubles II-AA: Singles: Championship, 9 a.m.; Doubles: Championship, 9 a.m.

Class A/AA: Singles: Championship, 9 a.m.; Doubles: Championship, 9 a.m.

Class AAA: Singles: Championship, 9 a.m.; Doubles: Championship, 9 a.m.

Girls

Division II-A: Singles, Championship, 11 a.m.; Doubles: Championship, 11 a.m.

Class A/AA: Singles: Championship, 11 a.m.; Doubles: Championship, 11 a.m.

Class AAA: Singles: Championship, 11 a.m.; Doubles: Championship, 11 a.m.

TRACK AND FIELD

At MTSU’s Dean A. Hayes Stadium

Monday

Boys

Division II: Decathlon, 9 a.m.

Class AAA: Decathlon, 11 a.m.

Class A/AA: Decathlon, 1 p.m.

Girls

Division II: Pentathlon, 9:30 a.m.

Class AAA: Pentathlon: 10 a.m.

Class A/AA: Pentathlon: 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday

Boys

Division II: Decathlon, 9 a.m.

Class AAA: Decathlon, 10 a.m.

Class A/AA: Decathlon, 11 a.m.

Wednesday

Girls

Class AAA pole vault, 2 p.m.

Thursday

Girls

Field events, 9 a.m.; Running events, 3 p.m.

Boys

Class AAA pole vault, 2 p.m.

Friday

Boys

Field events, 9 a.m.; Running events, 4 p.m.

Oakland’s Kylie Humphrey qualified for the Class AAA girls singles state tournament this year.

MURFREESBORO – The 22nd annual TSSAA Spring Fling kicks off Monday with track and field’s pentathlon and first day of the decathlon.

But by the end of the week, state champions will be crowned in all five of the high school athletic association’s sanctioned sports — baseball, boys soccer, softball, tennis and track and field.

Here is a look at the Olympic-style event from A to Z.

A – Aliah. La Vergne senior Aliah Cook has qualified for four events at the TSSAA’s Class AAA girls state track and field meet on Thursday. She is the second seed in the long jump and triple jump, seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and 10th in the 300 hurdles.

B –Ben. Central Magnet junior Ben Waldecker became the first from the school to qualify for the TSSAA’s Class A/AA state decathlon.

C – Cuneo. Central Magnet freshman distance runner Taylor Cuneo already has a Class A/AA cross country state title. She will attempt to win three more on Thursday. She is running the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

D – Dickson County. The Lady Cougars enter this week’s Class AAA state softball tournament as the defending champions.

E – Eli. Oakland senior Eli Leskinen will anchor the Patriots’ 4×800 relay team and also run the 3,200 in his final state meet before going to Brown University in the fall.

F – First Tennessee. Siegel leads the First Tennessee All-Sports Trophy standings with 144 points. But Central Magnet and Blackman each have 133 and Oakland and Riverdale have 126 and 125 points respectively. Schools can earn five bonus points for individual state titles this week and 10 points for a team championship.

G – Graalman. Siegel senior Taylor Graalman is competing in his third straight Class AAA boys tennis state singles tournament. The Austin Peay signee has reached the semifinals the past two seasons.

H – Humphrey. Oakland freshman Kylie Humphrey reached her first Class AAA girls tennis state singles tournament.

I – Individual. While the Spring Fling includes team titles in all five state-sanctioned sports, there are opportunities for individual titles in both tennis and track and field.

J – Jackson. Central Magnet brothers Jordan Jackson and McKenzie Jackson have helped lead the Tigers to their third consecutive Class AA state baseball tournament.

K – @Kreager. Follow DNJ prep editor Tom Kreager on Twitter @Kreager for Spring Fling updates during the week.

L – Lyons. Siegel second-year coach Perry Lyons has the Lady Stars back in the Class AAA state softball tournament for the first time since 2009. His niece Valanna Lyons is also on the coaching staff.

M – MTCS. The Cougars doubles team of Will Reeves and Thomas Goodwyn qualified for their second straight Class A/AA boys doubles state tournament.

N – No one. Rutherford County athletes will attempt to stop a streak of being shut out of Spring Fling. No county athlete won a state individual title or team title in 2014 in the spring.

O – Old Fort Park. Site of all the tennis action. By next year, the indoor facility should be open for use if inclement weather occurs.

Siegel’s Veronica Westfall is the Lady Stars’ ace this season.

P – Perez. La Vergne senior Leonel Perez is seeded eighth in the 1,600 in the Class AAA boys state track and field meet.

Q – Questions? Go to the TSSAA headquarters, located at SportsCom. If there is inclement weather, go to TSSAA.org for updates for potential postponements.

R – Rematch. Central Magnet’s boys soccer team will play Christ Presbyterian Academy at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex for the second straight time in the Class A/AA state quarterfinals.

S – Switch pitcher. Central Magnet ace pitcher James Touchton will likely choose to throw right-handed this week at state. However, he does have the ability to throw with his left hand.

T – Tennessee. Vols football signee Kyle Oliver qualified for the Class AAA state discus event in his first season in track and field. He is seeded ninth.

U – Udoumana. Oakland’s Imani Udoumana qualified for the long jump, 300 hurdles and will likely be on the Lady Patriots 4×200 relay team at Thursday’s Class AAA girls state track and field meet.

V –Veronica. Siegel softball ace Veronica Westfall, who was named the District 7-AAA and DNJ Pitcher of the Year, has the Lady Stars back in the state tournament for the first time since 2009.

W – Weather. The early forcast is for temperatures to be in the mid-80s this week. There are chances of rain on Monday (60 percent) and Thursday (60 percent).

X – XXII. This marks the 22nd year the TSSAA has held Spring Fling, an Olympic-style event, where state champions are crowned in baseball, boys soccer, softball, tennis and track and field.

Y – Year 10. Rutherford County is entering its 10th year of being the host for the TSSAA’s Spring Fling. It has a $3.5 million impact on the local economy.

Z – Zavior Phillips. The Central Magnet forward enters the Class A/AA state tournament with a Rutherford County best 39 goals.

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

Central Magnet’s Zavior Phillips has 39 goals this season for the Tigers.

American Football Sports Scoreboard

Region Tournament Glance

BASEBALL

4-AAA

Monday: Columbia (22-11) at Riverdale (27-9), 6 p.m.; Smyrna (19-13) at Lawrence Co. (18-11), 6 p.m.

Wednesday: Columbia-Riverdale winner vs. Smyrna-Lawrence Co. winner

4-AA

Monday: Signal Mountain vs. Central Magnet (30-5) at Starplex, 6 p.m.; Upperman (24-4) at Chattanooga Christian (25-2)

Wednesday: Signal Mountain-Central Magnet winner at Upperman-Chattanooga Christian winner

5-A

Monday: MTCS (17-15) at Nashville Christian (19-9), 7 p.m.; East Robertson (18-15) at Forrest (19-8)

Wednesday: MTCS-Nashville Christian winner vs. East Robertson-Forrest winner

SOFTBALL

4-AAA

Monday: Coffee Co. (19-4) at Riverdale (37-9), 6 p.m.; Siegel (30-6) at Tullahoma (16-11)

Wednesday: Coffee Co.-Riverdale winner vs. Siegel-Tullahoma winner

SOCCER

4-AAA

Monday: Siegel (8-4-4) at Columbia (12-2-1), 7 p.m.

Tuesday: Coffee Co. (11-10) at Oakland (11-0-5), 7 p.m.

Thursday: Finals

4-AA

Tuesday: Signal Mountain (5-5-6) vs. Central Magnet (16-1-2), 5 p.m. at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex; DeKalb Co. (11-6-2) at Chattanooga Christian (10-5-2)

Thursday: Signal Mountain-Central Magnet winner vs. DeKalb Co.-Chattanooga Christian winner

Oakland softball coach Janice Morey resigned last week. She will be an assistant at Stewarts Creek next year.

MURFREESBORO – Oakland principal Bill Spurlock has started a search for his fourth head coach this school year after Janice Morey resigned last week as the school’s head softball coach.

Morey, who led the Lady Patriots to a Class AAA sectional in 2014, spent 10 seasons at Oakland. She was also at Shelbyville for five years as the head coach.

Morey cited being able to spend more time with her three sons — who are 12, 9 and 6 — as a reason to step down as head coach. She will be at Stewarts Creek in the fall as an assistant coach for Tory Atwood.

“I got to see two of my 12-year-old’s JV games (at Oakland Middle),” Morey said. “That was when I knew it was time to do something different. I will definitely miss the girls. They have worked hard and have bought into the program and what we offered.”

Oakland entered the season with high expectations after their postseason run last year. But Birmingham-Southern signee Savannah Lee suffered a season-ending knee injury early in the season. And shortstop Abby Sargent, a four-year starter, had her season cut short due to a reoccurring knee issue.

Oakland finished 22-14-1 in 2015.

Oakland finished fourth in the regular season in District 7-AAA behind Riverdale, Siegel and Smyrna. But the Lady Patriots reached the district tournament’s losers bracket final before falling to Siegel. Siegel is playing this week in the state tournament.

Morey acknowledged that next year will be different helping coach against her former team.

“It will be weird and a little awkward,” she said. “My passion is to help kids. Hopefully, I can aid Tory and help make things happen over there. It’s exciting to go to a young program that will be in their third year.”

Oakland will enter the 2015-16 school year with at least four new head coaches.

Kevin Creasy replaced Thomas McDaniel as football coach after McDaniel accepted the same position at Christian Brothers. Mike Wright resigned as boys basketball coach. He has since accepting an assistant position at Siegel.

And Ken Nolan Jr. has resigned as the school’s volleyball coach. Nolan will be teaching and coaching at Oakland Middle next year.

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on twitter @Kreager.

Central Magnet shortstop Darek Sargent throws to third after Knoxville Catholics Hunter Judd was caught in a rundown during the TSSAA Spring Fling Tuesday, May 19, at Blackman. Judd was out at third.

MURFREESBORO – Central Magnet’s quest for a TSSAA Class AA state baseball title didn’t end Tuesday.

But the Tigers didn’t make it easy on themselves.

Knoxville Catholic clobbered Central Magnet 13-1 in five innings in the opening round of state at Blackman High to send the Tigers to the losers bracket of the double-elimination tournament.

Central Magnet (33-6) plays the Cascade-Lexington loser at 10 a.m. Wednesday in an elimination game. Catholic (27-14) plays the Cascade-Lexington winner.

Central Magnet must win four consecutive games to make Friday’s Class AA championship at MTSU’s Reese Smith Jr. Field.

“We said going into this thing that we could go either 4-0 or 5-1,” Central Magnet coach Jason Patterson said. “It looks like we’re going to take the 5-1 route.”

Central Magnet ace James Touchton (9-3) lasted just 3 ¹/₃ innings with the Irish tagging him for nine runs, including six earned.

“When you come down here, everyone feels tense,” Catholic coach Adam Sullivan said. “It’s like the first hit in football. But we were able to get to him in the first inning, and then I thought our guys got a lot of confidence and we just started rolling.”

Catholic’s Kole Cottam, a Kentucky signee, doubled in Adam Aucker in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. However, the Irish broke the game open with four runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings.

Cottam, who was named the TBCA’s Class AA Mr. Baseball earlier in the day, also hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning.

And the Tigers’ bats had no answer.

Central Magnet’s Wes Duffield walks back to the dugout after striking out in the fourth inning against Knoxville Catholic during the TSSAA Spring Fling Tuesday, May 19, at Blackman.

Catholic’s Ethan Elliott (11-1) tossed a five-inning two-hitter, striking out five and walking one. He threw just 58 pitches.

“There wasn’t anything special about him,” Central Magnet’s McKenzie Jackson said. “We just didn’t come ready to play honestly.

“We just weren’t on it (Tuesday). I’ll admit I wasn’t on it. Hopefully by (Wednesday), I’ll be on it.”

Central’s lone run came in the fourth when Darek Sargent doubled in Jordan Jackson, who had hit a one-out double.

Central’s loss snapped a 15-game win streak. Central hadn’t scored one run or less since a 2-0 loss to Smith County on April 14.

“We’ve played so well defensively, and just not made mistakes,” Patterson said. “They swung the bats really well, but we helped a lot of creating them. They came through with some good two-out hits.”

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

Knoxville Catholic 13, Central Magnet 1

Knoxville Catholic 104 44 –13 14 0

Central Magnet 000 10 – 1 2 3

Ethan Elliott and Kole Cottam. James Touchton, Dylan Jenkins (4), Doug Davis (5) and Hayden Locum. WP: Elliott (11-1). LP: Touchton (9-3). HR: Cottam.

Spring Fling

MURFREESBORO – A construction crew worked virtually to the last minute Tuesday morning to open the Old Fort Park tennis facility’s main entrance beside the new indoor facility, which is not yet completed.

“They finished up the (brick) pavers early (Tuesday) morning at about 6:30 a.m.,” said Nate Williams, recreation department superintendent. “If they hadn’t gotten done, we wouldn’t have been able to use the (main) entry.

“The fire marshal came out and approved it.”

Williams said they finished up the walkways about 7:35 a.m. — 25 minutes before the gates were scheduled to open for the opening day of the team tennis semifinals.

“Our staff did a really good job getting it set up in time,” Williams said. “What usually takes a few hours, got done in about 25 minutes. But the gates opened on time.”

Forfeit: Knoxville Webb had an easy road to the Division II-A boys team tennis final. Webb reached the championship via a forfeit from Lausanne, which chose not to compete due to final exams.

“They had two or three kids’ parents that didn’t want their kids to come to state because they had finals this week,” TSSAA assistant director Trina Melton said.

Lausanne also got a singles player and doubles team to the individual state tournament, which starts Thursday. It is not yet clear if either will compete.

Way to stay fit: For a lot of competitors in the decathlon, track and field is a primary sport.

For Pearl-Cohn’s Cameron Watkins, it’s a great way to stay in shape.

While the Pearl-Cohn senior, who finished fifth in the Class A/AA decathlon, is a threat in track, he will be heading to Illinois in the fall to play football.

“We’ve got a lot of stuff to do once we step on campus in the next month, so I’ve just got make sure I’m in shape and ready to go,” Watkins said.

Wet fields: The heavy rains that soaked the Midstate on Monday caused some alterations to the Class AAA softball schedule Tuesday.

The upper half of the Class AAA bracket that included Siegel, Hardin Valley, Wilson Central and Collierville had to be moved from Field No. 1 at Starplex to Field No. 1 at McKnight Park.

Instead of returning to Starplex as scheduled on Wednesday, the four teams will play their respective second games of the tournament at McKnight Park on Wednesday.

Hit seeking: The Hendersonville baseball team has produced just 26 hits over its past five games, winning the first four of those before squandering a four-run lead and then a three-run lead in Tuesday’s 8-7 loss to Soddy-Daisy in its Class AAA opener.

Hendersonville is in the state tournament for the fifth time, having never finished worse than fourth. However, the Commandos fell to 2-3 in state openers.

Clearing the fence: Creek Wood and South Gibson combined for three home runs in the first inning of a Class AA softball contest.

South Gibson’s Aly Walker had a solo homer while Taylor Benton hit a two-run shot. Samantha Davenport fired back for Creek Wood in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer. Creek Wood won 7-6.

Family connections: Former Mt. Pleasant baseball coach Eddie Bassham is in charge of the field crew this week at Blackman High for the Class AA baseball tournament.

However, that’s a change from the TSSAA’s original plan that had him at MTCS for the Class A tournament.

The reason for the change? Bassham’s son Brandon has Cascade in the Class AA state tournament playing at Blackman.

Eddie Bassham was thankful for the TSSAA for allowing him to move and be able to watch his son coach this week.

As was Brandon Bassham.

“It would have been hard for him to be over there and not see us play,” Brandon Bassham said. “That was a nice move by the TSSAA and (assistant director) Gene Menees to get that done.

“It’s always nice to have him here.”

Remember me? Central Magnet baseball coach Jason Patterson will face his former team Lexington at 10 a.m. Wednesday in a Class AA losers bracket game at Blackman.

Patterson coached at Lexington from 2002-06. His 2002 team won the lone state baseball championship in school history. And his final game at Lexington was in 2006 at the state tournament against Goodpasture in a game played at Blackman.

“It’s going to be an odd feeling,” said Patterson of the potential match up prior to the tournament.

Familiar foe: Wednesday’s Class AAA state soccer semifinal should have a familiar feel for Ravenwood coach Jose Londono.

The Raptors (13-2), making their first semifinal appearance in program history, will be squaring off with Houston High — the same school that knocked off Londono’s Lady Raptors in the state girls soccer tournament back in October.

“We’ve been through this before with the girls,” said Londono, whose Lady Raptors suffered a 4-1 semifinal defeat to Houston. “We’ll see what happens, and hopefully we’ll keep going.”

Wednesday’s Class AAA semifinal is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Hashtag: FRA baseball has been using the hashtag #WinforWeicker to honor longtime coach George Weicker, who has undergone chemo treatments for the past two weeks. FRA beat USJ 4-3 Tuesday.

FRA pitcher Casey Queener, a Belmont signee, threw all seven innings for the first time since early April.

Tuesday was the first state tournament loss for USJ since 2012, when the Bruins lost in the finals to Harding Academy before winning the rematch and clinching the state title.

Kyle Oliver

Kyle Oliver Oakland’s Kyle Oliver, Tight End/Defensive End on Saturday August 2, 2014.

Kyle Oliver, a 6-foot-5, 232-pound athlete, was recruited by University of Tennessee as a tight end after spending his first three seasons at Oakland as a wide receiver.

MURFREESBORO – Kyle Oliver began his first summer courses at the University of Tennessee on Monday.

He’ll spend the summer in Knoxville taking classes, getting in the weight room and training for his freshman season as a Vol.

The former Oakland High School football standout plans on being a quick study on the field.

“As an athlete, and as a person, I don’t back down,” said Oliver recently. “I am going in to compete. You can expect to see me on the field next season.”

Oliver, a 6-foot-5, 232-pound athlete, was recruited as a tight end after spending his first three seasons at Oakland as a wide receiver. He moved to tight end his senior year and caught 40 passes for 574 yards with seven TDs.

His size, combined with his soft hands and athleticism, made him a targeted college prospect as a tight end.

Now, he’s ready to show he belongs at the position.

First comes looking the part: Oliver said he has attempted to add weight since football ended. Tennessee’s coaches would like him at 240 pounds. He still needs to add eight more pounds.

“I’m trying to put on weight,” he admitted.

Oliver said he benefited from his first year competing in track and field. He qualified for the Class AAA state meet in discus, finishing 11th.

But more importantly, it helped him physically for the upcoming football season.

“It really helped my foot work and my flexibility,” he said. “It helped me with my hips.”

Oliver will be the third former Murfreesboro prep football standout to enter his first season as a Vol this fall. Former Oakland offensive lineman Jack Jones, a two-time Mr. Football winner, and former Blackman High School quarterback Jauan Jennings, who was named Mr. Football in December, enrolled at Tennessee in January as early enrollees.

Oliver said having a former teammate and friend on the team will help him get caught up in what is expected of him.

“I’ll take notes from them since they’ve been there,” said Oliver, who plans to major in sports management. “They’ll tell me what’s right and what’s wrong. I’m sure they’ll help me adjust.

“I’m just really excited to see what my future holds.”

“As an athlete, and as a person, I don’t back down,” said Kyle Oliver recently. “I am going in to compete. You can expect to see me on the field next season.”

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

Riverdale coach Cory Barrett, left, and Smyrna’s Shawn Middleton were involved in a Feb. 22 game in which both teams tried to lose.

The 2014-15 school year was one that will be remembered for high school athletics in Rutherford County.

It was a year of individual achievements and a historic championship. It was a year that Rutherford County was placed on a national setting — for both good and bad.

Here are The Daily News Journal’s top 15 prep sports stories for this past school year.

1. Riverdale, Smyrna tank consolation game

Rutherford County girls basketball has been placed on a national setting over the past few years with both Riverdale and Blackman winning national championships.

However, in February the top county in Tennessee high school girls basketball made national headlines for another reason.

Two schools — Riverdale and Smyrna — tried to purposely lose a District 7-AAA consolation game in order to avoid defending state champion Blackman prior to the Region 4-AAA finals, which is a non-elimination game.

The video footage, which included purposely missed free throws and a player purposely going across the half-court line, went viral and eventually made the national media, including ESPN.

Both teams were removed from the postseason and placed on probation by the TSSAA. Rutherford County Director of Schools Don Odom banned both head coaches from coaching any sport in the county through the 2015-16 school year.

Riverdale coach Cory Barrett has since been hired at Lebanon as its girls coach. Smyrna coach Shawn Middleton remains at the school as a teacher.

Wayne Armstrong, second from left, speaks at a meeting of Blackman High School supporters in February.

2. Blackman football, booster club investigated

In February, Rutherford County Schools announced it had started an investigation into the Blackman High football and booster club. No individuals have been named in the investigation.

But Blackman football booster club president Wayne Armstrong said football coach Philip Shadowens’ resignation coincided with the investigation.

Since then, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department and the Internal Revenue Service have started their own investigations into the football program and the booster club. The investigations are ongoing.

Riverdale coach Ron Aydelott

3. Riverdale football coach assaulted

A Riverdale student remains in custody after he was accused of assaulting Riverdale football coach Ron Aydelott at the coach’s office in April. Aydelott received multiple facial injuries, including a broken nose, broken jaw and broken optical eye bone.

Aydelott later returned to work after having surgery. The student, who has been charged with felony aggravated assault, is due back in court on Thursday.

Blackman’s Taylor Freeman, Crystal Dangerfield and Meme Jackson hold up the TSSAA Championship Division 1 Class AAA BlueCross Basketball Trophy after beating Oakland on March 8.

4. Blackman girls score historic repeat

Blackman’s second consecutive Class AAA girls basketball state title came in the backdrop of an all-Murfreesboro title game.

It marked just the second time in TSSAA history that two schools from the same city competed for a TSSAA Division I high school girls basketball championship.

The Lady Blaze beat rival Oakland 58-54 in double overtime in a classic championship game on a Sunday afternoon after the tournament was postponed a day due to snow and icy conditions.

Connecticut commitment Crystal Dangerfield was named the tournament’s MVP.

Football coach Thomas McDaniel left Oakland for Christian Brothers.

5. Coaching carousel

There will be a need for name tags at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year after a plethora of high school coaching changes this past season. In District 7-AAA, four schools will have new girls basketball coaches, two will have new football coaches and two will have new boys basketball coaches.

And that’s just a starting point.

Oakland will begin next season with the most new faces. The school will have a new football coach (Kevin Creasy), new boys basketball coach (Troy Bond), new softball coach and new volleyball coach. The latter two have not been named.

In District 8-AA, Cannon County and Central Magnet will have new girls basketball coaches.

Wearing a pair of yellow wrestling shoes that belonged to Daniel Winters, Garrison’s teammate who was killed in a car accident, Tyler Garrison (Blackman) won over Aaron Oliver (Cleveland) during the TSSAA State Wrestling Championships.

6. Four wrestlers crowned champions

For the first time in Rutherford County history, four wrestlers — Blackman’s Tyler Garrison, Eagleville’s Hayden Hammonds and Riverdale’s Nick Boykin and Sean Kennedy — won individual state championships.

And Boykin, Garrison and Kennedy capped undefeated seasons for their titles. Kennedy’s undefeated season was his second straight title.

Oh, and who can forget Garrison’s state tournament run? He won while wearing teammate Daniel Winters’ wrestling shoes a week after Winters had been killed in a car wreck.

Jack Jones of Oakland High School and Jauan Jennings of Blackman High School accept their Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards.

7. Individuals claim accolades

Rutherford County had two Mr. Football winners, a Miss Basketball winner, two Gatorade players of the year and a Wendy’s Heisman finalist this past school year.

Blackman’s Jauan Jennings and Oakland’s Jack Jones — who both enrolled early at Tennessee — swept the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football awards in December. Dangerfield received the Miss Basketball award as well as her second Gatorade Player of the Year in as many seasons. She also was named to the Team USA Women’s U19 FIBA World Championships team.

Central Magnet’s Claudia Smith became Rutherford County’s first Wendy’s Heisman finalist, an award that is a combination of athletics, academics and community service. Central Magnet’s Taylor Cuneo was named the Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Blackman quarterback Jauan Jennings celebrates with the team after Blackman’s 28-21 win over Oakland.

8. ESPN comes to town

Blackman and Oakland were put on a national setting to open the 2014 high school football season when they met on a hot Sunday afternoon in August.

The game, televised on ESPN2, marked the first time that two Rutherford County football teams were shown on national television.

It was a game that featured four SEC signees — Josh Smith (Vanderbilt), Kyle Oliver (Tennessee), Jennings and Jones.

Blackman won 28-21 and went on to win the District 7-AAA championship.

CMS’s Taylor Cuneo receives a medal during Spring Fling TSSAA State Track and Field.

9. Year of Taylor Cuneo

Cuneo, a freshman, had a school year to remember.

She won state titles in every event she participated in.

She won the Class A/AA individual state championship in November. In May she won Class A/AA state titles in the 800-meter run, 1,600 and 3,200 on the same day for a total of four individual state titles for the 2014-15 school year.

Central Magnet’s Claudia Smith stays ahead of CAK’s Rebecca Story in the final turn of the Class A-AA 4×800 meter relay during Spring Fling.

10. Central Magnet wins All Sports trophy

The race to become the second First Tennessee All Sports Award recipient came down to the last two days of the high school athletic season.

Behind four individual girls track and field state titles, Central Magnet overtook 2014 winner Siegel by nine points.

The school’s win was also helped out by the baseball and boys soccer teams also qualifying for their respective state championship.

Maryville’s Dylan Jackson celebrates after sacking Oakland quarterback Christian Haffner for a safety in the fourth quarter of Oakland’s 26-14 loss to Maryville on Nov. 28, 2014.

11. Maryville still reigns over 7-AAA

Maryville beat a Rutherford County football program for the sixth consecutive year in the postseason to end the county’s hopes of a Class 6A state championship.

The Rebels defeated Oakland 26-14 and went on to win the state championship a week later.

The 2014 season also marked the final year for all seven of Rutherford County’s largest high schools to be together. In 2015, the county’s nine football-playing schools will be part of four regions.

Blackman, Oakland, Riverdale, Siegel and Smyrna will be part of Region 2-6A. La Vergne and Stewarts Creek are in Region 5-5A, Eagleville is in Region 4-2A and MTCS is in Region 5-1A.

Siegel players gather around home plate to greet teammate MacKenzie McMahan after her two-run home run against Houston on May 21.

12. Siegel softball finishes in Final 4

Siegel returned to the Class AAA state tournament for the first time since 2009. Under second-year coach Perry Lyons, the Lady Stars finished in the Final Four — equaling their 2009 finish.

Siegel was led by ace pitcher Veronica Westfall. Siegel finished 35-7.

MTCS quarterback Justin Winn

13. MTCS’ best football season

MTCS first-year football coach Fred Shambaugh led the Cougars to the best regular season in school history in 2014.

Shambaugh, who was named The Daily News Journal’s Football Coach of the Year, guided MTCS to a 9-1 regular season and the first district championship in school history. MTCS finished the season 9-2 after falling to Trousdale County in the second round of the playoffs.

The Cougars’ high octane offense was led by Morehead State signee Justin Winn.

Blackman’s Isaiah Hart tries to put up a shot against Hamilton’s Dedric Lawson on March 13.

14. Blackman boys get back to state semis

A year after Blackman High became the first Rutherford County boys basketball team to win a state championship in 49 years, a new-look Blaze returned to the TSSAA Class AAA state tournament.

Led by coach Barry Wortman — The DNJ’s 2015 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year — Blackman had four new starters. However, it won the District 7-AAA regular season as well as the Region 4-AAA tournament to return to the state tournament.

The Blaze lost 58-43 to Memphis Hamilton, the eventual Class AAA state champion.

Siegel’s Asha Phillips, left, and Leah Poarch defend the net.

15. Siegel volleyball finishes third, ranked nationally

Siegel High’s volleyball team was recognized nationally as the Lady Stars were ranked in the MaxPreps top 20 through much of the season.

The Lady Stars finished 49-4. They were the lone team to defeat state champion Brentwood.

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

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BASEBALL

• MTCS Baseball Camp: The camp will be from 8:30 a.m.-noon June 8-11. Email baseball@mtcscoungars.org for more information.

• Siegel High Baseball Camp: The camp is for ages 5 through rising eighth-graders and will be from 6-8 p.m. July 7-9 at the Siegel High baseball field. Onsite registration will be from 5:30-6 p.m. July 7.

Cost is $50 with a $10 sibling discount. There is a $5 discount if you pre-register. Checks and release forms should be sent to Siegel Baseball, 3300 Siegel Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. A release form can be found at SiegelStarsBaseball.com. Contact coach Craig Reavis at reavisc@rcschools.net.

Campers should bring a baseball glove, baseball pants, hat, bat, batting helmet, baseball shoes and tennis shoes. The camp will be moved inside if it rains.

BASKETBALL

• Blackman Boys Basketball Camp: The camp will be from 9 a.m.-noon, July 13-15 at Blackman High for grades kindergarten-eighth grade.

Cost is $55. Contact Blackman coach Barry Wortman at 865-360-5166 or assistant Wes Lambert at 865-806-8652 for more details.

• Stewarts Creek Boys Basketball Kids Camp: The camp will be 8 a.m.-noon June 8-11 and July 13-16 at the Stewarts Creek High School gymnasium.

The camp is for boys currently in first through eighth grade.

Cost is $65 for one week of camp or $110 for both. Cost is $75 per camper at the door. Early registration ends June 1.

Every camper will receive a basketball and a T-shirt.

Contact Stewarts Creek coach Kris Hooper at hooperk@rcschools.net for more information. Checks can be made payable to Stewarts Creek Basketball Camp, Attention: Boys Basketball Kris Hooper, 301 Red Hawk Pkwy, Smyrna, TN, 37167.

FOOTBALL

• Oakland Future Patriots Youth Camp: The camp will be from 9:30 a.m.-noon, June 9-11 at the Oakland High indoor facility. The camp is for ages 5-13. Individual instruction will include position specific drills, punt/pass/kick competitions and flag football tournaments.

Cost is $50 per person. Make checks out to Oakland Football.

Each camper must bring a shirt, shorts and tennis shoes (cleats are fine but not necessary). Each camper will receive a T-shirt and pizza on the final day.

A brochure can be found online at Oakland at oaklandfootball.net. Contact coach Kevin Creasy at creasyk@rcschools.net or athletics directorBrad Cowan at cowanb@rcschools.net.

• Smyrna Football Youth Camp: The camp will be 8-10:30 a.m. June 8-11 at Lee Victory Recreation Park in Smyrna. Cost is $50, $40 for siblings.

A registration form can be found online at smyrnafootball.com. Contact Adrianne Martin at apmartin@gmail.com for more information.

GYMNASTICS

• Music City Gymnastics & Cheer: The grand opening will be from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. June 20. The facility is located at 122 Wheeler St. in La Vergne. A free open gym, bounce slide and venders will be present.

Anyone that signs up during the open house receives 50 percent off the first month’s tuition. Music City Gymnastics and Cheer offers competitive cheerleading and gymnastics as well as recreational classes for boys and girls from 18-months old to 18. For more information go to musiccitygym.com or call 615-280-1524.

GOLF

• Golf First Tee: The program is for ages 8-18. The program is each Friday June 12-July 31 at Bloomfield Links (Old Fort Golf Course).

The program will be at 8:30-10:30 a.m. for entry level golfers and 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for second level. Cost is $51 for the eight sessions of instruction.

Registration and complete schedule for the summer session begins June 27 and can be found online at thefirstteenashville.org. Contact program director Joshua McDade at 615-476-3650 or jmcdade@thefirstteenashville.org.

RUNNING

• Middle Half registration: Registration for the ninth annual The Middle Half Murfreesboro Half Marathon began Monday, June 1, at noon.

The race is limited to the first 3,250 runners and registrants are encouraged to register online at themiddlehalf.com.

The race will be Saturday, Oct. 10, starting at 7 a.m.

All participants must be at least 14 years old.

• Siegel Running Camp: The seventh annual camp will be 6-8 p.m. June 15-17 at the Siegel High track.

The camp is being directed by Siegel cross country coach Phil Young.

The camp is for boys and girls in grades first through eighth. Cost is $50 before June 1 and $60 after June 1.

For more information, call 615-479-1455 or email youngp@rcschools.net.

SOCCER

• Murfreesboro Soccer Club camps, registration: Registration is open and underway for MSC’s recreational and select summer camps and the 2015/2016 Select Strikers and recreational soccer program.

Recreational camps are available for ages 5-12. The junior camp for ages 5-8 runs from 9 a.m.-noon, July 13-17. Cost is $150. The senior camp for ages 9-12 from 9 a.m.-noon, July 20-24. Cost is $150.

Each camp will focus on individual player development as well as improving team play.The curriculum for each camp includes: ball control, dribbling, passing, goal scoring, one on one play and team shape. All campers will receive a soccer ball and camp T-shirt.

MSC also offers select summer camps annually for players age 8-17. Every child who has been playing soccer on a select team is encouraged to attend. Ivan Jackson, MSC director of coaching, will lead the camp, which will be held at Richard Siegel Soccer Park. Please register online at Murfreesborosoccer.com.

The junior camp is for ages 8-11 from 9 a.m.-noon, June 22-26. Cost is $175. The senior camp is for ages 12-17, from 9 a.m.-noon, June 15-19. Cost is $175.

Both camps focus on individual player development through technical, tactical and functional training, includes small group training, small-sided games and 11 on 11 games. Each camp participant will receive a ball, T-shirt and swag bag.

Sign-up is underway for the fall recreational program for ages 4-18. New this year is the opportunity to register for both the fall and spring seasons. Registration fees start at $65 per season for the youngest children ($110 for both fall and spring) to $90 per season ($165 for both fall and spring). Practice begins in early August. All details at murfreesborosoccer.com.

SOFTBALL

• Siegel High Softball Camp: The camp will be from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. June 16-17 at the Siegel High softball field for ages 8-14.

Cost is $75 and is limited to 50 participants. Checks should be made payable to Siegel High School Softball, 108 Bedford Court, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

• Stewarts Creek High School tryouts: Tryouts will be held from 9 a.m.-noon on June 10. Bring a completed physical, current utility bill and all equipment.

VOLLEYBALL

• La Vergne Volleyball camp: La Vergne High will sponsor a camp for children from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 11. Cost is $25 and includes a pizza lunch. Fax (615-904-3871) or email the following info to nancec@rcschools.net: Name, grade, school, email, phone number. Interest form due by June 10. Money due by July 8.

• MTSU Volleyball Camp: MTSU will sponsor a variety of volleyball camps this summer.

It will hold a team camp July 16-18 and July 27-29. It also will hold an all-skills camp July 20-22, a passing and defense/libero camp, general hitters/setters camp and elite hitters/setters camp July 26-27.

Call 615-631-9582 or email matt.peck@mtsu.edu for more information.

A camp brochure can be found online at goblueraiders.com by clicking on Fan Zone then camps where there is a 2015 camp brochure link available under volleyball.

Note: Email your recreational briefs and camp listings to sports@dnj.com.

Football

MURFREESBORO – Shaun Bell is the next in line to lead the Lancaster Christian Academy football team.

The former Riverdale player, who was an assistant at the school a year ago, replaced Ryan Simmons, who left the school to return to Texas where he grew up.

Bell is Lancaster Christian’s fifth head coach in as many years.

Bell said he plans on not being the next LCA coach to be one and done.

“My family is here’ I don’t have to move away,” said Bell who was a receiver and defensive back at Riverdale from 2003-06. “I am a Murfreesboro kid. I played under (former Riverdale coach Gary) Rankin.”

Simmons coached LCA to a NACA football championship — the third straight for the Smyrna private school. Rocky Peeler was the coach in 2013; Chad Watson was the coach in 2012, and Rick Butler coached his final year in 2011.

LCA went 9-3 in 2014, beating Middleton Christian 14-0 in the championship game.

Bell said the numbers heading into the summer are already better than previous years. There are about 30 signed up through the school.

“There are usually about 10 people that have signed up right now,” he said.

Bell said his offensive philosophy is similar to Rankin in that he will line up in an I-formation and run the football. However, LCA will also use the spread.

TBCA Showcase: Fourteen Rutherford County baseball players were selected for the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Showcase scheduled June 16-17 at MTSU’s Reese Smith Jr. Field. Those chosen will be part of the Region 3/4 team.

The team will work out and play games against other regions in front of college coaches and scouts.

Central Magnet had three players — Jordan Jackson, Darek Sargent and James Touchton — chosen.

Those selected also included: Donnel Bailey and Spencer Woods from Blackman, Siegel’s Jacob Key and Tyler Kirkland, Stewarts Creek’s Micah McClellan and Maddox Vondohlen, Smyrna’s Nathan Sanders and Tyler Wagner, Oakland’s Jacob Pennington and Chase Smith and Riverdale’s Charlie Fultz.

Former Smyrna coach Barry Vetter and Blackman coach Justin Entrekin are part of the Region 3/4 coaching staff.

Kinnie falls in Schooldays: Riverdale’s Reagan Kinnie lost to defending champion Nicole Page 5 and 4 in the quarterfinals of the Tennessean/Metro Parks Schooldays tournament at McCabe Golf Course in Nashville. Kinnie advanced to match play with a round of 71 in Tuesday’s round of stroke play.

Owens climbs to second: Blackman’s Tanner Owens, a Virginia Tech commitment, climbed up the leadersboard in the Toyota Music City Junior Amateur at Westhaven Golf Club in Franklin.

Owens is second behind leader Davis Shore of Knoxville. Owens, who was tied for 11th after the first round, shot a 3-under par 69 for a two-day 140. Owens is tied with Kingsport’s William Nottingham.

Shores has a commanding eight-shot lead after firing a 7-under 65. The tournament concludes Thursday.

Argo to coach Central softball: Central Magnet’s Andrea Argo will take over for former coach Steve Willey as the school’s softball coach next season. Willey, who also coached girls basketball, resigned to the girls basketball coaching position at Ripley High (Mississippi).

Argo is a former softball player at MTSU.

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

Central Magnet athletes Claudia Smith and McKenzie Jackson accept the First Tennessee All Sports Award from First Tennessee vice president John Allen on Friday.

Central Magnet athletes Claudia Smith and Sophie Fielder hold the First Tennessee All Sports Award presented Friday.

MURFREESBORO – Central Magnet showed it is more than a school for high academics this past school year.

The fifth-year Rutherford County high school won The Daily News Journal’s second annual First Tennessee All Sports Award, which is awarded to The DNJ’s area high school that has the best school year of athletics.

Central Magnet won with 153 points — nine more than last year’s inaugural winner Siegel. Central Magnet was second to Siegel in 2014.

“We’re not just a bunch of nerds,” said Central Magnet junior Zavior Phillips, who was The DNJ’s 2015 Boys Soccer Player of the Year. “We also can play sports too.”

The award began a year ago as a way to honor the school that has the best overall athletic school year. A point system was developed by The DNJ.

A trophy will remain with Central Magnet during the school year, honoring the school’s achievement with its name engraved.

“This is just awesome to see that,” said John Allen, First Tennessee Bank vice president of community banking, of Central Magnet’s achievement. First Tennessee is the title sponsor. “We are just happy to be a part of it.

“To see these student athletes work hard in the classroom and on the athletic field is just awesome.”

Teams receive points for their achievements in all TSSAA-sanctioned sports along with swimming.

In the majority of sports, teams are awarded points to where they finish in their district during the regular season. In cross country, swimming and track and field, the respective county meet is used to award points. The district tournament is used to determine points in golf. In wrestling, teams receive a point for each athlete who qualifies for the state tournament.

A team receives five bonus points by reaching the state tournament. Ten bonus points are awarded for a team sports championship, while five are given for an individual state title.

Central Magnet’s victory came despite not offering football or wrestling.

“We’re down two sports, and we still contend with these bigger schools like Siegel and Blackman,” said Central Magnet baseball player McKenzie Jackson said. “We’ve been in the running for this both years.”

Central Magnet Principal John Ash boasted about his school’s strong academics. The school averaged a 29.3 on the ACT. The seniors on the school’s girls basketball team averaged a 31 on the ACT.

“We want to turn out well-rounded young people,” Ash said. “I think the greatest thing about these kids isn’t necessarily their athletics or their academics, it’s their character. They are such good quality people.

“But we want them to be good, whether it’s chess, robotics or baseball. We want to be good in everything. I think these kids reach any goal they set for themselves.”

Central Magnet trailed Siegel by 11 points entering the TSSAA’s Spring Fling. However, the school’s girls track and field team recorded four individual state titles to overtake the defending champion.

“I was confident going in (to Spring Fling),” said Central Magnet two-sport athlete Claudia Smith, who anchored the Lady Tigers’ 4×800-meter relay state championship team. “I knew Taylor (Cuneo) was going to do well. We were just focused on finishing strong that last day.”

Cuneo, a freshman, won three state track titles and a cross country championship in the fall for the school

Central Magnet’s boys and girls cross country teams, baseball team and boys soccer team all advanced to their respective state tournaments.

“We already have a reputation for academics,” Smith said. “To be able to be recognized with all of the other schools in the county is really cool.”

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

FINAL STANDINGS

Central Magnet edged defending winner Siegel to receiv the First Tennessee All Sports Award.

Daily News Journal sports reporter Tom Kreager.

MURFREESBORO –

The Daily News Journal’s sports section received the honor of “Best Sports Section” for its circulation size for the 12th consecutive year today by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.

The TSWA award is in “Division II,” which includes newspapers in the state with a circulation of under 25,000.

This award comes on the heels of the sports department earning national recognition earlier this year by being named a top-five best daily section and a top-five best Sunday section with a 15,000 or less daily circulation by the Associated Press Sports Editors.

Judges for the TSWA contest said “there’s so much to like about these sections, just a consistency of excellence, from the writing, to the layouts, to the color reproduction, to the judicious use of space through creative package and well-edited writing.”

The Daily News Journal’s sports section includes high school sports writer Tom Kreager, MTSU beat writer Will Borthick and a collection of freelance writers.

Kreager also garnered several individual honors.

Kreager received the Gary Lundy Writer of the Year for Division II and was named the Prep Writer of the Year for Division II. He received second place as Best News Writer and third place as Best Columnist.

Regarding the prep writer award, judges said, “No contest in this category. The winner, by far, was the most versatile, mixing a to-the-point column on potential heat stroke at an ESPN-televised high school game to economically written features such as a former Ghana refugee about to play in a state quarterfinal football game.”

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BASEBALL

• Oakland Patriots Baseball Camp: The camp is for 8-year-olds through incoming high school freshman and will be held from 9 a.m.-noon June 17-19.

Cost is $65 and includes a T-shirt. Camp will include individual instruction in pitching, hitting, fielding, base running and strategies. Players must bring a glove, bat, helmet and appropriate shoes (cleats or tennis shoes). Bring a drink or snack (if desired), but label it.

Applications must be submitted by June 15 and can be found at ohspatriotbaseball.com. There will be registration that morning.

Make checks payable to Oakland Baseball Booster Club and mail to Coach Mack Hawks, 2020 Red Mile Rd, Murfreesboro, TN 37127.

• Oakland Baseball Tryouts: Tryouts will be at 10 a.m. June 15-16. All players must be prepared to attend both days. All current players must be present at tryouts.

Players must bring a current physical and proof of residence. Physical forms can be found at tssaa.org. Proof of residence forms can be found on rcschools.net.

Call the baseball office at 615-867-4606 or email coach Mack Hawks at hawksm@rcschools.net with any questions. To contact you can call the baseball office at 615.867.4606 or email Coach Mack Hawks (hawksm@rcschools.net)

•Siegel High Baseball Camp: The camp is for ages 5 through rising eighth-graders and will be from 6-8 p.m. July 7-9 at the Siegel High baseball field. Onsite registration will be from 5:30-6 p.m. July 7.

Cost is $50 with a $10 sibling discount. There is a $5 discount if you pre-register. Checks and release forms should be sent to Siegel Baseball, 3300 Siegel Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. A release form can be found at SiegelStarsBaseball.com. Contact coach Craig Reavis at reavisc@rcschools.net.

Campers should bring a baseball glove, baseball pants, hat, bat, batting helmet, baseball shoes and tennis shoes. The camp will be moved inside if it rains.

BASKETBALL

•Blackman Boys Basketball Camp: The camp will be from 9 a.m.-noon, July 13-15 at Blackman High for grades kindergarten-eighth grade.

Cost is $55. Contact Blackman coach Barry Wortman at 865-360-5166 or assistant Wes Lambert at 865-806-8652 for more details.

•Stewarts Creek Boys Basketball Kids Camp: The camp will be 8 a.m.-noon June 8-11 and July 13-16 at the Stewarts Creek High School gymnasium.

The camp is for boys currently in first through eighth grade.

Cost is $65 for one week of camp or $110 for both. Cost is $75 per camper at the door. Early registration ends June 1.

Every camper will receive a basketball and a T-shirt.

Contact Stewarts Creek coach Kris Hooper at hooperk@rcschools.net for more information. Checks can be made payable to Stewarts Creek Basketball Camp, Attention: Boys Basketball Kris Hooper, 301 Red Hawk Pkwy, Smyrna, TN, 37167.

FOOTBALL

•OaklandFuture Patriots Youth Camp: The camp will be from 9:30 a.m.-noon, June 9-11 at the Oakland High indoor facility. The camp is for ages 5-13. Individual instruction will include position specific drills, punt/pass/kick competitions and flag football tournaments.

Cost is $50 per person. Make checks out to Oakland Football.

Each camper must bring a shirt, shorts and tennis shoes (cleats are fine but not necessary). Each camper will receive a T-shirt and pizza on the final day.

A brochure can be found online at Oakland at oaklandfootball.net. Contact coach Kevin Creasy at creasyk@rcschools.net or athletics directorBrad Cowan at cowanb@rcschools.net.

GYMNASTICS

•Music City Gymnastics & Cheer: The grand opening will be from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. June 20. The facility is at 122 Wheeler St. in La Vergne. A free open gym, bounce slide and venders will be present.

Anyone that signs up during the open house receives 50 percent off the first month’s tuition. Music City Gymnastics and Cheer offers competitive cheerleading and gymnastics as well as recreational classes for boys and girls from 18-months old to 18. For more information go to musiccitygym.com or call 615-280-1524.

GOLF

•Golf First Tee: The program is for ages 8-18. The program is each Friday June 12-July 31 at Bloomfield Links (Old Fort Golf Course).

The program will be at 8:30-10:30 a.m. for entry level golfers and 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for second level. Cost is $51 for the eight sessions of instruction.

Registration and complete schedule for the summer session begins June 27 and can be found online at thefirstteenashville.org. Contact program director Joshua McDade at 615-476-3650 or jmcdade@thefirstteenashville.org.

• ‘Big Daddy’ Junior Fundrasier: The event will be held at June 26 at Old Fort Golf Club with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The event is a four-person, 18-hole select drive two low ball with flights determined by entries.

Proceeds help fund junior golf programs, “The Big Daddy” Junior Golf Tournament, Bloomfield Linksters and the Old Fort Junior Golf Association.

The $500 per team entry fee includes cart and green fees, range balls, breakfast before play, lunch following play, closest to the hole prizes, and tournament prizes for winners. The entry fee is tax deductible. Supporting sponsors are also encouraged to sponsor holes for the tournament for $100.00 per sign.

For more information on fundraiser, contact Tracy Wilkins, director of golf at 615-896-2448 or twilkins@murfreesborotn.gov or Marty McCurry, head golf professional at mmccurry@murfreesborotn.gov.

RUNNING

•Siegel Running Camp: The seventh annual camp will be 6-8 p.m. June 15-17 at the Siegel High track.

The camp is being directed by Siegel cross country coach Phil Young.

The camp is for boys and girls in grades first through eighth. Cost is $50 before June 1 and $60 after June 1.

For more information, call 615-479-1455 or email youngp@rcschools.net.

SOCCER

• Murfreesboro Soccer Club camps, registration: Registration is open and underway for MSC’s recreational and select summer camps and the 2015/2016 Select Strikers and recreational soccer program.

Recreational camps are available for ages 5-12. The junior camp for ages 5-8 runs from 9 a.m.-noon, July 13-17. Cost is $150. The senior camp for ages 9-12 from 9 a.m.-noon, July 20-24. Cost is $150.

Each camp will focus on individual player development as well as improving team play. The curriculum for each camp includes: ball control, dribbling, passing, goal scoring, one on one play and team shape. All campers will receive a soccer ball and camp T-shirt.

MSC also offers select summer camps annually for players age 8-17. Every child who has been playing soccer on a select team is encouraged to attend. Ivan Jackson, MSC director of coaching, will lead the camp, which will be held at Richard Siegel Soccer Park. Please register online at Murfreesborosoccer.com.

The junior camp is for ages 8-11 from 9 a.m.-noon, June 22-26. Cost is $175. The senior camp is for ages 12-17, from 9 a.m.-noon, June 15-19. Cost is $175.

Both camps focus on individual player development through technical, tactical and functional training, includes small group training, small-sided games and 11 on 11 games. Each camp participant will receive a ball, T-shirt and swag bag.

Sign-up is underway for the fall recreational program for ages 4-18. New this year is the opportunity to register for both the fall and spring seasons. Registration fees start at $65 per season for the youngest children ($110 for both fall and spring) to $90 per season ($165 for both fall and spring). Practice begins in early August. All details at murfreesborosoccer.com.

SOFTBALL

•Siegel High Softball Camp: The camp will be from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. June 16-17 at the Siegel High softball field for ages 8-14.

Cost is $75 and is limited to 50 participants. Checks should be made payable to Siegel High School Softball, 108 Bedford Court, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

• Stewarts Creek High School tryouts: Tryouts will be held from 9 a.m.-noon on June 10. Bring a completed physical, current utility bill and all equipment.

VOLLEYBALL

•La Vergne Volleyball camp: La Vergne High will sponsor a camp for children from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 11. Cost is $25 and includes a pizza lunch. Fax (615-904-3871) or email the following info to nancec@rcschools.net: Name, grade, school, email, phone number. Interest form due by June 10. Money due by July 8.

•MTSU Volleyball Camp: MTSU will sponsor a variety of volleyball camps this summer.

It will hold a team camp July 16-18 and July 27-29. It also will hold an all-skills camp July 20-22, a passing and defense/libero camp, general hitters/setters camp and elite hitters/setters camp July 26-27.

Call 615-631-9582 or email matt.peck@mtsu.edu for more information.

A camp brochure can be found online at goblueraiders.com by clicking on Fan Zone then camps where there is a 2015 camp brochure link available under volleyball.

Note: Email your recreational briefs and camp listings to sports@dnj.com.