Community Athletics

Vikes finish good '12, aim high for next year (05/13/12)
Baseball is on the rise throughout Bedford County and no program has more promise than the Community Vikings after posting 16 wins, the most for the Purple and Gold since 1999. The Vikings (16-16, 6-6 District 9-A) amassed the win total with a roster stocked with nine underclassmen and played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the mid-state, taking on teams such as Smyrna, Murfreesboro Central, South Pittsburg, CPA, Summertown and Sequatchie County...

Tough loss ends Vikes' season (05/08/12)
EAGLEVILLE -- What began as a promising season for the Community Vikings ended abruptly in a 9-0 loss to the Forrest Rockets on Saturday afternoon in the elimination round of the District 9-A tournament. Playing with a sophomore dominated roster that performed extremely well in the early season despite a brutally tough schedule before being decimated by injuries, the Vikings (16-16, 6-6 District 9-A) entered the tournament down two of their top pitchers, three position players, and several other guys playing through injuries.. ...

Vikings blank arch-rival Cascade, 5-0 (05/04/12)
The Community Vikings made a big statement with their entry into the post-season. They defeated a surging Cascade team 5-0 in the opening round of the 11A/AA tournament on Thursday afternoon. Skylar Moses led the way for the Vikings, netting a pair of goals. His first came on a penalty kick attempt and his second on a through pass from Jose Ornelas. Moses scored the only two goals in the first half for the Vikings...

Vikings' Bryant leaves to take Kentucky job (05/03/12)
Jace Bryant announced on Monday that he has resigned his position as head coach of the Community Vikings basketball team to take a similar position at Oldham County High School in Kentucky. In this day and age coaches do not always get to leave on their own terms, but the former Freed Hardeman star, who compiled a 67-71 record in five seasons, departs the Viking program as one of the most respected coaches in the region...

Hits scarce for Vikings in loss to Rockets (05/02/12)
In their first game on Tuesday afternoon against the Forrest Rockets, the Community Middle Vikings kept things close for the first five innings until a series of miscues allowed the Rockets to erupt for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and cruise to the 9-1 victory...

Vikes sweep MTC, win final 2 games (05/01/12)
The Community Vikings found themselves in a pitching duel with the Cougars of MTCS on Saturday afternoon as they came out on top 3-0 thanks to some early run support from the heart of their lineup. The Vikings came out of the gate hot, scoring three runs as seven of their first 11 batters reached base safely during the first two innings...

Vikings claim storm-hit match (04/27/12)
The Community Vikings had the Summit Spartans right where they wanted them when the lightning rolled in. The Vikings held a 3-0 advantage when the match was called with 32 minutes to go in the second half when the storms rolled in yesterday evening...

Eagleville completes season sweep against Community (04/25/12)
Baseball can be a very humbling sport. The Community Vikings have learned that the hard way over the last week or so. A senior-laden Eagleville squad rolled into Unionville and ripped the injury-plagued Vikings 10-0 behind outstanding pitching and excellent two-strike hitting to sweep the season series on Tuesday night...

Eagleville star one-hits Vikes (04/24/12)
EAGLEVILLE -- Eagleville's ace pitcher Bryan Smith tossed a five-inning, one-hit shutout over the Community Vikings for a 10-0 District 9-A victory on Monday afternoon. While Smith proved nearly unhittable, the Vikings still had opportunities in the early innings but couldn't cash in on chances provided by Smith...

Early lead keys Eagleville win (04/24/12)
The Eagleville Lady Eagles picked up a convincing 9-1 victory on their senior night over the Community Viqueens on Monday afternoon. The Viqueen defense kept the game close, only allowing a pair of runs in the first three innings. But Eagleville blew the game wide open with a four-run fourth inning...

Vikes' fortunes change on 1 hit (04/23/12)
Baseball is a funny game. It's a game where one swing of the bat can change the entire course of the game. And that's just what happened to the Community Vikings (13-11) on Friday afternoon in their 11-1 loss to the Ezell-Harding Eagles. "Tonight we seemed to play fatigued, both mentally and physically," said Community coach Robbie Davis...

Vikes make it 6 straight, shatter CPA's 15-game win streak (04/20/12)
MURFREESBORO--The Community Vikings stretched their winning streak to six games and in the process ended a 15-game consecutive win streak for Christ Presbyterian Academy on Thursday night in the opening round of the Walking Horse Classic. The Purple and Gold pounded Lion pitching for 14 hits and played near flawless defense in defeating their Class 2-A opponent to advance to the winners bracket...

Harris crushes North, wins CTC (04/20/12)
Harris Middle claimed the Central Tennessee Conference regular season title after a 18-2 blowout win over visiting Franklin County North on Thursday afternoon. The Eaglettes collected a dozen hits, including a pair of home runs off the bat of Allie Odeneal...

Vikes explode for 8, down Fayetteville (04/20/12)
The Community Vikings scored four goals in each half against Fayetteville on Thursday afternoon for an impressive 8-0 victory. The Vikes got on the board eight minutes into the contest when Tony Sarmiento assisted Skylar Moses on the first goal of the game...

Frost, Vikes chill Hornets (04/19/12)
Sophomore Quinn Frost threw a complete game, six-hit gem and the Vikings exploded for seven runs in the second inning behind a three run double by Tyler Christian to defeat Huntland in a key District 9-A road game on Wednesday night. The scoring started with a walk to Zeke Grissom, followed by a single by Austin Thurber. Logan Pierce got on the hard way when he was struck by a pitch to load the bases...

Vikes outmuscle Rockets 4-1 (04/18/12)
In a game that was much closer than the final score on the scoreboard read, the Community Vikings notched a 4-1 win over District 11 A/AA foe Forrest on Tuesday afternoon. With the field soaked from rains earlier in the day, the field proved treacherous for the teams and added even more tense exchanges and plays from the backyard rivals...

Vikes walk to 5-4 victory on Grissom's home run blast (04/17/12)
Every little kid dreams it. Zeke Grissom lived it when his team needed him the most. In what just might turn out to be the defining moment for Viking baseball this campaign, Grissom turned potential disaster into season building momentum when he stroked the first pitch he saw in extra innings for a two-run walk-off homerun to power Community to a 5-4 come-from-behind District 9-A win over the Huntland Hornets on Monday night in Unionville...

Viqueens come up short vs. Huntland (04/17/12)
The Community Viqueens played one of their most complete games of the season on Monday night but fell 5-0 to visiting Huntland despite an outstanding 8 strikeout pitching performance by freshman Nikki Davis. "Nikki pitched really well today," Viqueen coach Libby Frost said. "Unfortunately every ball that we hit hard went right at a defender. We have to give them credit because they made the plays when they had to and that was the difference in the game."...

Community Claims Win (04/15/12)

Vikes' Ornelas nets 2 (04/13/12)
The Community Vikings moved one step closer to the top of District 11A/AA with a 3-0 win over MTCS on Thursday The Vikings got another pair of goals from the hot toe of Jose Ornelas. Community's Skylar Moses also banked a goal, with the assist from Ornelas...

Vikes rally past Champs in grudge match (04/11/12)
In the middle innings of Tuesday's rematch between arch rivals Cascade and Community, Viking coach Robbie Davis kept telling his team to keep believing. "They're one of the best teams in the state of Tennessee of any classification. And (Ryan) Rippy is one of the best pitchers in the state. ...

Total team effort sparks Viking win (04/11/12)
Community capitalized on a total team effort to roll past Culleoka 5-1 on Tuesday evening. "We took quite a lot of shots on goal and we managed to maintain pretty good ball possession. I was pleased with our overall effort," The Vikings piled up four goals in the first half to put the visitors in an early hole...

Forrest overpowers Viking lead (04/04/12)
The Community Vikings got off to a quick start with three runs in the first inning on a key 2 RBI hit by Jason Fox, but were unable to sustain the momentum in a 5-4 District 9-A contest against visiting Forrest on Tuesday afternoon. After taking the lead, the Vikings just couldn't stand the prosperity and gifted the Rockets with three errors to allow five runs in the second inning to find themselves down 5-3...

Viqueens outlast Moore County (04/04/12)
Karla Pena spun a two-hit shutout and the Community Middle Viqueens scored single runs in the second and sixth innings to move past Moore County 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon in Unionville. Pena, a sixth grader, did not allow a base runner past first base while striking out two and exhibiting masterful control with zero walks in the complete game effort...

Pompa nets hat trick as Vikes halt Champs (03/30/12)
The Community Vikings took advantage of a hot start to the game and battled the Cascade Champions in a game that was much closer than the final score showed. Despite a strong effort by the Champions, the Vikings added a pair of insurance goals late in the match to cruise to the 4-1 rivalry victory...

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