Community Athletics

Bulldogs control Vikings in 2nd half (11/18/09)
CORNERSVILLE -- It was not the start to the season Community hoped for in a 67-45 road loss to Cornersville, but the Vikings showed glimpses of a positive future for their program. The game was closer than the final score indicates despite the presence of four freshmen on the floor for a majority of the game...

Third-quarter struggle hurts Viqueens (11/18/09)
CORNERSVILLE -- In a see-saw battle with both visiting Community and Cornersville exchanging leads early on, the home team eventually held on to win 47-39 in a Hall of Fame game Tuesday night. Freshmen Megan Smith and Katie Leverette scored 11 of the Viqueens' 13 first-quarter points as they trailed 14-13 when the second stanza opened...

Vikings must learn on the job (11/17/09)
"Today is the most important day of our season." The Community Vikings have adopted that slogan as they enter the 2009-10 season secure in the knowledge that they will compete in a new state-of-the-art facility and virtually a new roster of kids with bright futures...

Liberty boys, girls stop Webb Middle (11/13/09)
Liberty Middle's boys came out on top 48-21 in an intra-county game against Webb Middle on Thursday night. The Patriots (6-2) managed to explode in the second quarter, outscoring the Feet 16-5, and held onto the lead the rest of the way. "We tried to implement some new offense and our guys finally started executing on that," Liberty coach Andy Lawson said...

New gym, new start for Viqueens (11/12/09)
The basketball season is fast approaching and the Community Viqueens will begin the new season with a new school, new athletic facilities and a fresh roster after losing four seniors from a team that finished 17-14 a year ago. Gone are All-District 9-A performer Jessica Thompson, Heather Small and Marissa Jones, all four-year starters that competed in the Region 5-A tournament in three of the four seasons as Viqueens. ...

Eaglette, Viqueens run at state (11/10/09)
Shelbyville Central's Angel Carrillo earned some valuable experience by racing in the Class AAA state cross country meet at Percy Warner Park's Steeplechase course last weekend. The freshman finished the 5K event in 23 minutes, 33 seconds, which was good enough to place 126th out of 188 runners...

Community hits wall against Cougars (11/01/09)
CLARKSVILLE -- The Community Vikings made the two hour-plus trip to Clarksville Academy on Friday night for their last game of the season. They were greeted by sheets of rain, a soaked field and a merciless officiating crew. Clarksville Academy's Cougars (3-7) came out early on and attacked on both sides of the pigskin to halt the Vikes 39-0...

Jones leads Viqueens' path to state (10/30/09)
Community's girls cross country team earned a berth in the state meet by placing third at the Region 6-A/AA race on Thursday. Michaela Jones led the Viqueens with her second-place finish with a time of 23 minutes, 7 seconds, followed closely by Kristen Simmons in seventh (24:27). Erica Hoffman (19th), Kali Sitz (23rd) and Courtney Vassar (29th) helped secure the state berth by finishing well within the top half of the 64-girl field...

Last chance: Vikes try to finish with a 'W' (10/29/09)
The Community Vikings have had to deal with a substantial amount of adversities this season. Issues on both sides of the ball have stunted this young team and there is no way to go but up. Last week the Vikings (0-9) tried rolling quarterbacks out of the pocket and found some room to get some passes plays completed. There were also some improvements in the running game and the Vikes defensive stronghold...

QB Cooper takes to air in Viking loss (10/25/09)
The Community Vikings took some exciting risks in their 52-6 defeat by visiting No. 8 Forrest in their last home game of the season. The Purple and Gold (0-9, 0-6 District 9-A) established some of their running game in the District 9-A matchup and exhibited their air attack more than they have all season. The offense tallied 221 total yards...

Viqueens reach end of road (10/23/09)
SUMMERTOWN -- They ventured deeper into the postseason than any other Community sports team this century, but the path less traveled reached a dead end as the Viqueen volleyball team lost 3-0 to Summertown in a Class A sectional match. Community's season comes to a close with the school's first district title since its baseball team earned a plaque in 1999. The ladies were also a single point away on two occasions from the Region 5-A championship...

Win-hungry Vikings face tough Rockets (10/22/09)
The Community Vikings are closing in on their third year as a varsity squad. The season has been a roller coaster ride of physical, mental, and emotional adversities. The Vikings (0-8, 0-5 District 9-A) face eighth-ranked Forrest on Friday night in their last home game of the year. With two more chances at a victory, the Vikes' machine needs a proper oiling of completed assignments and an offensive attack...

Viqueen voyage continues to sectional (10/21/09)
The uncharted waters continue to run deeper and deeper for a history-making Community volleyball team. The Viqueens outlasted Nashville Christian 3-2 in the Region 5-A semifinals on Tuesday night. After a total of 10 sets and roughly four straight hours on the hardwood between its two matches, Community was a single point away from securing the region title on two occasions before falling 3-2 to White House-Heritage...

Seniors lead volleyball Viqueens into region (10/20/09)
With seven seniors leading the way, the Community volleyball team will charge onto the hardwood in the Region 5-A tournament in Unionville this afternoon. "This is the year. If we're going to do it, we've got to do it now," said Community coach Allison Layne, whose team battles Nashville Christian at 5:30 in the tourney's second match...

Vikes struggle against Moore County (10/18/09)
The long, painful road to a victory continues for the Community football program. Amidst the bone chilling air and misty rain Friday night, the Vikings weren't able to capitalize on much against visiting Moore County's Raiders in a 43-7 District 9-A loss...

Viqueens claim District 9-A volleyball tourney (10/16/09)
It was a roller-coaster ride of emotion that led to a plethora of first-evers for the Community volleyball team in Unionville on Thursday night. After sweeping Middle Tennessee Christian in the District 9-A tournament semifinal, the Viqueens advanced to the championship against Eagleville and earned a berth into the Region 5-A tournament...

Cascade breaks open tight tourney matchup (10/16/09)
A tightly-contested match in the early going left Bedford County rivals Community and Cascade separated by a single goal at halftime until the home standing Lady Champions exploded in the second half to run away with a 7-1 victory in the first round of the District 11-A/AA tournament on a dreary Thursday...

Webb runner wins Freeman meet (10/16/09)
Community, Hamilton, Riverside Christian, Shelbyville Central, St. Andrew's-Sewanee and Webb all had runners present at the John Freeman Invitational in Bell Buckle on a rainy Thursday afternoon. Webb's Damien Launey crossed the tape in 18 minutes, 10 seconds to earn first place overall individually. Golden Eagle Gerardo Mullins followed in a distant second place (19:43). Hayden Cliche of the Feet wound up fourth (20:30) and Shelbyville's Juan Lopez fifth (20:38)...

Vikes return to U'ville in search of win No. 1 (10/15/09)
It has been a rough season and bumpy road for the Community Vikings. Chances at a victory have been few and far between. The Vikings (0-7, 0-4 District 9-A) return to Unionville on Friday night against Moore Country (3-4, 0-3) after two weeks on the road...

Eagleville, Forrest run to cross country wins (10/14/09)
Cross country teams from Community, Eagleville, Forrest, Hampshire and Shelbyville Central participated in the 13th Annual Community Invitational on Tuesday. Eagleville ran to first place on the girls side with a top score of 34 points, followed closely by Community (38) and Forrest (67). Other teams didn't have enough to participate to score...

Elimination match between rivals all set (10/13/09)
The District 11-A/AA soccer tournament's bracket rounded into shape after coaches met Monday. One Bedford County team must end the season of another as No. 3 seed Cascade (5-5) hosts No. 6 Community (2-6) in the first round on Thursday afternoon at 4:30. Admission is $5...

Cascade splashes to win over Vikings (10/11/09)
Whether it was the rainy atmosphere that Mother Nature threatened with or the predictions of a lopsided score, the crowd size wasn't quite what you'd expect out of an intra-county rivalry between District 9-A foes. Nevertheless, Cascade dominated both the field position battle and turnover ratio to defeat Community 45-0 at The Stable on Friday night...

Early scores send Webb past Community (10/11/09)
The skies opened up along with the Webb offense as the Lady Feet jumped out on top with four goals in the first 30 minutes en route to a 5-2 victory over Community at Lagler Field in Bell Buckle on Friday. "We played real well and passed extremely well in the conditions," Webb coach Adrian Anderson said. "We fought for the goals and worked real hard throughout the front and midfield to win the ball back."...

Neighbors ready for Friday night (10/08/09)
Cascade and Community get started on the third phase of the construction of their gridiron rivalry Friday night. While the two Bedford County schools have battled competitively for over 30 years in other sports, the football side of things is still in its infancy...

Eagle cross country runners tie for first (10/07/09)
Cross country runners from Shelbyville Central and Community braved the muddy, slippery conditions in Fayetteville to take part in the Lincoln County Mid-Week Meet on Tuesday. Shelbyville freshman Angel Carrillo won her first race, finishing in 24 minutes, 30 seconds. She did not have enough female teammates competing to place in the team standings...