Shelbyville Central Athletics

Blue, Gold and lots of TDs (05/16/12)
Touchdowns, touchdown and more touchdowns! Shelbyville Central's annual spring Blue and Gold game on Monday night was dominated by offense as the Blue team scored a 42-28 victory over the White team. "We knew going in that we had a chance to be pretty good on offense with a number of skill players returning," Central coach Jason Hardy said...

Intimidating sight (05/15/12)
How'd you like to be an opponent and see this stack of four (yes, it's four -- look at the helmets and shoulder pads in center) Shelbyville Golden Eagles in your path? These players were lined up during Central High's Blue-Gold spring game Monday night. Look for details in Wednesday's T-G sports page, and see a photo gallery online. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Historic year comes to end for Eaglettes (05/15/12)
MURFREESBORO -- A history-making season came to an end as Shelbyville Central dropped a 9-3 decision to host Riverdale in the Region 5-AAA semifinals on Monday night. The Eaglettes, playing in their first-ever region tournament, turned in a fine performance but a couple of infield hits led to a six-run fourth inning for the winners -- and that proved to be the difference in the game...

Final Eagles fall in region tennis (05/15/12)
On Friday, the Shelbyville Central Golden' Eagle tennis team fell to the Oakland Patriots in a dual team playoff match. Several of those same players struck again and defeated the remaining Eagles in the individual region tournament on Monday afternoon...

Eagle dual team falls to Oakland in Region (05/13/12)
Saying the Golden' Eagles tennis team has had a great season would be an understatement. Just last week, Shelbyville knocked off 8-AAA top dual team Columbia to claim the district crown and advance to the region. Hoping to continue their Cinderella trek even farther into the postseason, the Eagles traveled to Oakland on Friday afternoon, seeking another upset victory...

Eaglettes capture 2nd in 8-AAA (05/11/12)
FAYVETTEVILLE -- One would expect a championship game to be close and competitive, and that was exactly what the District 8-AAA Tournament championship was. Top seed Lincoln County took claimed the title with a 4-0 win over Shelbyville Central on Thursday evening...

Eaglettes make history in win over Columbia (05/10/12)
FAYETTEVILLE -- In what's believed to be the first time ever according to school officials, Shelbyville Central's softball team has advanced to the region tournament. The Eaglettes claimed a 7-3 victory over Columbia on Wednesday to advance to the District 8-AAA tournament championship and earned a berth in the region tournament on Monday...

Top seed Lincoln Co. blasts Central (05/09/12)
FAYVETTEVILLE -- Lincoln County showed why it is the top seed in the District 8-AAA Tournament. Shelbyville Central's Eaglettes held an early lead before a big fourth inning by the Lady Falcons in a 11-1 loss in the winner's bracket finals on Tuesday night...

Lincoln Co. ends Central's postseason (05/08/12)
FAYETTEVILLE -- Shelbyville Central's season came to an abrupt end after a 5-3 loss to host Lincoln County in the District 8-AAA Tournament on Monday. The Eagles (15-16) had a chance to do a lot of damage early in the game when they loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first inning but only scored one run off a bases loaded walk...

Eagles stun Lions, win 8-AAA crown (05/08/12)
COLUMBIA -- The Shelbyville Golden' Eagles knew that in order to topple No. 1 dual team seed Columbia, they would have to throw everything they had at the Lions and take the 8-AAA crown for their own. That's just what they did. Shelbyville strung together just enough wins to clinch the 8-AAA gold with a 4-3 upset victory over the No. 1 Lions on Monday afternoon...

Tullahoma stops Eaglette netters (05/06/12)
The Shelbyville Central Eaglette tennis team concluded its season with a 4-0 loss to Tullahoma on Friday afternoon. Victoria Dugan battled relentlessly against her singles opponent Laura Burke, but in the end she was defeated 8-5. After the first four singles matches had concluded, play was halted since the Lady Wildcats had accumulated enough points to secure the 4-0 victory...

Eaglettes win opener in district tournament (05/04/12)
As the post season begins, you hope to be playing well in all phases of the game. Such was the case for Shelbyville Central's Eaglettes in a 5-1 win over visiting Columbia in opening round action of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Eaglettes (12-13) collected a dozen hits at the plate, played outstanding defense with no errors, while sophomore Jami Johnson scattered four hits over seven innings with four strikeouts and one intentional walk...

Late runs lift 'Cats past Eagles (05/04/12)
Shelbyville Central fell 6-4 to visiting Lawrence County in the opening round of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Thursday. With the game knotted at 4-4 the Wildcats scored a run in each of the sixth and seventh innings to secure the victory. "We just give up too many free bases and made too many errors," Central coach Brad Frasier said...

Central tennis handed defeats (05/03/12)
It was a tough afternoon for the Shelbyvile tennis teams in their matches against St. Andrews on Tuesday. The Eagles and Eaglettes dropped a pair of tough matches to St. Andrews, 4-3 on the boys' side and 7-0 on the girls'. The Eagles gave it their all, but in the end fell just shy of knocking off St. Andrews 4-3. Jonathan Smotherman and Ben Morgan picked up the only singles wins against the Mountain Lions...

BREAKING: Eagles coach Thomas moves to Eaglettes (05/02/12)
Shelbyville Central principal Don Embry didn't have to look far to find the Golden Eaglettes' new basketball coach. He was just one door up from the Eaglette basketball office. Kevin Thomas, Shelbyville Central's boys basketball coach the past 13 years, has decided to step across the gym floor and coach the girls...

Central battles Coffee County to tie (05/02/12)
Shelbyville Central tied Coffee County 1-1 on Monday then fell 4-1 on the road at Smyrna on Tuesday. Matt Clanton scored the Eagles' goal against Coffee County while Steven Quinonez found the back of the net for Shelbyville against Smyrna. "We led most of the first half against Smyrna but they really came out and played well in the second half," Central coach Neal Gordon said...

Eagle netters advance to district finals (05/02/12)
It came down to the wire in Shelbyville's dual team district semifinal match against Tullahoma on Tuesday, but in the end, the Eagles prevailed 4-3 to advance to the next round. Tyler Merlo put the Eagles on top with a decisive 8-2 victory at the No. 1 seed of singles matches. The 'Cats knotted it up as Centon Colbertson out-dueled Carlos Delgado for an 8-4 win at the No. 2 seed...

Eaglettes go 3-1 in Spring Classic (05/01/12)
MANCHESTER--Shelbyville Central finished the Coffee County Spring Classic with a 3-1 record after rolling to an impressive 11-1 win over David Lipscomb followed by a 7-6 loss in nine innings to Carter County on Saturday. "It was nice to get some big wins and I really like the way we battled in this tournament," Central coach Robin Ayers said. "We played well on defense, had good pitching and really did a good job at the plate."...

Errors strike Eagles in loss to Cookeville (05/01/12)
Defensive errors proved to be costly to Shelbyville Central in a 9-4 loss at visiting Cookeville in a non district matchup on Monday. The Eagles (14-14) committed six errors and that was more than 10 hits on offense could overcome. Senior Blair Dukes ripped a pair of doubles, Parker Gunn collected three singles and Jonathan Pearson added a pair of singles to lead Shelbyville at the plate...

Shelbyville seniors shine on their special night (04/29/12)
As a senior, every high school athlete wants to make a lasting impression on their school and go out with a bang. That's just what the Shelbyville Golden Eagle baseball seniors are doing. Led by a core of eight seniors, the Golden' Eagles (14-13, 5-5 8-AAA) romped over Coffee County Red Raiders 10-5 on Friday night during Shelbyville's senior night...

Eaglettes snap skid, bounce back to win (04/29/12)
MANCHESTER--After a string of one-run losses, Shelbyville Central claimed a pair of victories in the Coffee County Spring Classic on Friday afternoon. The Eaglettes (10-12) continued in the tournament on Saturday. Shelbyville rolled to an impressive 7-1 win over Marion County in the first game...

Eagles perform well in individual tourney (04/29/12)
In the individual tournament, Shelbyville had several players plow through the brackets and emerge with the hardware to show their efforts. In the varsity side of the boys' singles action, Jonathan Smotherman battled his way all the way to the finals match...

Storms halt Shelbyville comeback try (04/27/12)
Following Thursday's storm-shortened match against Oakland, the Shelbyville Central Golden' Eagles had a feeling they were short-changed. While the Patriots were credited with a 2-0 win, since the match was called at halftime due to lightning in the area, the Golden' Eagles were on the march, and had the Patriot defense on its heels...

Lady 'Cats survive Eaglette comeback (04/27/12)
TULLAHOMA--A valid comeback fell a little short as Shelbyville Central dropped a 11-10 decision to host Tullahoma in a District 8-AAA matchup on Thursday. Trailing 8-3 going into the top of the seventh inning, the Eaglettes scored seven runs to take a 10-8 lead but the lady Wildcats pushed across three runs in the bottom half to hand Shelbyville its' fifth one-run loss in a row...

Eagles snare 3rd in district (04/26/12)
With one swing of the bat, Shelbyville Central claimed third place in the District 8-AAA regular season. Trailing 5-3, Eagle senior Jonathan Pearson ripped a three-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning for the game winning hit. Shelbyville (13-13, 5-5 8-AAA) has won six games in a row and seems to be peaking at the right time...

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