Friday

Track finals

Oakland's Kody Brown soared to a Gold Medal in the high jump and won a State Championship with a jump of 6'10'', which was just 4 inches off tying the state record.

Other track athletes who won second or third place medals late Friday were Riverdale's T.J Chesterfied (2 medals), Derek McClardy (Siegel), Alex Young and Marcus Franklin of LaVergne, Oakland's Brock Baker and Middle Tennessee Christian  School's Asa Bowman.

Oakland's 4 X 100 relay team won a silver medal - team members are Dre Abernathy, William Butler, Demetrius Shelton and Xavier Pennington.

Thursday

Coming into tonight’s girls running finals at the 2011 BlueCross Spring Fling the Riverdale 4x 200 relay was looking to improve from a fifth-place finish in the same event last year. They needed a perfect race and they got it. The foursome of Olivia Jones, Ashley Henry, Ashley Haymond and Joy Frierson used what head coach Rickey Field called “perfect handoffs” to take the state title.

Lady Warrior senior Henry said she had been working for this moment since she was a freshman. “It meant so such to me,” she said. “I have been trying for so long.” Henry also finished sixth in the 100-meter dash.

Her teammate Jones was a loss for words just saying she was “happy to win.” The freshman Frierson, who also finished runner-up in the 100, earlier in the night added this was the best feeling she has had all season. Haymond, who ran the third leg, said she just wanted to get the baton to Frierson in the best position possible.

The Riverdale 4x 100 relay team finished third, and senior Jessica Azor completed her long day with a 8^th in the 100-meter hurdles. Fellow Lady Warrior senior Tia Carney was sixth in the 300-meter hurdles.

Oakland came real close to taking home a state title in the 400 meter dash, when senior Emily Davis used a late race comeback in the final few meters to finish in the runner-up spot. Davis used everything she had left in her final high school race. She had to be carted off after she received her medal.

“It means everything to me,” the future Belmont athlete student said. “I wanted to leave everything out there in my final race as a high school student.”

Other Oakland finishers included sophomore Shelby Coleman finishing fifth in the 800 meter run and 6^th in the 4x100 meter relay.

Finally, Siegel junior Laura Bean followed her eighth in the 3200 meter run yesterday with a ninth in the 1600 meter run tonight. She was excited to run in front of the home crowd.

“I had a lot of support what more can you ask for,” Bean said.

The boys had their running prelims earlier this afternoon and their finals is Friday at 5 p.m. The 3200-meter run is at 9 a.m. and the field finals are at 11 a.m. Friday morning.

There was one boys’ final earlier this afternoon, when Siegel junior Tony Allen finishing 13^th in the pole vault.

Also in Class AAA tennis action, Siegel sophomore Ashlee Boles beat Cleveland senior Catherine Jordan in the quarters. However, she was defeated in the semis by Centennial senior Kaylene Chadwell.

In the Class AAA girls doubles, the Siegel duo of junior Alison Todd and sophomore Jacquelyn Leeman knocked off Cordova’s Taylor Gassett and Briana Augustus in the quarters. However, they were defeated in the semifinals by the Brentwood duo of Iris Hao and Lauren Caballero.

The Oakland duo of juniors Connor Shea and James Myers fell in the quarterfinals to McMinn County’s Fenil Patel and Michael Barlock. They were the last remaining Rutherford County players in the tennis tournament.

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It was heartbreak in both baseball and girls track for the Eagleville Eagles during the 2011 BlueCross Spring Fling. Last night, in the Class A state baseball tournament elimination game at Riverdale, the Eagles season came to an end with an 8-2 loss to South Pittsburg.

Eagles junior Austin Wilson crushed a solo home run in the fifth to tie the score at two. However, the Pirates put the game away with six unanswered runs in the final two innings. The Eagles finish the season with a 21-15 record, while South Pittsburg plays Decatur County later today.

Earlier this morning at the Dean Hayes Track and Soccer Complex on the MTSU campus, the girl’s field events started an hour late because of the weather. Eagleville junior Becca Browning was looking to finally break through in the Class A-AA High Jump after finishing second in the past two years. Make it now three years in a row she finished second behind East Literature junior Kanellar Carney in the state finals. Carney best mark was five feet, four inches, while Browning jumped 5-2.

“It’s always great to jump against her,” Browning said after the medal ceremony. “She is a cool girl.”

Browning added she will try to reach the 5-6 mark next season.

The Rutherford County Class AAA schools were also in action this afternoon. Riverdale senior Jessica Azor finished 7^th and Siegel senior Imani Chatman was 14^th in the Shot Put. In the long jump, Riverdale sophomore Rockesia Mintlow finished 13^th, her teammate junior Mareeka Verge was 14^th and Siegel senior Samantha Puildo was 16^th.

A couple of girl’s finals along with the track prelims took place yesterday. In the pole vault finals, Riverdale senior Christy Gnaimvongsa was 13^th. Siegel junior Laura Bean was 8^th in the 3200-meter run finals.

The girls track finals are tonight, while the boy’s prelims are this afternoon. Also, the individual tennis tournaments are also today. Go to our website, murfreesboropost.com for updates throughout the day.

Wednesday

Eagleville is in a Must Win

The Eagleville Eagles baseball team will need to beat South Pittsburg tonight for the second time in the last couple of days to stay in the Class A TSSAA state baseball tournament after falling 8-2 to Decatur County earlier today at Riverdale High School.

Eagleville is playing in their second consective 2011 BlueCross Spring Fling baseball playoffs. Their first game was a 16-6 blowout of the Pirates on Monday. The Eagles was helped by a seven-run fourth inning. Juniors catcher Cameron Boyett and pitcher Jake McDougal each scored three runs and Fellow junior shortshop Bryan Smith went 4-for-5 at the plate.

Earlier this afternoon, the Eagles gave up five runs in the top of the seventh to the Panthers, including a three-run blast by senior Ryan Bivens that broke open the game and helped put the Eagles into the loser’s bracket.

“I thought they gave great effort,” Eagleville head coach Travis Moore said after the loss. “I thought we outplayed them until the last inning. Hats off to them.”

Decatur County also got home runs from Brandon McFall and Josh Keen. Eagleville’s two runs came in the second off a shot by senior Michael Davenport.

Tonight is a must win for Eagleville at 6 p.m. against South Pittsburg at Riverdale. A loss ends the season, while a win keeps them in the tournament and they play at 3 p.m. Thursday also at Riverdale.

“All we got to do is keep our heads up, hit the baseball and make the routine plays,” Moore said.

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Riverdale's softball team won its first game against Maryville Tuesday with a score of 6-1.

The Lady Warriors lost Wednesday to Beech, only scoring one point to Beech's five.

The lone Rutherford County softball team faces off with Mt. Juilet at 12:30 Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday

Riverdale's season ends on soccer pitch

Another state tournament appearance, another quarterfinal loss for the Riverdale Warriors men’s soccer team.

This time it was 4-0 defeat against unbeaten Hardin Valley Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the 2011 TSSAA BlueCross Spring Fling at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex.

The Hawks scored early in the first 10 minutes and never looked back. They added two more in the half to take a 3-0 halftime advantage. In the second half, the third-year school from Knox County added another goal in front of a very vocal student section that made the long trip. However, Riverdale kept pressing, but could not put the ball in as time ran out.

The Warriors ended the season as Region 4 champions and finished with a record of 13-4-2, while the Hawks will play White Station in semifinals Wednesday at the same location. Several key seniors will now say goodbye, but head coach Ali Arman said it has been an honor to coach this year’s team.

“It hurts to end this way, but we can hang our heads high,” Arman said after the game.

Siegel knocked out

The Siegel Girls tennis team lost 4-0 in the Class AAA Tennis Team semifinals against White Station.

However, Siegel's sophomore  Ashlee  Boles plays Thursday in the singles tournament, while Siegel junior Alison Todd and sophomore Jacquelyn Leeman will be in the doubles tournament also Thursday.

Monday

Spring Fling begins with track & field

The Riverdale duo of seniors Jessica Azor and LaTia Carney had an overall finish of 6th and 11th in the five-event contest in the Class AAA division. Azor’s best finish was first place in the shot put with a best throw of 10.81 meters. She will compete in the event on Thursday.

Carney’s best finish was also in the same event by placing 5th.

Later this week, Azor will also compete in the 100-meter hurdles and the high jump, while Carney goes for a state title in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.

Eagleville junior Becca Browning was 11th in the Class A-AA pentathlon, including a first-place tie in the high jump with East Literature’s Kanellar Carney. Browning will compete in the same event on Thursday.

The single events for the girls in all classes start on Wednesday with the finals on Thursday. While the boys events are Thursday and all of the finals will be Friday.