Sports
Standing Stone “mibster” crowned boys National Champion and two others are not far behind him
Submitted When marbles competitors from across the nation, nicknamed “mibsters,” met at this summer’s 87th annual National Marbles Tournament, three young Clay County/Overton County students representing Standing Stone State Park emerged among the elite. The National Marbles Tournament originated in 1922 in Philadelphia, Penn., making it the nation’s oldest surviving contest for kids. Each year, [...]
ContinuedFive-fish big-money event set for this Friday night
CELINA-Friday night tournament director Luke Sherrell announced last week he would host a 5-fish limit event in conjunction with his regular series this Friday night. The big event will feature a $100 entry fee, but will follow the same format of the regular events with the exception of the larger limit. “We hope to have [...]
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Kids’ Fishing Rodeo another great success
On the morning of Saturday, June 12, a total of 2,000 nine inch rainbow trout and six large display fish were released in the creek below the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery for the 13th Annual “Kids’ Fishing Rodeo.” Rainbow trout were also stocked into the adjacent Obey River, giving those people not taking part [...]
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Initial class voted into Clay County Sports Hall of Fame
CELINA-Two dozen members will be inducted into the initial class of the Clay County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHOF) sometime during next year’s high school basketball season. CCSHOF officials last week announced the names of the 24 initial inductees, adding the first class was a fine start in honoring the players, coaches and others who [...]
ContinuedThursday night event produces first big smallmouth of the year
CELINA-Despite the threat of thunderstorms, 18 boats showed up here at Dale Hollow Marina last Thursday night for the weekly smallmouth-only competition and one team’s rain-soaked night turned out to be a good one. Rod Moon and Jason Gibson braved the weather to bring in the first good sack of the year, which included a [...]
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Sims returns to coaching with hopes of improving illustrious 18-year career
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor CELINA-When local schools director Donnie Cherry found out he would have a vacancy at the Clay County High School (CCHS) girls basketball coaching position for the upcoming season and began advertising the opening, he probably never imagined he would find an applicant with 18 years of coaching experience in the [...]
ContinuedClay Co. Sports Hall of Fame extends nomination deadline
CLAY COUNTY-After meeting last week, the selection committee of the newly formed Clay County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHF) announced Monday they would extend the deadline for nominations for the inaugural 2010 CCSHF class to April 30 “in order to get the best field of candidates as possible to choose from.” “We are still seeking [...]
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Spring sports in “full swing”
As these photos of a sampling of Clay County’s younger generation of athletes portrays, the beautiful weather the Upper Cumberland area has enjoyed lately has given many the opportunity to take part in outdoor activities including T-ball, baseball, and other spring sports. Besides those pictured who are participating in league play held in Red Boiling [...]
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Local youth ‘rubs elbows’ with Titans
NASHVILLE-Local youth Ali Smith was the winner of Farm Bureau’s Kids Captain promotion leading to her chance to ‘rub elbows’ with the captains of the Tennessee Titans football team here before a game last year. Smith is the daughter of Chris and Mandy Smith of Celina, and she participated in the pre-game coin toss at [...]
ContinuedDawgs fall in region to end season at 24-5
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor LIVINGSTON-The Clay County Bulldogs ended their season with a 24-5 record here in the semifinal round of the Region 4-A tournament last week with a heartbreaking loss to Red Boiling Springs, who they had previously beaten in a pair of regular season match-ups. With the win they would have had [...]
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Lady Dawgs finish season at 19-8 after falling in Region 4-A opener
Statistics & Information By DARRELL COLLINS HORIZON Correspondent RED BOILING SPRINGS-The Clay County Lady Bulldog basketball team finished in fourth place in the District 7-A tournament after losing the consolation game to Pickett County last week, and their season ended here four nights later in the opening round of Region 4-A play, as they fell [...]
ContinuedClay Sports Hall of Fame still needs nominations
By THOMAS P. WEAVER HORIZON Editor CLAY COUNTY-The newly formed Clay County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHF) is still seeking nominations from residents here and those abroad who have have knowledge of the county’s athletic history for the inaugural 2010 CCSHF class. “We’ve got 15 to 20 nominations so far, but we want to have [...]
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Bulldogs take 7-A title and advance to region semifinal
CELINA-The Clay County Bulldogs advanced to the second round of regional play with a 88-64 shellacking of Watertown here Saturday night, just four days after winning the District 7-A tournament championship. The Bulldogs topped Pickett County in their conference finals last Tuesday, and hosted Watertown in an opening-round region game on Saturday. They carried a [...]
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Rare Occurrence at Dale Hollow Dam
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