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Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:06 pm
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UC second scrimmage
has time change to 7
Union City’s home football scrimmage with McKenzie tonight has been moved from 6 until 7.
The change was made to accommodate the school’s back-to-school dinner for teachers.
The scrimmage will be the Tornadoes’ last of the preseason, though they will participate in the Huntingdon Quarterback Club Jamboree Friday night against Bruceton.
UC opens its 2011 campaign with a Saturday night Week 0 game at county-rival Obion Central Aug. 20.
Season tickets at OC
on sale starting Wed.
Football season tickets at Obion County Central High School will go on sale Wednesday at the school.
Cost of the season tickets, which will gain the bearer admittance to Rebel games vs. Union City, Crockett County, South Gibson, Covington and Dyersburg, is $25 each.
Previous season ticket holders will have until Friday to purchase their same reserve seating as last year.
Beginning on Monday, reserve seating will be opened to the public.
Additionally, tickets for the Sports Orthopedic and Spine Jamboree at Crockett County Friday night in which OC will play Humboldt, can be bought from any Rebel player.
Cost of the jamboree ticket is $6 and the school will keep all pregame sales.
For further information, call the school at 536-4688.
Tornadoes, Central
open golf campaign
Union City was second and Obion Central third in a four-way match to open the prep golf season at The Pines in Dyer on Monday.
UC shot 199 to trail match winner Gibson County (169), with OC coming in at 221. Ripley finished at 238.
Josh McManus led the Tornadoes with a 46. Grant Walton shot 50, Chase Treece 51, Clay Treece 52 and Andrew Easley 53.
Individually for Central, Ryan Middlebrook carded a 45, Justis Allen a 57, Korben Hagen a 58 and Austin Rudd came in with a 61. Cameron Green also finished with a 61.
On the girls’ side, Union City’s Mollie Stone was the medalist with a 41.
Samantha Wallace totaled a 57 and Ashlyn Runions a 60 for the Lady Rebels. Jessica Wright came in with a 63.
Both local teams will play again today, UC vs. Trenton at Goodyear Wingfoot, and Obion Central against Crockett County at Alamo.
Skyhawks hire aide
for volleyball team
Julia Noe, an integral piece of the Western Kentucky University volleyball team from 2005-08, has been hired as an assistant coach at UT Martin.
Noe was previously a volunteer assistant at Western Kentucky and an assistant coach of the prestigious Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy 18 Red club team based out of Louisville, Ky.
Noe, 24, helped the Lady Toppers to a 25-9 record in 2009, while also previously serving as a varsity assistant coach at her high school alma mater (Sacred Heart Academy).
Published in The Messenger 8.9.11 |
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