Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2012 9:23 am

Briefly


Cross country finish
similar for Rebs, UC

Different course, same results.
The Obion Central girls and Union City’s Daniel Williamson were winners once again as the local cross country runners competed in the Crockett County Invitational at Alamo on Tuesday.
The Lady Rebels topped 11 teams in a girls’ meet that hosted 119 runners.
Rachel Jones was second overall to pace OC’s girls, while Tia Parks  placed third, Nichole Whitson was ninth, Brenna Wilkins was 14th and  Allison Ward was 15th to round out those who medaled for the  Lady Rebels.
On the heels of his strong run in Memphis three nights earlier, Williamson overcame the heat and humidity to win the boys’ meet at Alamo with a time of 17:34.
Central’s boys were third out of 15 teams, with 155 runners in all.
Coleman Dunn was 10th, and Jaime Torres placed 15th to medal for the Rebels.

Morning tees open
for Hickman outing

The Hickman County Club’s “Thorns and Roses” tournament still has openings for its  8 a.m. tee time.
The tourney is scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
For more information, call (270) 236-9128.

Stone leads Twisters
at Patriot Classic

Mollie Stone’s 83 was good for seventh place individually for the Union City High School girls’ golf team in the Patriot Classic at the Paris Landing State Park course Tuesday.
Stone’s play was the highlight for the two Tornado squads against what head coach Jason Qualls called “a high level of competition.”
There were 11 teams to participate on the boys’ side.
UC shot 415 as a team. Cruze Kepner shot 100, Chase Treece 102, Clay Treece 103 and Devin King 109 for the locals.
Cailee Sinclair shot 122 for the Lady Tornadoes.
The two Union City teams will participate in the annual Wingfoot Classic on Thursday.

Trenton tops UC
in volleyball match

Union City suffered a 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-16) setback to Trenton in prep volleyball action Tuesday night at the Lady Tornado gym.
Playing what head coach Angie Searcy described as their best overall match of the year, UC got 22 digs and 21 passes from Raven Fair.
Halle Kennedy added 17 passes, and Brittany Parker had 20 digs.
Both Sadie Hollis and Breanna Beard had an ace.
UC dropped a 2-0 (26-24, 25-16) setback in junior varsity play, Dawn Meyers with five digs and Aaliyah Daniels with three aces.
Now 0-5, the Lady Twisters play at Fulton County (2-10) on Thurs-day, action beginning at 6 p.m.

Ex-Viking fills spot
on Titans’ unit

NASHVILLE (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings guard Chris DeGeare is filling the final spot on the Tennessee Titans’ eight-man practice squad.
DeGeare, a fifth-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft from Wake Forest, joins the Titans after getting waived by the Vikings last week.
 DeGeare played eight games and made five starts for the Vikings as a rookie but spent all of last season on their practice squad.
The 6-foot-4, 335-pound DeGreare started three seasons at Wake Forest and alternated between tackle and guard.

Published in The Messenger 9.5.12