Shelton, Greene Devils Blast Millington

BY WADE LITTLETON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

MURFREESBORO — When Greeneville needed a leader, Drew Shelton was happy to oblige.

Shelton knocked home three goals as the Greene Devils blasted Millington Central 6-0 in the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A soccer state tournament on Tuesday at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex.

The match was scoreless through the first 10 minutes before the Devils erupted for three goals over the next seven minutes.

Shelton scored his first goal at 10:56 into the first half on a free kick from just outside the top right corner of the box, his 26th goal of the season.

At 12:43, Spencer Robinson knocked in a deflection by Millington keeper Dylan Chapman for a 2-0 lead.

At 16:57, Cooper Graham tapped in a saved header to make it 3-0.

Josue Castillo scored from 6 yards out at 34:56 to push Greeneville to a 4-0 lead at the half.

Shelton scored Greeneville’s two goals in the second half, first on a penalty kick at the 50:28 mark and then on a shot from the top of the box at the 55:00 mark.

Brady Quillen, Castillo and Brody Inscore each had an assist for the Devils.

Greeneville finished with 34 shots – 21 in the first half and 13 in the second.

“Whenever we get goals from multiple players, it’s always great so teams can’t always focus on one player,” said Greeneville coach Jerry Graham. “If they tend to shut one down, then another player tends to step up

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North Greene Lady Huskies knew they would have their hands full against state-ranked Eagleville on Tuesday in the Class A state softball tournament at Starplex Field No. 4. That proved to be the case as the Lady Huskies gave up three home runs, then five more runs in the sixth inning to the Lady Eagles, who pinned a 10-0 six-inning loss on the Baileyton team.

“We knew coming in what we were facing,” said North Greene coach Danny Weems said. “(Eagleville is) really good and I knew what to expect out of them. They kind of did what I expected them to do. They got good swings on the ball, they’re really strong girls, they have an offseason workout program. They hit the ball with power.”

Junior Emmaline Whitt was first in the hit parade with a lead-off home run in the top of the first inning off losing pitcher Cambell Gaby.

In the third, after Whitt singled, sophomore Brinli Bain parked another ball over the fence for a 3-0 Eagleville lead. The fifth inning delivered more of the same as Bain hit her second two-run homer off Gaby for a 5-0 advantage. Whitt had her second hit of the game, a bloop single to lead off the inning before Bain’s blast.

The Eagles pushed across five runs off North Greene’s bullpen in the top of the sixth to make it 10-0.

Whitt finished 4-for-4 with a double, a homer and three RBI, while Bain was 4-for-4 with a double, two homers and five RBI. North Greene had three hits –two by Gaby, including a double, and a single by Anna Weems.

RECREATION

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REMEMBER WHEN

5 YEARS

The Tennessee Vols track and field team hosted the Tennessee Challenge and won 11 of 23 events entered. The Vols recorded 36 season bests, including 26 collegiate best results. Tennessee individual winners included Felicia Brown (100 meters, 200 meters), Tamia Crockett (shot put, discus), Cidae’a Woods (long jump), Megan Murray (800 meters), Alexis Duncan (100 hurdles), Stamatia Scarvelis (hammer), Drew Kelley (1500 meters), Jake Sheehan (javelin), Darryl Sullivan (high jump) and Matthew Zajac (discus).

10 YEARS

With manager Josh Bonifay at the helm, the Greeneville Astros went 38-30 and were swept 2-0 in the best-of-3 Appalachian League championship series by the Pulaski Mariners.

25 YEARS

Soccer

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BASEBALL

In 1998 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., John Force made history when he piloted his NHRA Funny Car Ford Mustang to a speed of 323.89 miles per hour. At the time, that was the fastest speed ever recorded in any form of organized racing, faster even than the Top Fuel dragsters which generally are regarded as the fastest piston-driven vehicles on the planet.

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Greeneville advanced to play Martin Luther King on Wednesday in the semifinals at the Siegel Complex.

“We’ve not played them. We don’t know a ton about them just because they’re a West Tennessee team,” Graham said. “We’ll go back and do our homework a little bit and see what we can find out about them. I know they’re a quality team. We have looked at their scores

Baseball

FROM PAGE 1B a bunt and reached on a two-base error that allowed Quillen to score to tie it 2-2 and moved Richards to third.

Kobe Mundy followed with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Richards for a 3-2 Greeneville lead and allowed Norris to take third.

Eli House then lined a single to center that scored Norris to make it 4-2.

Brighton put two runners on in the seventh.

TRANSACTIONS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed TE Kaden Smith. Waived G Harris LaChance. Signed DT Adetomiwa Adebawore to rookie contract. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL Jake Andrews to a rookie contract. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed OLB Markus Golden to a one-year contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED — Announced D Mohanad Jeahze is cleared to resume play after suspension. FC CINCINNATI — Announced M Stiven Jimenez was called up to the United States Youth National Team’s U-16 squad for an upcoming tournament. COLLEGE MEMPHIS — Named Keondra McKinney director of player development and LaKaitlin Wright director of recruiting for women’s basketball.

SPORTS HISTORY

May 25 1935 — Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates.

1935 — Legendary American athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan; remembered as “the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport”.

BASKETBALL

1948 — Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship, beating Mike Turnesa in the final round, 7 and 6.

1951 — NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game .

1965 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston a minute into the first round in the controversial rematch for Ali’s heavyweight title. Listed as the fastest knockout in a heavyweight title bout, Liston goes down on a short right-hand punch.

1967 — European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup.

1972 — Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander.

— The Golden State Warriors become the third team to sweep the NBA finals, beating the Washington Bullets 96-95 on Butch Beard’s foul shot with 9 seconds remaining.

— 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome.

— The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 for their third straight Stanley Cup.

HOCKEY

— Johnny Rutherford wins his third Indianapolis 500 in seven years and becomes the first driver to win twice from the pole position.

— 27th European Cup: Hamburg beats Juventus 1-0

SHORT SHOTS

FCA Educator Tourney

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Educator Appreciation Golf Tournament will be held June 1 at Link Hills Country Club. Registration, putting contest and open range will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch and speaker will begin at noon with golf to follow. The tournament is sponsored by Apex Bank. Contact Larry Bible at 329-7320 or Lbible@ fca.org to sign up. You must pre-register to play.

North Greene Basketball Camp

North Greene girls basketball coach James Buchanan will host a basketball camp from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on June 3 at Eastview Rec. Doors open at 8 a.m. for registration and sign-in. Cost is $40 per camper with a sibling discount of $30 per child. Cost includes a drink (Gatorade or water), a snack (chips, candy, crackers, snack cakes) and a t-shirt. Campers will do drills, work on fundamentals and develop skills from 9-10:30 a.m. There will be a break for drinks and snacks from 10:30-11 a.m. And competitions and games will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Lady Devils Basketball Camp

The Greeneville Lady Devils will hold a basketball camp June 5-7 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. each day for rising 1st-8th graders. Cost is $60 per camper with a 10 percent sibling discount. For more information, contact Lady Devils coach Annette Watts at wattsa@gcschools.net

Marine Corps Golf and video.”

The 35th annual Marine Corps Open four-person scramble golf tournament will be held July 8 at Link Hills Country Club with a 2 p.m. shotgun start. The tournament is open to men, women and juniors with scratch and handicap divisions. Cost is $75 per player, which includes green fees, cart fee, lunch and mulligan plus special prizes. Money goes to college scholarships for high school ROTC students. For more information, call or text Bob Dibble at 423-823-0256.

Greeneville kept control of the game, thanks to its backline. Millington had just one shot on goal, which came in the second half and was saved by Greeneville keeper Tanner Myers.

“Alden Wakefield, Cooper Graham, Drew Hilliard and Connor Stayton did a great job of not giving up any shots,” Jerry Graham said. “We slowed it down whenever we were in transition and putting numbers behind the ball. That’s going to be important against MLK.” one and struck out one. Quillen drew the start and pitched 5 1/3 innings. The Mr. Baseball finalist gave up five hits, two runs, walked four and struck out three. Quillen also had a double at the plate for Greeneville, which had just three hits. Greeneville grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third. Corbin Cannon was hit by a pitch with one out, stole second with two out and scored when Brighton misplayed a popup by Quillen.

Andrew Davis led off with an infield hit to short and took second on a passed ball.

After Ben Lavelle flew out to left field, Bennett Stutts flew out to center with Davis tagging up and advancing to third.

Lucas Perkins walked to put runners at the corners before Richards struck out Case Maxwell swinging to end the game.

Richards held Brighton scoreless over the final 1 2/3 innings to pick up the win. He gave up a hit, walked

Brighton tied it 1-1 in the fifth. Brady Ray worked a lead-off walk from Quillen, took second on a walk by Mitchell Parimore, moved to third on a bunt single by Tanner Reed and scored when Davis hit into a fielder’s choice.

Brighton took a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Maxwell reached on a one-out single, took second on a bunt single by Kaiden Ingram, moved to third when Ray drew a walk and scored on a bases-loaded walk by Parimore. Greeneville advanced to play Greenbrier on Wednesday at Smyrna High School.

Softball

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Eagleville starter Addisyn

Linton pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up two hits, walked two and struck out nine for the win.

“I thought we had some good swings on her in the first inning,” Danny Weems said. “If the ball had been hit a foot in the other direction, we could have taken a 2-1 lead, but we didn’t. That’s the way the game went.”

Gaby pitched five innings in taking the loss. She gave up eight hits, five runs, walked one and struck out three.

Matti Phillips pitched the sixth for North Greene. She gave up five hits, five runs and walked one. North Greene played Dresden in an elimination game on Wednesday.