Michelle Calmeyn, a 5-10 forward out of Elk Grove Village, Ill., has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the UT Martin soccer program, head coach Phil McNamara has announced.
Calmeyn will have two years of eligibility remaining at UT Martin after transferring in from USC Upstate, a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference in Spartanburg, SC.

Published in The WCP 5.16.13

Several friends and alumni of the UT Martin golf program gathered recently for a fundraiser dinner at the new Rhodes Golf Center.
Around 100 people took in the sights of the new Rhodes Golf Center and enjoyed fellowship with the Skyhawk golf team, coaching staff and athletic director Phil Dane.

Published in The WCP 5.16.13

The Weakley County Press takes a look back at the top sports stories from this week one, five, 10, 20 and 30 years ago.
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30 Years Ago
May 17, 1983 — Greenfield Junior High presented several awards at its annual sports banquet held at 

Published in The WCP 5.16.13

UT Martin jumped out to an early lead against Central Arkansas but saw it quickly put away in a 16-4 loss in the final home game of the 2013 baseball season Tuesday afternoon.

Published in The WCP 5.16.13

By MIKE HUTCHENS
Press Sports
The end result was that Chester County beat Westview.
In reality, though, the Lady Chargers beat themselves.

Published in The WCP 5.16.13

UTM women’s hoops
offering three camps

The UT Martin women’s basketball program will conduct three summer camps.
The Individual Fundamental Camp for girls entering grades K-6 is slated for May 28-31. The camp will run 9 a.m.-3 p.m. the first three days and end at noon on Friday.
Camp fee is $100 per player.

Published in The WCP 5.16.13

The UT Martin baseball team suffered an 8-0 loss to two-time defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Austin Peay Sunday afternoon at Skyhawk Field.
Before the game, UT Martin’s 10 seniors were honored in their final conference home game of their careers.

Published in The WCP 5.14.13

CHARLESTON, Ill. — UT Martin made its second consecutive OVC Softball Tournament championship game appearance, but its quest for a second straight NCAA Tournament fell just short as the Skyhawks fell to No. 6 seed Jacksonville State 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.

Published in The WCP 5.14.13

Greenfield’s tennis season came to an end in the Region 7A-AA individual tournament Monday afternoon.
Emily Allen dropped her semifinal match to Mary Sharpe of Haywood in the singles’ bracket, while Kendal Cook and Kalee Kesterson also lost in the semifinals as they dropped their match to Shelbie Hurt and Haley Hurt of Halls in doubles.

Published in The WCP 5.14.13

By MIKE HUTCHENS
Press Sports
A (Prince) of an effort ensured Westview would indeed take care of some unfinished business.
Meagan Prince twirled a perfect game and the Lady Chargers erased the bitterness from last year’s district tournament failure with a 5-0 victory over Milan for this year’s 13AA softball tourney championship Thursday.

published in The WCP 5.14.13

Errors proved to be costly to Dresden as the Lady Lions were eliminated one game after a defensive gem.
The Lady Lions committed two errors in the bottom of the sixth inning on Thursday that helped Bruceton end Dresden’s season in the semifinal of the District 13A Softball Tournament with a 7-6 loss. Dresden was tagged for six errors in the game.

Published in THe WCP 5.14.13

By RANDY CAVIN
Press Sports
Gleason has chosen to stay in-house with the high school boys’ basketball head coaching job.
Gleason athletic director Lee Lawrence decided to give Chris Leo, the boys’ junior high head coach, an opportunity to be the head coach of the Bulldogs.

Published in The WCP 5.14.13

By MIKE HUTCHENS
Press Sports
Westview Athletics Director Jeromy Davidson truly has a full plate as the 2012-13 school year winds down.
Davidson is looking to hire head coaching replacements in three sports with the recent resignations of Chad Levister (baseball), Matt Cupples (girls’ soccer) and Chad Johnson (tennis).
While Cupples has accepted a teaching position at UT Martin and Johnson is leaving the education business, Levister simply said, “It’s somebody else’s turn.”

Published in The WCP 5.14.13

The Tennessee Junior Rodeo Association will present three rodeos this weekend at Ned Ray McWherter Agricultural Complex on the campus of UT Martin.
Rodeo action begins Saturday morning at 10 with another rodeo at 6:30 p.m.g.

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

UT Martin baseball
offering skills camp

UT Martin’s baseball program and head coach Bubba Cates will offer a half-day Skyhawks Skills Camp May 28-31 at Skyhawk Field.
Published in The WCP 5.9.13

The West Tennessee QDMA Deer Hunting Chapter is planning its 2nd Annual Hunters Night Out on June 15.

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

CHARLESTON, Ill. —  The UT Martin softball team went to an extra inning in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament before falling to the No. 4 seed Murray State Racers on a walk-off double by a score of 2-1 in the eighth inning.

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

Derek Carr, the starting signal-caller for the UT Martin football team the last three seasons, has been selected to participate in a mini-camp tryout with the New York Giants over the weekend.
Carr will compete in a series of practices on Friday and Saturday, to earn a spot on the Giants roster. New York finished last season with a 9-7 record under head coach Tom Coughlin, one year after capturing its fourth Super Bowl crown in 2011.

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

By KEVIN WEAKS
Press Sports
The Westview soccer team and their head coach will have some rare time off in May.
Dan Scates is not expecting it to happen again anytime soon.

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

The Weakley County Press takes a look back at the top local sports stories from one, five, 10, 20 and 30 years ago.
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30 Years Ago
May 5, 1983 — For the first time ever, two UT Martin tennis players will be competing in the NCAA Division 

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

One half of the District 13AA softball tournament championship game is set — and Westview is that half.
The Lady Chargers got a walk-off single from Brooke Morrow with the bases loaded and no one out to break a 2-all tie against Milan and send Westview to the championship game with the 3-2 win.
Westview has not lost in the double-elimination tournament. Westview has beaten Ripley 4-0, Covington 2-0 and now Milan 3-2.

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

By RANDY CAVIN
Press Sports
Greenfield got the hits early, but Trenton got them late and at the right time to end the Yellowjackets’ season.

Published in The WCP 5.9.13

Dresden took control in the first inning with five quick runs and made short work of Clarksburg for an 11-3 win in their District 13A Softball Tournament game Thursday.

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

Westview’s baseball season came to an end with a 6-3 loss to Crockett County Monday in the District 13AA Tournament.
Paul Richards and Alex Ross were 2-for-3, and Seth Coleman was 2-for-4 to lead the Chargers at the plate.

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

By RANDY CAVIN
Press Sports
Westview’s Teddy Vincent and Gleason’ Briana Jones had one more chance to play on the basketball court — as high school seniors.
Both players were selected to play in the Ridgecrest National Guard West Tennessee All-Star Basketball Game at Liberty High School in Jackson.

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

By RANDY CAVIN
Press Sports
Rain, mud and a lot of Nic Fortner was more than enough for Westview on Monday night.
The Chargers will play on in the Region 7 A-AA soccer tournament after beating Union City 6-0 with Fortner scoring the hat trick on the slick soccer field in Martin. Westview will travel to Troy today to take on Obion Central in the quarterfinals.

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

It was exciting final inning — and a good one for Greenfield.
The Yellowjackets advanced to the double-elimination portion of the District 14A Baseball Tournament with a 2-1 win over Bradford at home Friday.
Greenfield’s momentum did not carry over to Monday, however, as the ’Jackets suffered a 7-0 loss to Union City.

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

By KEVIN WEAKS
Press Sports
To make Tennessee No. 1, Butch Jones believes it will take the power of three.
The “Big Three” to be exact.
“There are common traits that make up successful people,” Jones said at a Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Tennessee banquet held Saturday night at UT Martin. “Their energy, their excitement, how they act, how they perceive things are all part what makes them successful. We break things down to threes, and we call them the “Big Three.”

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

By KEVIN WEAKS
Press Sports
In what has been a career full of transitions, Paducah, Ky., native George Wilson is going to have to be a student all over again.
Now, though, he also has the experience and credibility to be a teacher, too.

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

By MIKE HUTCHENS
Press Sports
It was hard to tell who had the bigger smiles — the Tennessee Titans’ Delanie Walker and George Wilson or the students at Lake Road Elementary near Union City.
“To see these kids, to see their smiles, hear how loud they cheer when they see us and for them to be so excited about us being here, it’s like nothing I’ve ever been a part of,” beamed Walker, who signed with the Titans as a free agent this offseason after helping the San Francisco 49ers to the NFC Championship and a spot in the Super Bowl last year.

Published in The WCP 5.7.13

Latest Westview win
easy over Ripley

Westview rolled to a 10-0 win over Ripley in recent soccer action.

Published in The WCP 5.2.13

Make that six in a row for the Greenfield tennis team.
The Lady Yellowjackets finished up the regular season in fine fashion by shutting out Huntingdon on Monday at Bethel University for their sixth consecutive regular season district title.

Published in The WCP 5.2.13

The District 13A-AA tennis tournament for singles and doubles will be played Saturday at Bethel University. starting at 9 a.m.
Greenfield’s participants will be Emily Allen and Callie Croom in singles. Kalee Kesterson and Kendal Cook will be one Lady Yellowjacket doubles team, while Lauren Rush and Ashton Pence will team up to be the other Greenfield entry.

Published in The WCP 5.2.13

There is no better way to prepare for tournament action than winning your last game of the regular season.
Both Westview and Dresden look like they are ready for district tournaments to begin after wrapping up the regular season with convincing wins.
Published in The WCP 5.2.13

One more chance is all two area teams will get.
Dresden and Gleason are in a must-win situation now as both teams lost in the opening round of the double-elimination District 13A baseball tournament.

Published in The WCP  5.2.13

The Weakley County Press takes a look back at the top local sports stories from one, five, 10, 20 and 30 years ago.
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30 Years Ago
April 28, 1983 — The Westview Chargers dropped to 7-6 on the year after a 16-6 loss to Obion Central with three games left on the season before the district tournament begins. The Chargers held a 4-2 lead before Central scored six in the top of the third for an 8-4 lead. Jeff Morrison went 2-for-5 with one RBI for the Chargers. Mike Johnson had three hits, while Joey Johnson went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs driven in.

Published in The WCP 5.2.13

By MIKE HUTCHENS
Press Sports
An athlete for all seasons at Greenfield High School, Tony Robinson will narrow his focus to just one sport starting this fall.
Published in The WCP 4.30.13

UT Martin sent their three softball seniors out with a win in their final game on Bettye Giles Field as the host Skyhawks defeated Eastern Illinois to wrap up the home slate and earning the series split with the Ohio Valley Conferenc-leading Panthers 2-1.

Published in The WCP 4.30.13

Westview closed out its 2013 regular season in tennis on Thursday with some mixed results against Milan and then closed their postseason on the opening day of the District 14A-AA Tournament.

Published in The WCP 4.30.13

One player’s hitting can be contagious.
That seems to be the case for Greenfield as Tony Robinson is swinging a hot bat, and it’s carrying over to other players.

published in The WCP  4.30.13

Montori Hughes heard his named called on Saturday. Quentin Sims signed his name on Monday.
The UT Martin seniors joined the ranks of the National Football League, Hughes becoming the first Ohio Valley Conference player selected in the 2013 NFL Draft when the Indianapolis Colts traded up to snag the defensive tackle in the fifth round (139th overall) and then Sims signing as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons.

Published in The WCP 4.30.13

It took awhile for Westview’s soccer game against South Gibson on Tuesday to be decided.
Ending 0-0 at the end of regulation, the Chargers eventually came out on top with 4-1 win on penalty kicks.

Published in The WCP 4.25.13

UT Martin head volleyball coach Darrin McClure has announced five incoming freshmen who have signed National Letters of Intent to attend next fall.

Published in The WCP 4.25.13

Greenfield’s tennis team continued its rebound after suffering its first defeat in 55 regular season matches last week with a pair of wins to begin the week.

Published in The WCP 4.25.13

By RANDY CAVIN

Press Sports
This is the one the seniors on the Westview softball team want the most.
The Maddie Memorial Softball Tournament is set to begin on Friday at the Martin Softball complex and, for this group of seniors, it is now or never.

Published in The WCP 4.25.13

Greenfield must like playing at home against Bradford.
The Lady Yellowjackets pounded out 15 hits, including four extra base hits, with three Lady ’Jackets getting three hits each in a 13-10 District 14A softball win on Tuesday. Tiffani Whitworth went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to pace the Lady ’Jackets.
Published in The WCP 4.25.13

Greenfield bats were cold on Monday against Trenton, but they were on fire Tuesday against the same Trenton team.
Trenton blanked the Yellowjackets 3-0 on a one-hitter Monday, but things were a lot different in Tuesday’s 14-7 win.

Published in The WCP 4.25.13

The Titans are returning to Martin.
After putting on its school program based on the NFL’s Play 60 initiative at Martin Elementary School last year, the Academy Sports and Outdoors Titans Caravan will make a stop in downtown Martin May 3 at 3 p.m.

Published in The WCP 4.25.13

Westview is ready for the District 14A-AA Tennis Tournament.

Published 4.25.13

UT Martin had another bad weekend.
The Skyhawks were swept by Morehead in their Ohio Valley Conference series at Skyhawk Field, falling to 10-29 overall and 3-18 in the league.

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

The UT Martin softball team registered nine hits and four runs, but it wasn’t enough to outlast Ohio Valley Conference east division leader Eastern Kentucky at Bettye Giles Field.

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

One of West Tennessee’s best players is making her way to Martin, and a former Volunteer State prep standout is coming back home after spending a year in the Southeastern Conference.
The UT Martin women’s basketball program picked up four commitments on National Signing Day, a class that includes Covington’s Ashia Jones and Clarksville’s Jessy Ward, who played last season at Mississippi State and will have to sit out the 2013-14 season.

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

The UT Martin football team concluded its 15th and final spring practice Saturday morning with an intrasquad Spring Game scrimmage at Hardy Graham Stadium.
The Skyhawk offense piled up 638 total yards on its way to nine touchdowns, led by a dynamic passing game.

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

One goal enough
for Westview team

Westview is struggling just a bit on offense, but the Chargers still picked up the soccer win with a 1-0 decision over Madison on Thursday.

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

Meagan Prince seems to shine in close ball games, which was the case Monday.
Prince tossed a two-hitter in Westview’s 2-1 over South Fulton with Kayla Bryant hitting a lead-off home run in the top of the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

Tony Robinson was the man of the hour for Greenfield in a pair of games late last week, while Gleason got out-slugged by South Fulton on the baseball diamond in an error-filled game.
Robinson went a combined 7-for-8 with a two-run homer and five RBIs in wins against Huntingdon and 

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

New University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones has been hustling to make his rounds across the state since being hired in early December.
Local Vol and college football fans will get their chance to meet Jones soon.

Published in The WCP 4.23.13

Recent Dresden High School graduate Daniel Harris has his Saturdays full this fall.
The former Lion wide receiver/defensive back recently signed to continue his gridiron career at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.

WCP 7.26.11

By MIKE HUTCHENS
Press Sports
Chris Glover is a self-described “builder.”
He’ll be working from the ground floor up at his new job.
Glover will be part of a pilot program at Bethel University after having been named the outreach coordinator at the McKenzie college.

Published WCP 7.14.11

When asked if he had thrown his name into the hat to become the next University of Tennessee athletic director, Heath Shuler literally gave a political answer