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LIFE & LEGACY
LIFE & LEGACY — The Discovery Park Community Choir sang during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration honoring the slain civil rights leader’s life and legacy through music, education and service Monday at Discovery Park of America in Union City. The free public program featured a keynote address by Dr. Mark McCloud, vice chancellor…
Read MoreMcCarn pours in 40; UTM women rally past Lindenwood in final seconds
Kenley McCarn scored 40 points to help lead UT Martin past Lindenwood 73-70 Saturday afternoon at the Elam Center in Martin. The game was back and forth from the jump with 19 total lead changes and 10 ties in the contest. Up by one with 16 seconds to play, Aleshia Jones gave Lindenwood a three-point…
Read MoreSkyhawks shut down Lindenwood to extend win streak
Four UT Martin players reached double figures, while the Skyhawk defense shined once again in a 69-55 men’s basketball triumph over Ohio Valley Conference rival Lindenwood on Saturday afternoon at the Elam Center. UT Martin led for 38:31 of clock time, holding the Lions to 26 points below their season scoring average. The vaunted Skyhawk…
Read MoreRacers add to win streak in front of 8,000-plus
Murray State kept its winning momentum going Saturday with an 85-81 win over Indiana State, the Racers pushing their home winning streak at the CFSB Center to 12. The Racers are now 15-2 this season when reaching 80 points in a game. The attendance of 8,083 — 12th all-time at the CFSB Center in its…
Read MoreLatest Wildcat comeback stuns Tennessee
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, and Kentucky rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 24 Tennessee 80-78 on Saturday. Trailing 80-78 with 2.6 seconds left, Tennessee’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie went to the free throw line for one shot. He intentionally…
Read MoreSkyhawks take pair from visiting SIUE
UT Martin continued a good streak and ended a bad one Thursday night. The Skyhawks swept visiting SIU-Edwardsville in Ohio Valley Conference play, winning 64-55 in the women’s opening game and 65-59 in the men’s nightcap. The Skyhawk men extended their winning streak to six games, while the UTM women halted a modest two-game slide.…
Read More‘SOUP’ER DAY SET
‘SOUP’ER DAY SET — Tuesday, Jan. 20, will be a “souper” day at the Obion County Public Library as the Friends group — including (from left) Wanda Sanders, Judi Pitts, Wanda Gray, Barbara Dickerson, Pat Capps and library director Carolina Conner — offers soup meals for lunch. The menu includes one soup choice, a drink…
Read MoreJUST DUCKY
JUST DUCKY — The Etheridge House Senior Living and Memory Care daylighter guest Donna Laster (left) and resident Carolyn Grisham worked to keep their ducks in a row as they competed in a duck race as part of National Rubber Ducky Day festivities Tuesday at the facility in Union City. It was all “fowl” play,…
Read MoreVols put in extra effort to beat Aggies
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament scored 23 points, 10 of which came in the two overtime periods, as No. 24 Tennessee beat Texas A&M, 87-82 on Tuesday night. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 18, Bishop Boswell had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Felix Okpara had 10 points and 12 rebounds for…
Read MoreSkyhawks stand alone atop OVC
Look who’s No. 1. Two road wins over the weekend put UT Martin all alone atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 5-1 league record. The Skyhawks are 13-4 overall. UTM beat Southern Indiana 73-56 in Evansville on Saturday, following a 76-68 comeback win over Morehead State at Morehead, Ky., on Thursday. UTM broke…
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