By Thomas Sellers Jr. It’s been a busy Thursday for the Millington Star’s teams and athletes at the 2014 Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. There is good and bad news coming for Tipton-Rosemark Academy. The good news is the Lady Rebels have advanced to the Division II-A State Softball championship game after beating USJ 6-4. TRA…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. All on the line for a trio of Munford Lady Cougars Saturday afternoon was history. Munford seniors Jodie Duncan, Courtney Bonaiuto and Christina Cantrell were one game away from reaching the Class 3A State Softball Tournament every year in their prep career. The obstacle in their way at the Munford Softball…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebel ace Connor Alexander’s teammates erased a 1-0 deficit Thursday afternoon in the first game of the Division II-A Sub-State Series against Davidson Academy. With the score tied at 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Alexander was one pitch away from setting down the Bears and giving…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. It was just yesterday the quartet of Kayla Joyner, Sally Downing, Jordan Collins and Ashton Needham was doing the little things as freshmen to help the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Lady Rebels win the 2011 Division II-A State championship. Fast forward to last Thursday on the damp Lady Rebel Field, the four girls…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. GERMANTOWN — After receiving her High Jump medal last year in Murfreesboro, Millington Lady Trojan Kendra Richardson made a promise to herself. She said she would return back for her senior year and not alone. On Friday morning Richardson’s teammates Marquisha Sanders, Leslie Valenbrun and Sierra Williams helped her keep that…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. BARTLETT — Regional Monday night is win or go home. The Brighton Cardinals came to Freeman Park to take on the District 14-3A champions Bartlett Panthers with a berth in Sub-State on the line. Cardinal Skipper Brian Oswalt expected his team to reach this point. “We started off slow at the…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. MEMPHIS — With the 2013 graduations of Munford Lady Cougar Tennis winningest duo Madison Willis and Taylor Patterson, some experts didn’t expect a return of the maroon and black to the Region 7-3A Tournament in 2014. But the Lady Cougar duo of Maelin Harris and Abigail Bell were the last two…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. All special sport seasons must come to an end. The best season in Munford Cougar Soccer’s short history came to an end on a muddy and rain soaked Munford Soccer Field May 13 against the Bartlett Panthers. It was a goal early in the second half by the Panthers that led…
Star Staff Reports If you were traveling on Highway 51 North in Millington on Saturday night and wondered what all the people were doing holding hands around a BBQ Restaurant, friends and faith leaders gathered to pray for Smokin’ D’s Pit BBQ Restaurant which will partially open on Monday, May 12. Designed with a race…
Two Millington High School JROTC Cadets recently received National Defense Bronze JROTC medals presented by Bettie Gustafson. The Piomingo Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812 of Millington medal was awarded to Cadet Gabrielle Ballowe. The Jamestown Chapter of the Daughters of American Colonist of Memphis medal was awarded to Cadet Indygo Tabb. The Bronze medals were…
