Topic: basketball

Reed heading to Germany, Duncan to Romania

October 29, 2009 |

Former Austin Peay State University star Drake Reed left Wednesday to head overseas to begin playing for FC Bayern München.

The former three-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection will join a team that already is five games into its season.  In addition to Reed, former Govs fellow starting forward Kyle Duncan has signed a contract with Oradea and will leave Nov. 8 to join the Romanian team. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Week of the Eagles starts August 14th

August 1, 2009 |

Fort Campbell, Ky – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell will celebrate the Week of the Eagles Aug. 14-20.

The theme for this year’s festivities is “Their Strength and Courage Strike the Spark: Honoring our Sergeants,” in recognition of the Army’s Year of the NCO campaign.

Soldiers will compete in various events throughout the week, which are open to the public as spectators:

• Marksmanship Competition at Ranges 10, 13, and 14, Aug. 14, 10 a.m.
• Toughest Air Assault Soldier Competition at the Sabalauski Air Assault School, Aug. 16, 8 a.m.
• Combatives at the Personnel Processing Center (briefings begin at 8 a.m.), Aug. 17-18, 9 a.m.
• Basketball at Freedom Fighters Gym, Softball at the North Sports Complex (between Kentucky and Indiana Aves. at 47th and 49th Streets), Aug. 17-19, 9 a.m.

Everyone is invited to participate in other events: «Read the rest of this article»

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Oak Grove hosts annual ‘Spring Into Summer’ Festival

May 29, 2009 |

Oak Grove Viceroy Performing Arts Center

The Oak Grove community once again invites everyone to join in the fun and excitement of their annual welcome summer festival, ‘Spring into Summer.’ The two-day event will herald summertime distractions and offer a variety of entertainment.

May 29th and 30th will see the sprawling greenscape of the War Memorial Walking Trail at 101st Walter Garrett Lane in Oak Grove decked out in colors galore. The free two-day family-friendly fun fest will include boogie bodies extreme entertainment, pony rides, train rides, a petting zoo, inflatables, games, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, strollers square, caboodlestoppers, craft vendors and ‘movies at the vice.”

There will a magician and a hypnotist along with music by Terry Lee and the Rockaboogie Band, Lew Jetton & 61 South; Kimber Cleveland, and The Mike Robinson Band. Refreshments will be for sale by vendors. Find the full festival schedule at the Oak Grove Tourism Office link below.

Friday activities are scheduled from 2 PM to 8 PM. The movie starts at 8:30 PM. Saturday’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament starts at 10 AM. All other activities will run from 2 PM to 8 PM. Sorry, no pets allowed either day.

For more information, contact  Oak Grove tourism at 270-439-5675 or email eventplanner@oakgroveky-tourism.com

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Cougars Victorious! Region champs move on to Sectionals!

March 6, 2009 |

Clarksville Academy will host Collinwood High School in the Sectional round of the TSSAA Basketball Tournament on Monday, March 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the Clarksville Academy gymnasium.

Clarksville Academy is allotted 530 tickets and they are being sold in the office on a first-come, first-serve basis until 3:00 p.m. today.

Remaining tickets will be sold on Monday morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. We will continue selling tickets throughout the day until all are sold. Ticket price:  $6.00 per person.

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The Fly’s jersey retired at APSU

By Christine Anne Piesyk | February 7, 2009 |

To whoops and cheers from the crowd in a half-time ceremony at the  game Thursday night, APSU retired the jersey of basketball great James “Fly” Williams. The crowd at the Dunn Center went wild.

William’s jersey plaque was placed on the north wall of the Center, a sports arena years after Martin put APSU on the sports map.

Williams expressed his appreciation to the SRO crowd and thanked former coach Lake Kelly and his teammates from 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons. APSU lost the game with Martin in an overtime decision, 87-82, dropping APSU to 12-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference. «Read the rest of this article»

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“Fly” Williams jersey to be retired at tonight’s Govs/UT Martin game

February 5, 2009 |

The greatest basketball player in Austin Peay State University history finally will have his jersey retired.

James “Fly” Williams, one of the legendary players in Ohio Valley Conference history whose early 1970s flamboyant style literally was responsible for packing gymnasiums almost everywhere he played, will see his jersey retired this Thursday at halftime of the Austin Peay-UT Martin game. The 8 p.m. contest will be televised by ESPNU.

Williams starred at Austin Peay during the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons, literally helping put the Governors basketball program on the map. He helped lead the Governors to a 22-7 record in 1972-73 and APSU’s first-ever Division I NCAA tournament appearance that included a 77-75 win against Jacksonville and a controversial 106-100 overtime loss to Kentucky. «Read the rest of this article»

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Image of the Week: Perfect form

April 13, 2008 |

Photograph by Bill Larson

An APSU student does a layup shot with perfect form in the campus fitness center.

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Davidson College spirit undaunted on campus and at the hoops

By Rev. Charles Moreland | April 6, 2008 |

The Davidson College basketball team (Wildcats) have enthralled and captivated us with their impressive performance on the court. The team brought a fresh perspective to the March Madness series. Convincingly, they showed their competency in this sport. For this season’s viewers, Davidson was a special gift.

The Wildcats will be remembered and given a place in history of March madness even though they were finally subdued by Kansas in Detroit. In this case, laurels go to to loser as well as the Jayhawks. To them goes the kudos of being the Cinderella team of the series. Each player displayed team spirit and proficiency in handling the ball, rebounding and successfully scoring.

The magnificent Davidson team, whose streak of 25 wins, the largest in the nation, ended, but they are still a favorite among Tennesseans. «Read the rest of this article»

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