Tri-City Reporter – Sports
North Gibson team wins district tournament
By Lori Cathey The North Gibson All-Stars defeated Humboldt, Trenton, Lake County and Bradford to become the 2018 Cal Ripken 11/12-year-old Little League district camps. The tournament was held June 18-25 in Humboldt. The North Gibson All-Stars got off to a good start Monday night with a 14-0 win over Humboldt. The All-Stars took a…
Read MoreYMCA swim lessons lead to safer summers
By Leslie C. Ferguson There is no doubt in our minds that summer is here! It came in with a bang and has not let up. The temps in and around Trenton have been as high a 100 degrees, and that was just June. With the lazy days of summer, comes the desire and necessity…
Read MoreCal Ripken 10-year-old team captures district crown
By Lori Cathey The North Gibson 10-year-old All-Stars captured the Cal Ripken 9/10 Little League Northwest District Tournament crown June 22 in Rutherford. The team went undefeated throughout the tournament and shut out Martin 10- 0 in four innings in the district championship game. In the opening round of the tournament, the All-Stars faced Trenton…
Read MorePapich hired to lead middle school football team
By Lori Cathey Gibson County Special School District administration and the middle school athletic department recently announced the hiring of Neal Papich as the Middle School Pioneers head football coach. Papich will begin his fifth year as the ninth and 10th grade guidance counselor at Gibson County High School this fall. “I’m truly blessed and…
Read MoreMiddle, high school baseball players recognized
By Lori Cathey Members of the Gibson County High School and middle school baseball teams were recognized at an annual awards banquet on Thursday, June 7 at GCHS. Middle school head baseball coach Phillip Hill began the awards segment of the banquet by highlighting a few of the 2018 season accomplishments. The team had 25…
Read MoreWickersham hired as Pioneers baseball coach
By Lori Cathey Gibson County High School Athletic Director Chis Lownsdale announced Friday the hiring of Michael Wickersham (Coach Wick) as the GCHS Pioneers baseball coach. Wickersham is a native of Sylmar, Cali. where he played baseball while attending Sylmar Senior High School. He played college baseball at California State University in Northridge and…
Read MoreLady Pioneers kick off summer ball as host of two-day camp
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers basketball team kicks off their summer ball this past Thursday by hosting Gibson County Lady Pioneers two-day team camp in Bo Booth Gymnasium. The Lady Pioneers hosted 15 teams playing varsity and JV games with 10 minutes running quarters with certified officials. Games started at 9 a.m.…
Read MoreHouston Co. ends Lady Pioneers’ historic season
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers softball team ended their history-making season Wednesday afternoon with a 9-3 lost to Houston Co. in the Class A State Tournament in Murfreesboro. The 2018 Lady Pioneers and Coaches Chris Lownsdale, Katie Davis Ricketts, Rebecca Lee and Jason White left their mark on their program with the…
Read MoreSTATE BOUND!Lady Pioneers punch ticket to Spring Fling
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers are on their way to the Class A TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro for the first time in program history. Saturday the Lady Pioneers beat Memphis Academy of Health Sciences 15-0 in an eventful sectionals game. The journey began at 8:30 a.m. as the bus left Gibson Co.…
Read MoreFootball Pioneers wrap up spring practice
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Pioneers football team concluded its 10-day spring practice with the annual scrimmage against the Greenfield Yellowjackets. On Wednesday afternoon, May 16, the Pioneers traveled to Greenfield to conclude their spring practice for the 2018 season. “I saw some things we will have to work on but we also did…
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