HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

THURSDAY SCORES:   CHRISTIAN COUNTY DEFEATED CALDWELL COUNTY 7-2, LOGAN COUNTY TOOK A PAIR OF GAMES FROM HOPKINS CENTRAL 9-5 AND 11-3, MCLEAN COUNTY OVER TODD CENTRAL 11-1, TRIGG COUNTY OVER STEWART COUNTY, TN. 12-3, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL OVER HENDERSON COUNTY 7-3.

TODAY’S GAMES:   TRIGG COUNTY AT CALDWELL COUNTY, HENDERSON COUNTY AT MADISONVILLE.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

THURSDAY SCORES:  CHRISTIAN COUNTY DEFEATED LIVINGSTON CENTRAL 18-0.

TODAY’S GAMES: HOPKINSVILLE AND DAWSON SPRINGS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE MARSHALL COUNTY SLUGFEST, TODD CENTRAL IS PLAYING IN THE PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS CLASSIC IN CLARKSVILLE.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COACH CUONZO MARTIN SAYS A MEETING THURSDAY WITH RECRUIT CHRIS JONES HAS PERSUADED JONES NOT TO SEEK A RELEASE FROM HIS COMMITMENT WITH THE VOLS.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS MARTIN WILL HEAD TO GEORGIA TODAY TO MEET WITH KEVIN WARE, WHO WAS RELEASED FROM HIS COMMITMENT LAST WEEK, THOUGH HE IS STILL INTERESTED IN U-T.

THE STORY ALSO SAYS TENNESSEE WILL VISIT WITH KENTUCKY MR. BASKETBALL ANTHONY HICKEY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY, WHO ALREADY HAS OFFERS FROM SEVERAL SCHOOLS.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

AUSTIN PEAY WILL CONCLUDE SPRING PRACTICE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COMBINATION PRACTICE/SCRIMMAGE INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL RED/WHITE GAME.  COACH RICK CHRISTOPHEL SAYS HE FEELS THE TEAM HAS PROGRESSED THIS SPRING AND IS EXCITED ABOUT SOME THINGS THEY HAVE DONE. ACTIVITIES AT GOVERNORS STADIUM WILL BEGIN AT 4:30.

NHL

THE PLAYOFF FATE OF THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS IS STILL UP IN THE AIR AS THEY PLAY THEIR REGULAR SEASON HOME FINALE TONIGHT AGAINST THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS.  FIRST PUCK DROPS JUST AFTER SEVEN AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA, WITH THE GAME ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS DEFEATED NEW ORLEANS 5-1 AT GREER STADIUM THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH GAME TWO OF THE SERIES THIS EVENING.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS SHUT OUT DAYTON 4-0, WITH GAME TWO OF THE SERIES TONIGHT IN DAYTON.