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Lady Raptors soccer defeats Riverdale 5-0

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Ravenwood High School and Riverdale High School girls soccer teams played on a rainy Tuesday night in Murfreesboro.  The first 21 minutes of the half were scoreless.  With 19 minutes left in the first half, Emma Rose fired a left footed shot in to  the net to take the lead 1-0.  The game was delayed for lightning and rain at halftime.

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Lady Bruins soccer sweeps at Hendersonville Classic | Brentwood High School, Lady Bruins soccer, BHS Soccer, BHS girls soccer, Karli Crosby, Carly Overmyer, Audrey Howard, Meg Howard, Cammy Gilfillan, Kelsay Neely, Kori Bates, Erica Ward, Catherine Hissom, Emily THornton, Lucy Pater

BHS junior defender Emily Thornton shields the ball from the Collierville midfielder.
Lady Bruins soccer sweeps at Hendersonville Classic
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The Hendersonville Labor Day Invitational Soccer tournament was the site of three contests for the Lady Bruins.  Starting on Saturday, the Lady Bruins played three games against competition from the Memphis area.  On Saturday, the Lady Bruins played the St. George Gryphon's the A/AA 2009 State Champions.  The game opened with each team trying to determine the strengths of the other and play was mostly between the 18's. Read More >>

BA Cross Country boys win at Mid-State Pre-Conference | Brentwood Academy, BA Cross Country, Mid-State Championship, Brentwood Academy Cross Country
BA Cross Country boys win at Mid-State Pre-Conference
The Brentwood Academy Men's Cross Country team won the Midstate Pre-Conference Meet in Smyrna on Thursday, September 2nd, upsetting Oakland by four points.  The BA girls team came in third, with freshman Allison Cheeseman taking first place. Read More >>

Two wins, one loss in third week of prep football | Sports, football, Brentwood, Ravenwood, Brentwood Academy, brentwood tn news

Ravenwood's QB Keegan Leyrer and Ryan Butler on an offensive play in the second half of the Raptors' game against Hillsboro. Dale Cash Photo.
Two wins, one loss in third week of prep football

BA remains unbeaten; BHS to host rare Thursday night game
Brentwood Home Page staff reports
Though it's only Labor Day, the city's high school football teams are preparing for their fourth week under the Friday Night Lights, or, in the case of the Brentwood Bruins, the Thursday Night ones.
Last Friday, Brentwood Academy got back bragging rights over Father Ryan; the Bruins came home with a victory over Independence, while Ravenwood struggled against District 11-3A foe Hillsboro (2-1). Click the links for details:

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Bruins take down Indy 27-14 | Brentwood High School Bruins football, Bruins football, Brentwood High School, BHS Football, BHS BRuins football, Bruins vs Eagles, Brentwood vs Independence

Quarterback Clay Webber led the Bruins to a win over Indy.
Bruins take down Indy 27-14

By KELLY GILFILLAN
Brentwood Home Page
Brentwood’s Bruin football team traveled south to take on Independence High School Friday night.  Despite being up 27-0 in the third quarter, the Bruins still had some work to do with a late Indy attempt at a comeback.
"No matter who is out there," said Crawford to his team.  "We have got to finish.  We had it going and we didn't finish."

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BA avenges past two losses, beats Father Ryan 45-7 | Brentwood Academy football, sports, Father Ryan, brentwood tn news

Quarterback Matthew Hamby steps back in the pocket.
BA avenges past two losses, beats Father Ryan 45-7

By CARSON FANT
For Brentwood Home Page
The Brentwood Academy Eagles’ offense racked up 429 yards of offense and 17 first downs on their way to an easy 45-7 victory over regional foe Father Ryan.
The Eagles, 3-0 and ranked No. 1 in Division II Class AA, put up more than 40 points for the third time this season. The Eagles’ defense was strong as well, only allowing the Fighting Irish only 99 offensive yards and forcing two turnovers that led to 10 points.

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Raptors fall to 1-2 in loss to Hillsboro | Ravenwood football, sports, Hillsboro burros, Tom Shuman, brentwood tn news

Ravenwood makes a late drive but comes up short against Hillsboro, losing 15-0.
Raptors fall to 1-2 in loss to Hillsboro

Shuman: 'This isn't Ravenwood football'
By SUSAN LEATHERS
Brentwood Home Page
Head Coach Tom Shuman summed it up in four words after his Ravenwood Raptors lost to District 11-AAA rival Hillsboro 15-0 Friday night.
“This isn’t Ravenwood football,” he said before dejectedly walking the length of the Burros’ field alone.

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Lady Bruins soccer soundly defeats Hendersonville 5 -1 | Brentwood High School, Brentwood High School Lady Bruins soccer, Lady Bruins Soccer, Hendersonville soccer, Brentwood soccer club, Kelsay Neely, Audrey Howard, Lucy Pater, Karli Crosby

The Brentwood Soccer Club U11 girls team accompanies the Lady Bruins starting lineup during the pre-game introductions.
Lady Bruins soccer soundly defeats Hendersonville 5 -1
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High School’s Lady Bruins soccer team had their first regular season game at home Tuesday night against rival Hendersonville High School’s Lady Commandos.  It didn’t take long for BHS to take the lead when senior Carly Overmyer put it in the net off a cross from sophomore Cammy Gilfillan only 55 seconds in to the game.
In the eighth minute, senior Audrey Howard drilled it to the middle from the right and Marie Alford finished the ball.  The Lady Bruins defense led by senior Kelsay Neely maintained control of their backfield and held HHS off from any scoring attempts for 35 minutes. Read More >>

FALL SPORTS OUTLOOK:  Cross Country | Ravenwood High School, Brentwood High School, Brentwood Academy, BHS Cross Country, RHS Cross Country, BA Cross Country

RHS junior Erika Peoples
FALL SPORTS OUTLOOK: Cross Country

By CAROL STUART
For Brentwood Home Page
This could be the year the Brentwood High boys hoist the boys cross country championship trophy, while the Ravenwood girls are among contenders to bring home their first girls' title.
RHS junior Conley Chitwood will be among the top competitors individually, along with the core of the BHS team -- Ryan Gadsey, Nathan Thomas and Paul Stuart. Junior Erika Peoples heads up the Lady Raptors team, and the junior class is also strong for the Lady Bruins team.  

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RHS baseball coach will move to Summitt in '11 | Chad Kirby, Ravenwood High School, Brentwood TN news, athletic director, baseball, Summit High School, Williamson County

Chad Kirby
RHS baseball coach will move to Summitt in '11
Kirby will also be AD at new high school
Brentwood Home Page news reports
Ravenwood head baseball coach Chad Kirby will be moving to Summit High next year to serve as athletic director and baseball coach, Williamson County Schools announced. Williamson County’s newest high will open in the Spring Hill-Thompson's Station area in August 2011, and Kirby will join the faculty during the summer.

 

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FALL SPORTS OUTLOOK: Golf  | Golf preview, Brentwood High School, Ravenwood High School, Brentwood Academy, Bruin Golf, Raptor Golf, Eagles golf
FALL SPORTS OUTLOOK: Golf

BA, RHS, BHS golfers on top of game
By CAROL STUART

For Brentwood Home Page
Don't be surprised if some of the state high school championships in golf go through Brentwood this year.

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Volleyball
Girls Soccer
Coming next: Cross Country

Brentwood Academy is the defending Division II-AA boys state champ and returns both the individual winner and co-runner-up.
Ravenwood has the defending Division I-AAA girls champion back for a team that barely missed a state team title. And the Raptors boys team is going for a three-peat as district and region champs.

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FALL SPORTS 2010:  City's a volleyball powerhouse | Brentwood volleyball, Brentwood High School volleyball, Brentwood Academy volleyball, Ravenwood High School volleyball, RHS volleyball, RHS Lady Raptors, BHS Lady Bruins, Brentwood Academy Lady Eagles, BA Lady Eagles.

The 2009 RHS volleyball team went to the state finals.
FALL SPORTS 2010: City's a volleyball powerhouse

RHS returns from state finals; BHS back in the hunt
By CAROL STUARTFor Brentwood Home Page
In girls volleyball, it's not just getting out of District 11-AAA or Williamson County that's tough for Ravenwood and Brentwood high schools. It's also a challenge just to get past their city rival. 
Ravenwood, state Class AAA runner-up last season, and Brentwood, a perennial contender, both boast a slew of powerful players returning to their lineups this season.

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FALL SPORTS 2010: Girls soccer | Girls soccer, Brentwood tn news, sports, athletics, Williamson County schools, BHS Girls Soccer, Lady Bruins girls soccer, RHS soccer, Raptors soccer, Ravenwood soccer, Brentwood Academy soccer, BA soccer

Senior BHS midfielder, Lucy Pater, looks to advance the ball up the field against LaVergne.
FALL SPORTS 2010: Girls soccer

New coach for Lady Bruins; RHS, BA ready to play
By CAROL STUART
For Brentwood Home Page
The Brentwood High girls soccer team returns the nucleus from last year's undefeated regular season, but the Lady Bruins have a new coach for 2010. Division II team Brentwood Academy went undefeated in Middle Tennessee last year and returns some key players, but will start six underclassmen. And Ravenwood plays its first seven games on the road -- including the Baylor tournament in Chattanooga Aug. 27-28.

COMING WEDNESDAY: Volleyball

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Natchez Trace tourney registration open
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Registration has begun for the annual Natchez Trace Hard Court Championship tennis tournament.  USTA sanctioned and non-sanctioned events will be offered for men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Entry fee is $32 per singles event and $40 per doubles team.
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BHS voted among top contenders in 6A football | Murphy Fair, Brentwood High School, Ravenwood High School, Brentwood Academy, Tennessee high school football, Brentwood TN news, Brentwood Home Page, magazine
BHS voted among top contenders in 6A football
Coaches rank BA second in state in II-AA
Brentwood Home Page news reports
Brentwood High, one play away from the state football Class 6A finals last season, is picked to win its district and is ranked fifth statewide in coaches' polls by Murphy Fair's 2010 Tennessee High School Football magazine, available now at Borders. Ravenwood is expected to finish third in the district. Brentwood Academy is predicted to finish atop its region and was voted second statewide in Division II-AA.
Watch for Brentwood Home Page's upcoming special preview of BHS, RHS and BA football coming in early August.
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