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Oct 29, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

Oakland Middle tops La Vergne for county titleBy Monte Hale | on October 30, 2024 BY JEFF [email protected] Middle’s football program continued its Rutherford County dominance Tuesday night as Kevondre Bass rushed for 100-plus yards, intercepted a pass and ran in a short scoring touchdown to lead the Chargers to a 22-6 win over La Vergne for the Rutherford County title at Rockvale. Oakland was an old hat at this game as they have now won the […]
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Oct 21, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

Blackman volleyball sent to losers’ bracket by NolensvilleBy Monte Hale | on October 22, 2024 BY JEFF [email protected]’s volleyball team was sent to the losers bracket in the Class AAA state tournament after being swept by Nolensville (16-25, 8-25, 25-27) Tuesday morning at Rockvale High School. The opening set had points 1-6 deadlocked as a huge crowd representing both teams roared in approval. The Knights scored the next seven points, keyed by a pair of aces by […]
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Oct 10, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

Genova scores four goals, Creek wins district titleBy Monte Hale | on October 11, 2024 BY JEFF [email protected]– Stewarts Creek girls’ soccer sophomore Taylor Genova netted four goals, and with it, the Red Hawks’ girls soccer team won another District 7-AAA title with a 7-1 over Lebanon at home on Thursday, Oct. 10. Oakland (6-3-4) will travel to Stewarts Creek (18-1) Tuesday for a region 4-AAA semifinal. Lebanon (9-6-3) will come to Murfreesboro to face Siegel (12-2-1), […]
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Oct 8, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

Eagleville volleyball takes District 6 title in straight sets over FayettevilleBy Monte Hale | on October 09, 2024 BY JEFF [email protected] — The Eagleville Eagles’ (42-2) volleyball team won their fourth straight district tournament title, taking the District 6-A tournament by sweeping the Fayetteville Tigers (25-13, 25-5, 25-13) Tuesday, Oct. 8.
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Sep 30, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

Rockvale wins middle school soccer county titleBy Monte Hale | on October 01, 2024 BY JEFF [email protected]’s middle school girls’ soccer team (14-0-1) took the county title by defeating the Christiana Cougars (12-2-1) on penalty kicks after 70 minutes of play at the Siegel Soccer Complex Monday night, Sept. 30. For Rockvale, coach Jason Morrison earned his 100th win at the as his career record is 100-25-14 ending his 10th season. “My previous players and parents […]
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Sep 23, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

By Monte Hale | on September 24, 2024 BY JEFF [email protected] more things change, the more they stay the same – at least when it comes to Rutherford County district golf. The venue this was Cedar Crest Golf Club, but the same two teams prevailed as the Rockvale boys and the Central Magnet girls walked away as champions again on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Rockvale won it is four straight district […]
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Sep 3, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Kara Aguilar |Monte Hale |Ivan Aronin |Jeff Neal

Susan Steen: Don’t just break the rules; smash them to piecesBy Kara Aguilar | on September 04, 2024 SUSAN STEEN“The most damaging phrase in the language is ‘We’ve always done it this way!’ ” — Grace Murray Hopper (Rear Admiral, Computer Scientist) I never knew Grace Hopper, but in all her wisdom, she continues to teach an important lesson in death that she tried to teach in life.
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Aug 31, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

Tharp wins gold at World Athletics Championships in PeruBy Monte Hale | on September 01, 2024 BY JEFF [email protected] Tharp, a former Rockvale track and field star and current sophomore at Auburn University, took home the gold medal last weekend, in the 110-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru. Tharp leaped and ran the distance in 13.05 seconds. Fellow American Andre Korbmacher took the silver in 13.14 and Chen Yuanjing of China won the bronze […]
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Aug 20, 2024 | mainstreetmediatn.com | Monte Hale |Jeff Neal

Akers, King score a pair of goals in Siegel winBy Monte Hale | on August 21, 2024 BY JEFF NEALMain Street PrepsMakai King and Nori Akers scored a pair of goals as Siegel defeated Riverdale 6-1 on the road in their District 8-AAA opener Tuesday night. In doing so, Siegel improved to 4-0 while Riverdale dropped to 1-1 and 0-1 in district play.
Article: Can Russia save Ukraine from Russia?

Feb 26, 2024 | practicesource.com | Jeff Neal

As Ukraine’s efforts to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion become increasingly hobbled by a lack of money and material, and congressional debates about providing more aid fall prey to partisan bickering, support is growing in Washington, D.C. and European capitals for a new way to fund the war. And it is being led by two Harvard Law School alumni: Laurence Tribe ’66, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus, and Robert Zoellick ’81, the former head of the World Bank.