District 9AAA
2012 All-District Team - Boys
MVP – Caleb Chowbay - Mt. Juliet
Dee Oldham – Wilson Central
Cameron High – Lebanon
Jeff Long – Hendersonville
Seth Brown – Beech
Ryne Chamberlain – Beech
Brandon Shephard – Mt. Juliet
Brad McClung – Station Camp
Conner Brandon – Wilson Central
C.J. McEwen – Mt. Juliet
Jacob Williams – Wilson Central
DaShawn McMurry – Mt. Juliet
Tyrone Harrison - Portland

District 9AAA
2012 All-District Team – Girls
MVP – Caya Williams – Mt. Juliet
Julia Fox – Lebanon
Kia Perry – Station Camp
Sydney Vanlandingham – Wilson Central
Helen Mitchner – Mt. Juliet
Sally McCabe – Mt. Juliet
Cheyenne North – Station Camp
Taylor Peterson – Wilson Central
Emily Hatfield – Hendersonville
Alex Banks – Beech
Jamasha Jackson – Mt. Juliet
Janasia Williams – Station Camp
Kayla White - Portland

While the SEC basketball tournament is just around the corner as of Monday, there were four games remaining in the regular season.

That is one-fourth of the 16-game SEC schedule, enough time for some fence-straddling teams to fatten their resumes.

With four teams in a knot for fourth place with 6-6 SEC records, there are plenty of candidates to join the Top Three – Kentucky, Florida and Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament field.

Kiwanis Little League will hold tryouts Saturday, February 25 at the Kiwanis baseball complex in Lebanon's Baird Park.

Little leaguers age 8-12 need to register either in person on Saturday or online prior to tryouts. The first session will begin at 10 a.m. for 11 and 12 year olds who did not play in the league last year with 9-10 year old tryouts following at 12 noon. 

All 9-10 year olds need to tryout including returning players from last year. No tryouts are required for 8 year olds. 

The 57 year old league has launched a new website for registration and to record stats, photos and even video highlights of the upcoming season.

The site, www.lebanonyouthlittleleague.com, is live and active for interested players and their parents to browse and to learn more about the Kiwanis Little League.

A new 9-10 year old division has been added this year for advanced players to compete in player-pitch Little League baseball games.

"The 9-10 year old league is new and will allow the kids that want a higher level of baseball in this age range to compete with kids with similar skill sets. We will still offer a minor league program for those who can compete in a machine-pitch setting," explained Sean Patrick Kiwanis Little League President.

The minor league division will field players in age ranges from 8 to 10 years old. Those 9 and 10 years old who do not make the major league division are automatically placed on a minor league team.

"We will have three divisions this year, a minor league for entry level players, and two major league divisions for more advanced players. We hope to have four or five teams in our 9-10 year old division and five or six teams in our 11-12 year old division," Patrick added.

A last chance registration and tryout for all ages will be held Tuesday, February 28 at the College Hills Church of Christ Witt Family Life Center located at 1401 Leeville Pike in Lebanon. Tryouts on Tuesday night will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8p.m.

For any questions concerning the Lebanon Kiwanis Little League program, call 615-878-0208.

DISTRICT 9AAA CONSOLATION --
LEBANON -- Down 46-44, Wilson Central outscored Mt. Juliet 21-9 over the final eight minutes and came away with a 65-55 victory over the top-seeded Bears in the District 9AAA consolation game Tuesday night at Wilson Central.

Senior Dee Oldham scored 20 points for the Wildcats, who improved to 23-5 heading into Saturday's region 5AAA opener at Dickson County. Conner Brandon chipped in with 14 and Jacob Williams added 12 for the winners.

Mt. Juliet was led by Caleb Chowbay with 20 points. The Belmont-bound senior ripped four 3-pointers. C.J. McEwen added 17, but no other MJHS player reached double figures.

The Bears, now 25-6, will be on the road at the District 10AAA champ for a first round regional game Saturday. First round winners will advance to Clarksville Northeast for the regional semifinals, consolation and finals.

LAFAYETTE -- Maceio Gaines cooly sank two free-throws with 10 seconds left in regulation to lift No. 2-seeded Watertown to a 49-47 victory over top-seed Friendship Christian in Tuesday's District 8A championship game at Macon County High.

Tournament MVP KenAndre Bates (3 pictured) and Ty Jobe led the Purple Tigers (24-5) with 13 points apiece while Jake Belcher added seven and Josiah Smith five.

Allen Heaston led FCS with 14 and Dalton Patterson had 10 as the Commanders fell to 21-3 on the season.

Both teams will host first round games in the Region 4A tournament Saturday, Feb. 25. WHS will host Pickett County; Friendship will entertain Clay County.

Saturday's winners will advance to the regional semifinals the following week in Livingston.

BOYS ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM -- MVP KeAnDre Bates, Maceio Gaines, Nick Sackman and Josiah Smith from Watertown; Mark Sandoval, Hunter Anderson, Dalton Patterson and Allen Heaston from FCS; Cody Sircy and Dylan Hurst from Trousdale County; and Tyler Bradford from Gordonsville.

photo by DEREK WHITED