By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City’s Middle School tennis teams breezed past Dyersburg to a pair of victories Tuesday.
The Lady Tornadoes claimed a 6-1 triumph, while the UC boys won 5-1.
Allie Vincent’s 9-7 victory came after she fought back from a deficit and pulled away for one of four singles wins. Emma Jane Rice, Blythe Ogden, and Phoebe Coleman were also triumphant in individual competition for the Lady Tornadoes.
Kobe Kirk and Grant Sinclair posted shutout wins for the UC boys and then teamed for a doubles victory.
Union City will visit South Gibson Thursday.
Girls
Singles
Emma Jane Rice 7-6
Blythe Ogden 6-3
Allie Vincent 9-7
Maddie Bailey 6-8 (lost)
Phoebe Coleman 6-1
Marley Waddell 0-4 (lost)
Briley McKinney 4-0
Rylan Bondurant 1-4 (lost)
Stella Turner 4-0
Doubles
Rice/Ogden 6-1
Vincent/Bailey 4-2
McKinney/Bailey 4-0
Waddell/McKinney 4-6 (lost)
Bondurant/Turner 6-3
Taylor/McClanahan 6-4
Boys
Singles
Kobe Kirk 6-0
Grant Sinclair 6-0
Foster Rodgers 6-3
Camden Dawkins 6-3
Doubles
Kirk/Sinclair 6-1
Powers/Sims 3-6 (lost)
MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK
UC teams win again
Union City’s two squads continued to impress – each winning for the third time in as many outings this spring.
The Tornadoes had multiple first-place finishes in both individual and relay events.
UC will host its final meet of the season Thursday at 1 p.m. at Dave Shatz Track.
Team Results
Girls
1st Place: Union City 80 pts.
2nd Place: Dyersburg 61 pts.
3rd Place: Three Oaks 31 pts.
4th Place: Northview 21 pts.
Boys
1st Place: Union City 84 pts.
2nd Place: Dyersburg 64 pts.
3rd Place: Northview 28 pts.
4th Place: 3 Oaks 15 pts.
Individual Results
Girls
High Jump
Chloe Hubbard 2nd
Shot Put
Annie Beth Cruce 3rd
Keirston Treadwell 4th
Stevee Dugger 5th
Discus
Keirston Treadwell 1st
Annie Beth Cruce 4th
Stevee Dugger 5th
Hurdles
Kylie Mays 3rd
Carda Ellis 4th
100M
Chloe Hubbard 1st
4x200M Relay
UC 1st (Sh’Nyla Moss, Akeenah Hogsett, Morgan Speed, Uriah Davis)
1600M
Ainsley Beard 1st
Amberly Morgan 2nd
4x100M Relay
UC 2nd (Chloe Hubbard, Morgan Speed, Sh’Nyla Moss, Uriah Davis)
400M
Ainsley Beard 3rd
800M
Amberly Morgan 2nd
Maddie Steward 3rd
200M
Uriah Davis 1st
Sh’Nyla Moss 2nd
4x400M Relay
UC 1st (Brylee Robinson, Amberly Morgan, Jenna Kate Cross, Ainsley Beard)
Boys
High Jump
Logan Puckett 1st (Tie)
Long Jump
Logan Puckett 3rd
Marvon Burns 5th
Shot Put
Alijah Simpson 1st
Jaxson Jones 3rd
John Robinson 5th
Discus
Kyle Price 1st
Alijah Simpson 3rd
Layton Courtright 4th
Hurdles
Jayden Evans 1st
100M
Rodney Jenkins 4th
4x200M Relay
UC 1st (Zak Summers, Kyle Price, Jayden Evans, Rodney Jenkins)
1600M
Andrew Beard 1st
Paul Martin Tohn 5th
4x100M Relay
UC 2nd (Kobe Kirk, Zak Summers, Jayden Evans, Rodney Jenkins)
400M
Paul Martin Tohn 2nd
Malachi Richardson 3rd
800M
Logan Puckett 1st
Andrew Beard 2nd
200M
Rodney Jenkins 1st
Zak Summers 5th
4x100M Relay
UC 1st (Zak Summers, Paul Martin Tohn, Andrew Beard, Jayden Evans)
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Obion Central 6, UC 0
Union City gamely battled to a scoreless tie at the intermission before the Rebels scored early and often in the second half.
The Tornadoes were without arguably their best player, Miguel Sanchez, the program’s No. 2 all-time goal-scorer. Sanchez suffered a broken leg in a pick-up game last weekend and will be lost for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on Thursday.
Jayce Rogers had 14 saves in goal for UC. Marcos Landeros attempted the Twisters’ lone shot on goal.
“Offensively, I put us in some situations we weren’t used to,” Union City head coach Travis VanHooser said. “That being said, I thought the guys did an excellent job of executing our plan.
“We played some of our best soccer of the season in the first half. Defensively, all 11 guys were engaged and moving to the ball. Unfortunately, we couldn’t carry the momentum we built in the first half into the second half.”
Now 4-3, Union City will play at Ripley Thursday.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Milan 5, UC 4 (9)
After pushing across the go-ahead run via an error in the top of the second extra frame, Union City saw the host Lady Bulldogs score the game-winning tally in the bottom of the ninth on a misplay.
The Twister girls made five errors in all to fall to 3-10.
Emmaline Qualls went 2-for-4 and Marlee Theobald had a pair of hits with each scoring a run. Kennedi Robinson’s RBI double in the sixth capped a three-run rally and gave UC a brief 3-2 lead.
Mattie Smith was the tough luck losing pitcher, giving up just three earned runs in 8 1/3 innings.
Union City plays host to Crockett County Friday.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Huntingdon 9, UC 5
The Mustangs salvaged a split of the District 12-AA series after UC won 6-3 at home on Monday.
Tucker Davis went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and both Will Ragsdale and Landon Hauhe had a pair of hits for the Tornadoes. Barrett Cox crossed the plate twice.
Cox was the losing pitcher, touched for 11 hits and eight earned runs.
Union City saw its second three-game winning streak of the season snapped and is now 7-6 overall and 2-2 in league play.
The Twisters have a make-up game at home today against Lake County.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
Mayfield 6, UC 1 (G)
Mayfield 5, UC 1 (B)
Union City lost to Mayfield for the second time this season to fall to 4-5 and 3-5, respectively.
The Lady Tornadoes’ lone win came at the No. 2 doubles spot with Davy and Dani Frankum in a tie-breaker, while Gavin Pledge posted an 8-1 triumph in the No. 2 singles position.
UC continues a busy week Thursday with matches at Huntingdon before participating in the annual USJ Invitational in Jackson this weekend.
Girls
Singles
Shelby Bondurant vs. Molly Null 0-8
Molly Kizer vs. Joey Grace Sulta 6-8
Davy Frankum vs. Charli Stanley Forfeit
Dani Frankum vs. Josie Hale 7-9
Lexi Petty vs. Tyler Sloan 0-8
Bertie Jenkins vs. Sadie Sutla 3-8
Josie Ross vs. Sadie Robbins 8-1
Doubles
Kizer/Bondurant vs. Null/Joey Grace Sutla 4-8
Frankum/Frankum vs. Stanley/Hale 6-1, 6-6, (7-2 Tie Break)
Jenkins/Ross vs. Sloan/Sadie Sutla 3-8
Boys
Singles
Charleton Wisener vs. Michael East 2-8
Gavin Pledge vs. Karsen Neely 8-1
Bryce White vs. Will Schultz 4-8
Jack Tully vs. Anderson Smith 0-8
Doubles
Wisener/Pledge vs. East/Neely 5-8
White/Lyndon Brown vs. Schultz/Smith 2-8
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL
Northview 13, UC 6
The Tornadoes led 3-2 after two innings but surrendered eight runs in the third to fall to 3-9.
Braden Marshall and C.J. Ware had hits and drove in runs for Union City, while Jack Theobald scored two times.
Ben Howell, the first of three UC pitchers, was charged with the loss.
The Twisters have a rescheduled game against Dyersburg set for today at 5:30 p.m.