Community Sports

The Carroll County Middle School boys basketball team headed off to Thanksgiving break on a high note, picking up a pair of wins over the visiting Trimble County Raiders Nov. 21. The seventh-graders got back on the right foot after losing their first game of the season three days before in the conference championship, winning in commanding fashion, 47-15. The CCMS eighth-graders trailed by five points at halftime, but chipped away at the deficit. They took the lead with less than a minute to go and held on to win, 28-25.

The second annual Halloween Tennis Tournament was held Nov. 4-5 at the county park. Juan and J.J. Fernandez won the men’s doubles tournament. Donna Burns and Jessica Page won the women’s doubles tournament. In singles, Juan Fernandez and Jessica Page were the winners, and Jessica and Jake Page won the mixed doubles tournament.