Former Hixson resident Josh Nelms of Spring Hill, Tenn., lost his semifinal match to Hunter Kraus of Germantown in the Tennessee Match Play Championship on Sunday at the Nashville Golf & Athletic Club at Brentwood. He was the 2006 champion. Kraus advanced to the final but lost the title match 4 and 3 to incoming Oklahoma State golfer Zachary Ollsen of Cordova. In the Senior Match Play final, Buzz Fly of Memphis beat Chuckey's Mike Freels 2 and 1 for the championship
Auto Racing
• Jason Hiett of Oxford, Ala., won the Firecracker 50 Super Late Model race Saturday night at Fort Payne Motor Speedway and got $3,000. Aaron Ridley of Chatsworth, Ga., was second with Brandon Kinzer of Allen, Ky., third. Jake Knowles of Tyrone, Ga.; Chris Wilson of Crossville, Tenn., and Robert Gant of Pisgah, Ala., completed the top six.