One week from today, Cleveland State Community College will hold its annual Athletics Hall of Fame induction brunch and honor the inductees between the afternoon women's and men's basketball games. The honorees will be Greg Bowles (1987-89) and Bubba Trammell (1992-93) for baseball, Melinda Godfrey-Dalton (1993-96), Brian Hartsell (1987-89) and coach Roby Phillips (1986-90) for basketball, Ron Waters (1974-76) for golf, Michelle Lowery Sorrell (1993-95) for softball and Hobert Brabson (1989-91) for tennis. There will be a reception at 10 a.m. and the brunch is set for 10:45, both at Cleveland Country Club. Tickets cost $25 and can be obtained at https://blogs.clevelandstatecc.edu/cougarhalloffame/ or by calling 423-473-2271 Monday or Tuesday and reserving them for payment Saturday.
Rugby
- High-school-aged rugby players from throughout the South are expected today at Montague Park for all-star tryouts and a South Region player camp. Those taking part may have the opportunity to play with the USA Rugby South Panthers and the Tennessee Tri-Stars in the Las Vegas 7's this March. The camp is set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the former softball park on 23rd Street, now the home of Chattanooga Rugby. Anyone wishing to participate must send an email to pantheru19men@usarugbysouth.com and sign up for the all-star program and pay a one-time fee (per rugby year) of $25 via https://form.jotform.com/theresa812/2016-2017-usa-rugby-south-reg. Each participant needs to wear a numbered jersey and rugby shorts and bring cleats and a mouthpiece.
Basketball
- The Covenant College women's basketball team ended a four-game losing streak with a 78-62 USA South win Friday at Wesleyan (Ga.). Emma Grimes scored 15 points, Aleigha Williams 13 and Rachel Price and Joanna Smith 11 apiece for the Lady Scots, who shot 56.4 percent for the game. Smith added nine rebounds and four assists.
- The Sewanee men won 61-54 in a Southern Athletic Association doubleheader Friday night at Millsaps, but the Sewanee women fell 60-50 with only Bella Taylor scoring in double figures for the Tigers. She had 23 points. Jorden Williams scored 17 with four 3-pointers and Brody Stone contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Sewanee men. Leo Born added seven rebounds.
- With six free throws in the final minute, the Georgia Northwestern men's basketball team won its fourth straight game Thursday night, 82-77 on the road against the Covenant junior varsity. Trailing 77-76, the Bobcats (8-6) got free-throw pairs from Daniel Parrish, Darrius Fugh and Demonte Parker for the win. Fugh made 11 of 13 for the game and totaled 33 points with eight rebounds, while Parker had 18 points and three steals.
Academics
- Lee University had eight of its fall-sports athletes on the Gulf South Conference FireSeeds all-academic teams for the 2016 fall semester, including women's soccer All-American Kinsey Cinchowitz and first-team All-GSC and All-South cross country runners Amy Carpenter and Seth Eagleson for the second year in a row. The first requirement for selection is a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale; beyond that, GSC sports information directors and faculty athletic representatives vote on the candidates with team and leadership/service contributions considered. There were 74 all-academic selections for the league, including 28 in football, which Lee does not have. Cinchowitz is a senior with a 4.0 GPA, Carpenter a sophomore with a 3.90 and Eagleson a junior with a 3.61. Other Flames and Lady Flames chosen were soccer players McKenzie Bricker (3.85), Jake Brown (3.72) and Jose Orellana (3.71) and runners Brandon Raleigh (3.91) and Audrey Smith (3.68). Lee had 65 athletes on the fall GSC honor roll for 3.0 minimum GPAs, the most of any non-football league member.