Nationally fifth-ranked Chattanooga State beat Roane State 11-2 and 10-2 in TCCAA softball Saturday, giving the Lady Tigers (43-5, 28-4) sole possession of first place. Hanna Manley and Shelby Willard (19-0) were the winning pitchers. Izzy McCurry was 2-for-2 in the first game and ended it in the sixth inning with a three-run home run, while Katy Richardson was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI, Emily Dagnan was 2-for-4 and scored twice and Lindsey Stickrod was 2-for-4 with an RBI. In game two, Elyse Ferguson was 2-for-2 with a double, two stolen bases and two RBIs and Khadija Neely was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs.
• Ida Watson pitched a two-hitter and Kelsey Haley followed with a five-hitter as the Cleveland State softball team extended its winning streak to 12 games with 6-0 and 3-2 TCCAA victories Friday at Dyersburg State. Perry Hindi and Sara O’Rear each doubled and singled and combined to drive in the first five runs of game one. Hindi singled and scored the tying second run in game two, and Leslie Nunnelly doubled and scored the winner on a fifth-inning wild pitch.
• Ana Coscorrosa hit a two-run homer, Dominique Hannah had two hits with the deciding RBI and Angie Hughes pitched a three-hitter as Lee University edged 20th-ranked North Alabama 3-2 in the first game of their Gulf South softball doubleheader Saturday, but the visiting Lions (33-11, 18-8) rebounded with an eight-inning 8-5 win. Lexie Dean had three hits and Hannah had a two-run double in the loss for Lee (19-22, 9-14).
Basketball
• Former Riverside High School and Oral Roberts University basketball standout Eddie Woods from Chattanooga died Wednesday and will be honored in a funeral service in Ghent, Belgium. The 1970 Riverside graduate was drafted by the Indiana Pacers of the NBA and went on to a pro basketball career in Europe.