This Week in Sports: June 8-14
Championship races, postseason play and the season debut of Church League Volleyball headline another packed week of local sports action in McMinnville.
While several McMinnville Youth Baseball and Softball League divisions continue to sort out regular season standings, the Boys 9-10 championship and Girls 10-14 semifinals will begin determining who takes home hardware this week.
In the meantime, Church League Volleyball officially opens its season and both the Church Softball League and McMinnville Adult Baseball League continue their summer schedules.
Youth League postseason takes center stage
The biggest games of the week come in the McMinnville Youth Baseball and Softball League, where championship and semifinal contests begin to take shape.
Tuesday night features the Boys 9-10 championship game at Sam Martin Field. The finalists were still not known at press time, but Tuesday’s championship will feature either No. 1 seed 3R Earthworx or No. 4 seed 3 Rusty Nails against either No. 2 Blessed by Grace Body Shop or No. 3 Smile Doctors.
The spotlight then shifts to Pete Holt Field on Thursday when the Girls 10-14 Division semifinals are held. Regular season champions Moose Lodge 1725 will face First National Bank, while No. 2 seed Fog House Firearms takes on Security Federal in the other semifinal. The winners will advance to the championship game on Monday, June 15.
Several regular-season races also remain worth watching. Ben Lomand Connect continues to lead the Boys 7-8 Division and will have a chance to strengthen its position Tuesday night against TEH Construction. The Boys 5-6 Division remains crowded behind leader Ben Lomand Connect, as Turner & Sons Nursery, Rains Rapidspray and Southern Blue remain within striking distance heading into another busy week of games.
On the girls' side, Pioneer Building Supply and Champion Chevy.com will meet Thursday in a matchup that could have major implications atop the Girls 7-9 standings.
Church League Volleyball returns
Warren County Church League Volleyball officially opens play at McMinnville Church of God on Tuesday night.
Ten teams will compete in the league, including McMinnville Church of God, Rock Island Church of Christ, OLD Testament Athletes, Called to Serve, Cross Denominators, Westwood Church of Christ, Safe Harbor Church of God, First Baptist Church, Covenant Fellowship Church and Rolling Acres BIC.
Opening night will feature four matches, highlighted by the league's first contest between OLD Testament Athletes and Called to Serve at 5:30 p.m. The schedule continues Thursday with three more matches, including OLD Testament Athletes facing Rolling Acres BIC and First Baptist Church making its season debut against Rock Island Church of Christ.
With every team beginning at 0-0, the opening week will provide the first glimpse at how the new league's pecking order may develop over the summer.
Church League Softball, Adult Baseball races continue
The Warren County Church League softball season enters another important week with both the men's and women's divisions beginning to separate.
In the women's division, Centertown United Methodist has emerged as the early favorite while Rock Island Church of Christ and Bibles on Base are both searching for momentum. The latter two teams will square off Thursday after Rock Island first faces league-leading Centertown on Tuesday.
The men's division has been far more competitive. Living Word Fellowship and New Union share first place at the moment, while Holy Sticks and Rock Island Church of Christ are close behind. New Union has an opportunity to strengthen its record with games against Rock Island Church of Christ on Tuesday and Freedom Life Church on Thursday.
The McMinnville Adult Baseball League concludes the busy week with three games Sunday at Edley Newman Field.
Action begins at 2 p.m. when the Padres meet the Cubs, followed by the Pirates taking on the Leviathans at 4 p.m. The evening concludes with the Pirates returning to the field for a matchup against the Mets at 6 p.m.
Full Schedule
(Subject to change)
Monday, June 8
McMinnville Youth Baseball & Softball
5:30 p.m. - (Girls 10-14) Security Federal vs Moose Lodge 1725 @ Pete Holt
5:30 p.m. - (Boys 13-18) Main Street Journal vs Copper Top @ Edley Newman
5:30 p.m. - (T-Ball) Coffee Bank & Trust vs Homeland Community Bank @ Cat Walker
5:30 p.m. - (Girls 5-6) Skyview Farm & Nursery vs American Legion Post 173 @ Jim Mansfield
5:30 p.m. - (Girls 7-9) Champion Chevy.com vs Leann Cordell/Edward Jones @ Hoover/Millraney
5:31 p.m. - (Boys 13-18) White County Babe Ruth vs Citizens Tri-County Bank @ Sparta
6:15 p.m. - (T-Ball) Tree City Realty vs Kirby Real Estate Co. @ Cat Walker
6:30 p.m. - (Girls 7-9) Pioneer Building Supply vs Brent's Computer Center @ Hoover/Millraney
7 p.m. - (T-Ball) All-O-K'sions Flowers vs O'Neal Custom Tile @ Cat Walker
Tuesday, June 9
McMinnville Youth Baseball & Softball
5:30 p.m. - Boys 9-10 Championship (Teams TBA) @ Sam Martin Field
5:30 p.m. - (Boys 11-12) Warren First 931 vs Smartt Assembly of God @ Dottie West
5:30 p.m. - (Boys 5-6) Rains Rapidspray vs BLC @ Jim Mansfield
5:30 p.m. - (Boys 7-8) T&M Metal Works LLC vs TEH Construction @ Hoover/Millraney
6:30 p.m. - (Boys 5-6) Scooters Coffee vs 3 Rusty Nails @ Jim Mansfield
6:30 p.m. - (Boys 7-8) Clark Brothers Construction vs MTR Equipment Rental @ Hoover/Millraney
7:30 p.m. - (Boys 5-6) American Legion Post 173 vs Southern Blue @ Jim Mansfield
7:30 p.m. - (Boys 7-8) TEH Construction vs Ben Lomand Connect @ Hoover/Millraney
Warren County Church League Softball
(All games played at Edley Newman)
5:30 p.m. - (Men) Martin Chapel Fellowship vs Holy Sticks
6:30 p.m. - (Women) Rock Island Church of Christ vs Centertown United Methodist
7:30 p.m. - (Men) Martin Chapel Fellowship vs Freedom Life Church
8:30 p.m. - (Men) Rock Island Church of Christ vs New Union
Church League Volleyball
(All games played at McMinnville Church of God)
5:30 p.m. - OLD Testament Athletes vs Called to Serve
6:30 p.m. - Cross Denominators vs McMinnville Church of God
7:30 p.m. - McMinnville Church of God vs Covenant Fellowship Church
8:30 p.m. - Westwood Church of Christ vs Safe Harbor Church of God
Thursday, June 11
McMinnville Youth Baseball & Softball
5:30 p.m. - (Girls 10-14 Semifinals) Fog House vs Security Federal @ Pete Holt
5:30 p.m. - (T-Ball) Tree City Realty vs Begonias @ Cat Walker
5:30 p.m. - (Girls 5-6) American Legion Post 173 B vs Skyview Farm & Nursery @ Jim Mansfield
5:30 p.m. - (Girls 7-9) Leann Cordell/Edward Jones vs McMinnville Pallet @ Hoover/Millraney
6:15 p.m. - (T-Ball) Homeland Community Bank vs A-Plus Fasteners @ Cat Walker
6:30 p.m. - (Girls 7-9) Champion Chevy.com vs Pioneer Building Supply @ Hoover/Millraney
7 p.m. - (Girls 10-14 Semifinals) Moose Ledge vs First National Bank @ Pete Holt
7 p.m. - (T-Ball) Kirby Real Estate Co. vs All-O-K'sions Flowers @ Cat Walker
Warren County Church League Softball
(All games played at Edley Newman)
5:30 p.m. - (Men) Rock Island Church of Christ vs Hebron C.O.C.
6:30 p.m. - (Women) Bibles on Base vs Rock Island Church of Christ
7:30 p.m. - (Men) Hebron C.O.C. vs Martin Chapel Fellowship
8:30 p.m. - (Men) Freedom Life Church vs New Union
Church League Volleyball
(All games played at McMinnville Church of God)
6:30 p.m. - Covenant Fellowship Church vs Safe Harbor Church of God
7:30 p.m. - OLD Testament Athletes vs Rolling Acres BIC
8:30 p.m. - First Baptist Church vs Rock Island Church of Christ
Friday, June 12
McMinnville Youth Baseball & Softball
5:30 p.m. - (Boys 11-12) Roscoe Brown vs Smartt Assembly of God @ Dottie West
5:30 p.m. - (Boys 13-18) Copper Top vs White County Babe Ruth @ Edley Newman
5:30 p.m. - (Boys 5-6) Scooters Coffee vs American Legion Post 173 @ Jim Mansfield
6:30 p.m. - (Boys 5-6) Southern Blue vs 3 Rusty Nails @ Jim Mansfield
7 p.m. - (Boys 13-18) Citizens Tri-County Bank vs Main Street Journal @ Edley Newman
7:30 p.m. - (Boys 5-6) Turner & Sons Nursery vs Rains Rapidspray @ Jim Mansfield
Sunday, June 14
McMinnville Adult Baseball League
(All games played at Edley Newman)
2 p.m. - Padres vs Cubs
4 p.m. - Pirates vs Leviathans
6 p.m. - Pirates vs Mets
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