Sewanee without Character for football home opener
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The Sewanee football team (0-1) will host Hampden-Sydney (2-0) at 2:30 p.m. EDT today. Sewanee’s Tigers won the last meeting in 2006, evening the all-time series at 23-23, but went 2-8 while the Virginia-based Tigers were 8-2 in 2008. Sewanee must play without its all-conference defensive lineman, Jeremy Character, who injured a knee ligament in last week’s loss at Washington and Lee. Sewanee’s defensive line is an area of extensive experience and decent depth, at least, according to coach Robert Black. “It’s a nonsurgical deal and we think we’ll get him back this year, but it won’t be this weekend,” Black said Friday evening. “We can’t replace that big guy, but other guys will get more time and have more opportunities.” One W&L defensive end made two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, forced a fumble and sacked Sewanee’s starting quarterback in the first 17 minutes last week, putting the Tigers in an early hole, but Black feels his team can challenge Hampden-Sydney. “They’re a fine football team and we have great respect for them, but I expect us to be in a dogfight with them and have a chance to win in the fourth quarter. I believe we’re going to have a lot of close games this year, and I think this will be one of them. We’ll just get to the fourth quarter and see what happens.” The visitors have a fifth-year senior at quarterback and “throw the ball 70 percent of the time,” Black noted, so rain today could be a proverbial “equalizer” even though it would “create some challenges for both teams,” he said.
* The Chattanooga Steam will host the Georgia Xtreme at 7 tonight at the Washington Hills Recreation Center for the United South Football League North Conference championship. The winner will play next weekend in Atlanta for the overall USFL title. Admission costs $7; ages 12 and under get in free. The Steam are 10-1 in USFL play, 22-2 overall counting their run to the Deep South championship. They beat the Georgia Renegades 14-7 last Saturday. The Xtreme (11-1), who were ranked No. 1 by Minor League Football News earlier this year, still are 17th and beat the Georgia Bulldogs 35-15 last week. The Steam are ranked 27th.
SOCCER
* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 4-0 women’s soccer team will host Austin Peay at 2 p.m. Sunday at the North River Soccer Complex. There is no admission charge. UTC has yet to give up a goal, and only four other NCAA Division I women’s teams went into the weekend at least 4-0 with no scores allowed. Another win would equal the Lady Mocs’ total for the 2008 season, and the visiting Lady Govs are 1-6-1 after losing Friday night to Middle Tennessee. They have been shut out six times. Sophomore Sara Kluttz from Ooltewah has started every game for Austin Peay, and sophomore Lydia Gennett from Hixson plays regularly as a reserve. Freshman Becca Smith and sophomore Donna-Kay Henry have scored five and four goals for UTC. Sunday will be Fan Appreciation Day with festivities starting an hour before game time; the Lady Mocs will be available for autographs after the contest.
* The Bryan College soccer doubleheader scheduled for this evening in Dayton against AAC foe Milligan has been postponed for weather considerations to Monday. The women’s game still will start at 5 p.m., followed at about 7:30 by the men’s matchup.
BASEBALL
* The Chattanooga Lookouts were nominated by the Southern League for Minor League Baseball’s annual Larry MacPhail Award for most outstanding promotional work during a season.
CROSS COUNTRY
* TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Just before rain and lightning chased all the competitors from the Harry Pritchett Race Course, the UTC women’s cross country team finished sixth and the men’s team finished eighth out of 16 teams Friday evening in Alabama’s Crimson Classic. The Mocs’ Emmanuel Kirwa was eighth individually in 25:26.70 for the 8k, and freshman Kyle McLarty was 17th in 25.59.80. Anneli Uys led the Lady Mocs with an 11th-place 18:05.20 in the 5k, and Heather Stuive was 20th
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