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Having won seven-straight matches, Austin Peay State University women’s tennis will put their winning streak to the test with a 4 p.m., Friday match against Louisville at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. After taking on the Cardinals on the road, the Governors will return home for an 11 a.m., Saturday match against North Alabama and a 12 p.m., Sunday match against Middle Tennessee.
For the second time this season, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball led wire-to-wire in an Education Day game; with six players scoring in double-figures, the Governors rolled to a 79-62 win over SIU Edwardsville, Thursday at the Vadalabene Center, as the Govs posted their third-straight win in Ohio Valley Conference play.
11-year-old Olivia Reeves won the Batamweight title in her age group during the 2nd Annual Atlanta Classic All Female Boxing Tournament held February 14-16 in Georgia.
Clarksville girls basketball moved into the semifinals of the District 10-AAA tournament with win at home over Northeast on Thursday. The Lady Wildcats will take on Rossview at 2 p.m. Saturday at Springfield High.
With just four games left in the regular season, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball will be on the road for three of them, starting with a matinee 11 a.m., Thursday, contest against SIU Edwardsville at the Vadalabene Center.
After opening the season with a series victory, Austin Peay State University’s baseball team turns its attention to the 2020 SAF Dirt Classic, which it will co-host with three other Middle Tennessee teams, Thursday-Sunday, on Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park.
JJ Wheat, Clarksville High School sophomore, is the ESPN Clarksville Athlete of the Month.
Kayla Gilmore, Rossview High Senior and ESPN Clarksville’s Athlete of the Month.
After a slow start to the spring season, Austin Peay State University men’s tennis has posted back-to-back wins, after sweeping Cumberland, 7-0, Tuesday at the Governors Tennis Center.
Austin Peay State University and the University of Cincinnati have mutually agreed to move the date of their Week 1 contest.