CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville High Wildcats and Rossview High Hawks each traveled to Dickson County High School for the region 7-4A tournament on Friday and Saturday.

CHS earned the region runner-up title after falling in the championship game, then bounced back with a win over Henry County, while Rossview was walked off by Henry County to end its season.

Tournament weekend recap

In the first game of the day on Saturday, Clarksville High and Dickson County went head-to-head with a region title on the line. A back-and-forth battle between the two squads saw Dickson pull away late for an 11-7 win, despite being outhit by the Wildcats 15 to 12.

The win gave Dickson County head coach Rodney Parker his first region title, and now the Cougars will host a sectional series to try to earn a trip to state for the first time in program history.

Baseball player in pinstripes sliding into a base as dust flies, crowd watching from the stands.
Baseball team in dugout cheering and leaning over the railing, wearing matching gray pinstriped uniforms and purple caps with a C logo.
Baseball batter in a purple helmet swings at a pitch as the ball nears the plate; catcher crouches ready behind him and umpire behind left.
Baseball scene: player slides into a base while another fielder reaches for the ball with a glove, dirt flying on the infield.
Baseball pitcher in a pinstriped uniform mid-throw on the mound, crowd watching in the background.
Baseball team in a dugout cheering, many raising fists and clapping in white striped uniforms with purple caps.
Baseball action: a fielder in an orange 'Cougars' uniform reaches with his glove as a baserunner in gray slides into a base on a dirt infield in sunny weather.
Sliding baserunner dives headfirst into a base as dust rises, with an umpire and nearby players reacting and spectators in the stands behind a fence.
Baseball scene: runner in orange and blue slides into a base while the fielder in pinstripe attempts a tag; ball is bouncing nearby on the dirt.
Baseball fielder leaping to catch a ball with his glove, wearing a striped uniform and purple cap, on a green field with a blue outfield wall behind.
Baseball pitcher in pinstriped Wildcats uniform mid-pitch on the mound during a sunny game, spectators behind a chain-link fence.
Baseball team in orange jerseys celebrates a win, posing on the field with a trophy held aloft in the center.

In game two, the Hawks and Patriots entered the seventh inning tied at 7-7. However, a walk-off from Henry County ended the Hawks’ season in dramatic fashion. The Patriots then had to bounce back quickly from the photo finish victory to face Clarksville High and fell 11-6 to the Wildcats, extending the Wildcats season by earning the region runner-up title. 

Clarksville High will now travel to Houston High School for a three-game series with the Mustangs, with the right to go to the state tournament on the line this week.

The last time CHS traveled for a sectional series was in 2023, when they defeated Arlington in three games to advance to Murfreesboro. The Wildcats have been to the last three state tournaments, and four out of the last five.

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