Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now.
The Kirkwood Cobras hosted the Kenwood Knights at “The Pit” on Friday night for the final night of the regular season. An absolute classic of a game saw both teams trade the lead down the stretch before they headed to overtime, where the Cobras got just enough shots to fall and earned a 51-47 win to close their season with 21 wins, the most in their program’s history.
The Kirkwood Lady Cobras hosted the Kenwood Knights at Kirkwood High School for the final night of the regular season on Friday. The two teams were battling early, but a 15-1 run in the third quarter for the Cobras allowed them to pull away, and Kirkwood earned a 46-25 win.
The Clarksville-Montgomery County area is currently under a Flash Flood Warning until Saturday, at 12:15 p.m., while also having a Flood Watch remain in effect until noon tomorrow.
The Richview Middle School Cowboys traveled to Stewarts Creek High School for the TMSAA final four, and a matchup with the Bearden Bulldogs. Bearden led for two and a half quarters, but a late 13-0 run powered the Cowboys to a 46-38 win and the right to play for a state championship tomorrow at 1:30 at Rockvale High School.
The final tally is in, and for this year’s annual Beaver 100.3 Camp Rainbow Radiothon, over $91,000 was raised to send kids from across the area to Camp Rainbow. With this year’s contributions, the $1 million fundraising milestone has been met.
The upcoming events for Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for the month of March have been announced.
Austin Peay men’s basketball has compiled a 2-1 record over their last three games played with a test against Stetson University set for Saturday, Feb. 15. The Governors contest against the Hatters will conclude the team’s four-game home stand, so look for Clarksville’s hometown team to finish the week out strong.