By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City’s two tennis entries recorded their first victories of the season in weekend matches.
The Lady Tornadoes actually won twice, blanking Brighton 7-0, and South Gibson County 6-1. The Twister boys edged Brighton 4-3 before falling to SGC 6-1.
UC’s girls (2-2) were dominant in both their singles and doubles matches.
The doubles teams of Shelby Bondurant and Molly Kizer, as well as twins Dani and Davey Frankum, surrendered just one game each, rolling to a pair of victories.
Union City’s boys (1-3) got singles wins from Grant Sinclair, Kobe Kirk, and Foster Rodgers, then a 7-6 doubles triumph from the team of Sinclair and Kirk to beat Brighton.
Bryce White’s 8-5 singles win against Kannon Brown represented the lone victory against SGC.
UC will play at Huntingdon on Monday, with the Lady Tornadoes facing Greenfield at home on Tuesday.
Girls
UC 7, Brighton 0
Singles
Shelby Bondurant vs. Katie Peters 8-5
Dani Frankum vs. Elizabeth Collins 8-6
Davey Frankum vs. Hana McBride 8-1
Molly Kizer vs. Olivia Balycot 6-0 (Balycot retired due to medical issue)
Emma Mobbs vs. Brianna Spray 8-0
Bertie Jenkins vs. Clementine Holmes 6-1
Josie Ross vs. Ashley Farrie 6-0
Lexi Petty vs. Robin Edwards 6-0
Doubles
Bondurant/Kizer vs. Peters/Collins 6-0
Frankum/Frankum vs. McBride/Balycot 6-0
Mobbs/Jenkins vs. Holmes/Farrie 6-2
Allie Vincent/Briley McKinney vs. Edwards/Spray 6-2
Boys
UC 4, Brighton 3
Singles
Bryce White vs. Landon Marrs 3-8
Lyndon Brown vs. Houston Stuart 0-2 (Brown retired due to injury)
Grant Sinclair vs Brady Ross 8-2
Kobe Kirk vs. Keayan Jarmon 8-2
Foster Rogers vs. Brade Temple 8-2
Paul Martin Thone vs. Peyton Lovitt 6-5
Jeremy Rice vs. Josh South 6-2
Carter Pruitt vs. Brenton Edwards 6-1
Doubles
White/Brown vs. Marrs/Stuart 4-6
Sinclar/Kirk vs. Ross/Jarmon 7-6
Rogers/Pruitt vs. Lovitt/South 6-4
Girls
UC 6, South Gibson Co. 1
Singles
Shelby Bondurant vs. Chloe Carpenter 8-0
Dani Frankum vs. Reagan Frase 8-3
Davey Frankum vs. McKenzie Scherer 8-6
Molly Kizer vs. Farran Nelson 8-3
Emma Mobbs vs. Natalie Lewis 5-8
Bertie Jenkins vs. Adeline Carter 6-0
Doubles
Bondurant/Kizer vs. Carpenter/Lewis 6-1
Frankum/Frankum vs. Scherer/Nelson 6-1
Josie Ross/Lexi Petty vs. Frase/Kate Miller 2-6
Jenkins/Mobbs vs. Carter/Josie Allen 6-2
Allie Vincent/Briley McKinney vs. Lydia Mahalati/Kinsey Britt 1-6
Boys
South Gibson Co. 6, UC 1
Singles
Bryce White vs. Kannon Brown 8-5
Lyndon Brown vs. Deaton Wilkes 8-9
Grant Sinclair vs. Aaron Hartig 2-8
Kobe Kirk vs. Andrew McLemore 6-8
Foster Rogers vs. Bryce Morris 5-7
Paul Martin Tohn vs. Cayson England 3-6
Carter Pruitt vs. Aiden Cox 2-6
Doubles
White/Brown vs. Wilkes/Hartig 5-6
Sinclair/Kirk vs. Brown/McLemore 1-6
Rogers/Pruitt vs. Morris/England 2-6
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
Union City’s girls’ track team ran away from a large field to win the first of five home track meets this season Thursday.
Nineteen teams were entered in the event, and the Lady Tornadoes easily outdistanced them all with 115.5 total points. Crockett County was second with 60 points.
The UC boys were runners-up, narrowly edged by Covington 62.5-59.
The Lady Twisters’ 4X100 relay team set a school record with a mark of 51.73 to place second in a talented competition. Nakyah Yarbrough, Indeya Hogsett, Aujani Moss, and Katana Bonds made up the Union City unit.
Bonds claimed first-place honors in the long jump and triple jump, while Ca’Lae Ervin was second in the high jump. Debrionna Jones finished No. 2 in the discus, and Bailey Wagoner was second in the two-mile run.
Another UCHS program mark fell in the high jump, as Adrian Crawford cleared 6’4” to win first place. Crawford had just returned to town with the Tornado basketball team from the state tournament and set the record with little preparation.
Kameron Shade won the 100 meters for the other Union City boys’ highlight.
“It was a good meet for us,” UC head coach Wade Maddox said. “Our girls’ sprinters gave a really good effort, and our quality depth was obvious.”
Union City will compete at Huntingdon on Thursday.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Westview 6, UC 3
Union City outhit Martin 9-2 but gave up nine walks and committed two errors that led to its first loss of the 2024 season Friday.
UC stranded 10 baserunners in the contest.
Barrett Cox tripled, singled, scored a run, and drove in another for the Tornadoes. Tucker Davis went 2-for-3 with a run, Will Ragsdale tripled and had an RBI, and Copeland Chism singled and scored.
Kyler Southerland came on in relief of starter Logan Dawkins and tossed five steady innings while permitting one earned run. Southerland struck out four. Dawkins allowed one hit and three earned runs and was charged with the pitching loss.
Graves Co. 8, UC 1
The Tornadoes were limited to three hits in a Saturday morning loss to GC in Mayfield.
Cox singled home Davis in the third for UC’s lone run. Copeland Chism had the Twisters’ only other safety.
Freshman Ben Howell allowed five runs in four innings in his first high school start. He fanned three and did not walk a batter.
Sam Jones gave up three runs in three innings of relief.
Union City (2-2) has postponed its Monday game against Gleason due to cold temperatures and will play a doubleheader against the Bulldogs at Elam Stadium on Tuesday, with Game 1 beginning at 4:30 p.m.