Sports

Billy David Shepard, 91, of Brownsboro, Alabama, died September 7,2022. An elder at Huntsville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Robert Donnell Presbytery), was born in Woodville, Alabama, in 1931, and grew up in Paint Rock. At Madison County High School, Billy lettered in football, basketball, and baseball every year from the eighth grade on. After graduation, […]

MCKENZIE, Tenn. –Fourteen home games highlight another loaded schedule for the Bethel University Lady Wildcats as the 2022-23 schedule was unveiled this week. Bethel is coming off a 21-14 season. The Lady Cats were 12-10 in the MSC. The Cats made their 14th national tournament appearance last year. They made their fourth Round of 16 […]

MCKENZIE, Tenn. –Fifteen home games highlight a tough schedule for the Bethel University Wildcats as the 2022-23 schedule was released this week. Bethel finished 12-18 overall and 4-17 in league action last year. Bethel was 5-10 at home on the season and is 114-44 all-time in Crisp Arena. Jeff Britt enters his 23rd year as the […]

Dale R. Kelley, 82, of Huntingdon, Tennessee, died August 20, 2022. Kelley recently stepped down as athletics director of Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, after serving in that capacity since July 2012. As a Bethel student, Kelley was an accomplished basketball and baseball player. Kelley was inducted into the Bethel Athletics Hall of Fame in […]

2022:08:10 MCKENZIE, Tenn. — Bethel University has announced a partnership with the National Football League Alumni Association starting in the fall 2022 semester. NFL Alumni members, along with their spouses and dependents, will receive a discounted tuition rate that is applicable to both the on-campus and online degree programs offered by the College of Arts […]

Bethel Men’s Soccer added an assistant coach, Thomas Chameraud, former head coach of the Yellowjackets at Montana State University in Billings. Prior to serving as Montana State head coach, Chameraud was associate head coach with Alex Balog. Chameraud, who is an MSUB graduate and men’s soccer alumnus, earned his master’s degree in public relations during […]

Bethel University Men’s Basketball veteran, Jamarius Mayberry, signed a professional contract to play in Galitos in Portugal’s Proliga, the university announced August 8, 2022. The 6’5 forward, a former Wildcat and Gibson County, Tennessee, High School standout, averaged 10.3 points, six rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as a Wildcat. Mayberry commented on the opportunity. […]

MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Athletic Department and the University take great pride in the Athletic Hall of Fame. Each October during Homecoming week, the University honors individuals who have excelled as athletes, team members, coaches and staff, or contributors. This year the Hall-of Fame Breakfast will be held October 22.  It will mark the […]

NASHVILLE, TN 6/25/2022: Bethel University Assistant Sports Information Director Austin Childress and former Bethel Cross Country runner Anthony Garza were involved in a traffic accident Friday afternoon in Middle Tennessee. Both young men were taken to area hospitals where Garza was later released. After incurring multiple injuries, Childress was later flown to Vanderbilt where he […]

The Second Annual Dr. Tony Janner Memorial Golf Tournament is Saturday, July 16, 2022, in McKenzie, Tennessee. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the McKenzie First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Fund. The Reverend Dr. Tony Janner, the tournament’s namesake, was a retired pastor of the church and planned to serve as interim pastor. He died from […]